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Stihl 026, 260pro and 440 shop manuals Any of these would be awesome!! Many, many thanks! :blob3::msp_biggrin: GREAT POST!

You might be the exception. I owned and operated a tree business, currently own 8 different saws and have never taken any of them to a shop. Made many repairs myself, sucessfully. I'll figure this out with or without your help. By the way, my wood is already cut and stacked for this winter...

Trash in the carb seems to be the general consensus, but makes sense that there could be some cylinder damage too (hope not) What kind of compression reading should I see? 50#? Thanks for your help, Mike Beaver

My 260pro would not start. I pulled the carb and found sawdust inside. I rebuilt the carb and changed the filter. The saw started and I cut some firewood with it for about 45 min. then the saw started to bog out at idle. I increased the idle set screw and cut some more until the same thing...

Lumberjacks? Lumberjacks at the beach? Are they on vacation? :)

Had a saw burn up after only 7 months of use. What would the effect of running a couple of tanks of rubbing alcohol be to a saw piston and cylinder? Repair facility said someone ran straight gas through the saw, but that was not the case. Factory said description of damage to the piston and...

Burvol, Looks good to me for a first. You can certainly climb lighter and smarter, but you gotta start somewhere. Taking fairly small limbs with your chainsaw lanyard being a chain is probably not going to cause you any pain, however, as you progress into taking tops and larger limbs you...

I understand wanting to save an old tree. I also understand that around here anyway, if there is a known defect or if the tree is dead (either way, a hazard) and the HO knows about it and does not act to remove the hazard, insurance will not pay for resulting damages. The HO ultimately has the...

I would dead wood the tree and then reduce as much as possible. In other words, reduce weight, then cable. I personally would reduce the crown by 1/3. What have you got to lose at this point? That defect looks severe. IMHO, the only other option would be removal. Anything other than a...

Official update My accountant/tax person informed me that all I had to submit to the "Uncle Sugar" agent was what I showed as depreciated items. Rakes, shovels and the like are NOT included. My revenue man must have had a case of the arse the day I talked with him and he told me to include...

Check out Carlton. I love the two I've had. Easy to maintain, no hydraulic clutch to fail and I have a local dealer. I now own a 7012 machine with 60hp diesel and wireless remote. Awesome machine and will fit through 36" gate. Beaver :clap:

Received a letter from the county talking about paying tax. Since I pay my taxes, in full and on time, must be a mistake. Called the office and they tell me I need to send a list of all equipment I use including ropes, saws, rakes, caribiners, everything.......so I can pay property tax on each...

clean-up I use debris containers for small stuff or a tarp. I also have a Kubota that is used to haul any and everything, from rakings to firewood sized chunks or logs being hauled to the mill. I put down plywood to run the tractor on if the ground is wet or if the HO just wants to protect...

Dropped 200t from 50' Yeah, my "X" climber dropped my 200t from about 50 ft. Broke the front part of the handle and a piece off the trigger. Total cost to repair about $90. Saw still runs great, used it today and cut leaders 13" dia. with a 14" bar on a chestnut oak. I personally...

Good Question Drop the defective tree now, or after building a garage for it to land on?? That tree needs to go. Get several estimates and go with the one you like best. Make sure to confirm insurance. IMO, set a pull line in it and pull both leads at the same time with pull line...

Glory Shots? My idea of "glory" when it comes to tree work, is getting the job done without any damage to anything except the ground. Landscaping, flower pots, sidewalks, even lawn ornaments....whatever the customer does not want damaged or destroyed should be respected. Why take chances when...

2nd that.. This was the first thing that came to mind for me. When sharpening with a grinder, you have to be extremely careful of the links. Sounds like the boss man is hitting them and creating a weakness that ends up in failure and a hazard to the user. Inspect those chains and if this...

My 2 Cents... I have a Gamo Shadow 1000 (1000fps) and have dispatched squirrels, opossums and even a coon with one shot. Range from 20' to about 150'(feet) Follow-up shots even at these ranges are not uncommon. Paid $139 for the rifle and have shot the s$#@ out of it, no problems. Mine...

Let's get the Correct Information The 1944 IEL "Beaver" was the worlds first one man chainsaw. The prototype had a steering wheel instead of a handle at the back end....weird! Later replaced with something similar to what we have today in 1946. Beaver :greenchainsaw:

I'm a wrench from way back, but not on modding saws. What can I do to my larger saws to give them better performance without making them "race" saws and where can I get the parts to accomplish this? Thanks, Beaver :chainsawguy: