Impact wrenchs are no no for chainsaws

[stihl025]

Few days goes by and in walks the old feller with his son saying the new saw won't stay running...... you guessed it..... straight gas..... second tank of fuel.

I could never figure this out, but why are there so many instances of straight gassing? Even after people are instructed otherwise...

 

[belgian]

Ha, they thought I was asleep but low and behold I awoke,hehe

Joat let me ask you something so maybe we can put the naysayers to rest once and for all about these impact wrenches.

Lets say you come to the shop and while coming to the door you hear a gun shot. You open the door and in the floor is a dead man with a bullet hole in his chest. There's fresh warm blood all over the dayumm place, the guys feet are still wiggling even though he's dead. You look and see me standing over him with a pistol in my hand and smoke still coming out the barrel. I'm looking down on the man saying "that will teach you to f'k with me you SOB" No one else is there cept me and the dead man. Would you think I shot that man? If so you just solved the impact wrench deal,LOLOLOL

Joat will check out da back room first....some dealers are verrrrrrry smart...

 

[joatmon]

Ha, they thought I was asleep but low and behold I awoke,hehe

Joat let me ask you something so maybe we can put the naysayers to rest once and for all about these impact wrenches.

Lets say you come to the shop and while coming to the door you hear a gun shot. You open the door and in the floor is a dead man with a bullet hole in his chest. There's fresh warm blood all over the dayumm place, the guys feet are still wiggling even though he's dead. You look and see me standing over him with a pistol in my hand and smoke still coming out the barrel. I'm looking down on the man saying "that will teach you to f'k with me you SOB" No one else is there cept me and the dead man. Would you think I shot that man? If so you just solved the impact wrench deal,LOLOLOL

(BTW I would not shoot Woodie but I would fill a 4 foot water hose full of sand and beat him half to death,haha)

Tommie,

Well, ole Tommie is a man of upstanding morals, the pinnacle of a moral man. So, this would cause me to make a thorough investigatation.

1. Secure the premises, both inside the shop and establish a perimeter about 300 yards or so outside the shop.

2. Gather evidence. I'd make sure the little "crime lab dude" that always shows up would consider the special circumstances.
a. if dead man's saw is not a Stihl, case closed.
b. see if the dead man's saw would crank.
c. pull the muffler from the dead man's saw to determine piston and cylinder condition.
d. check the air filter of said saw.
e. look at the saw for evidence of overheating.
f. determine the condition of the saw's clutch.
g. see if the saw's chain is sharp at all.
h. determine if the saw is in warranty or close to warantee expiration.

3. Determine if the lovely spouse of the dead person was recently on the premises.

4. Determine if any aggrevatings factor were in play.
a. brylcreem on the dead person's body.
b. was the dead person an "Elvis hater".
c. look for spilled Folgers in the shop.
d. make sure Miss Demi is intact (bring a rape kit "crime lab dude").
e. check for evidence of recent "low ball" activity on the part of the dead man.

Now, weight the evidence collected are make a list of suspects.

Hope that helps,

Joat

 

[spacemule]

Somewhat but I think you do too you orenry cuss,LOL

The honorable judge Tony B. Crotchburn has spoken and said you're full of pansy juice. Now go to the corner and suck on your thumb.

 

[THALL10326]

The honorable judge Tony B. Crotchburn has spoken and said you're full of pansy juice. Now go to the corner and suck on your thumb.

Haha, I knew you wouldn't resist that dead man post,LOLOL

Now I get to lay this thread to rest and walk away 100% right just like I started it, dayummm I'm good.

Good buddy of mine came strolling in the shop today. He works at a Honda dealership. Older guy in his late 50's. Been doing mechanic work for years. He comes by now and then to shoot to bull, he's a chainsaw buff as well as a car buff. He walks in the door and goes whats up. I say oh not a whole lot. He looks over at the workbench like he always does to see whats being worked on. He see's that 290 sitting there along with the broken clutch carrier and sheered flywheel. He takes one look and goes who was the dumbazz that used a impact wrench on that saw. I said don't you use impact wrenches on your chainsaws, he goes what, you think I'm stupid or something. I died laffing. Case now closed far as I'm concerned.

So Mister Judge Spacemule,AKA, Blue Ball Crotcburn, if you would kindly remove your robe and leave the courtroom so Mr. Judge Thall, AKA, Roy Bean, can now get things back in order and start hanging folks again,

 

[THALL10326]

Tommie,

Well, ole Tommie is a man of upstanding morals, the pinnacle of a moral man. So, this would cause me to make a thorough investigatation.

1. Secure the premises, both inside the shop and establish a perimeter about 300 yards or so outside the shop.

2. Gather evidence. I'd make sure the little "crime lab dude" that always shows up would consider the special circumstances.
a. if dead man's saw is not a Stihl, case closed.
b. see if the dead man's saw would crank.
c. pull the muffler from the dead man's saw to determine piston and cylinder condition.
d. check the air filter of said saw.
e. look at the saw for evidence of overheating.
f. determine the condition of the saw's clutch.
g. see if the saw's chain is sharp at all.
h. determine if the saw is in warranty or close to warantee expiration.

3. Determine if the lovely spouse of the dead person was recently on the premises.

4. Determine if any aggrevatings factor were in play.
a. brylcreem on the dead person's body.
b. was the dead person an "Elvis hater".
c. look for spilled Folgers in the shop.
d. make sure Miss Demi is intact (bring a rape kit "crime lab dude").
e. check for evidence of recent "low ball" activity on the part of the dead man.

Now, weight the evidence collected are make a list of suspects.

Hope that helps,

Joat

Well I cannot tell a lie Joat, I shot the man but only in self defence, I thought it was Woodie, wouldn't any other man have shot him as well, I mean think about it. How often do you get the chance to shoot one of the most evil creatures to ever walk on the earth. Yup I saw the J-red logo showing through his shirt and pop a cap in him ASAP. It turned out to be the town drunk that was living in a tent down on the railroad tracks. I coulda swore it was Woodie, they look exactly alike,LOLOLOLOL

The mayor did give me a metal of honor though, yup, he said they were tired of locking that bum up every week-end so all's well ends well,

 

[Urbicide]

Ohhhh...... Try me...... I fixed one today that a fella poored antifreeze in the fuel tank and yanked and yanked and coulden't figure out why it wouldn't start.

Sounds like he "winterized" it.

 

[stihlman390]

i just put a hole in my ms180's piston with a piston stop

 

[blsnelling]

I'm sorry to hear about that. I'm guessing you used the screw in type? The crown of the piston is only .075" thick and can't take the load.

 

[stihlman390]

ya from baileys. I was replacing the clutch and screwed that stop in and then start slowly torqeing on the clutch and then it poppped.

 

[blsnelling]

The proper stop is the one that you just stick in there and blocks the piston on the very edge. It's included with the Baileys kit too.

 

[stihlman390]

Is it difficult to rplace the piston on an ms 180??

 

[ropensaddle]

Was he trying to turn it the wrong way?

eyyyyyyyyyyyyyyup my thoughts too. I believe the right impact for every job is key to me not having busted knuckles. I use a one inch impact on my Mack a 3/4 on my pickup a half for many numerous jobs and a 3/8 on the breakables!

 

[blsnelling]

Is it difficult to rplace the piston on an ms 180??

No, not if you're mechanically inclined at all. PM me your email addy.

 

[stihlman390]

No, not if you're mechanically inclined at all. PM me your email addy.

huh? PM me your email addy?

 

[stihlman390]

so should on not use that screw in piston stop on my ms390 or ms290?

 

[blsnelling]

huh? PM me your email addy?

I'll send you the service manual.

 

[blsnelling]

I wouldn't post that in the open forum where it can easily be spammed.

 

[Fish]

Naaaaa I'll fix that one, tant no biggie. Price of that flywheel may break his heart but he'll learn from it,LOLOL

I'll sell you the flywheel cheaper!!! Boy you got the kids digging up old bones!!!!!!

 

[lawnmowertech37]

Ouch. And a piece of rope goes for about what? Say...30 cents?


To be fair, I've had my share "why did I do that!??!"

actually the lawnmower starter rope $ 0.10 cents a foot