Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[The Shooters Apprentice]

Working on the franken365 today. Pulled the carb off and it IS a Walbro RWJ-4B which is the factory carb for a very 372 Xtorq.

I went ahead and pulled the cylinder and it appears to be a OEM 48mm non strato charged jug.

I tried putting a standard 372 carb on it but no nice with the air cleaner set up I have.

Also looks like it’s about time to be freshened up.

 

[MechanicMatt]

2 things i hate to run out of.... dry kindling and cold

Yes and YES!

 

[woodchuckcanuck]

Frozen wood will dull them for sure. I've had the working corner on brand new Stihl RS chains get bent right over in frozen wood. Did you manage 4 tanks without sharpening?
I like to add a little more hook to the semi-chisel chains, they self feed much better. I've also found 325 chains will self feed into very dense or frozen wood better than 3/8 sometimes.

2 tanks on each chain. And yeah, they will require a trip to the bench top sharpener to make them cut again. I am trying and get every bit I can out of the teeth on that full chisel





The semi chisel looks like this

 

[mountainguyed67]

I hate sthil flippy caps

Because?

Edit: Never mind, I read your explanation.

I’ve wore out two bars with mine, and the caps still don’t leak.

 

[Lionsfan]

Looks like the twin of mine . Even the same sticker on it


I’m always smiling using the 7910View attachment 1056501

There I go, playin' the star again, there I am, up on the stage......

 

[Squareground3691]

Looks like the twin of mine . Even the same sticker on it


I’m always smiling using the 7910View attachment 1056501

Is she ported ?

 

[mountainguyed67]

I oiled my leg up good last week when a damned flippy cap didn't latch right.

Gotta give it the pull test to see if it’s locked.

 

[Squareground3691]

2 tanks on each chain. And yeah, they will require a trip to the bench top sharpener to make them cut again. I am trying and get every bit I can out of the teeth on that full chisel

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The semi chisel looks like this

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Chains don’t start cutting really good til at least a 1/3 of its been ground or filled then they start to really cut well ,

 

[mountainguyed67]

The mount on the 624h wad pretty generic. Cut off the lower mounts and welded it to a quick hitch plate. There was some reinforcements to it going to the top of the plate. It really stuck out the front of the loader.

Guys on another forum are telling me to do this, because it’s easier than swapping the bucket.

 

[Seachaser]

I replaced more Stihl flippy caps on chainsaws then all the rest put together as a lifetime user. That should some it up.

They break them or lose them?

 

[gggGary]

Just got some chinese replacements off fleabay for stihl flippy caps on the HT130 pole saw that were driving me nuts refusing to clock to close correctly, these fit and work correctly. Time will tell fersher. US stock, shipping took 5 daze.


Note that's for BOTH gas and oil caps.

 

[cat10ken]

Use a brush here too, for the same reason.

When the cap is hanging on the string and a whole tank of sticky oil runs all over it as you are sawing, a brush isn't going to do much. Although brushing beforehand makes sense.

 

[Sierra_rider]

Haven’t had the opportunity to run a 2511 yet. If I could I’d run them both side by side. Really I’d be happy with either saw if given the choice

The 2511t is a good runner.

 

[cuttinstihl]

The 2511t is a good runner.

Good runner there!

 

[cuttinstihl]

Only complaint I had with the 151 was the small flippy cap for the bar oil, not sure what was up with it but I had trouble with it not sealing or lining up on the threads. It very well could’ve been user error on my part but it’s never happened to me on the standard size Stihl flippy caps on the bigger saws

 

[JustJeff]

Got this old stove from an uncle. They went with a propane stove because they were getting too old to do wood. I was initially going to haul it for scrap but the old fellow was pretty attached to it, it had been in his mother's house when he was a child. It has cracks on both sides and even though I'm a welder, I told him I wouldn't use it as a heat source. I did tell him that I'd like to use it for decoration and that seemed to be ok to him. "It's still in the family" he said. It's been on my deck for several years. Uncle Morris passed last year, a kind and gentle soul. I think I'll repaint it this year.

 

[JimR]

i hear tell the cost of the rocket was $95,000.00!

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One 50 caliber round would have done the job.

 

[SS396driver]

Is she ported ?

Yes it’s a Miller mod saw .

 

[MechanicMatt]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_York
Found this an interesting read, I dug deeper into Srgt Yorks story. But this gives a general background

Not sure if it will interest you guys

 

[chipper1]

Looks like the twin of mine . Even the same sticker on it


I’m always smiling using the 7910View attachment 1056501

Back in the good ole days when it had a brake flag lol.
I have a couple sets of the "blue" cases, I thought it would be fun to build one with the blue cases, red fuel tank, and the top covers white.
The 7900 I still have was also built by Carl, nice running saws for sure.