Something that has possibly not been brought to your attention yet from your dealers is that both the MS 170 and MS 180 are not very suitable for use as carving saws. The reason for this is these units have balanced idle system carburetors that do not have acclelerator pumps resulting in the unit running very hot from constant throttle and deceleration. Other than an LD screw for adjusting the idle these carburetor have no external adjustment. This was also covered while I was in gold school in VA. I have also experienced a number of units that have lean failed during the first hours of use as these saws run very lean and are also tuned to the atmoshere at sea level at the factory and may run too lean in certain altitudes during break in. In these cases I have never had an issue with replacing a unit for a customer as repairing the saw would far outprice replacing it. A unit with an accelerator equipped carburetor, such as a MS 192 TC, is a much better choice. This unit is the same as the MS 192 arbor unit but set up for ground use and has a commercial grade engine. There are other saws that would be suitable as well if your dealer is familiar enough with them.
Like some others I could not view the Facebook link. Hopefully you'll put up some pics over here too! Thanks:cool2:
