ramzilla
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I was looking through the Stihl special tools catalog and wondered....what special tools do you guys find handy to have while wrenching on saws? I am always up for picking up new tools that will make life easier.
I was looking through the Stihl special tools catalog and wondered....what special tools do you guys find handy to have while wrenching on saws? I am always up for picking up new tools that will make life easier.
I am a mechanic at Caterpillar for a living so I have all the basic things like that and "my" stihl prices are dirt cheap so I was wondering if there were any special tools you guys used often?
I have approx, last time weighed, 1637 .6 lbs of hand tools, not counting, electric, battery or pneumatic. The box alone weighs 300+ lbs.
Long T handle T27 and the 4mm T handle are some of the tools I use most for saws. Never seen their tool catalog, but if you're making an order, see if they've got a set of ring compressors. I've been using zip ties, but they can be a PITA on the Stihls.
I have approx, last time weighed, 1637 .6 lbs of hand tools, not counting, electric, battery or pneumatic. The box alone weighs 300+ lbs.
Have you tried the ring compressor from baileys? It is only $10 and has worked great for me.View attachment 280309
$5 piston lock or rope not work well enough??? :msp_confused::msp_confused:clutch removal tool.
So does it take 2 or 3 people to lift it into the back of the truck?
Have you tried the ring compressor from baileys? It is only $10 and has worked great for me.View attachment 280309
Have you tried the ring compressor from baileys? It is only $10 and has worked great for me.View attachment 280309
I wish I lived close enough to you to borrow your 2 lb. Stihl seal puller....:msp_smile: Just every once in a while.
If you have pulled as many seals as I have you wouldn`t bother with those factory Stihl seal pullers, far too slow and cumbersome to set up and play around with. I can have the seal out and replaced before a tech can even get that seal puller set up for use. 50 years of working at this stuff gives one a lot more insight into how things can be done in a more expedient manner. Does not mean that things have to be done in a rough or foolhardy manner, just means there there is always a better more efficient means of completing any task, mostly learned from working at the trade or if someone with more time in than you will show some of the, tricks, they have learned.
Dang! I thought I was old!!!!!
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