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Good questions. Good list of stuff for me to review, check out and think about. Thank you :) Mick

Yup, I am a homeowner. I do occasional volunteer chainsaw work for the hiking club on the trails, for the land trust in their woodlots and for friends. Over the decade or so that I have had it my Stihl MS 211 has rarely run out of fuel on the job - usually there has been a single tree and/or a...

Thank you for this. I'll study the links etc and come back with further questions if i need to. Mick

Hi guys, glad i found this forum again. Love it that you have a special homeowner-helper-forum. I have a chainsaw safety course certificate, do occasional bush lot maintenance for the local Land Trust and trail maintenance for the Trail Hiking club. I have a real nice Stihl MS211, 35cc, 16" bar...

Well, i am glad to know that i am not the only one, but sorry about everyone else's troubles with these things :)

I have a small tool box specifically for the chainsaw. I'll pick up a couple of spares to add in.

Thank you Philbert, and thanks also to treesmith for the confirmation. Yes, checking periodically is what i shall do. It is quite permanently embedded in my memory now. I think also i'll add a note into my manual. I have taken a chainsaw safety course and have and use all the proper equipment...

Chainsaw is a Stihl MS 271. I have had this happen twice now, one of the two sprocket cover nuts fell off. Did not notice until i was walking the site after finishing the job, both times! Found one of the nuts on the ground, by good fortune. I believe that i had tightened them enough, but...