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Yes, it was a bitter sweet revelation that the tree had to come down. We loved the shade and the tree fort, but the dead branches from the top were starting to fall at random making it unsafe to be around, and the roots were starting to be a problem with the pool area and house anyway. Believe...

Any chance those screws are JIS and not Philips?

Yes it was a very big bischofia tree, or big for me anyway as I work a desk job lol. "Before" picture below. The trunk is oval shaped, this is the view from the narrow side. A good 20% is out of view on the top. It's dead from a lightning strike. I rented a 40' lift to work from the top...

It was more than 5' across at the trunk, I don't think modern teenagers are up for that challenge with an ax! But it would keep them occupied for a while..

It's the "Teknetics Tek-Point Pinpointer", here's a link to the Amazon listing . It has 3 levels of sensitivity and it picks up single nails and screws from (by my guestimate) 2 or 3 inches away and groups of nails from even further. It does not pick up the kind of nails that are in my fence...

Quick follow up; the metal detector has been excellent, the only nails I have hit so far are when I got too close to where the metal detector told me there were nails, and fortunately I was going slow due to the metal detector warning and haven't completely wrecked a chain.. yet. Also I tried...

Thanks for the tip on Archer! Only $12 for a chain compared to about $30 for the Stihl brand, I'll pick a few up. Do they actually hold up OK, and not wreck the bar or clutch sprocket? My bar does not have a sprocket tip if that makes any difference. Also I ordered a pulse induction metal...

Thanks guys for the replies. The local tree company wanted $5k to remove it, I can buy a lot of chains for that so I'm going to give it a shot. Do you have a favorite metal detector?

Next weekend I need to take down a really large Bischofia tree (dead from a lightning strike) that is unfortunately full of nails, screws and bolts buried where you cannot see them, from tree houses over the years. Can anyone suggest a metal detector made for this purpose, or any other tips for...

Quick follow up; I put the bar on minus the chain and after 20-30 seconds or so of easy running I had oil dripping from the nose end of the bar, so it's definitely oiling the bar. And after running for 30 seconds or so with the chain I've got oil everywhere. I used cardboard to see how much if...

Well I've got mixed results. I took a flat sander to the end of the bar and it's smooth now. After running it for a minute or so the chain is throwing some oil, but less than my cheap poulan saw. However there is a lot of oil coming out under the clutch area where the wood chips come out...

Thanks guys, I'm headed out to sand down the bar and give it a shot now, I'll report back the results. If that doesn't do the trick then maybe I'll try the high volume pump option. In regards to the high volume pump (excellent link btw, thank you!); looking around online, it seems the pump...

Just 10-30 motor oil now, I'll pickup some bar oil once the saw is working. It's new oil but has been on the shelf about 10 years so it turned dark.

Thanks all for the info and the attachments, that service manual is great! And wow they want a lot of money for that high volume pump! I'm using the stock Stihl 20" bar and a brand new Stihl chain, are you guys finding the stock pump OK for a bar this length? There is definitely oil coming...

Is there supposed to be a gasket between this plate and the saw body (see picture)? I've picked up a used MS361 for $100 that was not pumping oil. I just put a new oil pump and gear in it and now it's pumping oil, but the oil isn't getting to the chain. If I run it for a minute or so, the...

No I haven't, it probably needs it. I'll tackle that at the same time I try the muffler mod.

Wow interesting that they would produce a saw with this problem when the potential fix, or at least improvement, is so easy (punch a bigger hole). There must be some other reason they kept the hole small, maybe emissions or sound. I've got to get the proper torx driver to get the muffler off...

Thanks guys, I'll try opening up the muffler then retuning to match to see of that makes any difference.

They are tuned a bit on the fat side, any richer and they won't rev out, but I'll try turning it even richer next time they quit to see if that helps with a restart. The choke does not help with a restart. If all I'm doing is small cuts then the saws will run the whole tank without problems...

Thanks for the replies. The caps are venting, I've tried removing them when they stop running but it doesn't help. Pumping the primer bulb gives fuel flow but does not help get them going. If I put a fan in front of it the time until it runs again is drastically reduced. Also if I can...