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Well I know where i went wrong. I typed Sthil m170 chain in EBAY. I got 3 hits. 2 said M170 picco, the other didnt say M170 it say micro picco, so dingbat here thought as it had found M170 and Picco and 12" they must all be the same. Duh. :givebeer: :(

will check up later, thanks. Incidentally, why are there two types of 12" bars?

Thanks Mac, trouble is all thats visible now on my bar is the word sthil and thats fading fast, had it for a while now and its always performed well till these past few months. But I reckon most of the problems have been down to not enough maintainance. The guy said he would change it if its...

i think it could be the wrong size. The company emailed me back and said i may have the 1.3mm as opposed to the 1.1mm thick. Sorry about the metric guys but here we work in inches and cm, mm, but not anything less than an inch.

Strange thing is its says its for the M170 - then length is right. I wouldnt say it was ultra hard to get in, i had to push every other inch or so to get it in. Could be i missed some gunk or something. But my old one slips straight on and rotates without a problem. yes i did release the...

Decided to get a new chain as i noticed a lot of fine dust as opposed to the usual chips that come of. Got the new chain pretty sure i put it on the right way with the sharp squarer edge in front and the dull triangle bit behind it, the stihl name facing me. Anyway it was pretty hard getting...

Burn marks are on the wood only. I saw sparks and this wood is very clean. Its not eating cherry type, cant think what its called. Very dense though. Is it worth trying to sharpen the chain with one of them chain files? i was also thinking of blasting the oiler line with a small amount of...

i am using proper chain oil. I havent seen burn marks before this oiler problem. The burn marks on the wood make it seem obvious that it isnt being cooled and lubricated enough. Though there is enough oil each time i use it i see noticed its leaking oil too. Yes its around 0 celsius at the...

Thanks for that, can thick cherry type have foreign matter so deep inside the trunk? Also, i notice a lot of burn marks after sawing, wondering if my oiler isnt coming out enough. the chain does feel like oil is on it, but seeing burn marks make me think now the sparks are friction.

Hi Guys. Solved my oiler problem - all thanks to you ppl, got a syringe and blew through the tube with it, gunk came out, oiler worked- so wish i had thought of this before i would have saved many hours and £ taking it to bits, replacing the rubber bits that hold it together. Anyway while...

good idea. havent tried that. should i see some, what sort of amount of oil should be coming out, its been a while since i have used it working and therefore see it working properely?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: Got it all back together and i cant get oil coming onto the chain still. When i poured petrol through the oiler it seemed as though the block had cleared; so put it all back together (thanks for the rubber buffer installation...

on a different note, can a longer bar and chain be added to this model eg 14" as opposed to 12"?

I have three manuals, an owners and two that someone kindly sent me in pdf, one of which is very indepth, but i wonder if they were scanned and that page was missed or i have missed a page. Thanks again Lakeside.

Lakeside, wish i had tried to flush it with petrol (gas) first, as that did the job i think, at first nothing happened, then i blew into the oiler tank (yuck - with petrol still there), then load of gunk came out near the clutch and petrol. So all i have to do is get those bast***rd annular...

Is there a special way of getting the blighters in though as i certainly cant exert enough pressure by just pushing them in, they have 3 ridges or bands if you like and to get one is hard - i imagine some tool does this or technique?

Yes i was told by an Aborist who obviously didnt have to pay for his - thus cutting them out. Either was getting a new set should i put any lubricant on em? to push em in

guys i have ordered 2 more from another place who are a lot cheaper 2 for £5 Is there a technique of getting the little beggers in?

got em out, but had to cut em. Each damn buffer replacement = £5 aaaahhhgg. 15 quid just for bits of rubber

i just bought one of these as i am probaly gonn have to cut the other out. £5 quid - for a peice of damn rubber - i hope nothing is wrong but being clogged.:mad: