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G'day, I know FULL WELL that Bar oil is the best thing to use for bar lube, but I'm wondering what the BEST substitutes are. I've got a few ideas and I'll make a few comments of my thoughts on each, I'd like other people's input: Used motor oil: I realize this is a popular one, but I'm not a...

G'day, I know there was a lot of different attachments available for the 08S Stihl chainsaws, such as Post hole digger and brush cutter, wondering if anyone has a full list of the available attachments and maybe some photos? Also does anyone know where I might be able to pick some of them up in...

Alright, so I've got a bit of a novice question: I'm after a small saw, that has a little bit more grunt than my old Stihl 024AV, but hopefully a bit smaller and lighter than an MS290, just want it for camping, and I want around a 14-18" bar (no bigger than 18" or it wont fit in my toolbox) What...

G'day, I'm gonna introduce myself here again, because I haven't been around for awhile. I am from Australia, and I collect a bit of firewood sometimes, and I like anything mechanical, so chainsaws, cars, motorcycles etc, so at the moment I am fixing up a couple of cars, and I have 2 working saws...

Gday, I'm sure this has been asked before, but I would like to see some different attatchments for different saws, I'll start the thread off by showing the hedge trimmer attatchment for 024/026 Stihl Chainsaws 4865

G'day, I've got a big old Stihl 076 chainsaw that I'm trying to fix up, but the recoil doesn't always engage, it sometimes does, but usually it doesn't catch the flywheel, I have lubricated the little pawl thing, but it rarely ever catches the flywheel, what can I do about it?, the whole recoil...

I wanna see some EPIC threads on engineering, fabrication, engine conversions, major modifications, full on restorations with lots of welding etc, just some threads with LOTS of pictures and heaps of info. Please post some links in here for me to some of them, weather they're on here or other...

Well I got everything pretty much all cleaned up today, When I get some more money, I'll start getting some bits for it. I've put everything in a box for now so I don't loose any pieces, and I'll start working on it again next week. Gab

Ahh ok I thought it wasn't too bad it should still run alright like that I'd have thought - The piston looks pretty clean. Gab

Alright, well I've done a little bit of work on this saw today, I'll try to do some most days. Compression seems reasonable for an old saw, and I was told the piston and barrel assembly are new, from a very trustworthy source, so I'd say they would be. Partially disassembled the saw for...

Hey, I thought I'd make a thread about restoring this 076 Chainsaw. First a bit of background about the Saw. I inherited this saw from my best friend's father. My friend has since passed away, so I'd like to restore this saw in her honor. I'll break it up into 2 stages. First I want to get the...

That thing is sweet !

hey, I am just curious to see if anyone has ever made a chainsaw powered off Diesel? I realize that one characteristic that you want in a chainsaw is a high revving motor, which diesels are not, so I doubt it has been done, but I am just curious lol. Cheers, Gab

Hi, I have a little chainsaw made by a company called Tanaka. the model number is ECS-351, and I know for a fact that the only thing wrong with it is a missing fuel line. It has a special rubber grommet built in, otherwise I could use a standard little rubber hose. I am having a great deal of...

Hey, I live in country victoria, and I need to gather a bit of firewood, and I also like to go camping a bit. I don't want a particularly small saw, as I find that my Stihl 026 is a bit on the small side for what I want, my dad has an MS290 and it seems a bit better. I am not after a big monster...

Hey, the threads are stripped that hold the recoil onto my big 076. I have tried to tap them out a bit and I got some allen head bolts that fitted in there, the problem is they kept working loose, and the recoil assembly keeps falling off. Any advice for doing it a better way and making sure the...

Hey, I"d like to improve the performance of my 026 a bit, as it seems a bit sluggish. It currently has a 20" Bar and chain with 3/8" full comp chain on it. I'm wondering how much difference I'd be likely to notice if I went to say an 18" with .325 chain? Any advice would be appreciated...