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Hi gents. I picked up a brand new 2014 build Husky 3120 yesterday and it came with Husqvarna branded chain which isn't unusual. What I did notice was that it was not rebranded Oregon chain so I'm assuming that Husky's own chain has now hit the market? This gear looks really good. What are you...

Hi guys. Just thought I'd running something past you that I was completely unaware of. It's something to take note of next time you buy any Oregon chain. I did a deal with a local State Emergency Services crew who had a heap of Oregon 73DP chain that they wanted to swap over to Stihl 36RS so...

Hi guys. As you'd know there have been a number of posts and threads here and on other forums regarding the production of GB bars and which country they've been coming from. I have been involved in a number of these posts/threads and this has been ongoing for many years. There have been some...

Hi guys. This is by no means meant to be a shot at any particular members but I have a few concerns that are showing up recently. We seem to have a whole heap of new members log in recently which is excellent. Unfortunately some of them seem to be getting way above their pay grade and answering...

Hi gents. Hey just a quick one but was talking to a full time firewood cutter I know the other day and he has had the bases break on four HD2 filters in the last 12 months. From what he tells me the epoxy is letting go between the filter element and base. He is running MS460's and MS660's...

Hi guys. This is a question for some of the more technical minded guys here in regard to porting and modifying some of the later computer controlled saws. If it has been covered before on AS then apologies. Firstly we all know that these saws have certain parameters they need to operate...

Hi gents. Hoping that some of the more savvy Dolmar tech heads may be able to help me (or those that are better at Google searches than I am!). A while back I had a guy's PS9000 brought in to "put a new fuel line in". This saw has turned into an absolute nightmare as it also had a toasted top...

Hi guys. Thought I'd just show a few photos of a brand new Stihl saw where the handle broke in the first couple of minutes. The clutch was also useless and the second the chain touched anything it started slipping. Also I don't know why people rave on about Stihl chain. The brand new chain on...

Hi guys. I hear a number of fellow members here always using the "heat" excuse to justify why they prefer outboard clutches over inboard. Personally I prefer inboards but own a couple of saws with outboard clutches. I'm actually quite curious :) Now I live in what would be classed as a pretty...

Hi guys. Just thought I'd start a thread (probably done before) where you tell a story of a nightmare saw you've had to work on. You know the ones that just keep having problems the deeper you look. I don't work on saws anywhere near as much as many other guys on AS but here is my nightmare saw...

Hi Guys. Have spent the last 3 days at a forestry felling course where the training organisation have all their saws supplied free by Stihl Australia. They are even supplied saws that haven't hit the market yet. I did the first part of my training a few months ago but since then they have...

Hi guys. As many of you would know I recently purchased both a brand new 200T and 201T. My fear was that the 201T wouldn't end up being as good as the 200T and I would forever regret not grabbing one of the last new examples I could lay my grubby little mitts on. The plan was to run both side...

Make of it what you will guys... GB pro bar direct from Might be able to buy direct from the manufacturer soon :D

Hi gents. Had a customer come around Sunday to get a BB kit fitted to his MS660/MS650 and his mate brought around an older model (but not real old) Stihl to have a look at. It was his brother's saw that got parked in the shed a number of years ago. The P&C is excellent with good compression -...

Hi peoples. I was talking to Andrew (stihlman441) a while back and asked if he'd like to be an 066/660 big bore test mule. He said yes so I decided to donate a big bore kit to play around with and fit it to his immaculate Aussie spec MS660. He has commented a number of times about how strong his...

Hi peoples. Hey just thought I'd start a thread on what saw you would grab in an emergency. Size or bar length doesn't count at all but lets suppose this... A family member has just had a tree fall on them so you have to grab one saw. Which saw in your arsenal would you race for just...

Hi guys. Anybody have any idea when the 201T is hitting the shelves? I want one :D Thanks, Matt :cheers:

Some of you may already know and I've informed a few Aussies but Carlton have discontinued their skip semi chisel and skip full chisel lines of chain. The Australian distributors told me this mid week and I emailed another US supplier who I've dealt with previously and this was his reply...

Hi Gents. I know I've read it somewhere before but can't seem to find it via the search function. I have an issue at the moment where the two 044/MS440 kits I sold on eBay both have the wrong pin size for the saws they were bought for. From memory earlier 044's had a 10mm pin and the later...

Hi gents. Just a quick question from a mechanically handicapped saw user. There have been a number of strato style saws being modded on AS lately and I have some questions... Do they lose their fuel saving efficiency once modded? For example, will a modified 372 X-Torq still be roughly...