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Anyone know approximate timeline that other Stihl models will start becoming available in the "i" series like the 500?? Next, do we know the approximate order in which they will come out?

I get it is just marketing stickers, but I just don't comprehend why they would "downgrade" their marketing name of Farm Boss. I kind of picture an old farmer b!tching that his new farm boss doesn't have the power his old one did before he ran it over with the tractor...and thus disappointed in...

Hey Guys, Just wondering if any one has any ideas as to why Stihl used to call the 270 Wood Boss, and 290 Farm Boss, but now they call the 271 Farm Boss. I guess I haven't searched if they dropped the Wood Boss name, or retitled it to a smaller yet saw. But I just find it a bit odd why they...

Well, it has gone down in the mean time, as it was nearly a week ago...and if went down like this...I was napping at the cabin when a couple guys started cutting up the tree that fell from a storm. They had a couple Poulans out there. I picked one up out of laziness of getting my saw out. Fought...

First off, I have recently just experienced my first non-safety chain...I bought a Stihl RS chain for my 029S, I meant to buy the RM, but the dealer near the cabin only had RS and RM3. Not gonna lie, I got a bit of a chubby when I used it the first time. I also experienced, not actual kickback...

Hmmm. I do like the saw horse idea...and I happen to have a bunch of old bed frames I've been saving for the angle iron. I might have to build one on a much larger scale, and have an excuse to buy a 660 or 880 to make one sweeping cut.

about 5 acres is wooded, not enough dead to want to doze it, but enough that it is a major eyesore

Essentially they are keeping what they cut. I plan on them working together with me, two people working together get more done than two individuals working alone, so we both make out. And like mentioned, the work ethic of most these days, I will end up cutting 75% of the 2 cords, I keep one and...

That's the issue, it is close to the 1000 range. I spend an entire spring and summer cleaning up and getting it looking nice from the road and in view from windows, just start working on the area behind the pole barn then the end of summer/fall/winter storms roll in and the areas I had recently...

I guess I don't understand why...when the wood is bigger than that, people split it into about this size, so why do you see it as basically brush?

Thanks for the replies. Lots of good info, made me think of more details to add to the equation to help find a central response with all of your guys' ideas. It's just about all dead ash 3-6 inches in diameter, mostly in the 4 inch range, so splitting is not necessary nor planned. While it would...

Yeah, that's why I decided to ask. How many face cord do you think they should help with for a free face cord?

Hey Guys, I looked on Craigs List to see the average rate that firewood sells for in my area. about $45 per face cord. My woods is mostly ash and has been infected by the evil ash borer. It's been a losing battle trying to clean it up. Money is still pretty tight in the area, so I thought it'd...

AWESOME, that's exactly what I needed, it looks very similar to the saw I am working on. Kinda wish I saw this before I got the tank and handle all removed, Oh well, at least everything will get a good cleaning during reassembly. Thank you...I rarely go without a good answer from here, that's...

Thanks for the replies, after some digging and getting creative with wording in google, I was able to stumble upon what I needed. I have now had time to disassemble the saw to see for sure everything I need. The plastic is barely cracked, I think it can be epoxied up and be fine...but the...

Hey Guys, Looking for some help finding a source for a new handle (like where the trigger is and all part of gas tank, etc) for my dad's Husky 445. It get left where it was crunched by a truck tire. I found a part number from the ipl, but can't find one anywhere on google, just other ipl's pop...

Does anyone have a part number for the L adjustment screw on a 029S with a walbro carb? I can't seem to find one by searching with 029 carb screw and a few variations. I was tinkering and dropped the screw and it seems to be long gone. Thanks, Eric

Cool, thanks. I may even find I don't need to bother with the carb replacement...I'm gonna have a good saw plan that I will switch saws for bigger things, this may suit me just fine (muffler modded of course, cuz that's free) for trimming brush off of felled trees. I can fall it with 044, trim...

Kinda confused what you are inferring. Do you mean that the chain is bigger on the 180 so the slight power difference is basically negligible because it needs the extra power to run the thicker chain through a load?

This one dealer has both 180 CB and CBE, Cuz one has the big bulge of the easy start and the other does not. and he doesn't even have a 170 on the shelf, so I'm guessing that's a pretty hot selling saw right now, and this is a John Deere/Stihl dealer way out in farm country. The other 2 dealers...