All this for lack of a simple statement of, "Hey now mister,you're gonna be paying me to cut, split and stack YOUR wood, not to get screwed by you for its burning quality." OP gotta learn to stand up for himself.
It's pushing 165 lbs compression and I want to use it in an Alaskan mill without popping my shoulder out. Now anyone ever install a valve on one of these saws? My Stihl 050 has one and its older then a Husky 2100.
Is it feasible to drill and tap for a decompression valve on this saw? I can drop start it just fine, but stationary on the ground I don't have enough oomph to get it started.