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Please don't take this as criticism, but as echoing what others have said regarding your falling technique. You were in many ways very lucky that all went well. Setting up to fall a tree with a sick chainsaw, (don't ever knock a wedge out to retrieve your saw, pull it out backwards), when tired...

All valid points. I would second BobL's advice though and support the bar at both ends. I reckon you will set yourself up for a whole world of hurt and frustration otherwise.

I would be thankful - the filter is doing its job. 3 possible routes for dust ingress. 1, through the filler/cap. 2, through the breather. 3, contaminated oil or dirty funnel. Eliminate the dust ingress, eliminate the problem. Sorry if I am stating the obvious, but often it helps to just...

They are the best depth guide tool I have found bar none, they keep your chain cutting at peak from new right through to totally worn out. I run my 562XP using the hard setting, but the 394 and 3120 get treated to the more aggressive soft setting. Wood being cut is both green and dry Tasmanian...

No worries mate, the P/N is 503281218

Persevere with the Husky roller file guide, they are the best tool I have found for setting depth guides as they progressively lower the guides, rather than setting them at an arbitrary figure such as .025 or .030 which you will find is too high for peak performance as your chain wears. Carlton...

Simple way to go would be to order a non EPA coil P/N 503138501. They will spin to 11,500 or thereabouts, same flywheel, bolt straight on.

Very true words there. Lately, my 394XP has been sitting in the shade watching my 562XP do the work. I feel much better at the end of the day for it too. Not as much difference between them cutting firewood as you may think at first. Until the timber, (dry Aussie hardwood) gets up in size of...

Tig would be the best choice, but MIG or stick would also be quite workable and produce the desired results. I know several old farmers and mechanics that could and would weld that, grind it back and cut the groove with a hacksaw if needs be. They used what they had and desperation was a...

In all probability, yes.

The one thought that I would put out there regarding Chinese anything is that there are a multitude of factories in china that will produce anything you could possibly want, to any standard you specify. Remember, the big boys assemble many saws etc in China, provin g the Chinese can work to a...

One thought springs to mind immediately. If you are working, (volunteering), with any group, you really need to examine your position legally as regards being qualified to fall trees. I'm guessing that you are not a qualified faller. Big fallout if things go wrong. There can potentially be...

I wouldn't be too concerned oil wise. A 394 is rated for a 36" Bar and will very happily run a 42". Open your oiler up to max and you will have plenty of oil I would think, even allowing for the greater chain speed afforded by a 10 pin sprocket. Huskys are prolific oilers, (far more so than...

I got a few thoughts on this subject. Firstly, are we talking an "on the books" enterprise where receipts are issued etc? Or are we more a "tax man don't know" enterprise? Please don't answer that in case the tax man is watching :msp_scared: If we are running on the books, our labour rate...

Not familiar with the Mac's, but if I ever had to replace any bolt in a critical application, I would go for a socket cap screw, (allen key head). They are better than grade 8 tensile strength.

As a Volunteer Firefighter myself, albeit in Australia, I consider the 19 fallen brothers in arms. I believe fully that full time and part timers should be treated equally if they fall on the fire ground. They both fight the same fires, they both have families and sadly they both are as dead...

Exactly, calling Stihl, Husqvarna, Makita or any other manufacturer can really deal with issues such as failure to read manual and other generic type enquiries. Any greater degree of difficulty should see the service center line become a contact point that refers the caller to the nearest...

There is a middle ground. I don't know how the OP approached the issue with Stihl. I do however know that if I had a saw, low hours, with no sign of physical damage that had a cracked crankcase and the manufacturer displayed the attitude described, I too would not be a happy camper. A far...

I don't see it happening in a practical sense. The fuel used for lubrication in the crankcase would need to be scavenged, have the air removed and then fed via an injector into the cylinder. Even if all this was done, the filtration needed to clean the fuel to an acceptable level so as not to...

Fair enough, I thought it may have been something like that. Fergie 28's (a truly horrible little tractor IMHO) and 35's, even the odd 135 with petrol engines are quite popular here for launching boats and hobby farm use and often sell for far in excess of what they were new for a good example...