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  1. scheffa

    When is being efficient to good?

    I would assume the increase in productivity for the logging crews would mean increased profits per tree harvested. With all the advances being made in equipment and technology whilst making the job safer and less injuries, the machines will be replacing guys and girls on the ground costing the...
  2. scheffa

    Ms201tc mods

    Just picked up a new 201tc after retiring my old one. Do the new ones respond similar to a timing advance and muffler mod like the old ones did?
  3. scheffa

    Ms400

    Purely due to the weight of it when using the saw while climbing, while on the ground happy to use a bigger saw where needed, just nice to have as much power as possible in as light and nimble pachale as possible
  4. scheffa

    Ms400

    Had a ms400 for a few months now, saw runs well and cuts well. Been searching trying to find info if these saw benefit from opening up the mufffler and possibly a timing advance? Don’t have the skills to port myself and the Aussie porters are all months out
  5. scheffa

    Relocating to Australia

    Active are a good company to work for, I have been contracting to them for the last 5 years and it’s been a mostly good experience, certainly had our minor disagreements at time but that’s business. Plenty of trees companies looking for staff over here
  6. scheffa

    Charge for removing, not grinding, stumps?

    Sometimes grinding them is the only option
  7. scheffa

    Has anyone ran this saw

    Not sure why any ground is for a tree service would need to be running ported saws with square filed chain doing domestic tree work. All my Blokes run our company saws, each crew is assigned a set of equipment that is there responsibility to maintain and care for. The climbers are all provided...
  8. scheffa

    Ms881 runs on

    Hey all, Bought a new ms881 few weeks ago, probably ran 10 tanks or so though it. once the saw is warmed up and been cutting for a while it has a tendency to run on a bit after a cut, kinda like chopping the throttle causes it to fast idle almost. Haven’t had a chance to take it back to the...
  9. scheffa

    Ms462 flywheel

    Evening all, will try make this explanation as simple as I can. Worker of mine took his personal 462 to our local dealer, saw locked up as a piece of cooling fin from the cylinder fell down and broke a piece of cooling fin on flywheel, this somehow got behind flywheel and locked it up. My idea...
  10. scheffa

    Ms462 flywheel

    Evening all, will try make this explanation as simple as I can. Worker of mine took his personal 462 to our local dealer, saw locked up as a piece of cooling fin from the cylinder fell down and broke a piece of cooling fin on flywheel, this somehow got behind flywheel and locked it up. My idea...
  11. scheffa

    Ms261cm mods

    Hi guys, Recently got myself a ms261cm to add to the fleet, been trying to find information regarding muffler mod and timing advance and if it worth doing?? Bugger all porters here in aus the ones we have are booked solid, so looking to get as much out of it myself as I can with a little...
  12. scheffa

    The Beg for Manuals Thread

    Looking for ht133 ht131 service manuals
  13. scheffa

    Ms880 mods

    Gday all, got myself a ms880 that I’m ready to get pulling a bit stronger. It’s the newer model with the pressed muffler and they don’t run as good as the older versions. Had the saw since new and probably put 60odd litres of fuel through it so it’s well run in. not many chainsaw porters over...
  14. scheffa

    The Beg for Manuals Thread

    Chasing ipl and service manuals for the following. Ms201tcm Ms462cm Ms660 Ms661 Ht103 Ht133 Bg86 Hs82r anyone know if you can yet download the software required to connect laptop to mtronic saws
  15. scheffa

    Ms880 needs More power

    Which coil has been proven to be the best fit? 361,441? Cannot find any photos of muffled mods for this saw, the one with the spark arrestor inside the muffler and weird exhaust channel that runs over the top
  16. scheffa

    Ms880 needs More power

    I’d love to have it ported, problem being from aus means shipping overseas etc
  17. scheffa

    Ms880 needs More power

    Hi all, got an ms880 I’ve had from new, with the stainless muffler, probably had 80 litres of fuel or so through it so it’s ran in. Wanting to get a big more power from it, saw is stock as it gets. Been looking over the forums but haven’t found much definitive information regarding the newer 880’s
  18. scheffa

    How’d ya get started?-personal business

    Started tree work when I was 27, after winning my own carpentry business, 18 months ago was getting tired of the way things were being run so went out on my own with neither and a small truck and chipper, now employ 14 full time staff including myself, have 5 towers, 3 chipper trucks and...
  19. scheffa

    How often do you plung cut when felling?

    What do you mean by 2 cut west!?
  20. scheffa

    MS 462 completed

    Interesting to see how long the paint holds up to work abuse, would love to give my crew custom coloured saws
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