Bryan Duxbury
ArboristSite Lurker
I have a Stihl 075AV set up in an Alaskan mill. Works great! My only concern right now is how quickly it goes through gas. I've been milling some 30"+ wide logs in 3-4' lengths, and after every slab I have to refill the tank or I'm bound to run out of gas 70-80% of the way through the next cut. If it dies mid cut, I have to pull the saw back out of the cut and refuel on the ground, since the gas cap is horizontal when the saw is cutting. Giant pain in the butt!
But aside from that, I'm concerned that if I find a nice big 40" log that's a full 8' long, I might not be able to make a full cut before it runs out of gas.
I've found that the saw starts fine when it's on its side, so if I had a way to refuel it horizontally, I'd be happy with that. Has anyone seen like a right-angle gas cap adapter? (lol.) Seems like a longshot. If it doesn't exist already, what are the chances that this is something I could make up in my metal shop without killing myself in a fire? Just imagining like an adapter with gas cap male threads on the one side, a short turn or 45 or 90 degrees, and then female gas cap threads on the other side. That way you can use the stock gas cap with vent, etc.
Or, has anyone seen a solution for an external or expanded gas tank? Adding another liter of capacity would solve my problems.
But aside from that, I'm concerned that if I find a nice big 40" log that's a full 8' long, I might not be able to make a full cut before it runs out of gas.
I've found that the saw starts fine when it's on its side, so if I had a way to refuel it horizontally, I'd be happy with that. Has anyone seen like a right-angle gas cap adapter? (lol.) Seems like a longshot. If it doesn't exist already, what are the chances that this is something I could make up in my metal shop without killing myself in a fire? Just imagining like an adapter with gas cap male threads on the one side, a short turn or 45 or 90 degrees, and then female gas cap threads on the other side. That way you can use the stock gas cap with vent, etc.
Or, has anyone seen a solution for an external or expanded gas tank? Adding another liter of capacity would solve my problems.