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5th, having help is crucial. if you don't have help, you either do it yourself, or you are out of business. this goes for not only your employees, but the shops you frequent as well. it sounds to me like you haven't found shop that really knows what they are doing, and/or won't take instruction to go the extra mile. there are some really quality guys on here that run shops, including spike60. if you have extra saws, then you can just mail out the ones that aren't working right and have them worked over.

6th, diy. if the above doesn't work for ya, then you are going to spend some quality time on my youtube channel learning how to take saws apart and put them back together.

best of luck in your endeavors
 
Buy a good contact tach . . . I can't imagine not owning a tach and turning the screws on my saws. A milk crate in the bath tub is a work bench if need be...easy to cleanup too!

Great idea with the bathtub in a pinch. Sometimes when I want to tune a chainsaw without throwing oil everywhere I'll stick the snout in a good size cardboard box. When I'm done I can just throw the box away.
 
My Dad once rebuilt a snowblower engine on the kitchen table. Was -20* outside and the garage he had at the time was more drafty than a screen door. Although I think he mostly did it to annoy my Mom cause he could have just used the workbench in the basement!

As far as the saw, it only makes sense to have spares. I have 4, and we have another 8 or 10 "shop saws" that are on equipment, in service trucks, etc. Lot of times it's easier to just grab another saw vs going to get gas.

Dunno the deal with you and the shop. I've had to ask a couple "know it alls" over the years why they brought it in if they could have fixed it for $10 or whatever. Or the "well that part is $8 on eBay, why are you charging me $12?" I've got other things to do then spend all afternoon on ebay (like post on here ahahaha)
 
I've got an FS550. It is every bit as serious as it should be. Circular saw blade makes heavy brush and saplings feel like tough grass.

(......just wanted to brag about that.....)

Seriously, to OP, source a couple spare carbs, carb tools, and parts. Basic saw maintenance is really neither time consuming nor difficult. You can do it. My wife is from Columbus Ohio, and she tunes her 034Super on her own. If a 5'2" 120lb Buckeye can do it.....
 
I've got an FS550. It is every bit as serious as it should be. Circular saw blade makes heavy brush and saplings feel like tough grass.

(......just wanted to brag about that.....)

Seriously, to OP, source a couple spare carbs, carb tools, and parts. Basic saw maintenance is really neither time consuming nor difficult. You can do it. My wife is from Columbus Ohio, and she tunes her 034Super on her own. If a 5'2" 120lb Buckeye can do it.....
pics please.......
 
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