Montana_Sam
ArboristSite Member
Hello all,
I'm a wildland fire fighter here in Northwestern Montana, new to the site, looking for some information.
We recently bought a whole bunch of new Stihl 362's...and subsequently opened up the mufflers on them all, just a bit. Now we are having a lot of issues with the saws (all of them) dying in the middle of limbing up trees or slashing brush...finding that you have to constantly touch the throttle to keep them from dying. This is obviously a serious problem, especially when climbing trees or doing wildland fire work.
Stihl technician told me to run the saw full choke for 1 minute at the start of each day for it to adjust to elevation and climactic differences...which has not helped, but I do it.
Can anyone point me to a helpful thread or provide some information, I'd hate to sell these and try to find used 361's but that seems to be where I'm headed.
Thanks
I'm a wildland fire fighter here in Northwestern Montana, new to the site, looking for some information.
We recently bought a whole bunch of new Stihl 362's...and subsequently opened up the mufflers on them all, just a bit. Now we are having a lot of issues with the saws (all of them) dying in the middle of limbing up trees or slashing brush...finding that you have to constantly touch the throttle to keep them from dying. This is obviously a serious problem, especially when climbing trees or doing wildland fire work.
Stihl technician told me to run the saw full choke for 1 minute at the start of each day for it to adjust to elevation and climactic differences...which has not helped, but I do it.
Can anyone point me to a helpful thread or provide some information, I'd hate to sell these and try to find used 361's but that seems to be where I'm headed.
Thanks