Gents and Gals,
Here is the news! I started the saw...too darn easy and I must be a dumb hick for not being able to do it the first time. I see what I did wrong. When I first tried to start it on the cold start and it did not start and the decomp valve poped up...I probably pushed it down and tried to start again on cold start! Should have moved the switch up one notch and fired up that baby!
The valve was already pushed down from the fiasco from last weekend or two. This evening I just put the switch down to #4 (cold start = #4 and warm start = #3...don't feel like typing all this over and over haha) and pulled one time holding the saw and I seen the valve up so I move it up one notch and did one pull and that baby fired up. I immediately toggled the switch and it died. (smoke coming out of the muff so I figured I should let it warm up a bit). Next time I just tried on the run position and it did not start so I move the switch down to #3 and one pull it fired up. This saw fires up easy apparently but will try again a coule times and if it fires up easy I will try it without the decomp. By the way...I did not feel the saw fire up as I knew it would start but the decomp would work for a difficult saw to start. But my saw is dang easy to start and that surprised the heck outta me! I thought the saw would be louder and scream but it seem quiet for a pro saw.
Well it started and I said why not...went over and cut them two stumps down. Wife and son standing by and my boy
and said why not do that tree over there...pointing to a 20" stump there and my wife said "Now don't get trigger Happy" and walked away
I am happy with the saw. I am just surprised it is this quiet...I thought it would be a screamer. But Tom tested it out before I took it home so he would know if its normal or not. since he gave me the go ahead I guess that is the way its supposed to be. Now...gotta find the darn tree...
I am tickled to death! Tommy done a good JOB! And I think I picked the right saw...if anyone has handled farm equipment years ago and saw occassionally they should at least get the pro saws and forget the mid-range saw for their primary saw. For a secondary saw any will do but maybe another 361 with
16" bar or a 460....too many thoughts!
Seriously...last spring I stopped at the Stihl dealer and checked the bush cutters bu the $850 ding to the wallet was a bit much. I do need one and have looked at the Kombi if I call it right. Definitely if I get more Stihl stiff I will be heading to Tom's hideout where all the goodies are!
Tom...I started it so you do not need to do any more demo on me..save ur arm! I'll come by probably two weeks when my wife is gone out of town with the kids for a week and pick up some things and chat and affirm that it was me that stopped by for this baby 361! Thanks for youir help!