Locoweed
ArboristSite Guru
Last year a neighbor gave me a MS210 in partial payment for some tractor work I did for him. Having turned 70 recently, my shoulders protest when I do limbing that is head high & above. I thought this thing would be lighter than my 026 pro & that idea was appealing.
The saw had not been run very much, but had sat outside for a long time by the looks of it. When I went to use it over my head, I immediately noticed gas running out of the saw & down my arm. The little hose nipple for the vent that is molded into the gas tank – saw housing was broken off. Not being interested in replacing the housing, I epoxied a brass hose nipple into the tank. That seemed like it turned out pretty well, but when I put some gas in the tank & held it up over my head for a test it became obvious that it was also leaking where the gas line came out of the tank. So I ordered a new gas line.
Installing it was “interesting” . There was nothing that was difficult to accomplish, but I was amazed at how much stuff I had to remove to accomplish the task. The gas leaking appears to be fixed for the moment, but the design of the tank & hose interface isn’t something I would hold up as a example of a good design. Just the opposite imho.
I had been lusting at a MS 192 CE for it’s light weight. My local dealer wants $369 + tax for one of those. I’m sorry Stihl, but no way would I pay that for one of their plastic creations. (being polite here)
The first saw I bought new was a 70’s era Poulan which I got a lot of use out of. When it did develop a problem, the local saw shop said it was in effect a throw away saw & not worth the cost of getting it fixed. Looks like the plastic saws may be the modern equivalent.
The saw had not been run very much, but had sat outside for a long time by the looks of it. When I went to use it over my head, I immediately noticed gas running out of the saw & down my arm. The little hose nipple for the vent that is molded into the gas tank – saw housing was broken off. Not being interested in replacing the housing, I epoxied a brass hose nipple into the tank. That seemed like it turned out pretty well, but when I put some gas in the tank & held it up over my head for a test it became obvious that it was also leaking where the gas line came out of the tank. So I ordered a new gas line.
Installing it was “interesting” . There was nothing that was difficult to accomplish, but I was amazed at how much stuff I had to remove to accomplish the task. The gas leaking appears to be fixed for the moment, but the design of the tank & hose interface isn’t something I would hold up as a example of a good design. Just the opposite imho.
I had been lusting at a MS 192 CE for it’s light weight. My local dealer wants $369 + tax for one of those. I’m sorry Stihl, but no way would I pay that for one of their plastic creations. (being polite here)
The first saw I bought new was a 70’s era Poulan which I got a lot of use out of. When it did develop a problem, the local saw shop said it was in effect a throw away saw & not worth the cost of getting it fixed. Looks like the plastic saws may be the modern equivalent.
