So made a trip to town for a few supplies. I had seen some ad's for Stihl. An MS170 for $159. It is a small saw. Of which I have three or four already. But have another project to thin an acreage of several hundred small trees. This little guy should do fine for it. 30.1cc and a 14" bar. Very light weight. I know it is a light duty homeowner jobbie. But I am going to test it out on a bit more of a commercial application. I am sure I will get the $159 out of it. Who knows it might outlast me
When I first got it, It was always hard to start. A few times it would not start at all, it just wore me out.
A year and a half ago, I took it to the guy i bought it from and asked him if he thought he could have his guys fix it so I could use it whenever I wanted to. They had already worked on it twice!
Well, now it runs fine and is a very good lightweight saw. Good luck with yours, it should be a good saw for you.
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Posts: 2794 | Location: Ohio | Registered: December 18, 2014
Originally posted by Aquabird: I have two stills and that 170 is one of them.
When I first got it, It was always hard to start. A few times it would not start at all, it just wore me out.
A year and a half ago, I took it to the guy i bought it from and asked him if he thought he could have his guys fix it so I could use it whenever I wanted to. They had already worked on it twice!
Well, now it runs fine and is a very good lightweight saw. Good luck with yours, it should be a good saw for you.
That’s really strange. I’ve never had a Stihl that wasn’t easy to start. Huskies, sure, but I’ve never had a Stihl be anything but an easy starter.
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I really like both my Stihl chainsaws and blower. All start quite easily. A pro MS 361 with 20inch bar, and a MS192t climbing saw that I use for cutting small stuff.
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Had a little McCulloch years ago. A one hander... boy was it the cat's meow cleaning out brush in a fence row.
Now for brush up to a couple inches or so I use my Milwaukee M18 Fuel Saws-all with a brush / pruning blade in it. Works fantastic. No gas, no oil, no starting to do. Blade usually last till I break it and they are 3 for ~10 bucks at Lowes. I have enough batteries to outlast me as well.
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A very timely topic. A large tree limb came down and knocked out our power for a few hours today and I was glad that my Husqvarna Rancher fired right up and made short work of it.
They're great to have when you need them but of all my tools, I think it's one of the ones I respect the most. There's little room for error when using them.
I had a small engine mechanic tell me if a new saw,trimmer, mower wont start change the sparkplug. Even though its new, most times this will do the trick.
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Posts: 2926 | Location: sunflower state | Registered: January 31, 2008
I love the MS170 I bought 3 years ago. Always starts and quite efficient. I put a 14" bar on it, to use the power better. It goes with me on the 4 wheeler when checking the trails and even cuts a good bit of firewood for each year. Wish I could justify a second as a back up but I have 3 other saws that don't get used...
My oldest Stihl is an 029 from 1993, runs great. I recently gave it a complete going over, new filters too. I do have a 10-12 y/o ms-360 for larger stuff.
Posts: 7401 | Location: WI | Registered: February 29, 2012
I have an old Stihl 041 made about 1978. I put a 24" bar on it and it's my main tree felling saw. It does a wonderful job of bucking the sections of a tree too.
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I've had an EFCO 16" for a few years...used it to clear off a cemetery plot that hadn't been attended to for 20-25 years. I cut and stacked over a 100 trees over a series of a few weeks. A right handy saw. My dad got it for me-he has a Jonsred (I think it's made in sweden or thereabouts). I sad that when we move I won't have any use for it anymore. (No trees in the suburb we are moving to.
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I got a MS250 about 20 years ago and it's still running along. I have replaced the bar a couple of times and keep a dozen blades on hand. I fed it reguarl gas with Stihl's oil. Three pulls and off it goes. They make a nice product. You can't go wrong with them. Chris
