Chainsaw advice please (1 Viewer)

[D'Animal]

EDITED: Never mind, I figured out that the plastic cover had to come off. Hub is off now. Off to the dealer on Monday for a new bearing and drum.

@D'Animal or @flintknapper , my 6-year-old MS271 has given me great service, with heavy use all those years. It quit cutting today while felling a 12-14" poplar or ash tree. The needle bearing in the clutch drum is toast; half of the rollers fell out, the cage is nowhere to be seen, and the drum rotates more or less freely but the drum will not come off by prying or pulling with large pliers. The c-clip and retainer/washer is off of course. Any suggestions for getting the drum off? Is there some little bitty puller made for those things? I don't have one small enough.

Thanks!

Disengage the chain brake and the drum should pull right off.

 

[Big Ed]

ive done zero maintenance on it in the 10 years ive owned it

It might be time to clean out the air filter…

 

[ZackR]

husky 365, 24" bar
it rips, and ive done zero maintenance on it in the 10 years ive owned it other than sharpening
used to be a $1000, you can find em for $250 used now

I run a Husky 365 special (year 2000) and it's been great. I buck about 6-7 cords of pine per year and the 20" bar with a full chisel full skip chain makes quick work of it. I'd go with a longer bar if I was felling bigger trees but 20" is fine for almost everything I encounter.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Wife gave me a Stihl MS 400 CM for Christmas. I tried it today on a 30" water oak that had blown down a few months back. Absolutely ridiculous how well that saw cuts.

 

[D'Animal]

I really like my MS 400.

Light enough to process the entire tree and powerful enough to easily rip the blocks down to “fit in the stove” size.

The sawdust “noodles” go in the neighbors chicken coop.