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nixon

nixon

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Some folks shouldn't make videos :yum:
Almost everything about it says " TOOL" !
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8RioVm4Xn8"]Stihl 290 cold start - YouTube[/ame]
I especially like the part where He stands on it with both feet :yum::yum:
 
Oh my...

BTW, doesn't the MS290 have a decompression valve?
 
bczoom said:
Oh my...

BTW, doesn't the MS290 have a decompression valve?
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I don't think it does . But then it's only about 50 cc's .
I was really impressed with the way He gunned it with the chain brake on . I bet He'll be mystified when His bearing cage melts :smile:
 
I've got two stihl saws in the bed of my truck. Each are several years old, and have never been to the shop. They are both fed a diet of Stihl synthetic oil with preservative and E10 Gas, and their bar oil. Either one would start at zero if I need them to. The big one has a 25" bar and is a wood eating sumbitch......(MS 390)

Regards, Kirk
 
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300 H and H said:
I've got two stihl saws in the bed of my truck. Each are several years old, and have never been to the shop. They are both fed a diet of Stihl synthetic oil with preservative and E10 Gas, and their bar oil. Either one would start at zero if I need them to. The big one has a 25" bar and is a wood eating sumbitch......(MS 390)

Regards, Kirk
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Kirk, the bed of a truck is a great place to keep a Stihl saw . Especially if it's covered so that You don't have to claim ownership. A better place is on the end of a hank of rope .... great boat anchors ! :yum::yum::yum::yankchain:
I have to edit this thread .... Mule man just asked Me to ask 300 what kinda wood He was cutting with a MS 390 that impressed Him so much ...... Balsa ?
 
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I like my Stihl. 14 years old and still going strong.
Before this one I had homelite and polan .... the stihl has performed mucho better for me than either of the other brands.
 
Doc said:
I like my Stihl. 14 years old and still going strong.
Before this one I had homelite and polan .... the stihl has performed mucho better for me than either of the other brands.
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A Polan ? Kind of a collector saw , I'd think .:flowers:
And before anyone takes this all serious .... My 044 was bought in the spring of 99 . It's been beat on ,yet it still hold around 160# of compression . I love that saw .
But then stihl went all flippy cap and got into the boat anchor business with 290' and 390's :yum::yum:
 
The bigger Echo I have had almost as long as my wife and it still works fine. That saw cut an awful lot of wood over the years. The little one is a dandy one handed trimmer or for working off a ladder.
 
I have a 20 yr old Husky. runs both a bar and a bow. I usually use the bow because I just don't like bars. Had it in the shop one time to de gunk the carb after it set up too long with E10 in it.
 
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