Westcoast Saws MS291 build. Chainsaw Kit Install.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2023
- Let's Build a Hotrod MS291, this is my favorite small saw, but we can make it so much better. The stock dogs are terrible, the air filter, the muffler .... yea it needs some little things to make it perfect. I ordered some Chain Saw Kits from Westcoast Saws, let's make her rip! #westcoast saws, #Stihl Chainsaw, #MS291muffler mod #MS291 Dogs #Stihl Ms291 mod
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The best part of this video is the young fella watching and learning intently 😁👍
Thank you, he loves helping me in the shop.
@@workinonitsteve Amen. Keep him close to you as you can - the time will fly and so will he, all too soon. Nothing else matters in comparison.
@@dchambers986 that’s a powerful statement, it happens in the blink of an eye.
Easy off oven cleaner works great for cleaning the pitch build off the saw parts and chain.
I never thought of using ez off. Thanks I’ll try that out.
I love my ms291, it rips with a 20” bar
Yep, great saws. Thanks for watching 👍
I Greese the bar tip with a Greese pen, and take a framing tie piece ( flat Steel to tie boards together ( earthquake and wind) to clean the inside of the bar. Sure bar oil is important, but a good slot helps. I never use wd40, a gas rag on a untreated saw, then armor all to keep dust from hitting it again. Some other fellers say I am waxing it, I just want to keep the chips and dust away.
Always good to grease the bar tip, good idea on the Simpson tie to clean the bar. I think that would work great.
There is an 8mm Stihl T handle wrench for those nuts. They mold it that way so average joes don’t mess with it.
I will look for one of those, I bought a generic one from Madsons but it’s a little too far to fit in there.
@@workinonitsteve this is what I bought off of eBay that fits.
Stihl OEM Specialty Tool T Handle Nut Driver SW8 x 200m 5910-890-2420 #GL-J6A4. It was about 20 bucks or so shipped.
@@jamesedwards6269 thanks, I’ll look into that 👍
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Is there a baffle inside the 1st chamber of the muffler that is a restriction such that creating the additional port does not allow more exhaust flow?
I don’t remember a baffle, this mostly just opened it up more.
Is it a lot faster with the mods? Looks like a fun way to pump up the power - I cut mostly oak and hickory, could use a little boost for fun
Way snappier throttle response, more power and LOUD. I love it. Doing to all my saws this winter.
@@workinonitsteve very cool, I will check it out for mine - do you think a 291 could run a 24” bar with the mods?
@@jeffroberts760I've an older ms310 that's been muffler modded. It definitely makes a difference in power in the cut and imo the best benefit is that your saw will run alot cooler. I only run a 20" bar and it rips in oak. I think your 291 would run .325 chain whereas my ms310 runs 3/8. You'll still be some short on power,but if you can order a 24" bar and skiptooth from maybe baileysonline you can certainly do it. If you cant find that combo in .325 you can change over your clutch drum and sprocket to a 3/8" and order everything in that size
@@ciphercode2298 man, that is all very interesting to consider and makes a lot of sense - I am going to give that a shot, thank you🥃🥃
@@jeffroberts760 you're welcome, always glad to help. A muffler mod, 24" sugihara bar,and a skip tooth chain will fix ya right up. Make sure ya richen up your high jet on your carburetor.
I wonder what the spark plug looks like after the mods
I had to pull the limiters out of the carb in order to turn the needles out far enough to ritchen the mixtures up. Plug looks great after about 15 tanks of fuel I pulled it. I actually run this little saw quite a bit.
So iam hearing that the 291 has a oiling system problem, gets cloged to easy ,any issues 🤔
Man I’ve got about 10 gallons of gas through mine in 2 and half years and haven’t had an issue. I flip my bar and blow it out with compressed air when I switch the chain but don’t feel like I’m doing anything special to keep it clean. It oils fine.
Paid extra for the box😂
Definitely on some level but it’s just a small detail that shows how far some go to put out quality that they care about.
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As longer the bar is the more space to sideway flexability she gets. Smaller bars are safer in that light.
Im not certain but i assume the smaller the radius at the tip is the faster the chain could jump off. Because the turn the chain get forced in isnt long ebough to hold it in line, so to speak.
Maybe somebody tests that under safe conditions.
Nice clip btw.
Thank you, I believe most of my issues were just from slashing through brush and trying to run it loose like a big saw. Glad you liked the video 👍
@@workinonitsteve rewelcome.
Well i had yesterday a costumer who bought 2 Stihl MS170, he told me in the 3 .sentence that he is afraid of chainssaws.
I told him he has only to be rational concerned to be when the chain isnt in the tree or is not deep in wood because the chain rides in a channel in the bar and isnt willing to jump out. Especialy when some pressure is applyd the chain is forced to stay in track.
But otherwise forced in high speeds the momentum forces the chain almost out of the channel.
A hard twist and the lose chain flyes...
He made up his mind and took the saws.
How did your accident exactly happen?
is the ms291 supposed to have a little plate between the bar and the body of the saw?
Mine doesn’t - stock you mean?
I bought my new, and it did not have a plate between the Bar and saw
@@irondoger thanks i thought maybe the guy putting bar on it at the shop lost it
Did you see any noticeable increases with the exhaust port been looking at videos I've got an Ms 291 also I haven't seen a video of you cutting with it yet
Huge difference. Much faster throttle response and seems to have more power although I have no way to measure that. Overall it just went from a decent saw to snappy throttle and seems to cut faster. For some reason it seems to start easier now, could just be from the-tuning but I’ll take it. I’ll try to get some video running it soon, I have a couple trees that need cleaned up from a storm last week. Thanks for watching 👍
@@workinonitsteve did you have to do a lot of adjusting after mods
@@shawnpullen9517 I did, I’ll have to do a video. It’s not hard but you have to pop the limiters out of the carb and richen both high and low needles. It’s able to flow more air so it needs more fuel and thus makes more power.
@@workinonitsteve ok thanks for the reply back I love the bigger dogs I find the felling dogs on my 291 aren't big enough to grab anything awesome saw and thanks for the video👍
@@shawnpullen9517 you’re welcome! Glad you liked the video. I’m with you on the dogs being small, the new ones are a huge improvement, feels more in control and cuts smoother. I’m gonna be putting them on all my saws.
Witam mam pytanie do pana i mam piłę MS291 i ile ten zestaw kolców kosztuje i gdzie to można kupić Ok?
You never showed tuning the carb after the install.
Sorry about that, I think I covered that in another video. Probably in one of the firewood videos. It definitely needs a lot more fuel on both needles. Huge power gain 👍
@@workinonitsteve I didn't find it anywhere.
@@randywallace7797 I’ll have to post an update, I’ve probably ran 25 tanks of gas through that saw in the last year.
@@workinonitsteve I am about to do it to my 391 :)
@@randywallace7797 nice, 391 is a nice size saw 👍