Mine is always ready very strong and robust. I bought it for 60 bucks at flea totally trashed. Serviced it 100%. Never flooded, never lefted me hanging.
I got the 170 last year - It's already 'paid' for itself. Once it is warmed up and going, it's like butter. But it's a 'Beech' to get going - It takes me 15-20 minutes before it will run smoothly. Because of that, I try to do my refills fast and get going again so I don't have to do the whole cold start again.
I run the piss out of 180s and 250s cutting cordwood. I run 180 with a 250 sprocket, 063 bar,18 inch, and yellow .325 chain. Huge improvement and wont power out
The big thing on the new saws is it looks like it’s possible to do base gasket delete like you can on the bigger saws. You also can access the crank case bolts easier with the new design. I do worry about what might happen with the weak lower half design vs the hard bottom on the 170 for people tend to set their saws down in mucky areas. Might bring about new issues but also may not, time will tell.
Good to know Kyle My older 170 runs like a champ my newer one i supect the crank seal is leaking not sure what i will do not real comfortable doing my self and not really worth paying some one else to do it. i have been thinking a new 170 but i like the looks of the new style air breather .
By the way that exhaust hole is fairly small if not smaller, small port work with a dremel and it’ll be breathing much better in no time and should see a noticeable improvement as long as you don’t get crazy and lose your low end tork from eliminating all back pressure.
Good to know. Thanks for sharing. My local Stihl dealer told me that they were trying to make all the chainsaws battery powered vs gas powered. Have you heard anything about that? I want to get a bigger gas powered saw for cutting bigger logs as I only have the MSA 70C battery saw. Any suggestions for that ? I have some logs that are about 2 1/2- 3 foot across. I'm a newbie at chainsaws so any info there would be great.
Stihl isn’t necessarily trying to get rid of gas it’s our government. Ontop of that depending on your state and local counties you live in they might push it as well . Some will and some won’t
As far as 2-1/2 to 3 ft logs and a chainsaw for blocking I’d say small end a ms271 -ms291. And up . But these saws will be a really big difference from the 170 and msa 70 I’m talking about whole different animal
@@KyleHallwoodworker Thank you, Kyle. I figured they would be a lot different. I know a few people that can help me out as far as learning the saws and how to use and care for them properly. I want to build up my saws slowly, so it's always good to know which ones work best for different things. I appreciate you sharing what you know. I have several bigger logs in the size I described, from trees we had felled in our yard,... and I have about 9 more big trees on our property to have felled eventually. So a saw like this could help a lot. I just can't move them as whole trunks.😅 As fifty year old lady, I'm new to all this, but taking my time learning chainsaw carving and being safe are important to me. I appreciate all your tips and information you have on your channel.
@@kjirstenboucher9682 if your going for 30 -36" wood you should be looking at a ms462 but like someone else said its a whole different animal , one quick tip for you , when drawing the bar out of your cut keep it running fast , in big wood you have alot of chips in the cut that will bind you up if you let off before pulling out
If you are going to buy a stihl saw then buy a pro model period , these home owners models are completely garbage ! Nothing but a money maker for stihl
Mine is always ready very strong and robust. I bought it for 60 bucks at flea totally trashed. Serviced it 100%. Never flooded, never lefted me hanging.
I got the 170 last year - It's already 'paid' for itself. Once it is warmed up and going, it's like butter.
But it's a 'Beech' to get going - It takes me 15-20 minutes before it will run smoothly. Because of that, I try to do my refills fast and get going again so I don't have to do the whole cold start again.
You are probably using pump fuel with ethanol in it... Stop that and your saw will work flawless.
I run the piss out of 180s and 250s cutting cordwood. I run 180 with a 250 sprocket, 063 bar,18 inch, and yellow .325 chain. Huge improvement and wont power out
The big thing on the new saws is it looks like it’s possible to do base gasket delete like you can on the bigger saws. You also can access the crank case bolts easier with the new design. I do worry about what might happen with the weak lower half design vs the hard bottom on the 170 for people tend to set their saws down in mucky areas. Might bring about new issues but also may not, time will tell.
Good to know Kyle My older 170 runs like a champ my newer one i supect the crank seal is leaking not sure what i will do not real comfortable doing my self and not really worth paying some one else to do it. i have been thinking a new 170 but i like the looks of the new style air breather .
By the way that exhaust hole is fairly small if not smaller, small port work with a dremel and it’ll be breathing much better in no time and should see a noticeable improvement as long as you don’t get crazy and lose your low end tork from eliminating all back pressure.
Don’t use compressed air for cleaning! Get an old vacuum cleaner and pull out most of the filters and use that to clean
The 171 is still in production.
Not for long...
@OliverDiGeronimo009 I got one. Pretty good saw. Needs perfectly new gas to run though. Even stuff a couple months old, it wouldn't run on it.
I am surprised that you are hearing this now, it has been a few months since Stihl MS 170 started replacing this model with the MS162...
Yeah just didn’t have time to put a video together and upload it
Prices will go up once the old stock is gone. New saws are considerably heavier, same or less power, many are made in China.
How do i contact you about custom work?
Should be an Instagram link in the description of the video
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Good to know. Thanks for sharing. My local Stihl dealer told me that they were trying to make all the chainsaws battery powered vs gas powered. Have you heard anything about that? I want to get a bigger gas powered saw for cutting bigger logs as I only have the MSA 70C battery saw. Any suggestions for that ? I have some logs that are about 2 1/2- 3 foot across.
I'm a newbie at chainsaws so any info there would be great.
Stihl isn’t necessarily trying to get rid of gas it’s our government. Ontop of that depending on your state and local counties you live in they might push it as well . Some will and some won’t
As far as 2-1/2 to 3 ft logs and a chainsaw for blocking I’d say small end a ms271 -ms291. And up . But these saws will be a really big difference from the 170 and msa 70 I’m talking about whole different animal
@@KyleHallwoodworker Thank you, Kyle. I figured they would be a lot different. I know a few people that can help me out as far as learning the saws and how to use and care for them properly. I want to build up my saws slowly, so it's always good to know which ones work best for different things. I appreciate you sharing what you know. I have several bigger logs in the size I described, from trees we had felled in our yard,... and I have about 9 more big trees on our property to have felled eventually. So a saw like this could help a lot. I just can't move them as whole trunks.😅 As fifty year old lady, I'm new to all this, but taking my time learning chainsaw carving and being safe are important to me. I appreciate all your tips and information you have on your channel.
@@kjirstenboucher9682 if your going for 30 -36" wood you should be looking at a ms462 but like someone else said its a whole different animal , one quick tip for you , when drawing the bar out of your cut keep it running fast , in big wood you have alot of chips in the cut that will bind you up if you let off before pulling out
@@danz0007 Thanks! I appreciate the tips!👍
If you are going to buy a stihl saw then buy a pro model period , these home owners models are completely garbage ! Nothing but a money maker for stihl
you're funny