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Stihl MS 192 T
I have been eye balling the Stihl MS 192T for quite awhile. I need a reliable and servicable limbing saw for when I am out cutting firewood.
For the past 15 years I have been using a Homelite Super 2 which as been a real trooper but the plastic and rubber tanks, oil, and fuel lines are getting real old and the thing leaks like a siv. Parts are getting tougher to find if you can find them at all and it smokes like a freight train. It also has no chain brake which is a big deal safety wise. It has done a good job and I will continue to use it on dirty wood.
I have not tried the MS 192T out yet but it is VERY light and well balanced. I went with the 192 T primarily because of top handle equipped throttle trigger and it comes with an attachment anchor loop for a lanyard it you are climbing up a tree to do some work. Where I live is a forestry industry town and the guy at the Stihl Saw Shop had never seen an MS 192 T before be he even commented about how well he liked the feel and light weight.
I will follow up with more on how it performs when I get a few hours on it limbing oak tree tops for its big brother the O-66 I have used for the past 14 years to cut firewood. Weighing in at a tad over 16 pounds, the O-66 is a cuttin' haus but it gets mighty heavy after several hours cutting and limbing tree tops. The dealer even threw in a free 6 pack of Stihl 2.5 gallon size 2 stroke mix.
Stihl MS 192 T
http://www.stihlusa.com/chainsaws/MS192T.html
I was surprised at the price as the MS 200 T cost over $500 while the MS 192T cost $279 which is about $120 cheaper than the HUSQVARNA 338 XPC Chain Saw.
HUSQVARNA 338 XPC Chain Saw
http://store.baileys-online.com/cgi-bin/baileys/1866
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I cut up a white oak tree top today and ran about 2 tanks of gas through the 192 T today. For such a little fella, it is a cutting haus! Filled my pickup truck bed up in no time. It does not burn near as much gas as my Homelite Super 2 but it is a bit lean and cold natured and can be a little tougher to start than the O-66 or Super 2 sometimes. I think as I get used to it, the starting will get easier.
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Being able to carry it around on my ATV was another prime consideration when I purchased this saw. So far it has done very well. Very economical on gas and cuts well. I have cut up 2 white oak tree tops with it so far. The O-66 is just far too big to carry on the ATV and the 10 pound weight savings is MUCH easier on the arms after several hours.
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Stihl MS 192 T
I have the Foreman 500. No I have not purchased a chainsaw mount yet. Thanks for the heads up link. I have been using some milk and coke crates that are bungee corded to the front and rear racks to carry my chainsaw, oil, fuel, etc. I have been looking at a rack that goes on the back.
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I pour the chain bar oil out into a 1 quart oil container (currently using an old plastic Mobile 1 oil bottle) or if it gets really cold I use a one quart 80W90 gear oil plastic squeeze bottle. 1 quart lasts my O-66 about 4 to 6 tanks of gas and it is not so much to lug around on the ATV.
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Hi Sean,
I never did get around to buying a chainsaw holster yet. Been busier than a 3 legged cat in a sand box planting trees for a CRP project.
The Foreman is GREAT. I did my own first valve adjustment and have done all of the services on it so far. It is has been a great and fuel efficient machine so far and I use the heck out of it. Both the Foreman and the Recon. I used the Recon during the tree planting and it has also been a great machine as well.
Sorry to hear about the heart surgery. Hope all turned out well and you are on the mend and doing well.
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The valve adjustment itself was not bad at all. The big pain in the neck was removing all of the fairings and fuel tank. I just left the fuel tank connected but picked it up and turned in sideways and moved to the rear.
The valve adustment was pretty easy in that it required the use of a feeler gauge to set the clearance by loosening a jamb nut and adjustment screw to set the clearance at .004 to .006 for both intake and exhaust if I remember correctly. Another pain in the neck was setting the engine at top dead center so both valve rocker arms had play. Very difficult if not impossible with the starter and is very difficult but attainable with the pull rope starter. Just have to take it REAL slow and easy.
I purchased the OEM manual from Helms.
I got tired of listening to the valves tapping from being out of tolerance so I set the valves as tight a tolerance as I could. That and I don't want to do it again any time soon. It took about 4 hours altogether because of the removal of all of the fairings.
Definitely worth the effort and the money saved at about $80 per hour shop rate.
I also changed the rear differential oil with synthetic. It looked pretty nasty when I changed it.
The shop rates for working on these machines is just way too high, so I am doing my own work on them and that way I will know it was done right.
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Not sure of the exact hours as there is no hour meter on the Foreman. I can only estimate between 75 and 100 hours maybe a little less.
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