Starter assembly service on Stihl Easy2Start chainsaw

Linda uses a 2012 Stihl MS180C-BE saw. This saw has the two-stage starter spring that makes it easy to start, thus the name "Easy2Start" indicated by the "E" model letters. The internal differences become clear when you break a starter rope, as I did this morning. I took the opportunity to see what the innards look like and to clean out the cooling fan and spring housing.

The Stihl Easy2Start saws like our MS 180C have thin pull ropes. If you have one of these saws, here are step-by-step instructions for how to replace the starting rope.

Logging Camp 2012 Video: "Pinball Wizard"

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This goofy video began when Linda wanted to film my "pinball flipper" techniques with the log forks on our tractor. I thought we should also show more of what we do on our weekends in the summer. It quickly devolved into this silly flick to the music from "Tommy" by The Who. Tommy, as you may recall, was the pinball wizard-turned-deity in the 1970s musical.