Installing Felling Spikes (Dogs) on my Stihl MS170 and M180 Chainsaws (Do You Even Need Them?)

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Жыл бұрын

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In this video I install felling spikes, chainsaw dogs, or bumper spikes on my Stihl MS170 and Stihl MS180 chainsaws.
Music: Thingamajig by Jason Shaw

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@mitchtucker5768 Жыл бұрын

Just ordered a set and subscribed! Thanx brother!👍👍

@sturdybutter 6 ай бұрын

Damn I shoulda ordered from your link, I ordered some from Stihl directly and the fuckers sent it without any screws!

@justme...abc123 Жыл бұрын

Hey Derek, you should do a comparison video of these 2 chainsaws.

@soundman6645 Жыл бұрын

The plastic teeth wear out quite quickly if you are working on harder timbers like we have here in AU. Even when they are new and sharp, they don't bite on harder timbers. We have common timbers here in AU, that are harder than the plastic, even when green Metal spikes are well worth the small cost and time taken. Almost as cheap and easy is the replacement of the tensioner, with a side access type.

@WoodworkingCyclist Жыл бұрын

Yeah, agree, I put it on too, cus I think that plastic ones would not work

@AlexRodriguez-do9jx Жыл бұрын

They save your back 💯

@amirulzaimi3029 4 ай бұрын

What screw size

@CashSeasonLLC 2 ай бұрын

What. Size. Screws.

@67L48 Жыл бұрын

I'm curious to know why you owned an MS 180 and then purchased a new homeowner saw and stepped down a bit to the MS 170. Why'd you step down and what are your thoughts on the two saws? Thanks. Also, there is a $5 upgrade you might want to consider for these saws, which is the chain tensioner. You can remove the factory one (that points forward on the inside of the bar) and replace it with the more user-friendly design that uses the hole in your clutch cover between the two nuts ... which is much more convenient to use.

@goran1986m 9 ай бұрын

Do the screws come with the felling spikes ?

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects 9 ай бұрын

Si senior.

@codydaldo1537 6 ай бұрын

Anyone know what size screws are needed as the ones that came with my dogs do not fit my ms170..

@jeffrey9102 3 ай бұрын

Yes

@White_devil1980 9 ай бұрын

I have a sthil ms 125 and the spikes or felling dogs I find are not long enough to bite the wood when cutting rings or odd shapes of wood it’s a shame that sthil has not done any upgrades to this like with the other sthil chainsaws or other makes of chainsaws that have bigger teeth on the felling spikes or dogs

@99SVT Жыл бұрын

My 180 came with metal dogs.

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects Жыл бұрын

Really? Did you buy it new?

@99SVT Жыл бұрын

@@DereksWorkshopAndProjects yes I did. Two years ago.

@aaroncraig2250 10 ай бұрын

Probably a 180c

@jeffrey9102 3 ай бұрын

They look like thin junk metal, wouldn't it be better to buy the OEM stihl 1123/00 Dawgs?

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects 3 ай бұрын

I tried to look for OEM and it’s been a year or two since I bought those but I don’t remember seeing them.

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects 3 ай бұрын

Also, these aren’t made from the greatest material in my experience, but they’re good enough I’d say.

@nate.hanlon Жыл бұрын

dogs are a waste they just look cool. change my mind 🤷🏻‍♂️

@DereksWorkshopAndProjects Жыл бұрын

You use them to bite into a log and a pivot point to work down through that log. Very functional. I’m not try to throw insults but I question how much you’ve used a chainsaw if you say they are just for looks.

@67L48 Жыл бұрын

If all you do is limbing and very small trees/branches, then the dogs will never come into play. If you ever buck logs, then it's incredibly handy to bite into the side of the log and use that as a lever/fulcrum point to work the bar.

@jonnysnipes3123 4 ай бұрын

You obviously don’t know how to use a chainsaw then because if you did and you didn’t have metal dogs your plastic ones would have been worn out within the first 3 months. The metal ones will never wear out. You should be using your spikes to claw into the wood