Thank you for adding the bit about being respectful of hunters, if more people actually contemplated how their actions would affect others, unintentional or not, this world would assuredly be a better place. Good looking out sir.

I added metal dogs to my 170 and also changed the chain tensioner to a side adjuster. Makes it a lot better in my opinion as far as holding chain tension for longer.

Mine starts in 5 pulls or less, everytime! Absolutely love this saw Great video

Wow. You did all that with the 170, and split the wood.Stacked it. Much respect brother.Don’t forget your hearing protection. Damn good job.

I am in the market for a saw and I know I want a Stihl. Didn't know if this was enough saw for my purposes but now I know it is exactly what I need. Thanks for posting this video.

Damn! Now I'm really damn excited about this saw I bought! This looks so soothing and beneficial. Probably so satisfying harvesting like that

Nice man, I switched my 171 to a 14 inch bar so I could put a bigger chain on it. I was told the 171 might be a little underpowered for a bigger chain but as long as you use it for its intended purpose (limbs and small trees) it does just fine. I think it boggs down less often with the bigger chain.

Thanks for showing it.

I have been a long time owner of a MS170 and I love mine. I recently ungraded the carb to an adjustable one and put real felling dogs on it. I also upgraded to a bigger 16” bar and chain. But I wanted to say the “half chock” position on the lever isn’t chocking at all it’s full chock at the very bottom, next position up is full throttle essentially what your doing with your hand on the throttle. And obviously the next position up is run or if you hit the throttle with your finger it springs it up to run automatically. Never start a chainsaw with your hand on the throttle in the air on the ground is much safer. I have seen way to many people with cut up legs and faces doing what you just did. Also the only time you should ever start a chainsaw with your hand on the throttle is if it’s flooded. They make chainsaws to be started a certain way for a reason. And Stihl’s are one of the easiest because of the full throttle setting on the stop/run/chock lever.

Good review going to get me one for next weekend and also people are hunting on my private property so I hope they like the sound of this around 7am all day long cutting a trail through the woods lmao

Thank you and greetings from Chile to both of you

i love this stuff. love cutting and splitting

many work and good work

Awesome! Just bought a 170 and I was curious about what it would actually eat through

Hey Jake, I have same saw. You can get Stihl MS 180 dogs(which are steel) and mount it on your 170. Be sure and buy the 2 screws to mount it to your saw. Just check the front body of saw to insure the tabs for mounting the steel dog are there.

I added a heavier chain on my 14 inch bar and got a good hand file set. My little 170 has cut some stuff it never should have been able to.

How long after u stack wood would it be dry enough for a wood burning stove. ? Thank you

I have found with trail clearing u have to tighten up that chain too or u will throw the chain.

When u cut the big stuff make the back cut (verticall first then make ur horizontal cut and done.

i use the 170 also with th 40 cm blade and wail i had oak windfall on the ground along with the hardmetal chain , she dosent need much gas runs close doubel off the time off a Hus 372 xp , what a problem is the filter almost the only problem i have with her , she is very light hood to work forhand as overheadd, for a company like stihl i dint get that that thing that they name filter in side is ther, by working with her is it abel that the vibation brings dust in and whne remove the cover i dit ilast with vacuum cleaner help i getn dust in also, need a 4ter hour to restat then with startspray.

The “other” model of chainsaw which you couldn’t drop start is designed so the rope is much easier to pull because it has more springs inside. The reason you can’t drop start it is because you will break the springs inside however for people who just want to start there chainsaw on the floor and want the rope to be easy to pull it makes it much easier. Lots of chainsaws now have this feature from lots of manufacturers.

I wish I had this much luck out of this saw. I have had the ms 170 for 1 month and it is having the 4th carb put on it now because it won’t run for more than 15 minutes. Stihl dealer tells me the carb keeps failing.

You can buy both metal spikes an a side tensioner for a few dollars at any stihl dealer

Hows it look after splitting it all? 😆 Im buying one today

Can I get a one foot bar with a dime tip - for carving????? On this MS 171

Amazing how many of these people forget to put in gas when they are doing these ms170 videos

is the 60 more euro worth for the ms 180 from the ms 170 ?

“Idk who they make that chainsaw for... but it’s not for anyone that uses a chainsaw” 🤣🤣🤣 good laugh

Thinking about getting it still running good

I bought my ms170 from a pawn shop. Its still one of my more reliable saws.

Amazing video 👏 Is this stocked MS170 with 16" blade?

Hello, I want to buy a chainsaw that is not too expensive to cut ailantos (not very hard wood trees) and occasionally make firewood (well, I buy firewood and sometimes the logs are too long to be introduced into the stove and I want the chainsaw to trim bends logs) Do you recommend the Stihl MS 170 chainsaw? Thank you.

I got the same saw it's great

Chain tensioner is the same on my old 028

those 170's are a lot tougher than most people think

Thanks appreciate timely review as I see them on sale right now for $160. Don’t know the difference between the 170 & 171

Thank you for not cutting that oak tree down. I'm not necessarily a tree hugger but no reason to cut a perfectly healthy tree down that takes over 100 years to grow that big!!! I love cutting wood too but I find the already dead/dying trees. Great video 👍

AmaZing GreaT video My friend ....5.lk...👍😻💕💕

small saw for small jobs, but it does a great job but I would like to get the next size up saw for more power....I need to break down and clean mine up, been doing tree maintenance and storm clean up with it...it is several years old now and keeps firing up, I use stihl 50:1 oil and ethanol shield gas treatment with 87 octane ....eventually the ethanol will destroy the carb and fuel lines , my stihl weedeater had to be rebuilt due to ethanol , but after several years of use

Where’s your vid on sharping the chain?

Only things you can't drop start are the "Easy-2-Start" recoils. It damages and breaks the second spring. Only reason Stihl and other manufacturers tell you not to drop start is just for safety (besides the "Easy-2-Start" recoils).

Would you recommend upgrading the 16" chain and bar to 18" chain and bar on the MS170?

Sir +Jake Phelps what do use Gas or Dieselto operate the chainsaw ?

Mantap......

Man you worked that saw hard I bought a ms180 biggest fire wood I cut is abt 15" I have no dought in my saw at all now after being told its a home toy saw my first saw was a husqvarna sg240 with heated hand rail im struggling to find parts as it older than me by a year 1975!! So my dad & I bought a husqvarna 135 xtorx it's a turd never had a saw so hard to start night mare couldn't get it to start when you really need it so I bought the ms180 marebe a bit slower but dose get the job done let that poor woman eat her heard ernd lunch😄thanks bud 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸🤝

Pfffft, safety rules. I use mine for a climb saw, and I work trees in shorts. They're brilliant little saws.

nice friend 🙂🙂

Glasses and ear plugs are available??????

What is the tool called to loosen the gas cap and the chain oil cap? And how much oil do you use for the chain or do you just fill it up to a limit?

Thats how I start them too

I love my ms170 😄 I have 2 of them . Nothing but reliable . The chains are cheap . I have bigger saws I just use this one because it’s cheaper to run .

Would this be the saw for a first timer with a chainsaw ?

Nice presentation sir.I recommend that you put a safety helmet with ear muffs on the time that you are using the saw. Safety first!

Good job...Have a great day

Great tips, pity it doesn't start first time. The choke system isn't the best. Apart from that does what it is made to do.

That consideration for hunters hah good man.

“Ain’t got no gas in it”

You'll get twice the life out of all chainsaws if you run 32/1. Just need to clean the spark arrestor once in awhile. Very nice video.

I bought a 170 today at ace hardware

I don’t know if anyone else has tried them but my Dad & I have been using chains from a company called 8ten, they can be found on Amazon, 10 chains for @$100. We don’t bother resharpening anymore at that price & they last a good while.

Came for the MS170, LEFT WITH THE SICK WHEEL OF TIME REFERENCE

I'm about to buy a 170 to use around the house. I don't know if I'm gonna make any mods. I crank a chainsaw the same way you do.

i have an ms271 for its for my big stuff

Another dude posted a video upgrading to metal bucking spikes for under $10. Gives stihl part number.

Is she still going mate?

When we first got these at work, the guys destroyed the throttle linkage through normal use. It is not a saw for a Meathead's occasional use. People who don't understand the mechanics of a saw.

Finally someone starting a chainsaw like a man!

I was running this saw for about 2 hours at about a 30-50% duty cycle kzfaq.infoUgkxfQm1wmg0ItKDLavxj1nXtQY9HP7EF504 and it did a great job. I used the lever for the built in sharpener to clear chip buildup out more than to actually sharpen the chain. It managed to cut some hardwood stumps much larger than it's size without bothering the neighbors with hours of 2 stroke noise.

This is for small trees

Is it required to rev the shit out of it everytime you start it

Is this a 16 inche??

Would prefer Dolmar PS 420sc

Sounds like the throttle is plenty durable...

Спасибо вам большое за интересный ролик мне понравилась лайк и желаю всего самого наилучшего вашем творчестве!

How much easier the 362 would have made this.

Thats how you start a chainsaw lol

Chain sounds a little too tight my friend lol

What size of bar is that

The purpose of the half choke is so that it revs by itself without having to wank on the trigger and pull the cord at the same time .

At 8x speed that's still painfully slow.

is this guy still alive?

That saw was meant for occasional use only! You can't even adjust the carb on that saw. Good Luck!

mmm. aint got no gas in it .. lol

My 170 sucks to start from day 1, very aggravating.

It’s a bar not a blade

After you cut a round just use the axe wth are you doing 🤦🏼‍♂️

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