I remember, back in 2019, when I started looking for a professional saw, ProHo recommended a MS 461. I bought 1, and a month later, bought a backup, because ProHo definitely believes 2 is 1, and 1 is none. I hope you have a good Easter Sunday, Wranglerstar family. God bless.

I use a leaf blower to clean the dirt off stumps before cutting. Saves sharpening chains for days

With just a few simple tools I'll show you how to take care of a stump. You'll only need PPE, Chainsaw, a hoe.......... and a mini excavator, that's it!

I was shown by a very skilled chainsaw expert how to use the backside of the bar when cutting a stump to throw the chips under the stump to keep it from settling down on the bar as you cut. Helps when not using wedges. I think I saw you that method at times. Thanks for all the skills you have demonstrated through the years.

Rest in peace, those chains. Gone but not forgotten.

That is the most majestic toupee I have ever seen.

I'm not sure if you are a mushroom guy but old stums like that are perfect for infecting with edible mushrooms. One of the easiest things to grow if you have piles of dead wood and stumps lying around like that. I'm sure the missis would love it too.

The last straw for me was when I ran oil down my brand new chaps because I didn’t have the cap on right. When to husqvarna and haven’t looked back!

As owner/user of several Stihl saws, I can confirm I’ve accidentally dumped fuel/bar oil probably 5-10 times. I tend to blame myself more than the cap design.

The dreaded floppy caps! I detest them nearly as much as that metric system! Husqvarna does fuel and oil caps correctly.

Maybe consider planting a few edibles or low management food resources? In Australia theres a very popular nursery that sells only Aussie native bush tucker. Great for roots, Billy teas, herbs and fruit/berries. Maybe an American version of local tucker?

Hi Cody, as a stihl chainsaw mechanic at my local shop i saw a lot of the oil/fuel filter caps go wrong, mainly the locking ring system jumping past its place and being very hard to resite it if at all. The other thing of most of them are not interchangeable from model to model. Stock up on them as it can mess up a completely usable saw in the coming dark ages.

Just did the mushroom technique the other day on a big silver maple stump . Thank you Cody. Love a good ole forestry video. Bless you and your family this resurrection Sunday 🙌🏻🙏🏻✝️🌲

My Stihl dealer taught me a trick with the caps. Mark the off dot with a red sharpie and the on dot with a black sharpie. This way you know the off location and the on location and no more guessing. Works for both fuel and bar oil. Apparently the caps are different in Europe so that there is no confusion.

Chaps are a must. All it took for me was one thrown chain and I bought a good pair.

You really saved me some money, I was about to rent a stump grinder for the weekend but realized I could just use the mini excavator that I have.

Yeah, those caps are overengineered. It's actually quicker in the long with the husky screw caps. Nice day for spring clean up.

I find if you check the cap is locked in by pulling on the tab before you push the tab down, works quite well. If it is not locked in it will simply pull out. Love your content, thank you for taking the time to make it.

Having a couple of those expensive toys around sure helps.

The older the STIHL the less variables involved. Sounds like the idle is a bit low.. So glad to hear your older man advices, particularly in the oppressed freedoms arena.. God bless you sir!

It’s a shame people would rather pay than learn to do it themselves anymore. What will they do when the plastic cards quit providing?

I’m sure years ago you have done this, but a refresh on setting chain tension and maintaining a saw might be a great video. Thank you.

Your videos are really informative and helpful. I just received my Rhino firefighter trenching tool. Top quality!

Cody, if you use the top of the bar to flush cut a stump, it packs the kerf full of saw dust and prevents the bar from getting pinched. -East Coast Man

I’m an arborist in the Midwest, if you turn it the opposite way (counter clockwise) to kinda fit it in the groves then righty tighty. It’s a little counterintuitive. Love ur vids

You should have added the mini excavator in the tools you need part. Remember your audience, basic home owners.

To this day, I still do the stump cutting technique you showed with Jack when he was little. Digging around the stump to get the saw low to the ground and then tracing around the edges of the tree with the saw, chamfering the edges and pulling the dirt back in. Happy to see your still spilling stuff on the ground before you get stuff done, it your flawed humanness that has kept me watching for over 10 years.

I love the “I’ll show you how to do it with just a chainsaw and minimal tools” then jumped in the excavator to do the big lifting lol . But I suppose if you have the equipment might as well use it

As regards planting - you could plant a stick of dynamite in that stump. ;-)

You amaze me with your extensive knowledge. Even the little things like tapering the edge of the stump. Makes a ton of sense but never thought about it myself. Thank you!

What a well-timed video for Cody. I have like three stumps that I need to take care of. Thank you

So you used a piece of equipment I don’t have (mini excavator) to solve the problem of not having another piece of equipment (stump grinder)…. I understand the overall video, but kind of ironic.

Go Jack! He sure has matured into a studly, smart young man.

Back in '04 I flew into a new logging camp from one that was being shutdown for heat, so I didnt have alot of gear on hand. I only had one pair of bucking pants and I dumped a tank of chain oil on my goods the first cut with the Stihl 066. Those pants were terrible to wear for the next 10 days of my shift in August heat.

I don't really have a problem with Stihl caps. The very first couple times I fueled and oiled a Stihl saw I didn't get the cap on right and I had to fix it, but after that I kind of just automatically memorized exactly which position the cap needs to be in to put on correctly. The two tone black and white on the cap really helps. You want the little flip up latch open with the left side facing 8 o'clock and the right side of it facing 2 o'clock if I'm thinking right. That will line up the 3 different size pegs with the appropriate sized notch, then all you gotta do is give it a quarter turn and flip the latch down. I would say that Mr. ProHo here must not run his chainsaws very often anymore if he's having trouble with these caps.

Could we ever possibly get a tour of the property? I’d love something like that. You’re living my dream right now 🙏🏽

I must have missed the sticker removal video on the equipment. 🧐

How do you deal with the removed mass of the stump?

Also I had the same thing happen to me on my stihl ms391 . Took 5 mins to figure out how to get the oiler cap back on 🙄. Went and drooled over some Husqvarna saws today 😂

I miss this type of video from this channel to be honest. Just good plain old core content without all the "extras" as of late. Thank you sir.

My favorite food is cucumbers. I get cucumbers from a friend of mine at the gym and the cucumbers lasted forever. But, if I get them from Walmart or any other grocery store, the cucumbers are mushy within 3 days. My friend's cucumbers could be in the refrigerator for a week or two and still hard as the day, I got them. I love to have a garden, but my yard is full of English ivy. I would have to use a Bobcat and rototiller it up. My Dad used to put them in vinegar and onions. Everything in the store has gotten expensive, so I want to grow my own.

That looks like great compost and mulch for a little garden down by the river

DIY stump removal. 1st, buy a backhoe...

Eastcoast man agrees with the de-engineered caps on the newer Sihls. I can't tell you how many times I dumped chain oil or fuel.

Rent a stump grinder

Brake cleaner or starter fluid to clean out the bar and sprocket area. Trick from the log woods

Who makes the fuel cap on your saw?

I have the same issue with my bar oil cap on my MS261

Yep, biggest complaint on my two newer saws v my older saw is the cap. I have spiked so much bar oil and gas on myself.

I had one of those annoying caps pop off me for the bar oil. A full tank drained right down on my chaps before I ever knew what hit me. I always triple checked the caps each and EVERY time after that.

My burn pile would have been on top of that stump...

Cool thanks to see Jack out there helping. That little excavator seems to be a great machine.

Awesome lesson. Thankyou!

A oak tree in the center would be beautiful and majestik if they are naturally in your area. Thank you for the videos

My great grandfather and grandfather dealt with stuff like that with dynamite. Beaver damns too. When I was growing up. 😊

Yep I hear you on that complaint as well , purchased a really nice pair of Redwings at my local action got to enjoy them looking good for a day went to cut firewood, fired my 460 up looked down and bar oil was all over then new kicks . Stupid new oil cap wasn't engaged just like yours did!!! It just goes to show that even a perfect East Coast man can do foolish things sometimes too.

I love the nee cap design, i never had a problem with it! I like them much better than the screw caps that can get so stuck if someone over tightens them

You were the one who inspired me to get a saw and start cutting. I started doing clean ups on downed trees 6 years ago, and today I brought down a 60ft 100 year old elm with a 6 foot base... My biggest tree. Your poise and industriousness inspire me daily.

Joel Salatin is a LEGEND. 😌

Just had that issue with my stihl yesterday. What's even more upsetting is when the cap is finally on right, it still leaks!

Think it would be nice if you could plant some kind of fruit tree in that area. However I don’t really know what grows that far north. Sure something does. Great work!

I love this outdoors content again.

I was hoping you'd do a stump burn. Those are very satisfying, a subscriber treat for sure.

I would plant some wildlife attracting tree's. Maybe a Mountain Ash & native crab apple.

That os my biggest gripe with them as well! My old 029 (never should a traded it ) and O36 with the original screw on oil and fuel caps are perfect! couldnt have improved on these saws. new MS400 has the little flip caps but they are noticibly more positive feeling than the ms250 i recently sold because it was useless

It may be because most of my equipment is at least 10 years old but all my my Stihl equipment has the screw on gas caps. Didn’t ever have to mess with those

A nice centerpiece would be a fruit tree of some type, one with beautiful blossoms in the spring and the added benefit of being another food source for you and or wildlife.

My neighbor started his saw without the safety set and started and cut his leg just about his knee. I decided quickly to acquire chaps. I also start my saw pinned on the ground with the safety on.

I am building a small reinforced concrete castle on the island in the Philippines. It is very defendable.

No Cost guy but I have became accustomed to the locking mechanism with little trouble. I will agree the old threads were not bad. However I had a tendency to get them too tight. Then it was troublesome to get them loose without deforming the plastic.

Stihl makes the best chanisaws in my opinion. If the cap is giving you problems, it would be worth it to call and order a new one. None of my saws have that problem. I have had that issue with another Stihl tool, but not my chainsaws. And it only bothered me until I figured out the gasket was slipping if I didn't put it on straight before I turned it.

A friend of mine has 5 or 6 different Stihls and that is his big complaint too. Let him use my Husqvarna 460 rancher on a big tree job the other day and he loved it. Both brands are good, I liked the price of the Husky so that's what I went for. Don't regret it at all

I think some flowering trees would be nice near that stump. I'm not sure what the natives are there but maybe Pacific Rhododendron or pacific dogwood?

I know you’ve contemplated a new saw… that 461 is still gorgeous after all these years I must say

Good vid. 👍 (30/Mar/2024-12:24pm🇦🇺EST)

I think using chainsaws is a lot like most else, routine is good. When my saws go to sleep at night, they are ready to go in the morning. Sharp, full, choke on, brake on, chain guard on. When I need a saw, I pull off the guard and pull the cord. When my caps are not seated tightly, they pop up when the cam is engaged. That is my clue to retighten.

Did that gas fill set up ever make it to market because I can not find it for sale

What kind of nozzle is on the bar oil side of that can?

You know, one of the things you taught me many years ago, at least I'm pretty sure it was you... that these quality chainsaws are meant to be ran at full tilt, not just capable of it. It can clog the spark arrestor and cause other problems. Maybe something worth mentioning again. I would always try and go less than full throttle in the past until you explained it. I hope I'm right thinking it was you.

I love the sound of a cold stihl at idle, makes up for the poor fuel cap design.

11:40 you should put some aple trees over there, if you want shure

I love watching your skill in the excavator... How you test the stump to see if it will break without running the hydraulics to the max, how many guys would just run right hard until the bypass kicks in.

It's like the infomercials where people have difficulty with the most simple tasks.

Are you able to move around the big round piles of firewood all at once or do you have to unstack it and restack it when you move them.

Looks great. Happy Easter too you and your family. God bless 🙏

Up until recently, I would think the whole cap issue was nonsense, but the cap is actually two pieces and sometimes it can get some wiggle in it and it can make it extremely difficult to get the cap on properly at times

I have the same saw do you recommend a max flow air filter for our type of saw.

You weren't joking. That really was the fun part.

The stihl caps are just fine when you take the time to understand it. Theres litterally a diagram on most new saws.

That’s a damn well tuned saw. Any chance we can get an in depth, step by step, H L & Throttle adjustment guide from you? I’d love to see how you take a saw - set everything to stock - then dial them each in. A lot of videos focus on the H & L jet but disregard the throttle, and throttles aren’t always set correctly, so seeing your methodology for all 3 from start to finish would be phenominal. Thanks in advance!!

Cody I think should get some Australian hard wood for in the garden , it just impossible to kill

I’ve had the same thing with the fuel/oil caps so many times… when a guy burns several gallons of fuel a day it happens more often than you think. And of course it typically happens when I’m near someone’s nice asphalt or concrete driveway that I after filling have to walk across hence dragging the fuel/oil all over nice pavement. I wish there was a solution, but without running the older saws there isn’t.

Thanks for sharing. Nice work 😊

Stihl has some of the best saws out there but those caps tend to get you every once in awhile

Do you know why my stihl saw will not Idle I have adjusted the idle screw on the carb it did not work

You should be proud of that boy.

Definitely not a fan of the Stihl oil and gas caps. Went back to Husqvarna as of today. Here on the East cost of Canada we don’t need the real long chainsaw bars…thankfully….😂

I wish my oak stumps were that easy to deal with.

Most people don’t have the nice machinery you have. We used horses to pull are brush in the day and various chores. Just a different horse power. Nice video. Jack will have a nice place to raise his family. Great gift you are leaving your kids!

I had an old oak stump. It burned all weekend but burnt all the way down into the root system.