By far the BEST video on the HT 101 Not only did I get it back together I also understand how all the components work together now! This thing is tricky and Lester simplifies it better than no other! Appreciate you Lester

I’ve been working at a Stihl dealer for 13 years and these are the one unit I struggle with because I just don’t repair them that in depth very often. This is a great tutorial video. Thank you good sir.

Outstanding tutorial Lester. Thanks for posting and saving me so much time from having to figure it out what's inside these Stihl poles with no insight. cheers

This is the most detailed video on the Stihl extendable pole saws. Pay attention, this man can teach you something. Thanks Lester!

Great details about the correct way to assemble the stihl shaft repair process. Great job.

I really appreciate your step by step narrative. Your tone a speed are very easy to follow. A job well done Perry! God Bless

Thanks! You just saved the day for me. I removed everything Before looking at the videos. All parts flew away when I opened it. By the way, for those looking for the outer tube orientation, the short side between the end and the hidden rivet goes towards the chainsaw.

Great work Lester, that's a massive help. Much appreciation from the UK 🇬🇧 Sending one to the shop over here would cost more than a new pole !! Top man 👍

Lester, I’m amazed at the transformation of your videos and presentation. I think I was your tenth subscriber. Man you got it nailed! Keep it up. Jim

Thanks Lester, you just saved me at least $100 in labor! Now we need a video on the other shaft style.

Pulled apart my saw yanking on a limb. After quite a while of being pised trying to align the male to female end I looked up videos..... Thank you sir, you helped out greatly.

I have a pole saw that will not extend and your video has given me the info that i needed to tackle the job. Thank you.

What a great teacher. Well done!❤️💪🇺🇸🌲

I managed to snap the splined drive shaft at motor end. With help of your detailed video, I was able to make one good saw from two bad saws. Many Thanks!

I was really considering buying a used HT101 or HT103 because I'm a mizer, and I like to buy used and save money on MOST of my tools, saws, vehicles, and really anything I can save a buck on. But after watching 16:17 of this video, I realized its well worth paying the extra $ for a warranty on one of these!!! I consider myself a good (not great) but definitely good mechanic. And I dont want to fool with one of those, if I can avoid it... You are very knowledgeable about pole saws! And, if I ever screw mine up when its outside of the warranty, I'll refer back to your video. Because you are the pole saw man! And this is a great video on how to.

Awesome video! These shafts can be a real head buster. The shaft can be assembled many ways but only will fully function if it is assembled the correct way.

I definitely want to thank everyone for their comments and kind words. I had been wanting to redo this video for a long time. Pole saws are my specialty. With the parts in place, and not filming, I can strip, analyze, repair, and reassemble the shaft assembly on this model on an average of 20 minutes.

I couldn't have done this without you! Mine has been apart for 2 months and this video is just what I needed to get it together again. THANK YOU!!!

You’re a lifesaver!! I borrowed my brothers saw and the pole came apart in the field. With your tips I was able to take off the motor, put the pole back together again and reattach the motor. Worked the first time!!

I have a pole saw that will not extend and your video has given me the info that i needed to tackle the job. Thank you.

I'm not real mechanical but with heavy use of pause and rewind your video got me there just fine. thanks

Awesome video im looking forward to fix mine after watching your video

Thanks for sharing this with us. I found my keeper inside of the outer tube. Shew I'm sure glad to have found this channel.

You just saved me a big repair bill -- thank you for the excellent video!

I dealt with my HT 75 about 6 years ago. The bearings had some rust. One was unrepairable so I had to buy one. I'd had never thought how many parts were in the shaft. I ended up finding a diagram for how the guts worked. Thank God I only had to buy one bearing. You can sure spend some money on rebuilding these things if the previous owner had left two of them out in the weather for at least a year. My bill for repairs to both was the 75. They are great little saws, but I don't know if they're worth 650 bucks new. Thanks, great video.

Correction on name Lester not Perry! Again thank you for a fantastic job!

I took apart my Pole saw and thought how the F*%k am I going to get this back together! I know know going to do it today! Great Visio one of the best I have seen! Thank you

Awesome video exactly what I was looking for my pole saw came apart by the trigger pay someone to fix it and it came apart again so I'm going to fix it myself hopefully I do it better than they did

Just watched this pal and saved 2 polesaws from scrap pile so complicated without video cheers

Best clearest instructional video I have seen thank you

By far best video ive seen thank you 💪

Thank you for this excellent video. I had to replace my HT131 head unit and this video made child's play of it. Awesome....

what a great video clear and precise .Made the job so much easier to do the job myself and save a lot of money

Much better, couldn't ask for a better video...thanks.

Thank you for the time you spent on this video. Very informative direct and to the point.

I appreciate your time we have 6 of these this helps very much. Thank You!

Thanks,thats a great improvement on your other video. Heading to work tomorrow to repair one a customer took to bits,i think your help might solve the jigsaw puzzle.

cant thank you enough for this video and the old one too!! keep up the great work!

Video helped me just in knowing how to remove both ends for easier transport. Thanks!

Dropped mine out of the boom truck and it fell about 20 ft. Some branches kind of broke its fall but it hit motor side down. Now when I extend it the drive shaft comes out of the motor. Probably that C clip that you show in between the 2 pieces of spline. This video is exactly what I need.

Excellent teardown and rebuild.

Thank you so much, I recently bought an HT131 but can’t seem to extend it without the shaft disconnecting from the cutter end. I’m going to disassemble and reassemble. Thank you.

Sr. Thank you for your knowledge Great advice

Excellent video. I will help me maintain my HT-75

This was perfect! Thank you for your time!

Thank you for the video. I have a ht101 that I thought I broke the shaft. (I think it might not be now.) An I have a months old ht131 that came apart on me. (Knowing better to make sure dealer tightened everything.) That I know I'll be able to fix them both now. Thanks again.

Great video easy to follow and very thorough.

Keep putting out the videos enjoy it

Thanks for video help me put mine back together after pulling apart

I was trimming a huge oak tree and the blade got stuck In the cut 15 feet up, couldn’t get it out, branch snapped off and the saw came with it only to have the tube come off and the whole pole saw came apart almost. Without this video I’m not sure I’d have my pole saw working right now, thanks brother!

Excellent video !!! Thanks so much...

You did great man.

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Great job, very helpful!

Great job on this helpful video !!!!

Thanks for a very good video. You are great 😊

Great job ! Thank you for your video !

I learnt some things from your first Video Lester, but to be honest there were some holes that had me scratching my head a bit. This new video is exceptional. Y'all done good Son. haha. Seriously though mate, awesome job. You have no doubt assisted a hell of a lot of people with this latest version, Me being one of them. Thank you very much Sir. This latest video could not be easier to follow. The only missing item is an explanation of how to identify which end of 'the outer tube with the black covering and the rivet in it' goes to the motor end so the groove orientation is correct. I found a manual which says " Looking through the outer drive tube from the engine end, the rivet must be at the top and the guides on the right". I'll see how that works out for me. I hope to see more videos from you Lester because I know they'll be helpful and save me time and money. I'm sure a local shop would be looking for a couple of hours labour at $90 plus an hour for what you say you can do in 20 mins. It's not always the money though, I like to learn about the tools I use and prefer to spend dollars on special tools or manuals so I can do the jobs myself. Thank you again Lester and keep up the good work.

thanks for the detailed instruction.

Excellent demonstration video, thankyou greatly appreciated. I'm a motor mechanic by trade. Just got a job working at our local council depot in small engine section. Taking care/maintenance on full range of electric & petrol stihl garden care products. Chainsaws, pole saws, brush cutters, whipper snippers, hand held & back pack blowers, etc... Already replaced inner driveshaft with flex end that goes into engine located inside primary tube attached to the engine. That was scary at first , but all good, got it working again. Now got polesaw that's just come in, chain doesn't spin when the secondary tube is extended all way out. Check problem out tomorrow, will be interesting, looking forward to seeing what it is. Hi from Redlands, Queensland, Australia.

THANK U SIR I'M GLAD I LOOKED BEFOR I LEEEPT THESE DANG THING'S GOT WAYYY MORE N 👁 EXPECTED INSIDE WOOO 👍👍

This video is awesome thank you so much.

TOP VIDEO VERY VERY HELP FULL WELL DONE AND THANK YOU

Outstanding, thank you!

Excellent Video Perfect In Every Way I’ve Done a Couple Inner Shaft and Bearing Replacements And Always Struggle Sometimes Too Remember The Orientation Cause It Sometimes Takes Weeks too Get the Parts Before I Worked at a Stihl Dealer 😀😀😇😊👍🏼

Great video Lester. I have a HT101 and the shaft pulled out when extended well it bent the shaft could you give me some knowledge on where to order a replacement.because of your video I feel like I can replace it. Thanks for taking your time and sharing your knowledge

Great video

Can I say a very BIG thank You to you mister Lester Olive, I bought a used HT101 last week and while searching for videos your old HT101 pole video came to light. I watched it a few times in the last few days to try and determine the actual process but while rewatching it again tonight this new video came up. What amazing timing. Now I have a clear picture of what parts I need to order and how to reassemble it. May I ask for the measurements from the Hidden rivet on the main outer handle from rivet to Motor end and Rivet to Cutter end? This would help a lot as I am not sure that someone else hasn't been trying to fix this before me and possibly turned the shaft around. Thank You.

great video, you mention the distance between the rivet on the outer shaft is different can you tell us which side has the longest measurement eg is the greater distance at the motor end or the cutter end.thanks

I was having issues with my 101, had no money, decided to “fix” it myself, unscrewed the shaft....miles of springs and plastic spacers shot out. Huge mistake.

Hey Lester, thanks for the video it was an immeasurable help. Now I have this HT75 and i need to know if there was a change over on the drive tube parts mainly the power end,. On this one the splined shaft runs all the way to the engine 78 inches {no spline tube at the engine) and i am not seeing the long plastic wear bushing at the engine only the bearing at the clamp end of that tube. Thanks again, Bryan at. Major County Dist 1 western Oklahoma

I’m trying to answer people as much as I can. I don’t make these videos anymore, as we have started a new journey.

Thanks again Bud, the first time I followed your instructions the polesaw worked. Unfortunately after several usages the cutter head wont rotate again. Perhaps there's a part that's defective. Any suggestions? I'm gonna re and re it again and hopefully it will last this time .Thanks for your great video. Dave, Pefferlaw Ontario

Thank you for vid 👌

Much better.....Thanks!

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Thanks for this video, it helped me replace the bearings within my ht131 and put it back together. I have run into a problem though. For some reason the pole will not collapse completely and sticks out about 3.5 feet. Any ideas on what could be wrong?

Thanks man!

I will try to keep answering questions, but I no longer make equipment related videos, as we are on a new journey. I invite you to follow along at the link below. THE LOUSY FLORIDA TRAVELERS kzfaq.info/love/ESlQbmo7K7IzF2hmEbm4Ug

My shaft won’t stay in place and keeps pulling out when extending . I can’t figure out what I’m missing but I can take the whole shaft out and there’s nothing holding it in place

Which end of the tube is the machine end. I have one that's in parts, it was free but I have to put it together. The distance From rivet to ends of tube is different. Thanks for the video.

How do you keep it from coming apart? My clamp screws are tight as they get yet the pole slides apart while I'm using it.

How do you fix a pole saw when it falls apart when using it and you put it back together but the head of the saw is not the same angle of the trigger and engine?

How far is the button on the outer shaft {hidden button) from the cutter head. An error was made before it was taken apart so we don't know. Other than that you have been very informative. Thanking you in advance Richard

Do you know where I can buy a bushing? When I took the shaft apart I was missing a bushing. Specifically the bushing that compress the springs. Thank you

Hi mate nice vid....so we lube the round shafts that run in the liners but leave the splines the bearings run up and down dry yeah for fredom of movement so they dont get gummed up?

Oh, one more thing to add; when you’re working on these pole pruners, a “Tub O’ Towels” is your best friend. The grease in these units is as bad as anti seize. You will wear it home all over you!😅

So, if the cutting head isn't rotating it is likely the bushings inside the shaft?

I have one of those ht101 it will run and the chain will turn until u go to cut u touch the wood it stop the chain what do u think is going on with it

So my saw got stuck in a branch when I was trying to get it out it pulled off completely from the trimmer...now I can't get the middle "barron" to line up again on the cutter side of the trimmer. Any suggestions?

Do you know where I could by a Spline shaft part? The lower spine shaft that connect to the clutch

Do you know how much that inner upper extended tube cost? The square part that goes into the gear head on our ht101 broke off while we were using it.

So my pole saw was making a rattling noise I guess the springs were doing something and then one day the dang pole saw split in half. Luckily I was done cutting with it that day. It all started when my buddy was using it and came up to me saying the torx screws were coming loose. We tightened them but ever since then it’s slowly made more and more rattling noises and then came apart on me and the spring now exposed. It’s a great video but I’m wondering if I need to break it down or just put it back together. I’ve only used the pole saw maybe 10 times and less then 2hours of total chain sawing time

I am about to buy stihl 131 pole saw, my question is: if disassemble to store because lack of space, what is the shortest the pole can be in terms of lengths. Hope to hear from you. Thanks

Lester, can you tell me what those o-rings are for? Mine seem to be too large to do any good on anything. Are they needed?

Where can I get those parts from are can u send a link are the name of barrins

Where can I get these parts

Got this saw to trim larger tree limbs ( 3 or 4 inches) from the ground. kzfaq.infoUgkxHMc_g3gGUpXsBlcRniL7qDnlxwo192gi Plenty of power to do this job. I went with Dewalt because I have several 20 amp Dewalt battery power tools. Cut limbs very fast. Cut about 10 limbs. Saw chain is still sharp, used one battery charge . Unit is heavy when fully extended, but resting on a limb the saw weight helps cut the limb. Saw can be used at various lengths. I have several batteries charged up at one time but have not had to get a new charged battery for any of my tools doing small jobs around the house. Love this stuff. Saw chain should not be resting on the tree limb when starting the saw chain up.

Sorry , it is good video but , it is not back together as it was , I wonder why ,

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