Oh my God guys sorry for the background noise on this video I was filming with the charger cord hooked to the camera and I guess it acted like a stylus on a record player so every movement amplified through the microphone

This is the difference between a mechanic and not a parts replacer👍👍

👍, my kind of repair man. Makes his money, but also looks out for his customers. Thanks for your sincere sense of responsibility and quality work.

Very good repair Jeremy without spending a ton of money! So you end up with 5 or 6 inches less cutting reach. I wouldn't lose any sleep over that!🔧🌟🌟🌟Roger

Thank you! I haven't run into this problem. YET. Now I know how to do the repair, thanks to you. Love watching your videos.

Cool hack! Thanks! I don't think you do, but don't give the keyboard warriors a second thought lol. Really like watching your channel as well as Taryl Fixes All, Steve's Small Engine Saloon and Chickanic. Guys like you are saving us lots of time and money and we appreciate it!

Thanks so much for the help man! I'm also from the "fix it" school! God bless!

Good work and idea I bought a pole saw for $50 cause that reson and got it fix thanks for saving lunch money

Way to go awesome idea for those critics who don’t respect a good ideas coming from someone that knows an idea that we all can learn an grow from this is what America was built on respect is key thank you mower medic 👍

Awesome! Thanks mate, now I can fix my friends polesaw. Best wishes from Australia

For a 100 bucks - I'll take that fix anyday - thanks for sharing this tip

Enjoyed the redo on this saw, thank you. I may need to do that someday. :-)

I have an older HT 75 that I bought for 20 bucks from a lady who's husband left it in the in the weather for a long long time. I never believed there could be so many internal shaft parts. Thankfully I only had to buy 1 bearing. These others were a bit rusty but cleanable. Still works great. Sure a life saver for those just outta reach limbs. Good video, thanks

This is a very nice repair. You let the customer know in advance. The customer can choose “labor + $100” or “labor + $0”. Seems like a great way to treat your customers. Plus, at some point that shaft will no longer be available. What do we do then, throw out the whole tool or lose 6” of reach and get back to work? Even if I had the replacement shaft on hand, I’m pretty sure I would cut the old shaft first to get as many years use as possible out of the original part.

Cool fix mate thanks for that. John 🇬🇧

I'm all for a simple, inexpensive fix like that. Six inches loss is better that the price of new parts.

For any who want to remove the extendable shaft, first remove the primary fixed shaft from the end near the engine. Once its lose pull and separate the fixed shaft from the throttle handle and it’s shaft. Once it’s separated pull it and the extendable shafts together off from the drive shaft with the four springs. Once removed extract the extendable shaft out the rear end of the fixed shaft. You will find two black plastic pieces on the rear end of the extendable shaft. The one on the end is the one with a bearing to support and keep the shaft centered. The next plastic pieces is locked in its position and stops the extension shaft from over extending and causing damage from too much leverage against very little connection of the shaft housing. Removing from the outboard end is not the way to do the removal and was done for demonstration only

good one more medic save money it would be nice on the pocket

That was a good tip, thank you.

Great idea and money saving for your customers. Plus you kept more good metal out of the landfill or scrap yard.

I thank you for sharing your hack I now know what I wanted to know thank you very much

I wouldn’t like to loose 6in 😂 but I would hate to loose a 100 bucks more! 👍👍👍

Thanks for info. Thats a cool hack and makes the fix quick and easy and saves a lot of money!!

You're amazing! Great hack! Thanks

You are the MAN thanks for this video very clever of you !

Great video - a big help to a lot ....

Love to learn from you

Thank you buddy.

G'day from Australia mate you are the AYATOLLAH of rocken Rolla. I'll drink and toast to you. God bless you and all you good American people 🙏

Do you have any vids of how the extension pole is pushed forward and what is contacting the splined drive tube that pushes it?

Great Video. What size are the rivets needed to reinstall.

Thanks!

Hahahaha good thinking mate ill keep that in mind if mine ever fails,and ill subscribe thank you

That's a brilliant hack thanks for letting me know

Thats was a good fix, 👍

GREAT job !

Now that is what I call a money saving vid THANK YOU FOR THAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What isn’t seen or shown is the sleeves at the end of the hex/sq extend shaft. Those two clip into the hole on the end of that shaft. One stops the shaft from over extending item 22 on parts diagram. The other has a bearing and allows shaft to rotate it is item 23. When you removed the shaft neither piece came out, which they should being that they are supposed to be locked onto that shaft and held by the tension from being against the wall of the outer tube. What would be great would be how they are actually put back together and the orientation of that clip on the shaft and which side of the part number 23 is it on. From what is shown the clip is between that bearing sleeve and the outboard end of the hex shaft as you pull the drive tube and the bearing sleeve was not attached. The parts diagram is confusing at best as it show the clip on the other side if the bearing sleeve which means it woukd have pulled out that sleeve and the limiter sleeve as well if the part diagram was followed. I am interested as it seems that what you show is correct.

I always turn down a lot of these jobs just because customers are Cheap. I’ve always thought about tacking a welding on the end but this works even better

Had this happen to one of our saws at work the other day and we needed it back in action, so I just flipped the shaft end over end and used the still good end on the gearbox. Not an elegant solution, but itll work until we can get it fixed properly.

Nice job mower medic 👍👍

Nice hack! The keyboard commandos are just mad because they didn't think of it.

You're customer impersonation sounds like Taryl Dactyl. Lol

As long as its air is,what difference dies it make?

Awesome hack Jeremy . I’ll have to remember that if and when I come across the same situation. I know my boss will like it.

It will still not cut.... The chain is on backwards! LOLOLOL! Sorry Medic, I had to be one of those annoying commenters! LOLOLO! Seriously though, thanks for the tip about cutting the shaft! I am totally using that hack. Literally!

Hi You did a great job!!! My saw seems to make too much grinding noise in the shaft which is worrisome , even though it is basically new. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Mark

As we say here, Mowmeddi, y o u are a fox (for Spanish speakers: un zorro) ... the only difference is that your tail isn't as hairy as a fox tail! Well done! Power to the people!

Question, do you think using a portaban saw a man could do the same job without braking the unit down?

Is it advisable to grease the shaft? I have never seen anywhere that Stihl discuss the shaft!

Great video. My question isn’t about this exact project. I have a Stihl FS90 line trimmer. I bought it right before all the kombi stuff came out. Do you know if the head end on my FS90 is equivalent to one of the Kombi head ends, and if it is, could I order replacement parts for the shaft to convert it to a kombi without buying another $400 head end? You seem to know the Stihl products very well so I thought you may know. Thanks!

With everything being as original if you remove 2 “ off the splined drive tube you would aslo cut that amount of the outer tube and it should present itself in the same offset as it was before it was cut.

MM1 nice video I watch all your video's I'm working on a HT101 clean the carburetor it will run WOT but won't idle,can you do a pressure and vacuum test on a four mix.

Wished you would explain what happened to the plastic pieces that should be connected into those holes on the extender shaft. What happened to them when you reinsert the tube as they don’t just magically reinstall themselves.

You can't do that MM1, it's going to BLOW UP!!🤣🤣🤣👍🇦🇺

Awsome hack Thank you

Nice hack buddy😀

I don't have the telescopic pole saw but that's a damn good hack👍

Audience, I'm looking into purchasing a new pole saw, but Stihl appears to have major problems. Can anyone give me their expertise on an excellent brand? Oh and great video Sir!

Stihl.. "You need a need a new shaft for $$$". MM1.. "No! I don't" Stihl.. "Damn!.. ring ring "Hello, Engineering?" "We gotta talk." Love it, when you slag the keyboard clackers.

I reckon the older model was better, it had a steel drive shaft and could fit the hedger from the Kombi system.

May I ask why cut a whole 6 inches and not just beyond the wallered parte of the shaft?

A++ hack thanks man!

Good fix

Me: 6 mins 50 seconds in wondering why my end was flush with the other end 😅😅 he forgot to tell me I need to cut the other end at least an inch over 😂😂😂

Nice work

Love it

No you pull it out from the bottom I am a stihl tech I do them all the time and the flexible breaks at the end and thay make a new clutch housing

To me it’s not a hack or a jerryrig it’s a solid fix ! If it operates properly and safe it’s a solid fix !

Sell a coustmer a top cover it causes the cooling

Was that a rivet or a roll pin in the collar??? Looked like a roll pin to me. The camera cut when you said you were drilling them out.

I wish they’d sell the damn springs 🤦‍♂️

So keyboard critics sound like Marge Simpson? :) That is a good tip man, had to save $100 atleast. thanks, you gained a subscriber.

What causes that to strip out like that

It's a long winded shaft for sure!

Awsome

Aluminium splines...!!! Guess this will be a regular job then?

I wish stihl could figure these things out. They’re so poorly made. I worked for a tree service that had a whole bunch of them, not a single one worked properly. The old drive style was much much much better than the newer star one, but even then… they were pieces of crap. Good for a purpose. Easy to break.

Dude! You’re crazy,… I kinda like it… a lil bit🤷🏾‍♂️

Just makes is 6” less dangerous in reaching 🤣🤣

If you are stihl gold you should know that is not how it is done

Lol

Ha one man's six inches

Really loved the tip and the audio wasn't that bad, but please tell me that you told the customer that they had the chain on backwards and turned it around for them!

That chain sounded way too tight at the end or else the oiler isn't working