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Chainsaw from a kit

 
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With 20 acres of woodland that hasn't been cared for in, I'm estimating 80 to 100 years, we've got lots of thinning and management to do. Which means lots of wood to work with. We're also building our entire homestead starting from a plot you couldn't even pull into off of the road. Got an alaskan mill to start milling logs into more useable timber. Determined that I wanted a dedicated saw to run in the mill.
So I ordered one of the Farmertec MS 070 "repair kits" that you aren't supposed to assemble into a working saw. Voids the warranty if you do. I wonder if anyone has ever bought one of these kits and used it for repairs?
Anyway, I've started on the journey of assembling the saw from the parts. Carton came with no parts list and certainly no instructions. I've never built a chainsaw ;) The packaging is actually pretty good, but quirky. Like, only the parts anyone with a chainsaw would easily recognize are labeled as to what they are. the rest, if the bag is labeled at all, say "PJ 070 Made in Ching" Ching, not China. And while most of the parts that go with the gas tank and the oil tank and pump are in a couple of bags that appear to be all fuel and oil related items, one of the parts was in a bag with the sparkplug and two needle bearings. There's a bag with the gaskets in it, except for the one that goes on the fuel tank, which was mounted in place, with the base plate of the fuel tank held in place with a couple of screws - that are not the screws for mounting the base plate of the fuel tank.
Quirky.
If anyone has experience assembling one of these and can recommend any helpful resources, or has any tips, I would love to hear from you.
 
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I fixed a Husqvarna chainsaw about two years ago. I had to replace the fuel line and clean it up. I made a mistake when I took apart the chain break housing. I could not get it fixed so I ordered a new chain break housing. Having working safety features on a chainsaw is a good thing. Does the Farmertec MS 070 have safety features like a kill switch and chain break pre-assembled? Or do they need to be put together by the buyer?
 
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T Blankinship wrote:I fixed a Husqvarna chainsaw about two years ago. I had to replace the fuel line and clean it up. I made a mistake when I took apart the chain break housing. I could not get it fixed so I ordered a new chain break housing. Having working safety features on a chainsaw is a good thing. Does the Farmertec MS 070 have safety features like a kill switch and chain break pre-assembled? Or do they need to be put together by the buyer?



The 070 design dates from 1968, as I understand it. Predates chain brakes. Has a kill switch. I probably would not use this saw outside of the milling context because it does not have a chain brake.
 
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there is a huge thread on how to sort the parts and assemble those including which parts you should get genuine still  parts for for best results over at arboristsite.com or forestryforum
here is one that tells all about assembling farmertec saw
https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/farmertec-huztl-ms660-updated-build-kit-build-thread.313223/

plus there are several youtube videos out there
 
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