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Easy2Start?

Stihl easy pull

We decided to upgrade to a Stihl MS 181 with the Easy2Start feature.

There is a lot of large trees that were cut down to make room for the mobile home and power line and the plan is to build a wood shed and start cutting it into firewood.

The Easy2Start feature has a little learning curve but once you figure it out it is actually easy.



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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You will love that little saw. I have two of them over the last 15 years to heat my home and keep the farm cleaned up. They are tougher than you'd think, and can do a lot of cutting!

Remember what the Stihl handbook says though: "There is no such thing as a minor chain saw accident."

Comment by Tim Inman Thu Jun 7 08:46:24 2018
Thanks for saying that Tim. "There are no minor chainsaw accidents." is a Mantra I like to repeat every time I get ready to start it.
Comment by mark Fri Jun 8 09:11:23 2018
My husband has this same one, and loves it! They say the quick tensioner needs adjusting more often than the bolt version, but not needing a tool is the trade off.
Comment by Minx954 Sat Jun 9 10:54:17 2018
My husband has this same one, and loves it! They say the quick tensioner needs adjusting more often than the bolt version, but not needing a tool is the trade off.
Comment by Minx954 Sat Jun 9 10:54:57 2018





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