I've got a 1984 vintage Stihl WoodBoss, inherited from my FIL (RIP)

Put a 20" bar on it 2 months ago to handle 20"-30" tree trunks from my neighbor yard. Still keeps churning out chips. I'll have firewood for 2 years.
I'm so disappointed w/ Stihl that I bought a Stihl BR-600 blower Monday.

In response to this post by Spudnut

Posted: 09/29/2020 at 9:13PM

Gas powered leaf blower has just gotten a new carb and fuel filter/lines. -- IB4TECH 09/29/2020 12:50PM

Choke sticking? ** -- Spudnut 09/29/2020 6:44PM

Choke is manual. ** -- IB4TECH 09/29/2020 7:18PM

I had a time with my weedeater, and bought a new gas powered one... -- EDGEMAN 09/29/2020 5:41PM

What did you get? ** -- IB4TECH 09/29/2020 5:54PM

Cobalt blower from Lowes. ** -- EDGEMAN 09/29/2020 7:16PM

Kobalt? ** -- EDGEMAN 09/29/2020 7:20PM

Try changing it from suck to blow... -- LonghornHokie 09/29/2020 4:35PM

I guess I’ve traded in my man card. -- two91hokies 09/29/2020 4:02PM

Good lord how do I get that deal. ** -- ElbertoHokie 09/29/2020 5:08PM

My lot is only 1/5 an acre with a house taking up most the space. -- two91hokies 09/29/2020 5:26PM

Ganga? ** -- Brown Water 09/29/2020 4:19PM

His son is into it big time. He’s always complaining about how his son -- two91hokies 09/29/2020 4:39PM

That's awesome if he seriously spells his name "-ious." -- MP4VT2004 09/29/2020 4:59PM

I don’t know for sure - I was business major. -- two91hokies 09/29/2020 5:29PM

That blows ** -- bigbadbird 09/29/2020 2:51PM

Well I'm not talking about any shop vacs. ** -- IB4TECH 09/29/2020 2:55PM

New carbs are not always the answer -- typed by ben 09/29/2020 2:50PM

I just got an 80V string trimmer and blower. Never going back to gas. -- VTSnake 09/29/2020 1:26PM

But do you have to restring it? Somebody who invents that gets my money. I -- VTScanlo 09/29/2020 1:28PM

It actually has a new design where you don't take it apart to restring -- VTSnake 09/29/2020 2:11PM

They are troublesome. ** -- IB4TECH 09/29/2020 2:09PM

Have you been using non-ethanol gas in it? ** -- HokieDan95 09/29/2020 12:58PM

No. Only thought about it from time to time. All my other equipment have -- IB4TECH 09/29/2020 1:03PM

I read reviews that said buy anything other than poulan. I threw two away, ** -- dolph 09/29/2020 1:52PM

If it’s not Scottish it’s crap! ** -- GreenvilleVT 09/29/2020 1:23PM

Could be some crud in the fuel tank itself that is causing your issue -- BRVT 09/29/2020 12:53PM

Nah it's clean but I think I might add a little oil to my mix. I could be -- IB4TECH 09/29/2020 12:56PM

Drink heavily and buy a Stihl. 😊 ** -- Major Kong 09/29/2020 12:53PM

I inherited my Stihl blower 10 years ago -- Newt 09/29/2020 6:36PM

My Stihl chainsaw sat in a barn for 6 years. -- Spudnut 09/29/2020 4:26PM

I've got a 1984 vintage Stihl WoodBoss, inherited from my FIL (RIP) -- Rockville Hokie 09/29/2020 9:13PM

Drink heavily and buy a battery powered Stihl. 😊 ** -- vthokieq 09/29/2020 1:14PM

I've got a 1984 vintage Stihl WoodBoss, inherited from my FIL (RIP)

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