260 pro air filter

Pstuffel

Pstuffel

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How many of yall take that air filter in the 260's apart to clean them. I got about 25 of these saws to take care of. They are being used by Americorps conservation crews. We have a daily maintenance and cleaning schedule but these kids are fudging up these filters left and right. At 26 bucks apiece we are spending a poop ton of money on filters. I feel like we may be wearing them out quicker by taking them apart to clean them.
 
I reckon for daily you only need to clean the outside, the inside is ok for a while longer depending on use and conditions, once a week maybe?

I can imagine the choke mechanism gets dislodged and maybe not put back right with kids doing it...also I find some folks don't snap the whole thing back together properly and leave a gap on one side, which of course leads to more dirt inside, more dirt in the saw...
 
You hit the nail on the head Bermie. The choke mechanism gets worn out quickly or not reinstalled correctly. I have had two saws in the last month get burned up due to the filters not being snapped all the way back together. I am thinking that I may just superglue the new filters together to keep them from being taken apart. New filters every couple of months is cheaper than new saws every couple of months.
 
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How many of yall take that air filter in the 260's apart to clean them. I got about 25 of these saws to take care of. They are being used by Americorps conservation crews. We have a daily maintenance and cleaning schedule but these kids are fudging up these filters left and right. At 26 bucks apiece we are spending a poop ton of money on filters. I feel like we may be wearing them out quicker by taking them apart to clean them.

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How are they 'cleaning' the air filters? Paint brush, compressed air, parts cleaner?
 
Soap, water and a soft brush. These saws spend allot of time close to the ground. Mostly used on habitat restoration and invasive removals. Lots of low stumping so the filters get pretty nasty everyday.
 
I just talked to the guy at my local shop. He recommended not taking the filters apart to clean them. Or just cleaning the insides once a month. With my scorched saws I think I may be running into a carbon build up issue. All the scorching/scoring is happening on the muffler side of the pistons. so I dont think bad air is the culprit. I may be wrong? Am I?
 
I recall a power equipment instructor recommending cleaning a filter to only blow the air from the inside out. That seemed like great logic but I was amazed how many students got it wrong on the test. What's the current thinking about this?

Sounds like they are getting really gunked up.
 
I was told by a stihl rep to never use compressed air on those filters. Soap and water and brush. Compressed air spreads the fibers in the filters allowing bigger and bigger particles to come through.
 
Do you have the operators issued with a particular saw?

When you initially train them emphasize the correct way to reassemble the filter, and demonstrate what goes wrong if they are not put back together properly...bring some of those scorched pistons in...I make a Big point of showing them the filter not fully clipped and the difference between a correct and incorrectly reassembled choke mechanism...let them wiggle the lever to feel the difference and SEE the gap between the two halves...link it forward to lean running, heat siezing etc...

Warn them their saw is 'registered' to them and they are responsible for correct use...something along those lines???
 
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