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The 150 has steel dogs, Burnham. You might be thinking about the 193.

I think the oilers or oil tanks have crud in them from the factory. Most of mine have stopped oiling multiple times. If you blow air back into the oiler hole it starts working again. Washing the tank out with gas helps. Adding something thinner than bar oil seems to help also. I often spray some...

Dedicated rear mount bucket is a lot more productive than a center mount forestry style bucket. I got both of mine through Altec's place in Birmingham. https://www.altec.com/altec-nueco/ Keep in mind they have quite a bit of negotiating room in their prices.

For many years I also had an issue with the cost of most Stihl pro saws. I climbed with an Echo for many years because I couldn't justify the cost of a 200T. That lasted until I used one. When you think about how long a quality tool will last and how much money it will make you, then the cost...

And the MS150 is the quietest gas powered saw I have ever used. Seems this thread has wandered quite a ways off the path. I keep checking it expecting discussion about the MS150.

I just picked up another one of these today. List is $519 and my dealer charged me $478. Fortunately I picked it up dry, they had not fueled it or started it. I prefer it that way. First thing I did was put it on my bench and open up the muffler. Then I addressed a few issues that have plagued...

The old bar is cooked from the inexplicable, occasional oiler blockage. About half of the MS150s I have bought have experienced it and it is highly irritating. If you pull the bar off and hit the oiler outlet with an air nozzle it works instantly but you never know for how long. Rinsing the oil...

Agreed. I gave up on other brands many years ago. They are all made by Oregon anyway, except the really cheap stuff like the Chinese crap Bailey's sells. I don't have time to mess with crappy, discount chain. I get a month or more out of a chain on a top handle saw, no need to pinch pennies and...

I haven't run anything but Stihl chain for years after getting tired of crappy chain made by Oregon and sold under various brand names. Nothing else even comes close. The Stihl 1/4" pitch chain is pretty good and quite sharp out of the box. Filing takes a little practice but I've got mine to...

I use petroleum based bar oil. Never bothered with vegetable oil, too expensive.

Well it was a temporary fix. :cry: Took the saw apart again this morning. Broke it all the way down to remove the oiler pump. While I was in there I found the screw holding the ground wire tab and it was completely loose and stripped out. Found a slightly larger screw to replace it so now my...

I've always been very careful about not getting crud into the tanks in the first place, so in 40 years I've never had to flush out a gas or oil tank on any piece of equipment. Always figured only people who screw up in the first place need to do that. Silly thought process but then we all have...

A shout out to Fi for compelling me to do what I've needed to do for a long time. Yesterday I was trimming 22 small oaks at an industrial park and my oiler stopped working again. I opened the oil cap and dumped it out right there (nasty industrial waste everywhere, not like I was polluting...

Late to the party here. Sounds like the low end screw is set a tad rich. I'd turn the L screw in (clockwise) about 1/8-1/4 turn and see how that works. I have three of these saws. They are my primary weapon of choice. On removals I'll take a 150 and a 200 up with me to start. I hang my 200 on...