Product Maintenance

STIHL’s Super Six chainsaw accessories you need for this winter!

With so many accessories to compliment your chainsaw, we have handpicked our top six chainsaw accessories to keep you safe and your chainsaw running to perfection. 

 1.      Stihl Chain Filing Kit

Available for 5 different chain sizes, the STIHL Easy File has been designed to keep

It’s coming to the time of year when many of you will be bringing your chainsaws out of storage ready for the Autumn / Winter period. Beat the winter rush by booking your chainsaw in now for its annual service so our team can give it a new lease of life ready for use. A regular chainsaw service can ensure your machine will stay in excellent working condition for many years to come.

As an approved dealer you’re in good hands with World of Power, we have a fully trained technician on site full time, 5 days a week. Our warehouse and showroom boasts a fully equipped workshop on site, meaning we can carry out chainsaw servicing and chainsaw repairs for a number of manufacturers. Based in Buxton, Derbyshire we are very accessible to many surrounding areas such as Staffordshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and much more.

 

We all know that petrol prices are super expensive at the moment and you want to make the most out of every litre, whether that be in your car or petrol garden machinery. Whilst most of us use our cars daily and all year round, this can’t be said for certain petrol garden machines. Over the last couple of weeks, we have luckily been able to experience a REAL summer and have basked in 2 heatwaves. This has given the opportunity to put your machines to good work, making your gardens look their best, even if they have been a bit dry!

However, it will soon be winter, and this means putting away and storing your summer garden tools and dusting off the likes of your trusty chainsaw ready for preparing your winter log stores.

During the summer of September 2021, the standard petrol grade (0ctane 95) became E10. This new E10 petrol contains up to 10% renewable ethanol which will help

You’re in the garden preparing logs for firewood or you’re out on job and you start to notice that your chainsaw just isn’t cutting as efficiently as it once did. The shavings produced have started to turn to sawdust and this is a big sign that your chain is ready for a sharpen.  Any chainsaw is only as good as the condition of the chain – we know it sounds cliché, but it is indeed a fact that as your chain ends up dragging through the wood instead of cutting, it’s causing increased wear and tear on your chainsaw engine.

Other tell-tale signs that your chain has lost its sharpness can include, putting more pressure than usual on the wood, difficulty in achieving a precise cut, the chainsaw

With autumn already here and winter not too far away, what better time than to get your pressure washer ready for winter storage!? Now you think this may be a simple case of it's already in the garage it will be fine BUT this is not the case!

Just storing your pressure washer in the shed after its last use isn’t always the best storage area for your machine!

Before storage you should turn on your pressure washer and blow out any left-over water in the machine, so this is drained completely to avoid any residual soap - it also helps to clean the inside of the machine too!

Next remove the any nozzles and the hose and drain the water which is left within. If water is left in the hose during

New to the Stihl range for 2021 are the Service Kits where you will find all the necessary genuine Stihl parts required for regular maintenance of your Stihl machine. The serviceable parts can very easily and conveniently be replaced at home by either professional or domestic users. These kits allow you to maintain/service your machine yourself and currently there are over 23 kits available in the UK covering a wide range of models including chainsaws, hedge trimmers, combi engines, grass trimmers, leaf blowers and more.

Service Kits Suitable For Use With the Following Machines

MS170 - MS881
HT56 - HT133
FS40-FS131
FR131
HS45 - HS87
BG56 - BG86
BR350 - BR800
SR450
TS410 - TS800
KM56 - KM131
BT131

Why Service a Stihl Machine?

Stihl offer a range of chain sharpening options to ensure your chainsaw chain gives you optimum cutting performance every time.

The better value option is the traditional filing kit, this kit comes complete with a file holder,  round file, flat file and gauge in very handy wrap-around storage/carry case.  With this you will get an accurate chain sharpen but will need to go around the chain twice – once to sharpen the tooth and then again to lower the depth gauge.

Stihl offer a range of chain sharpening options to ensure your chainsaw chain gives you optimum cutting performance every time.

The better value option is the traditional filing kit, this kit comes complete with a file holder,  round file, flat file and gauge in a wrap-around case.  With this you will get an accurate chain sharpen but will need to go around the chain twice – once to sharpen the tooth and then again to lower the depth gauge.

The newer ‘all singing, all dancing’ Stihl EasyFile is a fantastic addition to any chainsaw owners kit!  The settings ensure your chainsaw chain is filed at

Pre Delivery Inspection

Pre-delivery inspection or PDI is the term given by manufacturers for the process performed by their dealers to ensure that a product is delivered in full and correct working order. Any minor faults or adjustments should carried out by factory trained technicians. The best example of this would be your car, we all see new cars loaded on to transporters with white covers all over the bodywork and trim missing. Every car as to go through the dealers PDI workshops before you can take delivery of it.

What Does PDI Have To Do With Garden Machinery?

Quality garden machinery manufacturers maintain a dealer network to provide the exact same service. This ensures that their products reach you in the best possible working condition. The best example of such a product is a chainsaw, especially a petrol chainsaw. Chainsaws are not manufactured in the UK, so all chainsaws enter the UK in shipping containers. The name of the game in shipping is getting as

It is important that you action the following to ensure that you get the best performance out of your chainsaw and help prolong the life of the chain, bar and chainsaw itself.

Chain Tensioning & The Guide Bar

It is important that the chain is checked before use and during use if being used for long periods at a time. A loose chain may result in the chain jumping off the bar which may cause injury to you and damage the chainsaw. An overly tightened chain may cause damage to premature wear and tear to the guide bar. A properly tensioned chain should be in contact with the underside of the guide bar and can still be pulled around the bar with easy. The chain must not hand loose under the bar.    

How Sharp is your Chain?

A sharp chain is a longer lasting chain. It