© STIHL Inc., Virginia Beach, VA    2013
Setup and Service Procedures for the 
MS 170, MS 180 Chain Saw
© STIHL Inc., Virginia Beach, VA     2013 US/STR
confidential
Introduction
 The MS 170, MS 180 chain saw has a 2-cycle engine
 STIHL assigns a 4 digit series number to every product
 The MS 170, MS 180 is assigned the 1130 series number
 The 1130 series of saw was introduced to the market in 
1995 as an 017, and then in 1998 the 018 was added 
 In 2002 the model designation changed from 017 to MS 
170, and 018 to MS 180