Picked up an early production 026. ( oils when the engine is running ) needed mounts , bar trued , carb work , and fuel line . Made the fuel line as an experiment to dee if it will last . After draining the fuel/ water mix , cleaning , sorting the bad parts opening the muffler , it looks decent ,runs very well . It’s still blowing 175 psi compression . Pat too much . But I work on a lot of 026’s ,and like them . So, when I came across this one , I made him an offer he couldn’t refuse ...
Good job. That will make a great firewood saw. On a side not I’ve been playing with that fuel/water ratio for years and I just can’t get it right. Think I’m using the wrong water brand. I’m going straight well water next. I’ll let you guys no the results soon. LOL
I save the old fuel and impulse line from Stihl saws when I replace them with new ( oem ) lines . Being as this is my own saw , I thoughtit would be worth a try just to see if it holds up . Probably could have skipped the 3 bond .
Family of Stihl's. From top left clockwise: MS170, 028, MS460, MS361, MS261, MS194t. Missing 020 rear handle.
My newest acquisition, 181 SE. Looks to be in really good shape for its age. I don’t think it has a lot of time on it. Haven’t tried to make it run yet, still taking it apart to look over and clean But can someone please explain the seemingly misguided reasoning behind the “bow” bars. I hate it already. Chain mounting and dismounting are a PIA plus it makes the saw terribly unwieldy, not to mention scary & dangerous looking. What was the intended purpose of them
Cool looking with the bow bar. I think they are for cutting brush, saplings etc. I could be wrong though. Never have used one or owned one. Saw one at a pickers auction years ago and didnt know what it was. T.Jeff Veal has one and has used it. Maybe he can chime in! How many CC's is the saw SHB?
If I remember correctly they were designed for pulpwood cutters. Logs all laid out on the ground and they could cut through with out worry about bar pinching. Sent from my SM-G930VL using Tapatalk
That shape of bow bar was for cutting pulpwood either on the ground or in stacks.Longer aomewhat parallel bow bars were called brush or clearing bows,very well suited for removing areas of smaller scrub,brushy saplings,similar stuff
Ronaldo and thistle are correct. Pulpwood was cut short, maybe 5-6 ft long and hauled on small trucks to a railcar yard and then shipped to mill. Also worked great for bucking trees for firewood...I grew up using a bow saw, I had to learn to use a bar...lol...
Can it have a standard bar installed? 80cc wow! Is that youre largest cc saw? Ive thought of getting a larger CC above my 460 (77cc) but really wouldnt use it that much. There was a old Stihl 090 (137cc) for sale on FBM recently. I contacted the guy with some questions and never responded. Not something i need but toyed with the idea of owning it. No limits to CAD sometimes huh?
Yes I will be putting a standard bar on it, I’m thinking 32” maybe 36”. Not sure how much it will handle. Toying with the idea of getting some extra sausage stuffed into it. Yes it is my biggest. “We do like our saws”
