Which Stihl for me?

[TomSeller]

Here's a pic of a Stihl. Certainly not a new one though. Not sure why someone got rid of the external orange...

Still running? I love the sound of an older vintage saw. They ran slower and sounded like I remember them. Back then Homelite made a real saw. I never had an older Stihl like that bone.

 

[toomuchjunk]

Still running? I love the sound of an older vintage saw. They ran slower and sounded like I remember them. Back then Homelite made a real saw. I never had an older Stihl like that bone.

Yep, still running. Here's a pic from 10 days ago.

 

[TomSeller]

Yep, still running. Here's a pic from 10 days ago.

What model is it, do you know?

 

[wmonroe]

Yep, still running. Here's a pic from 10 days ago.

Impressive saw!

 

[wmonroe]

Here is mine in the storage box I'm making. It's almost done now, just need to put on hinges and handles.

 

[adirondackmtnman]

Still running? I love the sound of an older vintage saw. They ran slower and sounded like I remember them. Back then Homelite made a real saw. I never had an older Stihl like that bone.

Here's a 'new' old saw for ya...



Fresh from a complete restoration...love the growl of this old girl...

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[murphy1244]

Here's a 'new' old saw for ya...

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Fresh from a complete restoration...love the growl of this old girl...

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Wow, Nice saw!

 

[TomSeller]

Here's a 'new' old saw for ya...

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Fresh from a complete restoration...love the growl of this old girl...

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Very nice. You are right, they had more of a growl sound to them than the high speed saws of today. I fire up an old school Homelite ever now and then just to hear it.

 

[TomSeller]

Here is mine in the storage box I'm making. It's almost done now, just need to put on hinges and handles.

Looks real good! I was thinking of doing something similar for my three go-to saws and maybe have the longer saw point the opposite direction. Or the small one between and opposite the other two.

 

[toomuchjunk]

What model is it, do you know?

It's a Stihl 070. 106cc. Same basic saw as the 090 but a smaller piston/cylinder. The larger cylinder will bolt up for a "big bore" conversion but the 090 also has a stronger clutch. Not sure how much of a difference that would make but it has plenty of grunt for my needs.