Just another junk chainsaw

[yomax4]

Hated seeing this one come in hurt. Stihl 034 super.

I'm only one that has serviced it since new. Think he said bought it new in 90-91.

Owner older and saw fell out of tree trimming some limbs. Now he wears duct tape bandage on air filter done by owner.

I ordered him a new oem air filter. Besides the hole that got poked through. He took a brush to the flocking. Which isnt good to do. Lot missing now.


Old pic showing West Germany on recoil.

It wears a 460 rescue handle now. This thing is strong and great psi. Getting older suks for him with no decomp.

Also updated it to 2 pawls instead of 1 like came when put new pulley in in past.




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I have the same saw. Made in West Germany on recoil. 034AV Superquikstop. Incredible power to weight. It was fine but I got an OEM 036 jug kit with all the stuff. So I had to buy 036 plastic. Never had lower bearings and I worry about that but the saw is a spare to the 361.

 

[5030]

I try to not fiddle with any saws I don't own as a rule unless it's a good friend. I don't make money working on saws anyway. My income comes from the machine and fab shop and a tiny bit from running and selling alfalfa hay. We (my 2 employees and I have had a banner year despite the economy) and I'm passing on work presently. They will be getting a nice bonus in May, once the accountant gets done with taxes that is. Same applies to grinding chipper knives and anvils. Just a value added segment and keeps my big Kent auto feed grinder humming but it's all secondary stuff. The prime stuff is short run machining and welding. Just upgraded my TIG welder to a CK water cooled torch and remote water cooler. Got a big aluminum job coming in (waiting for the aluminum sheet to show up). It has the be CNC plasma cut and then fitted up and TIG welded and the welding has to be certified. No problem as I'm AWS certified on TIG and MIG. Presently doing machine work for a number of T2-3 suppliers for the automotive sector.

All good here.

 

[xyz123]

Guy I know had one fall into his lap last week on some trading.

He said he is just setting his on the shelf till someone wants it worse then him. He does not have any of these either.

Must have been NOS boost port Dec.

 

[xyz123]

Always weird when getting out of state calls for parts from folks I don’t know even online.
Thanks for the out of state dealer that referred them to me.
Was out of NOS but still haves used for them.

Partner made poulan giving life to the bought new partner made jonsered.

Pulled 4 lines and pick ups too. 2 ends no good since part of them came off.
Never seen the screen come off any before.

 

[xyz123]

NLA parts heading out to BC . Brrrrrr

NOS seals and big intake boots for 60cc under.

 

[xyz123]

I've done the redneck echo fuel line trick in alot of different saws. Stihls mainly the 025 290-390. But this is first 170 I tried it in. Perfect. No more oem lines that just give up ghost. Never cared for the molded lines in their whole older plastic series myself.
Stihl 170. Guy never ran ethonal fuels. He always efree and also can fuels too. Stihl 390 025 170 and now 261 replaced 025. The 390 025 has been redone over the years too. Till 025 last fix was more then saws worth.
Never had one come back needing fuel lines after doing them with echo line to date.
Cool thing about this guy. He cleans his saws up before dropping off. All his saws always look like new. Just firewood cutter in late 70's.

 

[MossRoad]

My in-laws used to heat with firewood. My father in-law would always clean his saws religiously at the end of each day. For as much firewood as they cut, the saws still looked really good.

 

[5030]

I've done the redneck echo fuel line trick in alot of different saws. Stihls mainly the 025 290-390. But this is first 170 I tried it in. Perfect. No more oem lines that just give up ghost. Never cared for the molded lines in their whole older plastic series myself.
Stihl 170. Guy never ran ethonal fuels. He always efree and also can fuels too. Stihl 390 025 170 and now 261 replaced 025. The 390 025 has been redone over the years too. Till 025 last fix was more then saws worth.
Never had one come back needing fuel lines after doing them with echo line to date.
Cool thing about this guy. He cleans his saws up before dropping off. All his saws always look like new. Just firewood cutter in late 70's.

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Tygon maybe?

 

[xyz123]

Tygon maybe?

It was stihl oem line. Tygon is crap line too for lasting. I use it only in certain trimmers since no other choice. Then also make sure it is real tygon with 4040 all on it. Not some aftermarket crap. It is even worse.

Ive done all 3 of his plastic stihls with echo line fixes over the years. 025 one the case wore out where cylinder sets so it didnt get rebuilt by me due to cost compared to getting a better saw = 261.

certain

 

[xyz123]

Done the owners MS390 many years ago same way.

Stihl black line is crap. If the green suppose to be better and resistant to ethanol.
But remember this guy dont use that crap and lines still rotted over time.

 

[CliffordK]

Now that I'm about done with my annual chainsaw work, it is time to try restoring at least one really old McCulloch saw.

I also have a couple others that will need some work.

For now, I'm enjoying using battery electric chain saws, and just ordered some new batteries for my saw.

 

[masseyrider]

I don't care what it is.
When it gets old and starts being fussy, I buy a new one.
Cars, tractors, smaller equipment, wives etc.
Not going to waste my time and life tracking down parts and pieces or trying to find someone to do repairs.
Old crap is old crap. It might have been the cat's meow when it was new. It ain't new no more.

 

[Eagle1]

But part of the fun is to make something old and junky become like new. Or in my case admitting defeat is hard and it will run again just because....

 

[CliffordK]

I don't care what it is.
When it gets old and starts being fussy, I buy a new one.
Cars, tractors, smaller equipment, wives etc.
Not going to waste my time and life tracking down parts and pieces or trying to find someone to do repairs.
Old crap is old crap. It might have been the cat's meow when it was new. It ain't new no more.

That may be true about some things. But my budget doesn't allow me to just go out and buy everything that I have an interest in brand new.

I just picked up a new loader. Perhaps not quite what I needed, and it needs a little work. But, I paid about $3500, and replacing it new would be about $100,000 to $150,000.

I could hire someone to do the work I have planned, but that will also exceed the cost of the loader, and where's all the fun in that. Plus, this loader should get used quite a bit for the next couple of years, then I can pass it on and either make a profit on it, or really make somebody's day.

Here is the McCulloch that I mentioned is my next winter restoration project.

It is an old BEAST. I'm hoping it will start with just a little cleaning... hopefully...

It isn't a size that I will use a lot, but there are a few moments when it will come in handy. Actually, I'd be happy to have the blade another foot longer.

A good new Stihl 36" saw is about $1500. Not chump change for something that I might only use once every 5 years.

 

[MossRoad]

That may be true about some things. But my budget doesn't allow me to just go out and buy everything that I have an interest in brand new.

I just picked up a new loader. Perhaps not quite what I needed, and it needs a little work. But, I paid about $3500, and replacing it new would be about $100,000 to $150,000.

I could hire someone to do the work I have planned, but that will also exceed the cost of the loader, and where's all the fun in that. Plus, this loader should get used quite a bit for the next couple of years, then I can pass it on and either make a profit on it, or really make somebody's day.

Here is the McCulloch that I mentioned is my next winter restoration project.

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It is an old BEAST. I'm hoping it will start with just a little cleaning... hopefully...

It isn't a size that I will use a lot, but there are a few moments when it will come in handy. Actually, I'd be happy to have the blade another foot longer.

A good new Stihl 36" saw is about $1500. Not chump change for something that I might only use once every 5 years.

Stihl 36" clone under $350.

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[two_bit_score]

I just picked up a new loader.

Did you post a picture of the loader?

 

[CliffordK]

Did you post a picture of the loader?

Yeah, I've posted a couple of photos.

Caterpillar 977K. A few years old.

I think I underestimated the cost to buy new.

The closest comparison would probably be the Caterpillar 963, or the Caterpillar D6 which puts one at well over $300K. Perhaps over $400K.

For high end production, there would be no substitute for the new equipment. Large scale developer, logger, rock quarry, building a dam, etc.

For my needs, the old one will be just fine once I get the hydraulics sorted out.

 

[two_bit_score]

For my needs, the old one will be just fine once I get the hydraulics sorted out.

Thanks for the pic. Looks like you have what you need there.

 

[CliffordK]

Thanks for the pic. Looks like you have what you need there.

Maybe, I need to remove a couple of stumps and make some non-flat land to be flat.

This is what I expect a root ball to look like, more or less, except the root ball will still be in the ground.

I think that old CAT used to be Forest Service. While I don't know if I need a full cab, it may help keep some smoke out of my face, and I'm glad it has a full ROPS which not all vintage dozers have.

 

[two_bit_score]

This is what I expect a root ball to look like, more or less, except the root ball will still be in the ground.

I thought I had seen some huge root balls but WOW!

There were two huge oak trees that blew over on a school campus in my home town after a big storm soaked the ground. There were 3 wreckers working on pulling them around and in position the drag them out each of them could have been close to the size of that one in your picture. Massive.