Posted by jdemaris on December 01, 2009 at 06:16:36 from (67.142.130.13):
In Reply to: Chain Saws posted by Todd Hovick on November 30, 2009 at 20:45:13:
Those Stihl saws are heavy and slow, as compared to newer saws. Also, they probably all have breaker-point ignition which needs periodic servicing. The Stihl 041, 050, and 051 are basically the same design saws in different sizes. All use hoziontal piston and cylinders and have high low-end torque and slow chain speed. I.e., they are slow cutting and heavy as compared to more modern saws. The Stihl vertical-cylinder saws cut much faster, e.g. 045, 056, etc. I keep a 32" bar on my 051 and use it for stump-cutting only. For that, it's great. They also use relatively big chain. The early ones use .404 chain with .063"gauge bars which is pretty rare now adays. Later versions used full-size 3/8" also with .063" gauge. New saws the size of 041s tend to use .325" or 3/8" with .050" gauge. I still have several old 030s, 040s, )41Gs, 041s, 041 Super, 050s, S10s, etc. I use them once in awhile, but none compare to modern saws when it comes to cutting speed versus weight. Also, the 041s had many problems. Minor if you could fix yourself, and expensive if you kept sending them to the shop. I was a Stihl mechanic dating back to before Stihl was a common import. The plus side is, they are all metal. No plastic crankcases. But, many parts are no longer available to repair them. Stihl has awful parts support for saws that are 20 plus years old.
I've got a 55 cc Poulan I bought for $50 at a yard sale. Just got it as a "throw away" saw. It will outcut my Stihl 041AV Super and is a lot lighter. Does not have the build quality, but so what? I paid $50, all parts are available, and it has electronic ignition which is a big plus.
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