aussie joe
ArboristSite Lurker
gday from Australia,im dave,i couldn't find an introduction section here, so here I am!
I have an old stihl 038av super im wondering if someone here could date it for me?(I have engine number by exhaust outlet above chain) found it in my job as a dumpster truck driver years ago and have run it just doing home clean ups and the odd firewood for sale gig,man its unstoppable!im a mechanic and motorcycle enthusiast aswell so it goes hand in hand I know I have a decent old school saw here worth keeping,it has a 20' bar and 7 drive teeth,i also have an old obscure sachs/dolmar 111 given to me by my brother inlaw ten years ago,the shop said it needed new carb kit etc etc and he walked out with some new larger husky saw they sold him and he gave me the old one,heck,all I did was fire it up,adjust the carb screws and its been cutting ever since!my brother inlaw even borrowed it back once or twice!it has a 15"bar and 8 drive teeth,ive opened both saws exhausts as per normal and I think these saws are the best in the world!i mostly cut very hard dead dry iron bark that's already dead on the ground(I live on acres)and both will more or less just float through any green wood with sharp chains of course,so there you are,i aint no arborist or forester in any way shape or form but I like chain saws and make use of dead wood on the ground.
I have an old stihl 038av super im wondering if someone here could date it for me?(I have engine number by exhaust outlet above chain) found it in my job as a dumpster truck driver years ago and have run it just doing home clean ups and the odd firewood for sale gig,man its unstoppable!im a mechanic and motorcycle enthusiast aswell so it goes hand in hand I know I have a decent old school saw here worth keeping,it has a 20' bar and 7 drive teeth,i also have an old obscure sachs/dolmar 111 given to me by my brother inlaw ten years ago,the shop said it needed new carb kit etc etc and he walked out with some new larger husky saw they sold him and he gave me the old one,heck,all I did was fire it up,adjust the carb screws and its been cutting ever since!my brother inlaw even borrowed it back once or twice!it has a 15"bar and 8 drive teeth,ive opened both saws exhausts as per normal and I think these saws are the best in the world!i mostly cut very hard dead dry iron bark that's already dead on the ground(I live on acres)and both will more or less just float through any green wood with sharp chains of course,so there you are,i aint no arborist or forester in any way shape or form but I like chain saws and make use of dead wood on the ground.
