Have a one owner 028 AV super with muffler mod. Came with a 16 inch bar made in 1987. I performs like the day it was made maybe better. I would like to run a longer lighter bar in .325 so I could look cool.
I just gave my neighbor a mint 028 that had been sitting here for more than 5 years, it started actually on the first pull over on choke, I caught it in time to get the choke off before it stalled and it ran and idled without any carb adjustments. My neighbor had only run cheap plastic Poulans and was struggling to clear his building lot with a beat Poulan Shark with a burnt up chain. He is amazed at how the Stihl cuts, runs and how reliable they are.