USMC0802
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I bought 2 cords of split oak last December/January that had only been split in the fall of '09. I went to pick it up this week and after I was done, the guy selling the wood was asked if I'd be interested in taking some of his chainsaw stuff off his hands as he wouldn't need it anymore. He had a big red oak taken down and he used to sell a little firewood here and there.
He shows me the saw in the shed...an 044, looks in good shaped, needs a cleaning, serial number starts out 131...... (I'm pretty sure that's a 12mm model) and says he wants to get rid of all the bars and chains for it. He says the saw was running a couple weeks ago when he cut up some branches that fell in a storm, but was having trouble keeping it running.
I tell him to let me know what he wants for it when I come back the next day to get the wood my father in law bought.
He's got a 2 28" bars, a 32" (3/8", 0.050"), and an 18" (.325 pitch) and chain, and about 7 32" chains, and 5 or 6 28" chains, all a mix of Stihl and Oregon, and an extra Stihl starter assembly with new starter rope and pulley. He tells me he was thinking $100 for all of it.
I think the saw just needs a cleaning, maybe a carb rebuild, and/or a fuel line. Didn't have time to pull the muffler and I don't have a compression tester, but worst case scenario is I put a P&C in it and still got a deal. I don't expect it to need a lot to get it going. The guy has been a neighbor to my wife's grandparents for a while and seems like a good dude. I'm looking forward to getting this thing running.
He shows me the saw in the shed...an 044, looks in good shaped, needs a cleaning, serial number starts out 131...... (I'm pretty sure that's a 12mm model) and says he wants to get rid of all the bars and chains for it. He says the saw was running a couple weeks ago when he cut up some branches that fell in a storm, but was having trouble keeping it running.
I tell him to let me know what he wants for it when I come back the next day to get the wood my father in law bought.
He's got a 2 28" bars, a 32" (3/8", 0.050"), and an 18" (.325 pitch) and chain, and about 7 32" chains, and 5 or 6 28" chains, all a mix of Stihl and Oregon, and an extra Stihl starter assembly with new starter rope and pulley. He tells me he was thinking $100 for all of it.
I think the saw just needs a cleaning, maybe a carb rebuild, and/or a fuel line. Didn't have time to pull the muffler and I don't have a compression tester, but worst case scenario is I put a P&C in it and still got a deal. I don't expect it to need a lot to get it going. The guy has been a neighbor to my wife's grandparents for a while and seems like a good dude. I'm looking forward to getting this thing running.
