bbplayer546
ArboristSite Operative
hi i just bought a stihl 034 electronic, what is the biggest bar you can get for it?
Stihl 034 whats the biggest bar and chain?
- Thread starter bbplayer546
- Start date
Help Support Arborist Forum:
Grande Dog
ArboristSite.com Sponsor
Howdy,
This is the biggest http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=BAWP+50+SS63&catID=
but, you're going to want to keep at 24" or smaller.
Regards
Gregg
This is the biggest http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=BAWP+50+SS63&catID=
but, you're going to want to keep at 24" or smaller.
Regards
Gregg
JustinM
Addicted to ArboristSite
LOL. does anyone actually run a huge bar like that on an 034? I know its listed as compatible, but surely the oiler wouldnt even be close to being able to keep up (let alone the engine!).
I have an 036 - which is a VERY similar saw to your 34 - most of the time I actually run it with a 16" or 20" bar - it just screams. I dont have any 22-24" B&C that will fit this model, but on occasion I have used it well with a 28 (although I probably wouldnt do so for prolonged periods).
Plankton
ArboristSite Operative
I have a 034 super which I just restored and have a 25"(24) Bar and full comp chain on it. I haven't put it in wood yet but I am confident of the pulling power of this thing.
I'd say throw a 24" on it and let her rip!!
I'd say throw a 24" on it and let her rip!!
mowoodchopper
Polar Bear
24 is way to heavy for a 034, will ruin a nice handling saw
bbplayer546
ArboristSite Operative
stihl 034
okk thank you
okk thank you
bbplayer546
ArboristSite Operative
stihl 034
but i dont understand, if the stihl company says you can run up to a 28 inch bar and chain on it, then why would i not do that?
but i dont understand, if the stihl company says you can run up to a 28 inch bar and chain on it, then why would i not do that?
mowoodchopper
Polar Bear
What stihl says you can run up to is a max, If you want a nice 034 that has power and handles you want to stick with a 18-20 anything more ,you wont have the power you want and it will handle like crap!
SawTroll
Information Collector
Last edited:
SawTroll
Information Collector
bbplayer546
ArboristSite Operative
stihl 034
ooo if you get a longer bar and chain it boggs it down a good amount?
ooo if you get a longer bar and chain it boggs it down a good amount?
mowoodchopper
Polar Bear
YES and it makes the saw to nose heavy, I had a good 034, with a 18 inch bar 3/8 chain they are a dang good firewood saw.
bbplayer546
ArboristSite Operative
stihl 034
are they? gooood, cuz i went in the saw shop today to get a 20 inch bar and chain for my stihl 056av super today. i asked if they had anyy saws they wanted to get rid of, he went out back and come up front with a stihl 034 electronic. so i said why not, and i bought it for 250
are they? gooood, cuz i went in the saw shop today to get a 20 inch bar and chain for my stihl 056av super today. i asked if they had anyy saws they wanted to get rid of, he went out back and come up front with a stihl 034 electronic. so i said why not, and i bought it for 250
mowoodchopper
Polar Bear
They are a damn good saw, one of the best stihl built IMO. Not to heavy but good power and handle good. You wont find much better in the 56 cc area.
SawTroll
Information Collector
I'd just say it is an OK saw - and that price may be a tad high, considering its age, !
mowoodchopper
Polar Bear
DISAGREE they are way better than ok, and the price is not in ???? he bought it and they are a good saw. Way better than the NEWER 455!
bbplayer546
ArboristSite Operative
stihl 034
really so i got it for a good price
really so i got it for a good price
THALL10326
The Champ
Ya did good. I have a 034 and its not going anywhere for 250.00, hell to buy a new saw today as good would cost you 500 or more, you did good!! Stay with a 18-20in bar, best set up on it is a 18in bar and 33rsc66 chain, great firewood combination...
Of any model saw I've not put more hours on then 034, 036, 034 supers and its been a bunch. For me an 18" feels to short,they belong on an 026.
20" is easy for any of the 034-036 saws to handle efficiently in anything I cut a lot of, mostly oak. Never had an 22" on 1 but I've run 84 dl 24-25" both hardnose and sprocketnose. In white oak it felt a bit weak, but even the hardnose didn't feel bad in over mature black and pin oak. 24" is nose heavy, but for occasional use I am very satisfied using the 60cc version with it. I don't believe the 56cc will feel much differant. I've never run them side by side but currently I run an 56cc and had another and neither felt any differant then what I remember with the Supers with a 20" bar (thats without doing a direct comparison).
20" is easy for any of the 034-036 saws to handle efficiently in anything I cut a lot of, mostly oak. Never had an 22" on 1 but I've run 84 dl 24-25" both hardnose and sprocketnose. In white oak it felt a bit weak, but even the hardnose didn't feel bad in over mature black and pin oak. 24" is nose heavy, but for occasional use I am very satisfied using the 60cc version with it. I don't believe the 56cc will feel much differant. I've never run them side by side but currently I run an 56cc and had another and neither felt any differant then what I remember with the Supers with a 20" bar (thats without doing a direct comparison).
For every day use, I agree with the others. 18"~20" is great. You could go up to a 28" on occasion if you really needed to, but you're probably not going to like it with that set up.
As far as the saw goes, I agree, probably one of the best saws Stihl ever made. Good enough that they never really did away with them, they just let them evolve into the 036, 360, 361, and now the 362. I still like the older 034 through 036 better for some reason. And Troll doesn't know what he's talking about on this one. Nothing wrong with running a 16" bar on an 034, but it will pull an 18" just as fast and just as strong, and a 20" isn't that far behind it. I run my 036 with a 9 pin rim and a .325 chain on a 18" bar, and love it. I knock the rakers down on a couple of chains that I use for bucking, and I just love to bury the bar in a nice piece of white oak or ash. It all just depends on whether you want another 2" of bar and chain weight to carry around out on the end.
Mark
As far as the saw goes, I agree, probably one of the best saws Stihl ever made. Good enough that they never really did away with them, they just let them evolve into the 036, 360, 361, and now the 362. I still like the older 034 through 036 better for some reason. And Troll doesn't know what he's talking about on this one. Nothing wrong with running a 16" bar on an 034, but it will pull an 18" just as fast and just as strong, and a 20" isn't that far behind it. I run my 036 with a 9 pin rim and a .325 chain on a 18" bar, and love it. I knock the rakers down on a couple of chains that I use for bucking, and I just love to bury the bar in a nice piece of white oak or ash. It all just depends on whether you want another 2" of bar and chain weight to carry around out on the end.
Mark
