Stihl 090g

[Dave Burch]

I would like a little input on what my stihl 090g might be worth, I picked it up from an older gentleman, he said it has never made a cut, I does look like its never been ran, has a 25'' bar and .404 chain, im interested in selling it, I just need a starting price thanks

 

[Gypo Logger]

Good find. Can you include some pictures for us?
John

 

[Guido Salvage]

Pictures will tell the story, listing it on e-Bay will tell you what it is worth at a particular point in time.

 

[scallywag]

would like a little input on what my stihl 090g might be worth, I picked it up from an older gentleman, he said it has never made a cut, I does look like its never been ran, has a 25'' bar and .404 chain, im interested in selling it, I just need a starting price thanks

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[Dave Burch]

I would like a little input on what my stihl 090g might be worth, I picked it up from an older gentleman, he said it has never made a cut, I does look like its never been ran, has a 25'' bar and .404 chain, im interested in selling it, I just need a starting price thanks

 

[Definitive Dave]

Looks like cleaned and rebuilt maybe a few AM parts?
Maybe I am not familiar enough with these saws but I see a lot of little things that don't look "right".
oxidized screw heads like they were in the cleaner too long
little odd chips and bubbles in the paint

I could certainly be wrong and I hope I am
DD

 

[blsnelling]

Everything looks legit, except I've never seen or heard of one with Super on it. You need to remove the muffler and measure the bore. You can use something like a straw or stick, push it against the back cylinder wall, then pinch it with the piston. Even easier, give us a shot of the top of the cylinder, showing the location of the decomp.

 

[blsnelling]

I noticed that as well. I'm thinking age and shelf wear maybe. Get a shot of the inside of the fuel tank.

 

[Definitive Dave]

particularly I keep staring at the nice badge right next to edge chips around it and wrong era bar
lower rear handle has missing paint flecks and a worn appearance of the inside of the grooves
wrap handle appears very used along bottom curve and ignition switch looks much older as well.

All my niggling complaints aside if it is 100% genuine I am interested
DDAve

 

[Agr516]

Everything looks legit, except I've never seen or heard of one with Super on it. You need to remove the muffler and measure the bore. You can use something like a straw or stick, push it against the back cylinder wall, then pinch it with the piston. Even easier, give us a shot of the top of the cylinder, showing the location of the decomp.

If you own a set of calipers, just pull the muffler and place the "butt" of your calipers against the edge of the piston and allow the center stem to extend until it touches the back side of the cylinder.

 

[Dave Burch]

A few more pics, piston measures 66mm as close as I can tell, piston looks new, this is the real deal

 

[Deets066]

If you pull the muffler you'll be able to tell if it's been run much

 

[scallywag]

Very nice find indeed!.....And the 'super' decal is an interesting touch. From what I've been told no 090Gs left the factory with the 66mm cylinder, though it was an option via the dealers.

 

[blsnelling]

Very nice find indeed!.....And the 'super' decal is an interesting touch. From what I've been told no 090Gs left the factory with the 66mm cylinder, though it was an option via the dealers.

Same thing I've heard. If true, that would make the Super decal an add on as well.

 

[Derf]

Any smell of gas in the tank?

 

[Dave Burch]

Any smell of gas in the tank?

No smell of gas, I know this saw has been sitting in the garage for the last 28 years that I have been a stihl dealer, so I have a hard time believing its been touched

 

[Definitive Dave]

way to bury the lead Dave

just to be clear, as this saw is likely to bring real money, you know it has been sitting in the garage at your Stihl Dealership for 28 years?

Dave

 

[Dave Burch]

way to bury the lead Dave

just to be clear, as this saw is likely to bring real money, you know it has been sitting in the garage at your Stihl Dealership for 28 years

not at the dealership but at my late bosses airplane hangar, it hasn't been touched nor has it cut a log since new, just some scuffs from siting and being moved around, he became a stihl dealer in 1980 so i'm sure that's when he acquired it

 

[blsnelling]

My thoughts...

... I see a lot of little things that don't look "right".
oxidized screw heads like they were in the cleaner too long
little odd chips and bubbles in the paint.

particularly I keep staring at the nice badge right next to edge chips around it and wrong era bar
lower rear handle has missing paint flecks and a worn appearance of the inside of the grooves
wrap handle appears very used along bottom curve and ignition switch looks much older as well.

It appears to me as though this saw has sat in a less than ideal environment with likely high humidity and not in a box. Notice the slightly corroded edges where the finish ends. Same with the discoloration/rust/corrosion on the hardware.

Paint chips are likely from handling. The chips around the badges are because those are raised surfaces.

The fuel tank appears to have never had fuel in it. The chain sprocket and chip guard appear to have seen no use at all.

It's definitely not the original bar.

IMHO, I believe this saw to be original and unused, minus the bar. I would guess this saw to bring $2,500 - $3,000 on Ebay, especially if willing to ship to Europe or Australia.

 

[scallywag]

Some Stihl saws have sported unusual decals, this one for example, I've never seen another 090 wearing a Contra decal nor have I seen this particular decal on a Contra.