Stihl 032

[TreeGuyHR]

Anyone have this saw? Stihl 032

Just cleaned up my dad's old one: dumped the gas, cleaned the fuel and air filter, new spark plug, new chain, new mix, new can (in a new can -- the old venting in the metal can had long since rotted away). Started and ran like a champ! One problem, the chain runs fast at idle even after cleaning the clutch cover and clutch band thoroughly.

It is a heavy saw, although small, smaller than the 029.

Has a 16 in. bar that REALLY needs to have then burrs filed.

Was bought around 1973, and was used to build log cabin (including in an Alaskan Mill!) between 1973 and 1976; just light firewood cutting since then.

 

[XSKIER]

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That looks like a really nice saw! I would definately cut wood with it. I also like the outside only dog. Right now I'm cutting with an early 08 that is interesting in itself: more weight than a 441RCM, less power than a 241CM! However, with the outboard oil tank and pump, the sideways balance while in the cut is phenomenal!

 

[redoakneck]

Try replacing the 3 clutch springs, should be cheap. If you can not find them I think the 028 uses the same springs and they should be available.

The 031 and the 028 have the same clutch except the spider (middle part that goes on shaft), I think the 031 and 032 are very similar.

 

[slowp]

Yes. I named it Old Sparkless. I bought it in 1985. It was on sale as they were going to discontinue the model. There is no compression release button, and I was wishing I hadn't bought it after I got tired of having my wrist snapped back. I cut a lot of wood with it.

Last year, I took it in to have it worked on. For some reason, the cord now pulls easier. I last used it in the saw races--the thing has all the original parts, except for the chain and spark plug.

A logger calls 032s, cast iron saws because they are heavy, but mine has sure held together. I even ran it with a 28" bar on it, but then got The Barbie Saw so I turned Old Sparkless back into a short barred East Coast saw.

I'm not sure if it still had safety chain on it at this time. After being on this site, I found out about such things, noticed that it did have it and switched it to the skip whatever. The cutting improved immensely.

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[50blues]

the 032 is a good old saw. Is it idleing to fast? If it is the clutch could be grabbing. Slow the idle speed down a little.

 

[gdrew888]

The 032 was my first saw, got it used and serviced my needs for 30 years without a issue (personal fire-wooding). I made a HUGE mistake when I loaned it out. First time it came back with a broken/missing throttle lock so I used it that way for 10 or 15 years, the second time I loaned it I didn't get it back for at least a year and that guy pretty much killed it. The compression was low and the muffler was falling off. Your saw looks to be in near mint condition for its age and your going to love using it. Hey, can I borrow it sometime?:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[stihlavarna]

I also have a 032, it come with us hunting/ camping will pull a 20" bar no problem and starts up right away and most important it's does not leak.

I'm using the clutch off my parts 041 and it works just fine

I just can't seem to part with it, I have lighter faster saws, I guess it's that CAD setting in.

 

[TreeGuyHR]

Here are a few shots. I went out and tested it by cutting some windfall pines (from Sandy -- CT). The root wads were around 12 ft. high and shook te ground when they slammed down. I was careful to using a bucking cut to control the drop.

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[TreeGuyHR]

I'm gonna file the serious burr along the old 16 in. bar today, and try adjusting the idle down so to stop the chain spinning. Had fun cutting some downed pine off their root wads. (See above post with links to photos).


I just might try to talk the old man out of the saw, along with his WWII Mauser battlefield trophy.

Little aside here:

I want to bag an elk or deer with it to expiate the dead-guy spirits. My uncle picked it up off the battle field at Ramagen, and gave it to my dad (He was in Korea later); it is a bit battered and definitely saw some action. It has only been fired once since 1945 to kill a skunk, and has been in my Dad's closet with a sock over the barrel ever since. Uses 8 mm shells; still has the "ladder" type iron sight marked with distances that you raise with a knob, the heavy brass "skull crusher" butt plate, and the folding bayonette. Stamped 1942.

Of course, it would be easier to just buy a new rifle or modify this one, but I aim on using it stock. Cutting the stock shorter, removing the bayonette and mount, and replacing the sight with a scope would lighten it and make it easier to use, but then it wouldn't be the same. I have also heard that there is a significant loss in collector value.

 

[gdrew888]

I'm gonna file the serious burr along the old 16 in. bar today, and try adjusting the idle down so to stop the chain spinning. Had fun cutting some downed pine off their root wads. (See above post with links to photos).


I just might try to talk the old man out of the saw, along with his WWII Mauser battlefield trophy.

Little aside here:

I want to bag an elk or deer with it to expiate the dead-guy spirits. My uncle picked it up off the battle field at Ramagen, and gave it to my dad (He was in Korea later); it is a bit battered and definitely saw some action. It has only been fired once since 1945 to kill a skunk, and has been in my Dad's closet with a sock over the barrel ever since. Uses 8 mm shells; still has the "ladder" type iron sight marked with distances that you raise with a knob, the heavy brass "skull crusher" butt plate, and the folding bayonette. Stamped 1942.

Of course, it would be easier to just buy a new rifle or modify this one, but I aim on using it stock. Cutting the stock shorter, removing the bayonette and mount, and replacing the sight with a scope would lighten it and make it easier to use, but then it wouldn't be the same. I have also heard that there is a significant loss in collector value.

Please do NOT butcher that rifle!!! Use it the way it is or get another one for hunting. My 2 cents...

 

[Joe Kidd]

Please do NOT butcher that rifle!!! Use it the way it is or get another one for hunting. My 2 cents...

Let me add they are not easy to add a scope mount either $$$. I agree to use as is or get another.

 

[TreeGuyHR]

Kinda thought I would get these replies--- if you look back, I do say that I am planning to use it as is. I have also heard from others that I am nuts to use it as a hunting rifle, a new one would be lighter and have easier to find ammo. I am sure that is true. But I would like to try it anyway (as is).

I have heard that you can find 8 mm ammo, and that I should have the bore checked out professionally and throughly cleaned before using.

This thread was about the old Stihl 032 -- I guess not anymore.

 

[computeruser]

We're talking a K98 in 8x57mm Mauser, right? If so, ammo is everywhere, easy to find, and the guns shoot great - very pleasant recoil, even with the steel buttplate. Even with my bad eyes I can hit a steel groundhog target most every time out, 200 yards out.

If it is an original numbers-matching stock that wasn't duffel-cut on its way back to the States, leave it be - don't cut it, sand it, or otherwise screw with it. If you need a different stock, buy one and save the original. I really enjoy shooting my grandfather's bring-back Mausers; fortunately they fit me perfectly, though I wouldn't modify them if they didn't. If you want a Mauser to fiddle with, some of the offerings from Mitchell's or somebody else's "sporterized" project would be a good place to start.

 

[homelitejim]

I still have my 032, was my FIL and he passed it to me, also my first gas saw, it is mostly a show piece now as the ms260 has taken its place.

on the rifle, have the bore measured before you fire new ammo through it, early models had a .318 bore, and if I remember correctly new ammo is .323.

 

[z71mike]

Regarding your saw, replace the needle bearing inside the clutch drum. That could cause chain spin if it has seized.

 

[lefturnfreek]

Sweet ol' saw but ya gata tighten up that chain a bit, or is it running uneven, kinda jumping up and down?

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Still have my 032AV Stihl and 98 Mauser. Both built solid, only difference is the Mauser has a curious looking "SS" on the stock.

 

[TreeGuyHR]

The one in my Dad's closet has an eagle holding a swastika stamped on the metal. As I said earlier, My uncle picked it up at Remagen, as in Bridge at. Picked up a Silver Star in the same battle.

 

[TreeGuyHR]

Sweet ol' saw but ya gata tighten up that chain a bit, or is it running uneven, kinda jumping up and down?

The saw was cutting fine -- it was a brand new chain, stretched a little cutting three pines off the stump. It does need to have the bar reconditioned (significant burrs)

 

[Thomas Venditto]

Here's a sweet little 032: