Greetings,
I found this saw at work the other day sitting in a puddle of b&c oil on a concrete floor. I had not noticed the saw before and inquired as to whos it was and when did we get it. It turns out that it was a donation and not much else was known about it. I told them that I would take it home and clean it up a bit to see if we could get to the bottom of the leak. I would also put in some fresh gas and sharpen it up. I am not sure if on this model it was common for oil to leak after sitting for long periods of time. The marks on the bar tell me that this has seen some work in its life but it did fire right up after two pulls. I dont have a way to test but the compression seems strong. Clearly this saw was around before the tool less oil and fuel caps were standard. What do you think is the age of this saw? It is a smooth runner and with the exception of the very liberal bar oil situation this is a nice saw. Once I took off the bar cover it looks as if the nylon bumper strips on the sprocket cover have barely seen much life and the chain catcher looks like it has minimal wear, the jug cooling fins look pristine. This saw was clearly taken care of by its last owners. So a couple of questions. Does anyone have any ideas on the age of this saw and the bar is clearly marked 3/8 but any idea on the gauge and length? Bar does not have the markings like the Stihl bars that I am used to. Based on the numbers (that I dont understand with the exception of the 3/8 part) I am leaning towards 22 inches but measuring with a tape shows 23 inches from tip to tail. The numbers on the bar are 38822 and 800XD (pictures included) and the serial number on this saw looks like 137297488 (picture included). So I am looking for your thoughts on the age of the saw, bar gauge, and length. Thank you.
I found this saw at work the other day sitting in a puddle of b&c oil on a concrete floor. I had not noticed the saw before and inquired as to whos it was and when did we get it. It turns out that it was a donation and not much else was known about it. I told them that I would take it home and clean it up a bit to see if we could get to the bottom of the leak. I would also put in some fresh gas and sharpen it up. I am not sure if on this model it was common for oil to leak after sitting for long periods of time. The marks on the bar tell me that this has seen some work in its life but it did fire right up after two pulls. I dont have a way to test but the compression seems strong. Clearly this saw was around before the tool less oil and fuel caps were standard. What do you think is the age of this saw? It is a smooth runner and with the exception of the very liberal bar oil situation this is a nice saw. Once I took off the bar cover it looks as if the nylon bumper strips on the sprocket cover have barely seen much life and the chain catcher looks like it has minimal wear, the jug cooling fins look pristine. This saw was clearly taken care of by its last owners. So a couple of questions. Does anyone have any ideas on the age of this saw and the bar is clearly marked 3/8 but any idea on the gauge and length? Bar does not have the markings like the Stihl bars that I am used to. Based on the numbers (that I dont understand with the exception of the 3/8 part) I am leaning towards 22 inches but measuring with a tape shows 23 inches from tip to tail. The numbers on the bar are 38822 and 800XD (pictures included) and the serial number on this saw looks like 137297488 (picture included). So I am looking for your thoughts on the age of the saw, bar gauge, and length. Thank you.