Brandon owenby
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Just picked up this saw and cannot find out what it is here are some pictures of the numbers
Is this a stihl ms290,ms310, or 311 help
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I think the serial number is around the bumper spike area on these? it may also have the model number on the chain-brake leaver? if it hasn't been worn off ? and if its the original guard? CD
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Would be MS 290. Farm Boss badging was for 290 (was used on 041s, later on MS 291 and now on MS 271) The cc on handle label 57cc. IIRC they were 56 cc when discontinued and replaced with MS 291. Stihl sold buccu millions of them. Many parts interchangeable 290, 310 390.
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fearofpavement
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I concur that it's an MS290. The only way to tell for sure (since almost all parts interchange in the 1127 series) is to get the data from the cylinder. If it's a MS290 it will say on it 029 46mm and as stated, that's 56cc, same as the 029 Super.
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Put up the serial numbers, then I could tell you whether it is a ms290, or 310.
It is not a ms311
It is not a ms311
My manual says 56.5cc, which rounds up to 57.
MS 290 --> 56.5 cc
MS 310 --> 59.0 cc
MS 390 --> 64.1 cc
Looks like it's an MS 290.
MS 310 --> 59.0 cc
MS 390 --> 64.1 cc
Looks like it's an MS 290.
I have a shiny farmboss but I have a 64cc piston and cylinder any you would never know by looking at the outside of it. The 290 is the farmboss. For some reason I think the 390 has a white handle but I could be wrong. There's a good chance that if it's a stihl cylinder then it's origional.
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Farmboss is just a sticker!!
But 57cc is an MS290!
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OK, I blew up the photo of the sticker!!!
You all will tell him to put a junko chinese ms390 block in it anyway!!!
You all will tell him to put a junko chinese ms390 block in it anyway!!!
That's y I say if it's a stihl cylinder it's probably origional...
I spent the money on the hyway p&c does it work better Idk. The saw cuts real nice for saw with a "farmboss" sticker.
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Yeah but what a marketing home run. One of their biggest sellers. Even clapped out used ones bring stupid money on Craigslist. More than small pro saws.
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I'm pretty sure you can get a used ms360 for the same price as a ms290 on eBay. For the average firewood cutter they are a decent saw. Mine does everything I tell it to do. If you never owned a pro saw then you wouldn't know there was a difference.
Sticker worth .75 horsepower!
