More 038 mag II questions?

[marshallr]

Well folks, I have gotten lots of good advice that restoring the 038 mag II that I was given is a very good idea. People just seem to love this thing. I would like some info on it, like how big is it (cc or cubes) and what HP does it produce? I'm told that it will pull a 28" bar, is that true? Will Walker, Dennis or Greffard power tune it for me & what will be the HP then? I found the Walker site and assume that I can email Dennis but how can I get in touch with Greffard? Sorry that I'm such a newby, I'm really glad that I found this site.

Thanks, marshallr

 

[dbabcock]

Dennis is Dennis Greffard, who owns Greffard's Saw Shop in Clearwater, Britsh Columbia, Canada. "Dennis" and "Greffard" are one in the same person. You can email him through this board.

 

[Bar Burnner]

Hello, I also have a 038 Mag I bought it brandnew in 1985 when they first came out before the Mag 2 came out I paid 490.00 $ on sale, I have a old sales brochure with some specs. it shows the mag 2 as 72.2 CC 4.4 CI 3.7 kW 5.3 BHP 16-32" guidebar In my opinion the 038 mag has got to be one of the best saws stihl has ever made, I also have 2 044s wich are very close in engine displacement, to me the 044s rev a little higher but don't quite have the low end grunt as the 038 mag. I also think it is a stronger built saw i know it weighs a little more. both are excellent saws

 

[builder]

I have a 28" bar on my magII,it pulls it hard with full comp. full chisel,I personally have found I don't like skiptooth on a 28".your 038mag should cut with an 044 no problem,maybe better depending on technique.If you don't have lots of big trees to cut you might think about a 20" with an 8tooth sprocket,that'd cut very fast and take advantage of that lowend torque,lighter too.I've decided against powertuning since the mufflers on these saws are very good,although I did open up but not remove the baffle in mine. if it's just had a topend done making more power by massaging the topend now may not be a good investment,and may put too much stress on a bottom end that's got 100's of hours on it.that's my thinking anyway,I'm gonna get a new saw worked over one of these days.good luck getting it all together,it'll be worth it.

 

[treeclimber165]

I always ran Stihl bars on mine, it was actually a 27" bar. I believe Stihl goes 24", 27" and 30". I used chisel chain and always had to file down the rakers in order to take advantage of the torque available. I had to really abuse the saw in order to make it bog in a cut.
Bar Burner is correct- The 038Mag was 4.4 cubic inches, same as the 044. I agree that the 038M 'felt' stronger than the 044's. The only shortcoming I ever found was the wimpy air filter setup. I talked about adapting the 044 air filter setup to my 038M, but never looked into seeing if it was possible.

 

[sonny]

The 038 is the best built saw ever.(next to the 041 )
Now boys dont jump all over me. Its just my honest oppinion.

 

[treeclimber165]

Oh, I remember reading that the 038 was 3.8 CI, and the 038Super was 3.9 CI. Never ran either of those, but I sure do miss my Magnum! Wanna sell it?

 

[Van]

Oh, I remember reading that the 038 was 3.8 CI, and the 038Super was 3.9 CI. Never ran either of those, but I sure do miss my Magnum! Wanna sell it?

038 Super is 4.09 CI, have one and also a Mag II, Super will cut with my 440 all day, the 038 Mag II will almost outcut my 460, not quite but its close. Excellant saws.
Van

 

[Toneman]

treeclimber,
I have a 038 Magnum that I'm thinking of selling. I will let you know in the next few days

 

[glens]

Considering the post you're replying to is more than 2½ years old, don't expect much...

 

[xander9727]

You can tell him without being negative.

 

[glens]

Obviously the date on the post didn't get his attention so I thought I'd point it out.  That's a positive thing.

What's up your butt lately?

Glen

 

[xander9727]

Glen,
You have me confused with someone else. I don't put things up my butt.

 

[glens]

We're going to be seeing a lot more of this, Dan.  The combination of "similar threads" and "quick reply" features is not a very good one, I think.

Glen

 

[xander9727]

Glens,
I tried to pm you but I can't.

 

[xander9727]

You know a lot about glens.....maybe he was thinking about you 6 posts ago.

 

[Fish]

Here is one that I found.

Good guys of the past....