Posted on behalf of Kingsley:
Serial # 113052755 Looks like an 038 but doesn't have a chain brake. Can anybody tell me what this is?
Serial # 113052755 Looks like an 038 but doesn't have a chain brake. Can anybody tell me what this is?
Please help me ID this Stihl!
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From what I understand the serial number is useless in figuring out information on a Stihl chainsaw, other than what country it was built in. Post a picture and I am sure someone will recognize it.
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It's a very dirty Stihl, thats all I know!!!:help:
I agree, it looks a lot like a 038 but I do not know enough about Stihl saws to be 100% positive.
Work Saw Collector
GTG Coffee Maker
Does part number on the inside of the air filer cover start with 1119? That is the 038, sure looks like one.
volks-man
Arboristsite.com Spooner
looks like a metal tank 038.
(looks like metal to me)
(looks like metal to me)
Saw Dr.
Junk Collector
Me too. Probably 61cc version, but still a very worthwhile project.
Phil_C
ArboristSite Operative
As far as I know the 038's never had a metal tank. We had one of the first versions of the 038 and it had a plastic tank. It also had a serial number much lower than the one posted here. As good as the 038's are they can't hold up a D6
Later models had a see through portion. The early 028's had a metal tank as did the 048's. I think you will find it does have a chain brake but the handle is broken off.
Regards
Phil
Nardoo
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Not great photos but looks like one of the 038 family and I bet it has a metal tank. The early 038AV's did come with a metal tank. Lots of people say thay are weaker than the plastic but I have never had a problem with them breaking. In Oz those early 038's had a chain brake handle but no internal mechanism. I have converted one to having an operational brake by adding the parts - easy.
I also used a metal tank 042 (cousin of the 038's) for many years without a single problem.
Good saws.
I also used a metal tank 042 (cousin of the 038's) for many years without a single problem.
Good saws.
Kingsley
ArboristSite Guru
Thanks for the help guys. I really wasn't sure what was underneath all that junk. I do believe this is an 038 with a metal tank, but it appeared slightly bigger than the last 038 I came across. Here are the pictures of it cleaned up. It is a runner, but has been used HARD. Tank has been fixed in a couple places and it is missing the chain brake handle. This was simply a mystery saw that I was cleaning up for a new "customer".
Thanks again,
Marty
This took a tremendous amount of elbow grease to get it to this point!
Thanks again,
Marty
This took a tremendous amount of elbow grease to get it to this point!
Kingsley
ArboristSite Guru
THANK YOU WENDELL! for posting the mystery Stihl for me! Still can't rep you yet.
Marty
Marty
SawTroll
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Phil_C
ArboristSite Operative
No. The 042 had both the fuel and the oil caps on the rear handle.
I agree now that it is definitely an 038 with a metal tank. I have never seen one before and never new they existed (the metal tank that is). That's what I like about this site you learn something new every day
Regards
Phil
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