Stihl 08S serial number help

[GSGSGS]

I have a Stihl 08S, serial number 9016808, is there a website where you can enter the serial number to find out the approximate year manufactured and if not, does anyone have a good idea when it was made.

 

[HarleyT]

it is too old. the lookup will not even accept any number unless it is 9 digits.

 

[cscltd]

If it says made in “west“ Germany on starter. Then at least 32 years old.

 

[KASH]

Ballpark 1985.
Kash

 

[Dennisthemenace]

I have a Stihl 08S, serial number 9016808, is there a website where you can enter the serial number to find out the approximate year manufactured and if not, does anyone have a good idea when it was made.

I put that number in the workshopist s/n lookup thing and it came up as 1980 +/- 1year. Made in Germany. Does yours have a chain brake? Electronic ignition? Mine has both and comes up as 1984 which seems about right when you check the ipl against date of introduction of those bits

 

[Dennisthemenace]

Look up thread "stihl serial number look up" here and skip to post # 312 for the link

 

[GSGSGS]

no chain brake. not sure about ignition. thanks all

 

[HarleyT]

 

[GSGSGS]

It does have points.

 

[skids-stihls]

Old thread I know, but here’s what I found.

https://fireandsaw.com/stihl-chainsaw-production-years-made/



Now does anyone know where else a serial number could be found on an 08S?
It has the old log n blade type logo (so pre1977?), no chain brake, just arrived today and I don’t know her much better than that yet.
The main place is worn right off, going to try a good ol clean up and see if anything becomes legible, but not looking hopeful in the normal spot yet.

 

[camel2019]

Easiest way to tell is by the logo on the recoil really old ones with have a riveted on logo new ones will have a printed logo. The made in west Germany thing gives you a huge ball park bc most of these were made before 1991. But Stihl changed their logo a couple times.

 

[HarleyT]

See which starter it has, if it is the old fairbanks style, the it is pre 1981.

 

[HarleyT]

Looks like the points models are 1985 and earlier.

 

[skids-stihls]

Looks like I’ve narrowed mine down to between 1969-1977 it’s the 47mm bore so it’s 69+ and it has the old riveted log logo so pre77.
Waiting on some recent purchases still and I’ll post up about them all.