Hello,
I am new to the site. I thought I'd share a story about how I got my new saw...
I have been looking at putting together an Alaskan mill setup to do some slabbing. I wanted a Stihl 090 but couldn't bring myself to pay the inflated prices I was finding. So I started to look for a good used MS880.
At a Superbowl party, I was chatting with a friend about firewood and saws. He burns a lot of wood like me but he isn't in to the saws so much as the exercise and flames. They had recently moved and he told me that that the elderly gentleman who sold them the house had left all of the equipment including three old Stihl chainsaws. He said one of the chains was "huge".
I said I'd like to check them out just for fun. I really didn't think they were going to be anything special. Huge is a relative term and figured it was a 24" chain or something.
When I went over there, the first two saws were older electronic ignition models. I don't even remember which ones. Then we stepped in to the shed.
Sitting in the corner was an 090. I played it cool. He began to dig something out of the other corner which turned out to be an older 48" Granberg Mill. I about had a heart attack.
I told him that I'd been looking for this exact combination and asked if he wanted to sell them. He said just take them. I said, dude this stuff is worth some money, I can't just take them. He didn't want any money but the shed we were standing in had a leaky roof so I said, how about I help you put a new roof on the shed? Deal.
So, I am acting like a teenager on my first date.
The 090 is in pretty good cosmetic shape. No fins broken on the recoil housing. It is missing the dogs and the full wrap handlebar is broken. It has spark and seems to have good compression. That's all I know as of now. I'm thinking of cleaning it up really well, rebuilding the carb, and trying to start it.
Anyone know where I can't find an OEM full wrap handlebar?
I am new to the site. I thought I'd share a story about how I got my new saw...
I have been looking at putting together an Alaskan mill setup to do some slabbing. I wanted a Stihl 090 but couldn't bring myself to pay the inflated prices I was finding. So I started to look for a good used MS880.
At a Superbowl party, I was chatting with a friend about firewood and saws. He burns a lot of wood like me but he isn't in to the saws so much as the exercise and flames. They had recently moved and he told me that that the elderly gentleman who sold them the house had left all of the equipment including three old Stihl chainsaws. He said one of the chains was "huge".
I said I'd like to check them out just for fun. I really didn't think they were going to be anything special. Huge is a relative term and figured it was a 24" chain or something.
When I went over there, the first two saws were older electronic ignition models. I don't even remember which ones. Then we stepped in to the shed.
Sitting in the corner was an 090. I played it cool. He began to dig something out of the other corner which turned out to be an older 48" Granberg Mill. I about had a heart attack.
I told him that I'd been looking for this exact combination and asked if he wanted to sell them. He said just take them. I said, dude this stuff is worth some money, I can't just take them. He didn't want any money but the shed we were standing in had a leaky roof so I said, how about I help you put a new roof on the shed? Deal.
So, I am acting like a teenager on my first date.
The 090 is in pretty good cosmetic shape. No fins broken on the recoil housing. It is missing the dogs and the full wrap handlebar is broken. It has spark and seems to have good compression. That's all I know as of now. I'm thinking of cleaning it up really well, rebuilding the carb, and trying to start it.
Anyone know where I can't find an OEM full wrap handlebar?
