Stihl 024 AV?

[irhunter]

Had he asked how does an 024 shape up against a 346XP- different story.

Well, sure. The 024 is a pretty old 41 cc saw...no getting around that.

 

[motorhead99999]

Yes, and you know those early-024 filters are not getting more available. I also just don't like the choke-located-in-filter concept.

Here are $32 OEM filters:
https://www.baileysonline.com/stihl-air-filter-fleece-for-older-024-chainsaws-qs-1121-120-1625.html
What are they at the dealer? Or, are they NLA?

I have an early 024, and it came with the wire-mesh filter. Seems like a sketchy concept. People say, they are a snow/frozen-wood filter.

There are, of course, late 024s which use the larger, easier-to-get filter.

Roy

I bought one at the dealer last year I wanna say 40$

 

[irhunter]

I bought one at the dealer last year I wanna say 40$

I like a number of things about Stihl saws...the price of air filters is not one of the things I like. A 40 dollar filter for a 150 dollar saw...geeze.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Here's a Stihl 024 AV that I converted five years ago to an 026:

It runs today. I think I should never have sold it. The guy who bought ir passed away two years ago. His widow still has it in the garage. She told me that she took it out last year and started it by herself.

 

[Huskybill]

The oem parts for Stihl saws are very expensive vs the Husqvarna parts are much cheaper.

 

[irhunter]

Here's a Stihl 024 AV that I converted five years ago to an 026:
View attachment 810193
It runs today. I think I should never have sold it. The guy who bought ir passed away two years ago. His widow still has it in the garage. She told me that she took it out last year and started it by herself.

Cool. What did you do, to get it to be a 026?

 

[Huskybill]

Here’s my stihls.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Cool. What did you do, to get it to be a 026?

(1) New top end.
(2) New plastic shroud and carb cover.
(3) New 026 air filter.
(4) New carb as I recall, but not sure.
The total added up to about $20 more than a new 024 air filter. I thus had anout $150 in the saw and sold it for $200,

 

[irhunter]

The total added up to about $20 more than a new 024 air filter.

Now, that's funny.

Roy

 

[Brushwacker]

I predict, with a 024 you will be selling the 250.

I prefer using an 025 or ms250 more often then an 024 or 026-ms260. Not always but i find the 025-250 models take less effort on my part and if i need more saw usually i prefer going up closer to the 60-70cc class. Conditions vary and i use both though. 024's have worked well enough for me in the past and if you use small to mid size saws a lot it may be worth keeping with the ms250. Parts are a lot easier to obtain on the ms250 as well.

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

(1) New top end.
(2) New plastic shroud and carb cover.
(3) New 026 air filter.
(4) New carb as I recall, but not sure.
The total added up to about $20 more than a new 024 air filter. I thus had anout $150 in the saw and sold it for $200,

Did it make compression with the extra 2mm of squish?
As far as I know, the 024 has a 30mm stroke - the 024 Super and 026 have a 32mm stroke.
Maybe some of the last 024's that did not have 024AV labels were 32mm stroke?

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

I was successful a few years back in converting an 024 AVS (super) to an 026 by rebuilding the top end and adding new plastic, air filter, and carb. It worked. The cost was not too much higher than the fancy 024 air filter that has become scarce as a hen's tooth. Practically nobody carries that 024 air filter. As HarleyT often says, "no Pic, never happened", so here's proof:
View attachment 714265

This might explain it- looks like you converted an 024 AVS as in SUPER, not just a run of the mill 024.

 

[Wood Doctor]

This might explain it- looks like you converted an 024 AVS as in SUPER, not just a run of the mill 024.

Yes, it was an 024 AVS. Stroke was the same as an 026 --> 32 mm. Time flies. I did that in 2013 but held onto the saw a couple of years before I sold it. Today I have a pair of 026 PROs that I really like. Each one cost me about $220 shipped. I've cut more firewood with each than any other saw that I own. Very dependable and lots of grunt for their size.

 

[JonM623]

Picked up an 024 for $80 about 2 months ago. Owner said he wasn’t sure if it would fire or not. Put new fuel in it, gave it a few pulls and it fired right up. Have been using it all winter for firewood. Some of the best money I have ever spent.

 

[Huskybill]

What size chain is standard on the 024av?

 

[dmb2613]

.325

 

[Huskybill]

I asked because being new to stihls they have that pico chain I know nothing about, I want to get a rim and drum plus a new bar and chain.

 

[irhunter]

My 024av runs a 16" .325".

IMO, that is probably the upper limit.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Don't forget alao that most Stihl bars are .063" gauge. All my 024-026 saws use .063" gauge bars. However, it seems that there are narrow gauge bars out there for these saws.

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

What size chain is standard on the 024av?

Billy, if you have the stable of saws you keep telling us about and you are going to buy new sprocket drives, clutch bells, bars and chains for these saws- why not standardise the situation?
Instead of putting .325 0.063 on the 024 just because that is what the owners manual says- why not put it on .325 0.058 like your 350's are running?
One roll of 25'or 100' chain and a few joiner links and you can make a chain for any of them.