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050 051 075 076 Info Thread
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raumati01
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How hard are the chainbrakes to find for these saws? I would love to get my hands on one for mine.
Rockfarmer
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In three years I have found two-non working. Yup they are rare.
raumati01
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I talked to a mechanic who wrecks saws for parts today and he agreed they are extremely rare.
betterbuilt
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I have a few chain brakes. I mostly mill so I only really need one. I might be inclined to part with one. One is used and the other is NOS and I think it's still in the bag. with the needed parts also.
Rockfarmer
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Stihl TS 50So your thinking,.. What? Well I got one. Limited info on it. Some suggested it is a chopsaw conversion but this saw is clearly a chainsaw. Anybody know anything about this baby?
The chop saw version was actually a chainsaw conversion according to an old-time Stihl dealer I've doing some part-time wrenching for lately. Had the oiler that was simply not used with the cut-off setup. Supposedly different filtration options including the taller filter style and the cutter attachment somehow integrated with the clutch spline?
Interesting specimen either way! Cool score.
Says he has one out in his storage building, btw. I'll see if I can talk him into hauling it out for a look-see and maybe a pic or two, though something tells me it's buried under a mass of other magnesium and who knows what else.
Interesting specimen either way! Cool score.
Says he has one out in his storage building, btw. I'll see if I can talk him into hauling it out for a look-see and maybe a pic or two, though something tells me it's buried under a mass of other magnesium and who knows what else.
Rockfarmer
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Very cool!! I talked to a guy on the west coast today that literally has truckloads of 045/056 parts. We pay top dollar for a single piece and these guys buy by the ton! I should have never left the west coast!!!
Didn't realize it, was looking at one of my 056's..happens to have a working brake on it!!
Rockfarmer
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The 045/056 are fairly common and can be had for 70$ +/- Open the up and clean all the crud out. Make sure you have a 13 coil spring and they operate smooth as silk. The 076 chain brakes are the tough ones to find. Somewhere in WA and Oregon there's a mountain of them, lol
raumati01
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I've got 4 056 chainbrakes, three of them are going into saws eventually.
Rockfarmer
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I find when I open the up there so much crud baked on it doesn't allow the cams to work smooth. Also common to have the wrong spring which enevtually bends the actuating arm (to the hand guard) and makes operation difficult. If you buck a lot on a landing I really suggest having the brake. As you know as soon as you hit the upper part of the sprocket to the log that saws coming up quick!!
William Balaska
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A few are hidden in my basement.
Rockfarmer
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I've seen different styles and lengths but never one with a dog ear.
Rockfarmer
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Short answer yes. Will look it up later, at work now.
betterbuilt
I build stuff from milled slabs
I've ordered the dog eared one before. I just can't find the number for it. 
The one I did that had a bad oring, it was all completely gone. I had one with a bad case gasket causing oil to get into the crank. I think I could see bubbles coming from the seam through the oil fill hole.
The one I did that had a bad oring, it was all completely gone. I had one with a bad case gasket causing oil to get into the crank. I think I could see bubbles coming from the seam through the oil fill hole.William Balaska
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Forget the dog ear as the round one works fine. I've never used the older style seal ever.
William Balaska
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Its not the little o ring s fault strictly the seal.
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