Justin Taylor
ArboristSite Guru
I have finally scored a oem 044 10mm, so Do I have to worry about breaking the crank? How dose this saw do with a 25in bar?
I thought I heard people break 10mm cranksOne of stihls better old saws, why would you worry about breaking the crank?
25'' bar will be fine.
Good to know, do you think a 32. Would be too much?I have a 25” on mine. Probably the top 5 saws Stihl ever made. View attachment 891543View attachment 891544
Yes. You need to oil the bar and it won’t do a 32 stock.Good to know, do you think a 32. Would be too much?
One of the best saws!m My own early 044 10mm saw had 10 years of heavy production use on it, all the paint worn off the exterior of the crankcase and many Helicoils holding the recoil and top cover on but still solid mechanically so I put a new OEM piston and rings in it , new lines and a carb rebuild. It sat as a backup to the other 4 of the 044 saws I was running at the time. A good friend fell on hard times, lost his job and had little left so I gave him the saw to buck up firewood for pay, that was 8 years ago and that saw is still running doing hardwood firewood duty.
I keep a couple around for some reason.One of the best saws!
Thanks for all of the info, do you know why this saw has .061 squish? That seems really high. It was a saw from a fire department so did they make it easier start with a thick gasket?Yes. You need to oil the bar and it won’t do a 32 stock.
And in the crank, they are reliable good old saws. The crank was weaker than the 12mm one, but it was also lighter and the engine spooled up faster. One of the best factory jugs ever produced by Stihl. The exhaust roof is right in the edge of being too flat-it’s the shape porter’s try to achieve.
I've been told that the common issue on the crank is to tighten up a hot chain when cutting then not loosening when saw is stored. The chain contracts and pulls hard on the crank, eventually stressing the crank into failing. Just be careful to maintain the saw and it should last you a lifetime. Use 32:1 mix on it, it’s not designed for 50:1. Ill see if I can find an old brochure from Stihl. I think I have one from an 064 produced in that era.
What size bar is on it now?.....I find a 20" bar on the 044 is well suited, even in the hardest of wood.I have finally scored a oem 044 10mm, so Do I have to worry about breaking the crank? How dose this saw do with a 25in bar?
That's what I've been running on mine. With a 20" Sugihara, feels like a paperweight.What size bar is on it now?.....I find a 20" bar on the 044 is well suited, even in the hardest of wood.
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