Definitive Dave
wanna-be saw racer, saw hoarder, parts whore
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So I decided to go visit an old friend, who is pretty much a grumpy hermit in his own little small engine shop.
He knows everything about saws from the 50's to the 90's, but is about as friendly as a honey badger.
I was hoping he might have a bar for my 075 project that I have been procrastinating over for a year or so now.
I spent a little while staring at all the saw stuff around the shop while he helped a lady with a chain.
I told him what I needed as he was writing up some other order and he says sure I have that and proceeds to bring me a large engraved Homelite bar from the back. I told him I needed a Stihl bar and so he came back with my holy grail a few minutes later.
Look Closely
YES MY STIHL ENGRAVED BAR!!!!
So I told him I had been looking a long time and would pay whatever he asked.. He said $20, I gave him $40.
I asked him if he might have any carbs or mufflers for an 075 eh would part with. He made a face like he wanted to punch me and then said sure and walked into the back.
He brought out an 075AV and then two more trips to bring out 051AVs in boxes (only one muffler but all three carbs and they all have nice cylinders and pistons
Then he brings out another box and tells me it is some 038 and 036 stuff.
Another box from the back room and he says "you've probably never heard of this saw its an 044" I laughed and told him I had a dozen in my garage. He looked at me like I had offended him and went back to the back room again. He comes out with a double handful of some old saw and says "OK what's this?"
I have no idea but guessed an 08S and he said no, so I guessed and S-10 and he said I was right.
He plopped in on the counter and asked what I would pay for all of it. I got him to tell me what he wanted and then overpaid him. In all I paid less than he wanted for the XL925 he has on sale.
So I get home and realize there is very little missing on the 075/51/51s (just a pair of mufflers), the 038AV is missing a muffler but isn't locked up, the 360 PRO is complete, the S10 is well..... interesting
But then I pop the cover off the 044 after seeing a nice cylinder wall through the exhaust and ......
SCORE!!!!!!
Oh yeah the 051s were packed in these
and this was in one of the boxes - free to a good home, shoot me a PM with an address
I wish I was into Homelite or Poulan or McCulloch stuff, he is chock full
All in all a good day
DDave
He knows everything about saws from the 50's to the 90's, but is about as friendly as a honey badger.
I was hoping he might have a bar for my 075 project that I have been procrastinating over for a year or so now.
I spent a little while staring at all the saw stuff around the shop while he helped a lady with a chain.
I told him what I needed as he was writing up some other order and he says sure I have that and proceeds to bring me a large engraved Homelite bar from the back. I told him I needed a Stihl bar and so he came back with my holy grail a few minutes later.
Look Closely
YES MY STIHL ENGRAVED BAR!!!!
So I told him I had been looking a long time and would pay whatever he asked.. He said $20, I gave him $40.
I asked him if he might have any carbs or mufflers for an 075 eh would part with. He made a face like he wanted to punch me and then said sure and walked into the back.
He brought out an 075AV and then two more trips to bring out 051AVs in boxes (only one muffler but all three carbs and they all have nice cylinders and pistons
Then he brings out another box and tells me it is some 038 and 036 stuff.
Another box from the back room and he says "you've probably never heard of this saw its an 044" I laughed and told him I had a dozen in my garage. He looked at me like I had offended him and went back to the back room again. He comes out with a double handful of some old saw and says "OK what's this?"
I have no idea but guessed an 08S and he said no, so I guessed and S-10 and he said I was right.
He plopped in on the counter and asked what I would pay for all of it. I got him to tell me what he wanted and then overpaid him. In all I paid less than he wanted for the XL925 he has on sale.
So I get home and realize there is very little missing on the 075/51/51s (just a pair of mufflers), the 038AV is missing a muffler but isn't locked up, the 360 PRO is complete, the S10 is well..... interesting
But then I pop the cover off the 044 after seeing a nice cylinder wall through the exhaust and ......
SCORE!!!!!!
Oh yeah the 051s were packed in these
and this was in one of the boxes - free to a good home, shoot me a PM with an address
I wish I was into Homelite or Poulan or McCulloch stuff, he is chock full
All in all a good day
DDave
