Before and after…

[ballisticdoughnut]

Just wanted to post some before and after pictures of my 266SE I’ve been working on. I’m not officially done with it yet but it does run.

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

Nice work, nice saw.
Very handy 60+cc saw that handles like a 50-60cc saw.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

Nice work, nice saw.
Very handy 60+cc saw that handles like a 50-60cc saw.

Thank you. Took me a while to find a nice 266. Did crank seals, o-rings, carb kit, fuel hose, fuel filter, piston rings, few gaskets and other miscellaneous things. Also put on the pro safety bumper spikes and red beard bar adapter so I can run my Stihl light bars on it. Gonna put it in some wood here shortly.

 

[cscltd]

Everything is new looking except for spark plug-lol
dont see many with full wrap handle anymore
looks great

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

Thank you. Yeah the plug looks in worse shape than it actually is. It’s a old German made WSR6F it works so I figured I’d leave it alone lol. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it right? And yes these saws are getting hard to come by especially with the full wrap. I see 266’s on eBay that look like they were used as a boat anchor and then dragged behind a truck sell for like three times what I paid for this one.

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

Thank you. Took me a while to find a nice 266. Did crank seals, o-rings, carb kit, fuel hose, fuel filter, piston rings, few gaskets and other miscellaneous things. Also put on the pro safety bumper spikes and red beard bar adapter so I can run my Stihl light bars on it. Gonna put it in some wood here shortly.

Good for another 30-40 years.

I recently found a very nice XP version that required little to get it back into the line of users and it was also cheap- I had to buy the 181SE disguised as a 281 and the 266 came along as part of the deal for free.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

Good for another 30-40 years.

I recently found a very nice XP version that required little to get it back into the line of users and it was also cheap- I had to buy the 181SE disguised as a 281 and the 266 came along as part of the deal for free.

Sounds like you scored on that deal. This 266 is a 82 model and it did run even before I tore it down so yeah, I’m thinking it should last at least another 30 years. Got some spare parts on hand so I’m pretty well set.

 

[Wood Doctor]

I recently restored a friend's 266 that had electrical problems. I also restored a Stihl 046 for him that he found at a garage sale for practically nothing after he thought the 266 was dead. Both saws now run fine. But, I have never seen him start and run the 046. His "go-to" saw is the 266.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

I recently restored a friend's 266 that had electrical problems. I also restored a Stihl 046 for him that he found at a garage sale for practically nothing after he thought the 266 was dead. Both saws now run fine. But, I have never seen him start and run the 046. His "go-to" saw is the 266.

I don’t know exactly what it is about the 266 or other 200 series saws, but they definitely seem to be a go-to kind of saw. Must be the simplicity. And they run very well of course.

 

[link]

Simplicity and reliability often collaborates.
Like my old Ford Escort; 4 wheels, four brakes and four suspensions... then its good to go.
Very mechanical, not very technical...

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

Simplicity and reliability often collaborates.
Like my old Ford Escort; 4 wheels, four brakes and four suspensions... then its good to go.
Very mechanical, not very technical...

Indeed it does. This is why I’m not too big a fan of the strato/autotune saws. That being said, I have a 545 Mk II that I’m quite fond of. I’ll be taking this 266SE (and a few other saws because why not) on many a wood cutting adventures!

 

[FamilyTradition]

Nice looking 266SE! Love the full wrap, great job on the saw! Enjoy it! Max.