How do i find manufacture date of my Sears saw?

[Jaygettinstarted]

I have a Sears Lightweight Sportster model # 917.351090 serial # 18676.
How do i find when it was made? Any help is appreciated greatly! And any extra info on this saw would be nice too!

 

[HarleyT]

It is a Roper, old as hell.

 

[HarleyT]

It is a shame about the filter cover.

 

[Jaygettinstarted]

Yeah that sucks but from what I've read about these saws that happens to them all i guess? Its like 50-60 yr old plastic. At least theres still enough for the brand name outside, and stickers on the underside. The previous owner said its a '68. Im just trying to confirm

 

[joe25DA]

On the Poulan/craftsman saws from the 80s-90s there’s usually a year molded into the underside of the top cover. I always passed on the ropers

 

[Jaygettinstarted]

On the Poulan/craftsman saws from the 80s-90s there’s usually a year molded into the underside of the top cover. I always passed on the ropers

Into the white cover in the pic i posted?

 

[HarleyT]

https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model/519et4amzv-000247/craftsman-917351090-chainsaw-parts

 

[HarleyT]

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...85914c2fd5aca47788258536000e32f5?OpenDocument

 

[joe25DA]

Into the white cover in the pic i posted?

Possibly. Check the recoil and clutch cover too. Might have cast them into the magnesium.

 

[HarleyT]

Look for a sticker on the bottom.

 

[joe25DA]

Here’s a shot of a date stamp on my NOS PP 330. Much newer but you get the idea. This was the chain brake flag.

 

[Jaygettinstarted]

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Here’s a shot of a date stamp on my NOS PP 330. Much newer but you get the idea. This was the chain brake flag. View attachment 917822View attachment 917822

This is the only stamps in the body or any other part of the saw that i could find. But im pretty sure someone painted it. Possibly more than once? First pic is just to show paint layers, second pic is stamp on the bottom of the knuckle guard part of handle