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i say this is an 029.......seller says 290 who's right?
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The seller is right on this picture, I have one myself. Stihl took the 029 and re branded it the MS 290, basically they moved the zero from the front of the numbers to the back but they are just the newer version of the same saw.
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Tooless black and white caps = MS290.....Older style black screw on caps = 029
With no "029" badge on top, Im guessing 290 because the 290 badge is on the starter cover, not on the top cover.
With no "029" badge on top, Im guessing 290 because the 290 badge is on the starter cover, not on the top cover.
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that is the only pic i have. i have a 02 310 and the filter cover and clutch cover are not rounded like the one in this pic.
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It's a ms290
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what gives it away???
Fish
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The shape of the rear handle/filter cover.
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Fish is right, the 029 had covers that did not have compound curves on them.
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An 029:
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that's what my 310 looks like. the saw in my original post looks like the 066 that i mentioned in another post.
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Notice the difference in the handlebars?
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A pic from the other side would have given the answer immediately, even to us that don't like (or care about) that "family" of saws at all.........:censored:
SawTroll
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Notice the difference in the handlebars?
Hmmmmmm......
The saw in the lower pic surely isn't an 029 family one - so how is that pic relevant??????????
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Wicked500R
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Hmmmmmm......
The saw in the lower pic surely isn't an 029 family one _ so how is that pic relevant??????????
I was thinking the same thing.... You cannot compare those two handles. For starters... Orange handles= homeowner...White handles= Pro. 029 and MS290 handles are prolly identical.
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Yep, never owned one but I always thought that the 029 was one of the orange handle jobs. I always stay away from anything with an orange or black handle (cept the 020)
That said, I googled images and found pictures of both???? Although I would say that saws with orange handles seemed to come up mostly.
That said, I googled images and found pictures of both???? Although I would say that saws with orange handles seemed to come up mostly.
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SawTroll
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Troll go sit in the corner.........
LOL - I will, I have no relationship to those POS saws anyway, except picking up a MS390 that was on sale for less than a 250 usually is - and quickly setting it down again.
If it looks and feels like POS, it usually is........
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kinda like this?
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