Had he asked how does an 024 shape up against a 346XP- different story.
Well, sure. The 024 is a pretty old 41 cc saw...no getting around that.
Had he asked how does an 024 shape up against a 346XP- different story.
I bought one at the dealer last year I wanna say 40$Yes, and you know those early-024 filters are not getting more available. I also just don't like the choke-located-in-filter concept.
Here are $32 OEM filters:
https://www.baileysonline.com/stihl-air-filter-fleece-for-older-024-chainsaws-qs-1121-120-1625.html
What are they at the dealer? Or, are they NLA?
I have an early 024, and it came with the wire-mesh filter. Seems like a sketchy concept. People say, they are a snow/frozen-wood filter.
There are, of course, late 024s which use the larger, easier-to-get filter.
Roy
I bought one at the dealer last year I wanna say 40$
Here's a Stihl 024 AV that I converted five years ago to an 026:
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It runs today. I think I should never have sold it. The guy who bought ir passed away two years ago. His widow still has it in the garage. She told me that she took it out last year and started it by herself.
(1) New top end.Cool. What did you do, to get it to be a 026?
The total added up to about $20 more than a new 024 air filter.
I prefer using an 025 or ms250 more often then an 024 or 026-ms260. Not always but i find the 025-250 models take less effort on my part and if i need more saw usually i prefer going up closer to the 60-70cc class. Conditions vary and i use both though. 024's have worked well enough for me in the past and if you use small to mid size saws a lot it may be worth keeping with the ms250. Parts are a lot easier to obtain on the ms250 as well.I predict, with a 024 you will be selling the 250.
(1) New top end.
(2) New plastic shroud and carb cover.
(3) New 026 air filter.
(4) New carb as I recall, but not sure.
The total added up to about $20 more than a new 024 air filter. I thus had anout $150 in the saw and sold it for $200,
I was successful a few years back in converting an 024 AVS (super) to an 026 by rebuilding the top end and adding new plastic, air filter, and carb. It worked. The cost was not too much higher than the fancy 024 air filter that has become scarce as a hen's tooth. Practically nobody carries that 024 air filter. As HarleyT often says, "no Pic, never happened", so here's proof:
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Yes, it was an 024 AVS. Stroke was the same as an 026 --> 32 mm. Time flies. I did that in 2013 but held onto the saw a couple of years before I sold it. Today I have a pair of 026 PROs that I really like. Each one cost me about $220 shipped. I've cut more firewood with each than any other saw that I own. Very dependable and lots of grunt for their size.This might explain it- looks like you converted an 024 AVS as in SUPER, not just a run of the mill 024.
What size chain is standard on the 024av?
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