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Re: stihl 041
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Posted by jdmaris on October 02, 2004 at 16:05:11 from (209.23.31.135):
In Reply to: stihl 041 posted by jbusch on September 30, 2004 at 18:49:40:
This may be a stupid question, but have you tried ordering one from a Stihl dealer? If you can't get it, why not get it welded? I've got three 041s, and also an 040 which was the predecessor. Atually, I've got an 040, an 041 Farm Boss, and 041 AV, and an 041 Super. They all got repaired/welded handles on them. I used to be a mechanic for a Stihl dealer (1970s-80s) and used to get a lot of saws deemed "not worth fixing" traded in by loggers. They were alway busted up, but the metal parts were pretty easy to weld with gas and magnesium rod. The newer saws don't have magnesium anymore, just plastic.
My 041 Super was kind of joke when I got in back around 1980. It was almost new but a logger ran it over with a Deere 540 skidder. Everthing was busted - the cylinder, the crankcase, handle, etc. My boss gave it to me. In my spare time - just as sort of an experiment - I welded everything - even a crack in the cylinder. When I got done I didn't expect it to last very long. But, I'm still using it and have not had a single problem with it since. I can almost say the same for my 040 which I got as a trade-in around 1975. The older Stihls did not have shut-off switchs - they used the choke instead. Some even had govenors hooked up to the choke. So, the choke shafts tended to get worn out, and after a while you couldn't shut the things off. So, with my 040 I did have to replace the shaft (10 minute job).
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