Stihl 026 identification

[bretts]

I have a Stihl 026 (225978187) and a Stihl 026 pro (x 141719483).
I am trying to find out the differences between the two, the years and country of manufacture.
I believe the 026 pro is a late model saw and not as tidy as the 026 and I want to build a tidy saw.
I have looked extensively at part number sites and read one quite a while ago that had the ID of the Stihl saws (year and country of manufacture) but I can no longer find it (most sites I have looked at list the year of the saw only). Can anyone tell me what I have please?.

 

[czar800]

For country of origin verification the number 1 at the beginning is from Germany and the numbers 2 or 5 is USA.

 

[bretts]

For country of origin verification the number 1 at the beginning is from Germany and the numbers 2 or 5 is USA.

Nice one, thanks heaps for that.

 

[Wonkydonkey]

The first #225978187 is 1991 +/- a yr made @ Virginia Beach, VA
The second #141719483 is 1998 +/- a yr made in Germany

edit info from here
https://workshoppist.com/decoding-stihl-chainsaw-serial-and-part-numbers/

 

[bretts]

The first #225978187 is 1991 +/- a yr made @ Virginia Beach, VA
The second #141719483 is 1998 +/- a yr made in Germany

edit info from here
https://workshoppist.com/decoding-stihl-chainsaw-serial-and-part-numbers/

Thanks so much!, now gahhh!, what do I do?, seeing as I want to build a nice saw for myself, do I use the much nicer early cases with the late model parts or do I use the very untidy, stripped threads, worn late model cases?.....

 

[Wonkydonkey]

Ahh The choices we have to make… in times of cad.. just go out and buy some more

I’ve just brought a helicoil kit m5 to m12, not that I will need m10 or 12 for saws, I just got a kit as it was cheaper in the long run… but I also had to get the m4 separately bugger if I can figure out why they don’t add it to the kit

for the same reasons you say …..stripped threads..
I think you could feed your addiction and get a helicoil or two

after all you need something to practice on

 

[bretts]

Ahh The choices we have to make… in times of cad.. just go out and buy some more

I’ve just brought a helicoil kit m5 to m12, not that I will need m10 or 12 for saws, I just got a kit as it was cheaper in the long run… but I also had to get the m4 separately bugger if I can figure out why they don’t add it to the kit

for the same reasons you say …..stripped threads..
I think you could feed your addiction and get a helicoil or two

after all you need something to practice on

Decided to go with the betterer case and know it's a late model 026.
I have done helicoils in the past, trouble with those is I have found is most of the coils I have used are not long enough.