My old 025

[Kenskip1]

Now I have had this saw for close to 9 years. It was a rental and badly abused. It oiled but not the way it was meant to. I did replace the clutch springs and put on a 13$ carburetor on it.Then came the new bar.It ran and cut but not what I expected out of it. So most of my cutting chores went to my Husky 51. I call this saw Tazz.Its a screamer and cuts like a champ.So yesterday I took my 025 out onto a road that had a limb come down.The throttle response is instantaneous. To sum it up,this saw (now oiling properly) cuts like all get out. I don't no what has changed but it just rips. I did lean it out a bit because of the hot weather. Anyway it cut through the maple tree without much effort. Today I did a compression test.145 PSI. The timing has not been changed, but I did do a muffler mod about a year ago.Anyway I now have a lot more respect for this 44cc wonder.

 

[Wood Doctor]

I sold one three years ago to a farm lady who junked her Poulan Wild Thing. I had to add new seals and my compression (hers now) was about the same as yours. She really likes it and was glad to see the other saw disappear. Her bigger saw is about the same as yours also, a Husky 455. I've serviced it also for her.

Stihl sold a lot of these 025's. A lot of guys called them the mini-farm boss. I cut a lot of firewood with mine before I sold it.

 

[Kenskip1]

I sold one three years ago to a farm lady who junked her Poulan Wild Thing. I had to add new seals and my compression (hers now) was about the same as yours. She really likes it and was glad to see the other saw disappear. Her bigger saw is about the same as yours also, a Husky 455. I've serviced it also for her.

Stihl sold a lot of these 025's. A lot of guys called them the mini-farm boss. I cut a lot of firewood with mine before I sold it.

WD,what is strange to me is what woke this saw up?As I stated it ran and cut but was not the fire breathing dragon like my Husky 51.I am beginning to think that it did not like the mix I was feeding it. I Last used the saw around 2010 when I was in Texas. But until recently I put fresh mix and the results are significant. I'm a Amsoil user and use regular 89 octane mixed at 40/1. Can one saw be happy with a different gas and not the other? Could a piston ring that may have been stuck suddenly returned to active duty? Yes this is a long shot , however I can not explain or argue with the results.The saw responds well to carburetor adjustments.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Sometimes the carb gets varnished up and fresh fuel will break that varnish loose and send it through the carb filter and clean it out. When carb components get stuck, the engine suffers because fuel does not make it to the combustion chamber either with the right mixture or quantity. It depends a lot on the fuel additives.

Occasionally I use the carb soak routine: remove it and soak it in fresh fuel inside a glass jar for 48 hours. That sometimes works wonders but not all the time. Regardless, I'm glad you got it going again. When it runs right, it's a sweet saw. The only reason I sold mine is because I have a pair of 026 PROs on board now.

 

[Kenskip1]

WD,Sort of like getting my arteries cleaned out. Makes sense only your method is a tad cheaper.Anyway, thanks for the information.I feel like a bad guy treating the saw as a second rate tool.I have a friend who has a couple of blow-downs that are going to be turned into kindling as soon as it cools off.BTW, I have 5 other saws.All in near perfect working order.Stihl 041-the 51 Husky 352 Shinny,550P Echo,452 Echo

 

[brushwacker]

Did you by chance change the air filter or clean it with a solvent. I have run into air cleaners that have sort of glazed up and don't let the saw breath. Change it and it runs like a scalded ape in comparison.
I have lots of good things to say about 025's, if they are reasonably taken care of, they are tough little saws and easy to run long periods of time and get a lot of work done providing you are not bucking big logs all day.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

When I sold my 1st Stihl saw (an 034) I bought an 025 from a guy on Craigslist.
It was a mean running lil rascal.
An old friend of mine from AS "Mac 88" always said, "I can cut about 95% of all the wood I need with my 025."
I ran .325 18" bar and square chisel and it screamed!
The 025 is a great saw.

 

[Kenskip1]

Did you by chance change the air filter or clean it with a solvent. I have run into air cleaners that have sort of glazed up and don't let the saw breath. Change it and it runs like a scalded ape in comparison.
I have lots of good things to say about 025's, if they are reasonably taken care of, they are tough little saws and easy to run long periods of time and get a lot of work done providing you are not bucking big logs all day.

BW,You may have hit the nail on the head.I did a carburetor on a mans 025 a year or so back. He bought a new air and gas filter for this saw. I mentioned that his air filter was not in need of replacement but I put it in anyway. I set the old filter aside.So with his saw now running great(needed a diaphragm) he told me to keep the old filter if I wanted it.Well, you can guess where it wound up. Thanks for solving the mystery.

 

[Wood Doctor]

One of my customers brought in an 028 AV that had not been serviced for a year. He does lots of professional tree trimming. I removed the carb cover and almost passed out. It was packed with sawdust and chips like a sardine can. Lord knows how it even started and ran. After I checked it all out and did several repairs, it started and ran like a top.

After he picked it up, he called the next day and told me he thought the saw was brand new.

 

[Kenskip1]

One of my customers brought in an 028 AV that had not been serviced for a year. He does lots of professional tree trimming. I removed the carb cover and almost passed out. It was packed with sawdust and chips like a sardine can. Lord knows how it even started and ran. After I checked it all out and did several repairs, it started and ran like a top.

After he picked it up, he called the next day and told me he thought the saw was brand new.

WD,I am very familiar with the 028. I bought one new in 1986. Great saw. Anyway it is amazing what some air restriction can do.

 

[Kenskip1]

I was going through some old pictures and located this one.These are about 6 feet logs that I cut up into smoking wood for my smoker.Anyway the 025 did well on this trip. BTW, This is Mesquite and as hard as nails.View attachment 195089

 

[huskyboy]

Did you by chance change the air filter or clean it with a solvent. I have run into air cleaners that have sort of glazed up and don't let the saw breath. Change it and it runs like a scalded ape in comparison.
I have lots of good things to say about 025's, if they are reasonably taken care of, they are tough little saws and easy to run long periods of time and get a lot of work done providing you are not bucking big logs all day.

Use brake clean and blow out gently with compressed air. That or dish soap and water from the inside out.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I run a 3/8 LP bar and chain on my 025 and that really gives it a lot of pep.