Picked up a nice 044 yesterday

[big t double]

Is it just me....or do the 044's seem noticeably more responsive than the 440's?

I think 044's had better stock timing numbers

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but if the saw was recently rebuilt with a new top end, then it would have the same cylinder as a 440 no? nice saw by the way. I like 1128's

 

[junkman]

The 044's had a heavier flywheel than the 440s ,makes them feel a little more powerful .Port timing was a little better also .

 

[BonScott46]

Correct me if I am wrong but I seem to remember hearing that a straight fin cylinder will cause problems on a 10mm piston because of the position of the ring ends...course the saw has made it for a year after the rebuild and my memory ain't what it used to be.

 

[junkman]

Correct me if I am wrong but I seem to remember hearing that a straight fin cylinder will cause problems on a 10mm piston because of the position of the ring ends...course the saw has made it for a year after the rebuild and my memory ain't what it used to be.

General rule is yes ,but there are a few out there running fine ,just depends how the intake port is for width .

 

[dolmarkid]

You can always swap the 10 mm crank for a 12mm crank

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

You can always swap the 10 mm crank for a 12mm crank

What would be the advantages or disadvantages?

 

[blsnelling]

You can always swap the 10 mm crank for a 12mm crank

Not without modification to the crank and/or case.

 

[blsnelling]

What would be the advantages or disadvantages?

The 12mm is a stronger bottom..my preference.

 

[dolmarkid]

I agree with brad

 

[MustangMike]

What would be the advantages or disadvantages?

That is a very early SN saw. It will have the smaller bolts for the recoil, and (as mentioned) be a black control lever.

Can you share when it was first sold? I try to equate the #s to rough dates. Mine starts with 126****** and I purchased it in Dec 92. It is a red lever slant fin KS and has the larger recoil bolts.

Another reason the 044s felt stronger/more responsive is because the mufflers were vented better from the factory, the hole was much larger.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

That is a very early SN saw. It will have the smaller bolts for the recoil, and (as mentioned) be a black control lever.

Can you share when it was first sold? I try to equate the #s to rough dates. Mine starts with 126****** and I purchased it in Dec 92. It is a red lever slant fin KS and has the larger recoil bolts.

Another reason the 044s felt stronger/more responsive is because the mufflers were vented better from the factory, the hole was much larger.

Shop I work at sold it on 3/09/1998 to a logger. Mine does have the smaller bolts and black lever.

 

[jake wells]

Shop I work at sold it on 3/09/1998 to a logger. Mine does have the smaller bolts and black lever.

nice saw and good find tj.

 

[MustangMike]

Was it used? First sale date s/b earlier.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

nice saw and good find tj.

Thanks Jake!

 

[jake wells]

Thanks Jake!

mount it on the gun rack in your truck.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Was it used? First sale date s/b earlier.

No clue...I checked the registration on Eservice and that's all I can come up with. Pretty sure that when the saw was sold new as it has been local all it's life.

 

[big t double]

Can you share when it was first sold? I try to equate the #s to rough dates.

So do you write all this *s-word in a notebook, or just have a photographic memory?

 

[MustangMike]

I just know my own saw as a reference point, and try and judge from there. By knowing when another saw hit the market, I kinda know the # of years a change in the #s make.

I should keep more organized notes of it. For example, I don't know exactly when they stopped using the D cylinder in the 046, but it was between SN 138****** and 140******. Wish I had an exact #, but just little stuff I store in my brain.

I also had an 044 that started 120******, and I know that saw (and prior ones) had black control levers and the smaller (4 mm ?) recoil bolts.

His # is very early, so I was curious. Wish I knew the # they started with.

The problem is, some saws were recorded, some were not.

I think the SNs when the bolts changed, and the control levers changed have been posted, but I don't recall them exactly.

 

[big t double]

I think the SNs when the bolts changed, and the control levers changed have been posted, but I don't recall them exactly

You shoulda wrote that down in a notebook or something.

 

[RI Chevy]

Jeesh Mike. I am shocked at you.
Being an accountant and all, I would have expected all your saws and purchase dates to be in a spread sheet. Come on and get with the program. Lol. [emoji106]