Stihl 026 year made?

[Sawdustcope]

Just curious as to what year this 026 was made that my dad just handed down to me....
S/N: 228284062

 

[Duane(Pa)]

going to say 1994 or thereabouts...

 

[Sawdustcope]

going to say 1994 or thereabouts...

Thank You Sir, was just curious. I knew he had it in my younger days, just didn't know how long ago that was

 

[Duane(Pa)]

Thank You Sir, was just curious. I knew he had it in my younger days, just didn't know how long ago that was

Good saw, one of my favorites......I guess I like them all lol As long as they aren't too heavy. Anything I'm likely to cut is under 20"

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

How the heck do you pro's read the serial number to tell year, month, and day? lol I'd like to know.

 

[huskihl]

How the heck do you pro's read the serial number to tell year, month, and day? lol I'd like to know.

Almost impossible on a stihl. On newer huskies, there's a 2 digit date code off to the side of the serial #. On older black tag huskies, the 1st # is the year, followed by the week.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

How the heck do you pro's read the serial number to tell year, month, and day? lol I'd like to know.

I'm not a pro. I just bracketed dates from serial number / date references in the parts catalog.

 

[fearofpavement]

The serial number of one I know was built prior to its purchase on Nov 2, 1990 is 22248322. Since this one is 8 and yours is 9 digits, I'd say yours is considerably later. I also have 026's with the serial numbers 228874912 and 241159621 one being metal tag and the latter being plastic tag. That new 026 cost $378.50 out the door with an 18" bar and a free case. I still use it. That was a lot of money for a 50cc saw 25 plus years ago but a very inexpensive saw per piece of wood cut. A quality purchase will often prove to be a better value in the long run. That comes out to less than $15 per year of ownership and it does what it needs to do whenever I need it.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Almost impossible on a stihl. On newer huskies, there's a 2 digit date code off to the side of the serial #. On older black tag huskies, the 1st # is the year, followed by the week.

Yeah, Stilh seems to just use random numbers. haha

 

[Duane(Pa)]

When using the parts manual, and there is a serial number reference, drop the first digit. The first digit is ONLY a country of origin code, not part of the serial number. OP's serial number is 28284062. The first 2, is a code (made in USA). Code 1, is Germany, code 3 is Brazil. Beyond that, I have no clue...

 

[Wood Doctor]

If I recall right, the 026 was made in the early to mid 1990's and the 026 PRO came in a few years later when the decomp valve became popular. The PRO version also has a slightly bigger engine but the case is virtually identical. Most of the time a PRO will cost you about $50 more. I have a pair and one backs up the other. Both run like bandits and are my favorite firewood saws. I paid less for both of them added together than one new MS261.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

I've got ten bucks says the oh two six will take the MS-261 to the proverbial woodshed too.

 

[stihl saws]

The 026's are great saws. I've got two runners and two I'm rebuilding.

 

[Wood Doctor]

The 026's are great saws. I've got two runners and two I'm rebuilding.

I cannot even begin to encourage you enough to do the restoration. Here are two pics of one of mine:




This one runs exactly like the other one: flawlessly.

Both of them also appreciate the second outside bumper spike. I grind the points to match the inside spike. It's worth it.

 

[dall]

i have 2 026s that are runners and i always take one when cutting firewood i may have to look into getting one ported also and see how much it gains