Hi folks,
this thread is in a bad need for a bump, I'd think.
Since I don't have any current Dolmar-related projects that are seeing any progress,
I've looked for some older pics which might look interesting:
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This is my SACHS-DOLMAR 114, my oldest genuine SACHS-DOLMAR saw. As common with these old ones there is no type-plate showing year of manufacturing but inside the fuel tank (which is not glued but consists of two bolted semi shells) there is the year "78" embossed. Thats thear the model was introduced and mine may be assembled that very year or early 1979.
The saw in exceptionally good shape as the pics show: No painting was done, only the label in the rear handle is a new replacement (not yet applied in all pictures). The colour scheme of the hoods is original for the early 114:
It was the model for the professional lumber workers introduced some months after the very similar 112, which was positioned as a farmer's saw. The 114 had a little more horsepower, an electronic ignition and a tool-less accessible air-filter as opposed to the 112, which had pointed ignition and a one-piece cylindar and air-filter hood: To clean the air filter, one had to use a screwdriver and undo 3 screws. With the 114, no tool at all was needed. To make this difference significant, the air-filter cover was made in different color than the hood it sits on.
This distinction only applies to the early models. In later production years, the 114's hoods became all black and the 112's became two-part just like the early 114.
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Another notable difference to later models is the wrap handle: It is significantly less wide to the left then its later successors.
See the 114 on the left and a 50 and 112 right to it, both latter saws a couple of years younger and sporting a much wider wrap handle.
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[Edit: Changed line 1 to read "bump" instead of "bounce"]