New/old 036

[Al_Smith]

You have to remember the 036 is just a tad over 60 cc's where as the 460 is about a full cubic inch over that .

You could fiddle with the smaller saw and get some more grunt but it's doubtfull it will pull like the 460 .In smaller stuff though it could be pretty close .

[ENTS]

I never really (even in my wildest dreams) expected it to pull like the 460.  It was just a big jump grabing that 036 just after running the 460.  I had hoped it would be close to my old 044 (may it rest in peace) but I don't think it's close to that either.  

The mate between the exhaust port and the muf. is (as usual) not very clean.  Muf. sheat metal sticks up quite a bit.  I'll knock that down.  It'll help the saw (only the saw knows) but I doubt I'll see any difference.  

All in all, I'm just tickeled with it.  For a used saw, unknown original owner, it's a great runner.

Later,

[Mad Professor]

Say on that clutch drum keep in mind that is a small splined drive .As such the small sized Oregon rims will not interchange with Stihl .Why,because that's just Stihl being Stihl .

No matter the Oregon replacement isn't that much considering just the Stihl rim is around 7-8 bucks from a dealer .That saw was offered in both a .325 or 3/8" chain size .

I changed mine over to 3/8" to keep from having so many sizes of chain .

I've only got one in .325 chain size and that is because they don't make 3/8  lo pro in chisel else that's what it would be .

Al the kit he ordered is the large spline with the 16 mm bearing.

I believe you can use the small spline picco rim with the smaller bearing clutch setup.

Some people adapt these (036 small bearing clutch/picco rim) to the 066 for milling

[Al_Smith]

I may have grabbed the wrong drum when I built that 034 with 036 cylinder .No matter I guess ,it works .

Just a couple of boxes of parts to sort through when I cobbled it together . I was just surprised to find out the rims were different between Stihl and Oregon .

[Mad Professor]

Incompatibility enforces brand loyalty.

[Al_Smith]

  Well you have a point there .

I never fiddled much with the Stihls which use the small spline drive or I just took them for granted .The normal sized spline drive will take anybodys rim but not the small one .

Who knows it may have had a normal sized drum on it at one time .With boxes full of assundry parts I've been known to rob from one to another to get a saw going from time to time .

[Mad Professor]

Well you have a point there .

I never fiddled much with the Stihls which use the small spline drive or I just took them for granted .The normal sized spline drive will take anybodys rim but not the small one .

Who knows it may have had a normal sized drum on it at one time .With boxes full of assundry parts I've been known to rob from one to another to get a saw going from time to time .

At some point they upgraded all to the 16mm O.D. bearing?  I had a 036 that grenaded the smaller bearing, was glad crank was O.K., so have always went with the bigger one when replacing.

As an aside, it's too bad you can't get a picco rim in large spline.  I run picco on my milling saw (066M)  and a spur is > $40.   

[Al_Smith]

I'm not real sure they even make a rim for actual Pico or lo-pro chain .At least I've never seen one .

Maybe just as well to keep people from installing tiny chains on large saws .
 I personally would be afraid that on a few of mine I'd rip that little stuff apart .Not good . .

[ENTS]

They list about three styles or numbers for that filter .I failed to realize that fact and ended up with the wrong one .Not that big of a deal but it was a general nuisance of getting another . The numbers are on the filter halves in case anybody wondered .

Yep, PITA when you have to go 3 times to get the right one.  Finally did.  The numbers on my filter halves didn't make it for ordering.  Finally got it right, fleece filter part #1125 120 1626.  Funny, the numbers on the halves of the new filter are the same except followed by the letter "B". 

Later,