Chainsaw Repair

1991 Stihl 025

This is the saw from previous posts. Hardly anything is 1991 about it anymore except the cylinder and crankshaft. The engine was rebuilt at sometime in the past. Most everything else except the top cover and filter cover is MS250. To see it setting on the tailgate of the truck, it is a 025 with a MS 250 tank and starter assembly. Most everything else is not 1991 era including the 025 top and filter covers or the air filter. The carburetor is also a Walbro WT-215 which is larger than the original Zama.

I used it some today. I used my MS 250 Monday.

This older 025 certainly holds its own with the MS 250 in spite of the smaller bore. It is a very healthy running 44cc chainsaw. A real joy to use. As to which of the three saws I have, to use one, it would depend more on how sharp the chain was and how much gas and oil was in which chainsaw.

If you've used some of the Chinese produced home owner saws in Homelite, McCulloch, and Poulan style brands, The Stihl 025/MS250 series of saws really shine if they are tuned up correctly in spite of them being a plastic body, clamshell style, home owner class chainsaw.

The fact that little of the original chainsaw remains, goes to show how a long term use firewood chainsaw can be kept up as long as reasonable care and parts are available. The Stihl 025 came out in 1991 and its updated brethren, the MS250 was last made early this year. So the saga went on for 23 years.

I have several older Stihls most of which are 2000 or newer. In rebuilding some of them, it is no more expensive than rebuilding a box store Chinese made yard device.