026, ya or na?

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Buddy of mine is selling an 026 pro for $200, fairly good shape as far as I know. He's gonna shoot me some
Pics in a few. Curious if it's a saw I'd want to pick up.
 
Without woods porting they are kind of weak. I have 2 260's that are built. They scream thru the wood, negating the need for 60cc chainsaws altogether.
 
Actually I'm on the look out for one myself .Like Wiley said they can be massaged to be a pretty quick 3 cuber .
 
I like mine. I have yet to mod it. Bought it for about that. Nice for at the chipper or in tight spots in the brush. I have thinned a lot of saplings with it.
 
A good running 3 cuber ,Stihl Husky what ever comes in handy for certain applications .In my case it's either a top handle or a 60 cc for a limber because I don't own a 3 cuber .The closest is an 028 WB but it's a dog .
 
Probabley in stock forms the little Husqvarna has a leg up on the Stihl .Both these saws respond to modifications well from what I've seen if a person wanted to go that route .

200 bucks if it's in great shape and not beat to a pulp isn't bad .If nothing else an hour with a Dremel on the muffler and a tweek on the carb will give it some extra pep .
 
026 is a turd. I've run a pile of them. Not one got my attention. Buy it if you need it, but otherwise I wouldn't spend money on one myself.
 
Around here a lot of the guys doing regular thinning in the woods use the 026, and they are in pretty good demand when one comes up at the auctions. Helping a crew out in the woods on occasion is when I tried the saw. My impression is that the people that like them have limited experience with a saw of similar cc and weight that is more powerful, or have never run a modded saw. I have worked on one with a carb problem, and they seem to be a reliable saw, for what it is worth. They even sound weak.
 
I have 2, ported both and they did wake up. Still will not buy another, 361 will be my in-between saw from here on out. I guess 362 now...
 
There's some on flea bay right now asking upwards of 350 bucks for .Some around 200 .Some cheaper yet .

I have my eye on one the guy either lied about or he's just plain ignorant of how to work on .Claims he "cleaned " the carb ,big deal .You know it's flea bay and it's a gamble .One you can lay your hot little hands on and operate at least you know what you're buying so that's worth something .
 
More .I suppose I've gotten as good of deals as anybody on the forums with regard to saws .However most times when it's all said and done I'll have 2-250 in them by the time I replace some broken parts,maybe rebuild the top end ,buy a bar and chain .Something to think about and I don't have any mechanics bill in them either . Now I'm talking the Stihls not the antiques .
 
Awww...I used the 026's for training saws, they took a lot of abuse and are still going strong.

$200, can't go far wrong for a spare saw...
 
sotc said:
I have 2, ported both and they did wake up. Still will not buy another, 361 will be my in-between saw from here on out. I guess 362 now...
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Willie, i'll send you my ported one and send yours up here. Lets check them out. Cause if a guy could still get 260's I would get several more built. Run them for a week, I'm wanting to compare.
 
Whether or not an 026 or a 260 is a useful saw for a pro I think depends on what you cut, for my small stuff in Bermuda, and firewood cutting its just fine, once up to wood that is guide bar length or bigger...its nice to trade up in size.
I have an 026 that had problems, would start to die when idling after being worked for a while, then get increasingly hard to start...benched it for a while. Then I found the problem, the little plastic nipple for the gas line to attach to the carb was cracked, we glued it up with 5 min epoxy and fastened it with a bit of wire...shaved a bit of plastic away for the carb to fit back in...took it out firewood cutting, runs fine now.
I also have a 290, better known as 'the boat anchor' on other sites...might sell the two of them and get a 441 or a 460...
 
Old Monkey said:
026 is a great home owner saw, no good for pros IMO.
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That would depend on what the pro was doing, wouldn't it?

I've run a bunch of them over the years as limbing saws on pulp operations.

And fitted with the arctic package, they are great for harvesting christmas trees.

A nice little workhorse IMO, that'll take some abuse.
 
Bermy said:
I have an 026 that had problems, would start to die when idling after being worked for a while, then get increasingly hard to start...benched it for a while. Then I found the problem, the little plastic nipple for the gas line to attach to the carb was cracked, we glued it up with 5 min epoxy and fastened it with a bit of wire...shaved a bit of plastic away for the carb to fit back in...took it out firewood cutting, runs fine now.
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Had a 034 do the same thing. I didnt want to chance the plastic creating a air leak so I just removed it (cant do this if you still using stihl oem fuel line though).

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Yep, that's exactly the same...
How'd you seal the fuel line passing into the tank?
 
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