Is this a good deal?

[emr]

http://appleton.craigslist.org/for/2546712792.html

Any thoughts?

 

[treesmith]

I wouldn't spend that kind of money on that dinosaur, but I'd be buying it to use and not as a collectible.

 

[sotc]

Not in my opinion

 

[Bodean]

nah.

 

[HolmenTree]

If that is $1250 US then thats a hell of a good deal, as long as it the real mc coy. There has been copies like these coming out of India and China I've heard.
Too bad its not a AV model but still a very usefull torque monster lowering stumps for the tree biz and bucking up oversize. You'll never wear it out any time soon.
With the 105cc displacent it would be easier on fuel then the 137cc 090. But if I bought it I would change the cylinder / piston over to the 137.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

For the same money you could probably own a light use 090... Probably...

 

[HolmenTree]

For the same money you could probably own a light use 090... Probably...

I have had offers of $1500 for my 200 hour 137cc 090 and I have no intentions on selling it. You can't find a better Alaskan mill saw and milling is what I do on the side .
This saw here on Craiglist is brand new and Baileys sells 090 137cc cylinder/ piston sets for under $200. It may not be Stihl quality but you will always have the 105cc for a spare set.
I saw a 090 137cc never used on another site that sold for around $2500 AUS or was it US?

 

[NeTree]

This is one for Magnus, I'd say.

But in MY opinion, I'd pay a little less for it, but probably keep it as a collector saw. The parts in that saw probably wouldn't hold up to today's shitty fuel, anyways.

 

[Old Monkey]

Seems a bit high for what it is but I don't know. If a bought an old say that had never been run I'd feel obliged to keep it that way. I think I'd rather have an old saw that had been run but treated well.

 

[sotc]

Except for the fact that its an 070, not an 090

 

[emr]

My biggest question is why is the saw still brand new? It seems strange to me that you would have such a large saw and have never used it. Do you guys see old saws that have never been used frequently? To it seems like a scam.

I am not in the market for a large saw, my 660 is big enough for what I do and it runs like a champ. I just figured if you all said that this thing was legit and it was the deal of the century, I might consider taking a look at it. I do think that it would be cool to have and use such an old saw.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It seems strange to me that you would have such a large saw and have never used it.

That seems kinda odd to me, too.

 

[sotc]

If indeeed it has not been used, the last thing you would want to do is fuel it up and run it.

 

[lumberjack]

Why is that? Every saw I've bought has never been used and that's exactly what I've done to them?

 

[RIVERRAT]

I am thinking it's a copy & not original

 

[stig]

Carl, you know the term, " mint condition", don't you?

 

[Al Smith]

If in fact it is a genuine Stihl and not a take off then likely it's a good price . However for an everyday user for the same or less money you could land a decent 084 or 3120 .

If it were the real McCoy you wouldn't want to use it and get it all dirty .

 

[lumberjack]

Carl, you know the term, " mint condition", don't you?

Yeah, but this isn't a coin?

 

[RIVERRAT]

I dont know if its the color or the casting of the side cover appearring to be off. But it doesnt look right.

 

[Al Smith]

From my perspective if it actually is a real Stihl 070 that's had no use it would be more an investment rather than a working tool .If that were true given enough time a serious wealthy collecter will likely snap it up at a much higher price unless someone sees it first .

 

[HolmenTree]

In my travels I have seen a few big Stihl dealers with a never used 090 on display at their counter which they keep there for years. This 070 was probably one of these dealers trophy but now they are falling on hard times and need the extra cash.
When I bought my first new 090AV in the early 1980s, it was on display at Stihl Canada's head office with a chrome 5 foot bar on it. I never got the chrome bar.
If this 070 was a gear drive I'd buy it in a heartbeat, put a Lewis winch on it.......... nah, I'd just put it on display as a trophy

 

[Al Smith]

Larry S aka Chainsaw 57 on the net has the very last 090 ever sold in Canada .He got the thing from Gypo and it's never had fuel in it .

I have seen that saw but of course didn't operate it .I did however have the occasion to operate an 090 reworked by Ken Dunn which was indeed a strong machine .Not the fastest saw I've ever ran but beyond a doubt the most powerfull .

 

[HolmenTree]

Larry S aka Chainsaw 57 on the net has the very last 090 ever sold in Canada .He got the thing from Gypo and it's never had fuel in it .

I have seen that saw but of course didn't operate it .I did however have the occasion to operate an 090 reworked by Ken Dunn which was indeed a strong machine .Not the fastest saw I've ever ran but beyond a doubt the most powerfull .

I bought my present 090 new here in Canada around 1993.
I did compete against one very fast modified 090 a few tech reps from Stihl Canada headquarters in London ,Ontario put together with the help of a saw builder from Quebec. Cutoff head , tune pipe, epoxied transfer port covers for starters. That saw gave my Yamaha bikesaw a run for its money. That was Feb. 1991 at the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Winter Festival. They also had a 084 with the identical work done to it and it wasn't nearly as fast as that 090.

 

[Al Smith]

As I understand ,as the story goes Andries Stihl had a grandson that was into go-kart racing .Being a kind old fart towards the kid the old man had his engineering staff come up with a 10 cubic inch engine .Probabley so as to save face with Mac 101's or 125 cc Yamahas more than anything ,truth be known

There is supposidely several on the west coast and a couple that found their way to Australia .Extremely rare to find .

Likewise though if in fact the subject of this thread is real it would be a rare find too .