Stihl 090

[brendonv]

Insaw my old boss today and i asked him about the 090 on te bench that he had.

Hes willing to sell that and a 660 and was wondering what a 090 would be worth, if it all?

He said its not a g, but the clutch version?

 

[gf beranek]

Given my blessing that 090 could be worth $5,000 clams.

 

[woodworkingboy]

The G is really heavy. A beautifully made saw, but I would say less practical than the regular 090 without gear reduction. Sprockets for the G are like impossible to find.

 

[Al Smith]

An 090 is not the fastest thing in the world but talk about effortless power ,it's the one .

 

[gf beranek]

A mighty in its day on on the coast when old-growth was being felled. Though locally the 090 was too heavy to pack around on our steep slopes. the Husky 2100 and old Mac 125's proved more practical through that era.

 

[brendonv]

I dont think its a g, jay. Is that a good or bad thing?

From the sounds it will be had for a good deal. He has a 660 and a 064 for 300-350 each.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It's a good thing!

 

[Cut4fun]

I once past up a running cutting 090 with 42" for $200, 2 years ago. There is a 090 with b+c on my chainsaw repair website right now for sale $1500. So I would look at condition and if av or not and go somewhere in there give or take.

 

[brendonv]

Ok.

He has a 5' bar on it, so he said. But i don't remember it being that big.

Av good or bad?

 

[Husabud]

A lways V ibrates?

 

[Dave Shepard]

660 or 064 for $300? Dang. I wish I had $300. Unless they are beat.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

+1

 

[MasterBlaster]

I paid 3 bills for my used 066. It still cuts like gangbusters!

 

[cory]

That's a deal, MB.

A mighty in its day on on the coast when old-growth was being felled. Though locally the 090 was too heavy to pack around on our steep slopes. the Husky 2100 and old Mac 125's proved more practical through that era.

The Mac 125, that sounds like a nasty saw, Gerr. Mac seems like it was in kind of a league of its own for awhile there. I've never run one but watched and heard a few mid size ones running ages ago, they they were always LOUD and gnarly and smokey, yellow and black, grimy wood eaters.

I'm picturing a Mac that could compete with a Husky 2100, and I'm seeing something with huge dawgs on it. Weren't they made in Los Angeles?

 

[MasterBlaster]

It's old... no decomp valve. You can't be frail and start it.

 

[cory]

No doubt.

And it is probably highly recommended to run it only while wearing a short sleeve hickory shirt, 'spenders and (stagged off) Lee jeans, corks, Mac T hardhat. In other words, be Mike Davis.

 

[squisher]

Man I'd love to have a 090. For milling.

 

[MasterBlaster]

So get you one, brudder. Make it a Quest.

 

[squisher]

I keep my eyes open and ear to the ground. Gotta be a deal, someday.

 

[woodworkingboy]

A G can be used for falling, it plugs along with high torque and slow chain speed, but I think that milling is what it is best for. The regular 090 has more displacement I believe, and is better for general use. It just might be better for milling too, Still, the big heavy G is fun to use, especially with the tiny can on it called a muffler. I treasure mine, but it's life is pretty much under my workbench all wrapped up.

 

[Al Smith]

If nothing else unless that 090 is completely worn out it would be a good investment .

Now a 125 Mac to a 2100 Husky.The Mac has a ton of pulling power but I think the Husqvarna would probabley out gun it .The Macs' a lot easier to start though .

 

[woodworkingboy]

Those old saws like the 090 that don't have a choke lever that also engages the throttle, if at all cold you have to use the throttle lock. You can be there all day pulling on the thing and thinking to yourself why the hell it won't start.when the last time you used it the engine ran fine. Remember the throttle lock and if it isn't severely flooded, it starts right up. Using the saw infrequently and you can fall prey to that I've noticed.

 

[Al Smith]

The damned things develop into a personality all their own .On a large saw the sooner you figured it out the better off you'll be .It certainly is no picnic tugging on a stubborn 100 plus cc saw.

Some like a 125 Mac that has sat a long time just a little squirt from a primer bottle gets them going quicker .Try that same thing on a 2100 Husky you'll be pulling on the cord til the cows come home .They flood real easy but once started usual go on one pull on a restart .Which is a good thing if you've ever had to tug on one you'll know exactly what I mean .

 

[HolmenTree]

The 123cc Mac 125 will out cut a 100cc Husky 2100 but the Mac is heavier and bulkier then the 2100.
I've seen 090 Gears with their 106cc P/C replaced with the 137cc P/C, now there would be a heavy duty milling saw! I like my 090AV so much I'll probably never sell it. I recently replaced the covers with brand new factory ones that were still hanging around Stihl Canada's warehouse, no paint job for my baby. but I do have the old covers if anyone is interested.
I just mill the odd bit of timber to keep it loosened up. Their definitely a well built good looking classic.

 

[Al Smith]

Well on the Mac it probabley would outgun the Huskey on something larger than say 30-36 inchs .The old yeller saw does have some grunt now .The Husqvarna has the speed though .Either one is a good cutter though on larger stuff .I seldom get into anything large enough to warrent getting them off the shelf though.So shelf queens they are but on the other hand you can't wear them out that way .