My first saw probably 30 yrs ago. Still have it today. Built a few and have 3 or 4 more with a couple pro's. Same with me, larger saws came later. 026 is where it all began. Thanks.
I am blessed to have a 026 with a muffler modification and some port cleaning. The saw is a favorite when walking the UP of Michigan, clearing any tree issues, and even falling firewood . Buckin mentioned you and I subscribed. Thanks for taking the time to make this content and sharing your knowledge.
Love my 026. Thanks for the tips on the muffler. Im definitely going to do that, and take a look at the base gasket. It would be great to get a little more umph from such a light saw. I started with an 025 and hated it. Picked up an 024 for occasional use. When i started heating with wood, i started looking for an 026, but found a very nice 036 instead for $200. Eventually, i found a used 026 in good shape for $250 usd and added it to my tool list. I have a couple of big saws now as well, but the 026 is still my favorite for limbing tree tops, and storm cleanup/disaster relief.
I bought my first saw at a pawn shop! I bought it so I could refurbish it. The only cost me 99+tx I bought all my lawnmowers used and they just need a little maintenance and TLC and they start running. good video
Nice one. I like 026s - good balance of weight and power for a general purpose saw. Stihl hit a kind of 'sweet spot' when they made it. The 261 wasn't as good. But if you have a 261 with blown electronics and a 260 with worn out top end, you can build the 261 crank and top end into the 260 carcass to end up with a very nice saw. I did that for a mate who blew 3 260s/261s in a year and he reckoned the hybrid saw was better and stronger than either of it's parents. Years later, it's still going.
The 026 was my favourite small saw for pulp work. Picked up a nice red lever like yours that is going to get ported. Had a hot race 026/260 years ago ported by Timberwolf.
The legendary 026. super common chassis also over here in Europe. In my eyes still a competitive saw in the 50 cc class. I have a super minty red lever one, with heated handle 🤩
Hi Tinman,super content mate, waiting for more videos with 026. Ive recently bought 026 super magnum in Sweden.Got warm handle,super rare Stihl 026. Greetings from Poland
Bought a 3120xp at a farm sale yesterday. Brought it home for what I thought was a good deal, for a non runner. Well got lucky and it's a runner!!! Lucky me
Scoop X 2. It's a little grumpy but appears to only need minimal tlc to bring ot back to life. I'm sure the 268 will be a keeper as well. The 268 is one of my favorite saws. Parts are on the way to rebuild my 371xpg. Excited for that build. Will be reviewing your 372xp build for pointers, for sure. New SKF bearings, seals, throttle cable holder (metal upgrade) and gaskets, (from Ryan at Wolfcreek), piston clean up, base gasket delete (maybe), new crank cases, new clutch, carb boot, open up the muffler. Should be a great addition to my firewood saws. Your auction saws were a good scoop anyway you cut it, for sure. TC Mahalo Tinman 🤙🤙🤙
G'day Tinman, I had a couple of 025's many moons ago I wore them out cutting up the Heads or crowns of Eucalyptus limbing, they didn't owe me a cent and running them on leaded petrol the spark plugs never failed 👍.
Because you are so busy, and this saw needs a complete going over, I’m going to help you out! Box that old wreck up and I’ll pay double what you did and shipping to upper New York 😂. I can’t find anything other than poulans, craftsman, and five to six hundred dollar husky 445, 455s around here. Trees everywhere but very few worth buying on the market 😢. Congratulations on two gooduns so far 😊
I bought my father in laws 1989 026. Bone stock saw and it had a 16” bar on it. The muffler had baffles in it and it was so choked up it actually melted the top cover. Cut the baffles out and had the carb rebuilt and then stuck an 8 pin .325 sprocket on it. Ran great just prefer 60cc and so I sold it back to him. Ran fantastically actually
@@tinmanssaws 036 with a 25” light bar got me on the train. Would love to try an old husky 2 or 3 series but those saws are hard to find in my area. Have a buddy that has a dolmar 7900 a 281xp as well as a 440. Might have to give him a holler to try a husky
One of if not the most favoretist saw i ever owned , my current one has a different carb and filter filter cover and a decomp button ,and no its not a ms . I love my 026 I might just have to go out in the rain and pet her .
I have built many of these, this one looks to be a very early red lever model. I use the case splitter to split them no problems, I remove the base gasket, cut out that section in the muffler (vs just drilling holes) and retune the carb and they run pretty good. My first one I ever built I got 210psi compression out of it when I was done building it. I have one now that is an 026 pro which as I understand it was the last model 026 before they went to MS260 saws. Also it looks like you didn't refit the muffler cover back on correctly.
Mr TIin Man, new subscriber, long time fan of you, buckin, ironhorse etc. I am a bit older than you guys and finally figured out how to communicate via youtube. I have several Huskys including an OEM 372, 562, 572...etc. But my favorite is my original 281xp. I put a rim sprocket on with an extra cog in it and it loves a long bar. Watching you guys closely for tips on opening up the muffler. Love the muffler mods!
Mann I've had my 026 for 14 years an she never dies",I've got a 036 pro an 046 magnum",an a 066 with very low hours I guess I'm addicted ",I've got a 1976 homlite super XL automatic and a homlite C72",plus a sears and roebuck d49
I love my 026, and the MS260 Pro was the first saw I bought new. I still have both. By modern standards, the power is fairly low, but they take a beating and just run despite how light they are. I hear that porting them can really wake them up, but the small carburetor is a limiting factor. I think there's a way to put an 044/440 carb on them...?
@@bluelightguy1 Indeed. I have a modded muffler and tightened the squish (factory MS260 base gasket is very thick). Plus I cleaned up the ports, but didn't raise or lower anything. You are correct, it's a different saw now, so I could only imagine a quality woods-port.
Hey Tinman, I have a 260 that needs a new needle/seat, but the little screw that holds them in the carb is stripped beyond belief. Any tips for removing small little screws that are stripped badly?
The red lever stihls have a fully adjustable carb, and on certain 044s the cylinder has better ports. The later black lever stihls, some of the carbs stink
Hey Tinman, would you be in the market to buy a 2101 Huskie from the eighties with a fourty inch bar and chain. I started it up today to cut some firewood and it's a little heavy. Runs pretty good but it's a monster. I live in Traverse Bay so I am not too far away.
I just picked myself up a 109 dolmar chainsaw. What bar oil and mix oil do you use and mix ratio. Will you be at pual bunyan show this year? @Tinman'ssaws
Caipira Chico Lobo Composição: Chico Lobo viola quando a noite desce se vem lua cheia traz cantoria vadia estrela menina fonte de amor e de alegria por isso eu sou cantador violeiro no sertão canto as tristezas da terra mas também a força desse chão depois de enxada no campo é viola na mão sou caboclo que ao romper do dia vai pro roçado na hora da lida mulher cuida do café e de rosinha a mais pequenininha por isso eu sou plantador colho os frutos do meu chão em troca ofereço suor mas recebo com juros o pão depois de enxada no campo é viola na mão sob o sol sou matuto da roça sob a lua eu canto de viola foi assim que me fiz caipira sobre as bênçãos de nossa senhora sob o sol sou matuto da roça sob a lua eu canto de viola foi assim que me fiz caipira sobre as bênçãos de nossa senhora e depois de enxada no campo é chegado a hora da minha viola
My first saw probably 30 yrs ago. Still have it today. Built a few and have 3 or 4 more with a couple pro's. Same with me, larger saws came later. 026 is where it all began. Thanks.
That's a solid 2 for 2 any day. Can't expect much better from an auction.
I'm liking this series, Tinman....very educational for us novice collectors and DIYers! Cheers!
This is the second video Ive seen on this channel and Ive learned a ton👍👍👍👍👍 Very helpful. Great channel
I am blessed to have a 026 with a muffler modification and some port cleaning. The saw is a favorite when walking the UP of Michigan, clearing any tree issues, and even falling firewood . Buckin mentioned you and I subscribed. Thanks for taking the time to make this content and sharing your knowledge.
Thatbks for coming over and checking out my channel!!
Love my 026. Thanks for the tips on the muffler. Im definitely going to do that, and take a look at the base gasket. It would be great to get a little more umph from such a light saw.
I started with an 025 and hated it. Picked up an 024 for occasional use. When i started heating with wood, i started looking for an 026, but found a very nice 036 instead for $200. Eventually, i found a used 026 in good shape for $250 usd and added it to my tool list. I have a couple of big saws now as well, but the 026 is still my favorite for limbing tree tops, and storm cleanup/disaster relief.
I bought my first saw at a pawn shop! I bought it so I could refurbish it. The only cost me 99+tx I bought all my lawnmowers used and they just need a little maintenance and TLC and they start running. good video
Legendary saw. Like 261 now. Best regards from Poland🇵🇱
Good saw!
The kill swich is funny because the spring normally gets preloaded by the airfiltercase. Without this filter it hooks up on the lever...
I found this on my 290s also, took a while of messing around with it before it clicked. Too long 😂
Nice one. I like 026s - good balance of weight and power for a general purpose saw. Stihl hit a kind of 'sweet spot' when they made it. The 261 wasn't as good. But if you have a 261 with blown electronics and a 260 with worn out top end, you can build the 261 crank and top end into the 260 carcass to end up with a very nice saw. I did that for a mate who blew 3 260s/261s in a year and he reckoned the hybrid saw was better and stronger than either of it's parents. Years later, it's still going.
Hi Tinman, two for two. Great work….
The 026 was my favourite small saw for pulp work. Picked up a nice red lever like yours that is going to get ported. Had a hot race 026/260 years ago ported by Timberwolf.
I worked for a logger that made fun of me for using a 65 cc saw for pulp wood
The legendary 026. super common chassis also over here in Europe.
In my eyes still a competitive saw in the 50 cc class. I have a super minty red lever one, with heated handle 🤩
Saweet! Just about the perfect auction project saw, great bones just in need of a little love!
Hi Tinman,super content mate, waiting for more videos with 026.
Ive recently bought 026 super magnum in Sweden.Got warm handle,super rare Stihl 026.
Greetings from Poland
Tinman! Cant wait for more 026 content man! Just bought my 026 red lever back from my pops. I REALLY hope you port that thing! Much love from Oregon
Bought a 3120xp at a farm sale yesterday. Brought it home for what I thought was a good deal, for a non runner. Well got lucky and it's a runner!!! Lucky me
I just picked up an 026 I’ve never had or run one it’s really nice condition and runs awesome what a powerful little saw
Love my stepdads 026 that was passed down to me. 👍🇺🇸
Scoop X 2.
It's a little grumpy but appears to only need minimal tlc to bring ot back to life.
I'm sure the 268 will be a keeper as well. The 268 is one of my favorite saws.
Parts are on the way to rebuild my 371xpg. Excited for that build. Will be reviewing your 372xp build for pointers, for sure. New SKF bearings, seals, throttle cable holder (metal upgrade) and gaskets, (from Ryan at Wolfcreek), piston clean up, base gasket delete (maybe), new crank cases, new clutch, carb boot, open up the muffler. Should be a great addition to my firewood saws.
Your auction saws were a good scoop anyway you cut it, for sure. TC Mahalo Tinman 🤙🤙🤙
G'day Tinman, I had a couple of 025's many moons ago I wore them out cutting up the Heads or crowns of Eucalyptus limbing, they didn't owe me a cent and running them on leaded petrol the spark plugs never failed 👍.
I had an 025 for years. Great little saw
Another good buy for sure. 👍
Great video tinman, love your patience, this is always the best route to go with anything. Take care bro.
The homelite super ez, and the stihl 026, are my favorite old saws.
That’s a score. I picked up a clean 1990 266xp yesterday. Pretty happy about that as I wanted one for awhile now.
Had a 026 really enjoyed running it
It will be a nice little saw, just got a few issues like I have 😂. Great content, Thanks again Tinman.
Good saws I got a few around
I have an old 028 super and it’s been a great saw for being almost 40 years old. I had to replace the fuel line and tank vent and it started right up!
Because you are so busy, and this saw needs a complete going over, I’m going to help you out! Box that old wreck up and I’ll pay double what you did and shipping to upper New York 😂. I can’t find anything other than poulans, craftsman, and five to six hundred dollar husky 445, 455s around here. Trees everywhere but very few worth buying on the market 😢. Congratulations on two gooduns so far 😊
Nice! Im think of putting one of these cylinders and motorized bike bottom ends onto my bicycle. Should make a lot more power
2 for 2, nice score. A little love and that will be a fine mosheen
I love how he says machine :)
I love the 026 they are great little saws
Good buy at the sale hope the stihl a runner
I bought my father in laws 1989 026. Bone stock saw and it had a 16” bar on it. The muffler had baffles in it and it was so choked up it actually melted the top cover. Cut the baffles out and had the carb rebuilt and then stuck an 8 pin .325 sprocket on it. Ran great just prefer 60cc and so I sold it back to him. Ran fantastically actually
That's what happened to me. Ran a couple of 026s and ms260s and the I got an 038 magnum , 266 and a 365 special.
That was the end of my 026 days.
@@tinmanssaws 036 with a 25” light bar got me on the train. Would love to try an old husky 2 or 3 series but those saws are hard to find in my area. Have a buddy that has a dolmar 7900 a 281xp as well as a 440. Might have to give him a holler to try a husky
Can’t go wrong with a o26! I’ve got 3 that I use for smaller firewood duty. There great!
Great buys. Maybe do a video showing how you buy, what to look for.
I mentioned that in the first video. I buy low pretty much.
@@tinmanssaws I need to go to one. I’ve heard some it’s on site only. Others you can pick up.
The first new saw I ever bought was an 026 when I was 15 years old. made money cutting firewood.
One of if not the most favoretist saw i ever owned , my current one has a different carb and filter filter cover and a decomp button ,and no its not a ms .
I love my 026 I might just have to go out in the rain and pet her .
I've found oem fuel line is best on the stihls. That's gna be a great lil firewood saw
026 perfect saw to carry on ATV or pick up truck.
Lost my mint 026 in a shop fire last month😢 one of the best little saws I owned
I have built many of these, this one looks to be a very early red lever model. I use the case splitter to split them no problems, I remove the base gasket, cut out that section in the muffler (vs just drilling holes) and retune the carb and they run pretty good. My first one I ever built I got 210psi compression out of it when I was done building it. I have one now that is an 026 pro which as I understand it was the last model 026 before they went to MS260 saws. Also it looks like you didn't refit the muffler cover back on correctly.
Mr TIin Man, new subscriber, long time fan of you, buckin, ironhorse etc. I am a bit older than you guys and finally figured out how to communicate via youtube. I have several Huskys including an OEM 372, 562, 572...etc. But my favorite is my original 281xp. I put a rim sprocket on with an extra cog in it and it loves a long bar. Watching you guys closely for tips on opening up the muffler. Love the muffler mods!
Tinman, thanks for the muffler mod tip. I’m going to try it out on my 026
That made has always worked for me. Hopefully you have the same results.
Nice saw! Good cleaning, fhew mods and repairs, and she'll be awesome! Why is the screw on tank breather backend out; how does it work?
Mann I've had my 026 for 14 years an she never dies",I've got a 036 pro an 046 magnum",an a 066 with very low hours I guess I'm addicted ",I've got a 1976 homlite super XL automatic and a homlite C72",plus a sears and roebuck d49
New to chainsaws and your channel I have a Hasqvarna 459 Rancher. Subbed.
My first saw was a stihl 025 I like ans was reliable, I rebuild my friend 026 great saw
That was my first saw I rebuilt too
Clean out carbon. Put new hoses in it. Clean up the carb box. You probably lucked out!
I love my 026, and the MS260 Pro was the first saw I bought new. I still have both.
By modern standards, the power is fairly low, but they take a beating and just run despite how light they are.
I hear that porting them can really wake them up, but the small carburetor is a limiting factor. I think there's a way to put an 044/440 carb on them...?
If you have an un ported stock muffler 026 get the porting and muffler mod done an put a smile on your face, wakes it right up
@@bluelightguy1
Indeed. I have a modded muffler and tightened the squish (factory MS260 base gasket is very thick).
Plus I cleaned up the ports, but didn't raise or lower anything.
You are correct, it's a different saw now, so I could only imagine a quality woods-port.
Hey Tinman I was wondering if you could give me a measurement from the top of the wrist pin hole to the top of the piston on the 026 thanks
Would you by chance have a muffler for a 260 that you would be willing to part with?
Hey Tinman, I have a 260 that needs a new needle/seat, but the little screw that holds them in the carb is stripped beyond belief. Any tips for removing small little screws that are stripped badly?
looks like you have a sacks 6300 full rap just over your shoulder mate, is it up for resale, cheers Clarkie
Where can I get a wiseco piston for 372 xp torque
Please port the 026 on the channel
Can someone enlighten me as to what red lever means in regards to this saw?
The red lever stihls have a fully adjustable carb, and on certain 044s the cylinder has better ports. The later black lever stihls, some of the carbs stink
Hey Tinman, would you be in the market to buy a 2101 Huskie from the eighties with a fourty inch bar and chain. I started it up today to cut some firewood and it's a little heavy. Runs pretty good but it's a monster. I live in Traverse Bay so I am not too far away.
I just picked myself up a 109 dolmar chainsaw. What bar oil and mix oil do you use and mix ratio. Will you be at pual bunyan show this year? @Tinman'ssaws
Just won a 075av 111cc😅😢😂
Tinman would you port a 200t for me
Thanks mate for showing all the whorts and pimples 😊 great video
Kev old mate how the bloody hell are ya ?
@ishure8849 good mate pushing my self bloody hard sometimes in the heat lol but not long now winter is coming cheers Kevin 👍
How's the Tinman and family
Hey Kurt how ya doin
@@tinmanssaws Doing good. Looks like you done good on your auction saws two for two so far I'm sure you'll make the other one run to
I will not teach grandmar to suck eggs BUT when you do up a thread screw it backwards till it goes click and the you no its in the old - right thread
Would you trade that saw? I'm 15 years old. I collect still
No but I'm sure I'll give it away. Stay tuned
Okay, if I give you my phone number would you give me a call? I really want to learn some tips from you. Always want to actually talk to you
Hi tinman I sent you an email with a few vintage saws if you have time check them out
Caipira
Chico Lobo
Composição: Chico Lobo
viola quando a noite desce se vem lua cheia traz cantoria
vadia estrela menina fonte de amor e de alegria
por isso eu sou cantador violeiro no sertão
canto as tristezas da terra mas também a força desse chão
depois de enxada no campo é viola na mão
sou caboclo que ao romper do dia vai pro roçado na hora da lida
mulher cuida do café e de rosinha a mais pequenininha
por isso eu sou plantador colho os frutos do meu chão
em troca ofereço suor mas recebo com juros o pão
depois de enxada no campo é viola na mão
sob o sol sou matuto da roça
sob a lua eu canto de viola
foi assim que me fiz caipira
sobre as bênçãos de nossa senhora
sob o sol sou matuto da roça
sob a lua eu canto de viola
foi assim que me fiz caipira
sobre as bênçãos de nossa senhora
e depois de enxada no campo é chegado a hora da minha viola