Sachs Dolmar 109 chainsaw

[Tony-1976]

Good morning forum 

I need to sell my chainsaw and was wondering if some kind soul on here could help me price it for a fair price?

the saw runs beautifully and has certainly helped us out pruning and trimming down conifers.

the only 2 reasons  we are selling it is we are going down the battery route and the other reason it tends to want to drop some chain oil when left on the shelf upright.

[ChrisNewport]

80-100

[Tony-1976]

Thank you 

[Exmoor Chris]

All Dolmars leak oil, it's their thing. If it's a good runner probably best to keep it as a back up. If however you definitely want rid just stick it on the bay, it will find it's value.  They are old and parts are tricky now so don't expect stihl or husky money.

[htb]

IIRC 109 Dolmars oil pump is driven off the crank directly not by the clutch drum, therefore oil pump is always pumping even at tickover. If you leave it ticking over for a whilst when you pick it up again you get a big dollop of oil on ground where you left it. Other than that good hardy saws.

[Dan Maynard]

I just put an old t-shirt under it. Battery saw will probably drop some oil too.

[pleasant]

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On 18/09/2022 at 07:40, ChrisNewport said:

80-100

Agree....maybe a tad more with decent pics and good wording. I sold one earlier this year on the bay for £130. Right time of year to be selling a saw to the weekend warriors for their winter logs

Edited September 23, 2022 by pleasant

[coppice cutter]

10 hours ago, htb said:

IIRC 109 Dolmars oil pump is driven off the crank directly not by the clutch drum, therefore oil pump is always pumping even at tickover. If you leave it ticking over for a whilst when you pick it up again you get a big dollop of oil on ground where you left it. Other than that good hardy saws.

Mine leaks at the oil outlet from the tank, which is like a rubber bung type thingy with a pipe running through it. I've removed it and resealed it numerous times but it always starts leaking again, more in warmer weather, less in cold weather when the oil is thicker.

 

From what I can gather, that's where most of them leak from as well.

 

Therefore, leaving the saw on it's side with the fill caps downwards would prevent it but it leaks so little in reality that I seldom bother.

[Stere]

Poor anti vibe is what I don't like about older saws on rubber mounts - esp relevant if using all day etc

Edited September 23, 2022 by Stere

[coppice cutter]

3 minutes ago, Stere said:

Poor anti vibe is what I don't like about older saws on rubber mounts - esp relevant if using all day etc

I've been prone to white finger for probably the past 20yrs or so, haven't much hassle with it now as I've learned how to manage it pretty well.

 

I've used the Dolmar a fair bit on a number of days and had no trouble.

 

OK, that's not having it going constantly in your hands from morning to evening every day for a few weeks, but you'll not be buying a secondhand 100 quid saw for that job anyway.