Anyone know about a stihl 3800?

[spudulike]

I had one of these saws as part of a job lot. The chain brake would never stop the saw dead, the sparkplug was beginning to melt the top cover, the recoil broke as it would never start on 3 pulls, the oiler was as reliable as the UK train service......oh, it never ran well and when it did, it wasn't to hot. 

Apart from that, it was a decent saw and worth around £30.

[Bolt]

4 hours ago, peds said:

 

 

3 hours ago, GarethM said:

I'm still a little confused by the exhaust going down through the plywood.

 

I would assume that’s where the rat smoking hose attaches to that @Muddy42 mentioned earlier.

 

[Haironyourchest]

Why does the Zomax have an extra filler cap by the back handle?

 

I must say, my Lidl Parkside 55cc saw has been reliable and capable. Don't know if it's a zomax though..

[pleasant]

25 minutes ago, Haironyourchest said:

Why does the Zomax have an extra filler cap by the back handle?

 

I must say, my Lidl Parkside 55cc saw has been reliable and capable. Don't know if it's a zomax though..

The 'third' cap in an A/V mount ......although it is wildly optimistic fitting av mounts to one of those as they have to be running for a reasonable time to counteract the effects of white finger....which it wont. 😂

Edited February 20, 2024 by pleasant

[Rms7]

30 minutes ago, Haironyourchest said:

Why does the Zomax have an extra filler cap by the back handle?

 

I must say, my Lidl Parkside 55cc saw has been reliable and capable. Don't know if it's a zomax though..

It's just a cover, there's a bolt holding chassis in there.

[pleasant]

17 minutes ago, Rms7 said:

It's just a cover, there's a bolt holding chassis in there.

Through an A/V mount 

[bmp01]

On 20/02/2024 at 19:23, openspaceman said:

I certainly wouldn't want one but the one I rescued originally, which I bought a chain for, and cut s few loads of logs before giving it away, was usable and light and to my mind better than a stihl 171 I tried yesterday.

 

😆 ....sharp intake of breath.... did you just 'dis' a Stihl ?  😨 

 

 

[openspaceman]

17 minutes ago, bmp01 said:

 

😆 ....sharp intake of breath.... did you just 'dis' a Stihl ?  😨 

 

 

😁Yes I suppose so but then I have never tried a home owner Husky and if it weren't for the surplus 262s I would  have about an equal number of Husky and Stihl work tools.

 

In the day I preferred the bigger stihl saws and bruscutters and the 60cc and under huskies for forestry work and domestics. Back then the huskies had a bad reputation for hot starting on a hot day.

[spudulike]

On 20/02/2024 at 20:20, Haironyourchest said:

Why does the Zomax have an extra filler cap by the back handle?

 

I must say, my Lidl Parkside 55cc saw has been reliable and capable. Don't know if it's a zomax though..

You may have heard of Pandora,s Box, if you undo that third cap, you may find "Hope" in there but unfortunately, in this saws case it will probably be "No Hope".

[Rms7]

Took it to bits. After putting back together I'm left with this spring, it's not the brake spring or vibration dampener spring.... Any ideas where this spring would belong?