looking at an old Stihl 031AV

is this saw worth $100? the lake of inertia chain brake scares me a little.
although ive never used the one on my 024.

its local to me, and im told it runs well.

ITs older and larger than the stihls ive worked with.

Ozark,

The absence of a chain brake makes it not worth $100. As I recall, they are tough to get parts for as well.

Larry D

I have an 032 My father bought in 1978 it is very hard to find parts. The saw your looking at seems to be older. I think the chain brake gaurd would be next to impossible to find maybe only on Ebay.

thanks for the feedback guys!

Ill pass it up, looking for a larger saw to share between my father, and a freind of mine, for all of our firewood scrounging needs.
Id rather have a safe one!

Thanks!

I've used one for many years and it's been a great saw. We're finally looking to replace it now with a MS361. That saw has been in my family for 30 years and never even had an overhaul that I know of.

Here is a link to its specs if your interested:

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...858c0dec5088261b88256ba2001978db?OpenDocument

Guess you'll have to copy and paste it

Hello there! I work on chainsaws professionally and I have to say I wouldn't pay more than $25 for that saw. It's very old (late 70's?), there's no brake, and many of the parts for that saw are not available anymore. Stihl makes a great saw, but one like that and you're asking for trouble.

thanks again for the input guys!

good and bad!

I will call the guy, and go look at the saw, if it starts and runs well and has a good chain, Ill offer $30 for it.

It might be worth more in parts on ebay!