Washinton state has a lot of infrastructure problems due to the stupidity of the government run by left wing loonies. Our roads are terrible, as most of the gas tax money ends up in the general fund and is spent on really stupid projects that the left wing loonies see as priorities. Due to over taxation and really stupid regulations, many of the major corporations have left our state. Boeing has most of it's production done in other states and overseas, Kenworth (Paccar) does most of it's manufacturing in other states and Mexico, and the list goes on and on. Washington has one of the highest tax rates in the country, but has little to show for all that misspent money.

The Stihl 034 is Wierdball saw, as it has some features of a pro saw and many cheapo substandard features as well. It was sold as a pro saw and many of the comments I received about this saw said that in pro use in certain circumstances they gave good service, but disliked because of the hard starting and common failures like the starter and clutch bearing. I doubt that a cylinder gasket would drop the compression much. This saw should have had a decomp valve and a purge valve for the fuel system, which would have made for a very good saw. This saw doesn't like hard cutting and the chain stall easily, but for branching, brushing and small diameter wood, it is indeed a HOT ROD ! I am on the lookout for an 034 Super, as it has a decomp valve and a bit more displacement, and hopefully some torque. Time will tell.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 The 034S was the 036 in theory. Those had 2 starter pawls but the starter pulley ratio was still wrong. Our shop overstocked on the starter pawls & pulleys in those days. Stihl would sometimes have 3 variations of the same model with different cylinder sizes, it made things interesting! The 038, for instance, had 3 variations, 61cc, 67cc & 72cc. My recollection of the 034 was 034S, 036, 360, 361, etc. Some were redesigns that were better but cheaper made, it's all about $.

You are spot on about Stihl making small running changes on parts, and in many cases not interchangeable, how dumb. From the comments I have received the 034S became the 036. Some have mentioned that not all 036's had decomp valves, how strange ! Most comments say the 034S and the 036 had some torque, which the 034 lacks. I am spoiled ,as my first saw was a McCulloch, and is still in service after 40 plus years of use, and is easy to start, super reliable and needs only regular maintenance. I have had newer Husky's and Stihls, but they always had glitches and eventually complete failures when they weren't that old. The parts prices were stupid also. All my McCulloch's are still on the job and have never suffered any major failures. The Stihl's that I have in my collection were all donations from kind and generous people. Working on them gives one insight as to the engineering, both good and bad. Keeps me sharp as a mechanic !

Mrs. O is doing well in her recovery, but it will be at least several months before she will be able to walk again. I don't do restoration videos as it takes a lot of time to compile the video clips, organize them, edit them and eventually post them. Mrs. O has always done the camera work, compiling, editing and posting, and she will only be able to do a very limited amount of this for the foreseeable future. I am planning on a video on Aug.. 6th, as I can get some of my family to do some camera work etc. on a limited basis. Unfortunately I don't have the time to do an extended resto video, and will only be doing our once a week short videos as things normalize again. Thanks for commenting and watching.

Unfortunately I don't have any grand kids, so only us adult kids get to play with them !

Thanks for the nice comment. Looking forward to hear from you.

My 025 was given to me because it was hard to start, had poor performance and was unreliable. The mods I did made the saw easy starting, much more powerful and reliable. It is now a very useful little saw and is great for firewood work.

The last of the 034's, the 034 Super had a decomp valve and 61.5 cc's displacement. It was a much better saw than the standard 034. I have not ever had or run an 036, so I don't know much about them.

Thank you, we appreciate it.

I don't use injector 2 stroke oil. For years I have used the 40 weight based 2 stroke oils, mostly Bardahl VBA, which is no longer available. I have started using Echo Red Armor oil in some of my newer, but still vintage saws and equipment. This oil has a very high film strength and has been a good replacement for most of my applications. I still have a small stash of Bardahl and some really old Castrol oils that I use in my oldest equipment and antique outboard motors. I have never experienced a lubricating engine failure when using these oils. The only lubricating failures I have experienced were a few of my chainsaws, using Stihl and Husky oils.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I just bought klotz benol race oil,,has great numbers,,but on back I read not to use under 32 degree Temps! Wtf,, plus cause it's bean oil it's bio degratable,, hmmm guess I'll have to cans mixed one for the smell,, and one for work, echo oil

Castor based oils have a tendency to separate from the gas in certain circumstances. The main reason I don't use castor based oils is that they don't burn clean and if stored for long times, leave deposits in the carb and fuel system.

The old saws are better made and easier to repair and maintain in most cases for sure. The new homeowner/light use farm saws are very cheaply made, and the carbs are crappy. The EPA has messed up a lot of good equipment.

Good story.

Thank you for the nice comment and for watching. We won't be doing any videos till Mrs. O gets healed up from her recent fall. We hope to be back on the first part of August, or the first part of September at the latest, depending on how quick she recovers. She does all the camera work, editing and posting, and all I do is play with my old equipment. We hpoe to be back soon.

Thank you so much.

Thank you for your kind words, we appreciate it.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 you're welcome

Thank you for the kind words. We appreciate it.

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Thank you for the kind message. Mrs. O's faithful kitty stays with her all the time, a therapy kitty for sure.

Thank you for the kind message. We will post an update August 6.

Thank you for your kind message. We are all hoping she will make a quick and full recovery. Hope your Dad gets better too.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Mrs. O is doing better every day, but it will be a long process for her recovery. Thank you for the kind words.

Thank you for the nice comment. We appreciate it.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I picked up a McCulloch 655 today. What is the difference between it and the 610 and 650?

The decal

the decal

Thank you so much.

This accident is a setback, but we will resume the channel when Mrs. O is ready. Thanks for the nice message.

Thank you.

We appreciate your prayers. Thank you.

Mrs. O will recover, but it will take some time.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Happy Forth. It is real hot, here. Not even worth going outside. Our grandson is here and we have some fireworks. You know what that means! I am smoking ribs, tomorrow.

Thank you so much. We really appreciate your comments.

Thank you for your kind comment. We will be back, but it will be a while.

Mrs. O took a pretty good tumble and it will be some time before she will be able to do video's again, but we will be back for sure. Thank you for the nice comment.

Mrs. O's tumble was pretty bad, so it will be a while before we can put out new videos. Thanks for the nice comment, and nice to hear from you as well.

Thank you for the kind words. Mrs. O will be down for a while, so we will do our best to help her recover.

Thank you for the kind words. It will be a while before she will be able to do new videos. We will be back as soon as possible.

It will be a while before Mrs. O will be able to do our video's again, but we will be back.

We are taking care of her 24/7.

We will be back as soon as Mrs. O is able to do the video's again, and thank you for the nice comment.

Thank you.

Better yet, buy a McCulloch !

I was surprised that powersharp was reintroduced again after many years of being off the market. It was considered a failure when first put on the market, as it wasn't around very long, and required a special chain. I haven't seen a current version of it, so I don't know anything about it. Would be interesting to see one.

look into it i bet the old on-saw powersharps would still work with the new top-cutter powersharp chains

I will try to find out.

I watched some videos on the PowerSharp. The chain looks to be the same as the old one. The kit comes with a special bar, chain and sharpening attachment. Makes sharpening the chain a quick and easy job. It looks like it doesn't cut as fast as a sharp standard chain and when sharpening the chain, a lot of sparks shoot out, which might be bad in a really dry area with a lot of dry weeds etc. around. The set up is definately for the casual user with no chainsaw chain sharpening skills.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I would agree with that assessment. Sort of like a pull-through knife sharpener

Other than the paint color and decal, they are the same saw.

The 034's have their drawbacks, but spending some time learning their limitations, they can do good job. I would recommend watching a couple of my other video's I have done on the 034's, so you can see them in their element.

Wow ! Nice collection.

We like and ride our old bicycles. The Ryobi pole trimmer doesn't work very well, but the string trimmer, blower and brush cutter work pretty well. The trimmer and all the accessories were free. The Ryobi is POO saw quality for sure.

Thanks for watching.

The OLIVER tractor is an excellent piece of vintage equipment, very useful and powerful.

Frontier chainsaws were very good small chainsaws. They were better than most small chainsaws of the same era.