We like and use our vintage junk !

.325 chainsaw chain was developed for low horsepower homeowner saws. It has small cutting teeth which makes it less likely to kick back. It cuts very smoothly, but doesn't cut as good as 3/8" low profile chainsaw, which is made for the same low power homeowner saws. I don't see any need for having two different size chains for the same cutting circumstances. The 025 performs quite well after I did some modifications to it and a decent carb installed. In stock form it was barely better than useless.

Old stuff is what we like best and also use for doing our work and chores on the homestead.

The best and easiest way to put a decompression valve on an 034 is to replace the cylinder and piston assembly with one for an 036. The cylinder /piston kit bolts right on, the cylinder has the port for the decomp valve, raises the displacement to 61.5 cc's and increases the hp and torque a fair amount. The top cover of the 034 would need a hole put in it for the decomp valve to stick through or put an 036 cover on it that has the hole already and a decomp valve. It should be relatively easy to install a purge valve also.

OK. Thank you for the reply, sounds great.

Lombard saws are unusual and an interesting part of chainsaw history. This particular saw is a nice and great running example.

Not all 034's are created equal. From comments I have received about them, the German built ones are much better than the US built ones. Many have also commented that running any bar over 20" is too much for them. That has been my experience. The original owner of my saw and his dad bought two of them new. I repaired them back to operating condition, ran them both and the performance was identical, neither work well with a longer bar. Stihl made an 034 Super version of this saw and has 61.5 cc's instead of 57 like the standard 034. It is a much better saw, has power and torque. The 034 Super has the same top end as the 036. As for my saw, it has 140 psi compression and the bore and piston are in excellent condition. One thing of interest is that almost all comments about not running any bar over 20"s came from pro loggers that used them as work saws. I did a muffler mod on mine, which improved the performance a tiny bit. The 034 works great, revs out well as long as it is cutting small wood, branching or cutting up rotten wood. When I need to do some real hard work, I just get out one my McCulloch's.

You bet !

I am lucky that I have a source for fuel that sells only non- ethanol fuel in regular-midgrade and premium. I would not recommend using VP fuel. It burns dirty, leaving a lot of deposits. I would suggest watching Chickanic and Richard Flagg's videos on it. Chickanic has a power equipment dealer and repair shop, and Richard flag is a professional saw repairman. Both talk about and show why it isn't any good. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for watching and commenting.

We like running our vintage saws and being in the great outdoors !

My son actually built the layout and did an excellent job. Happy New Year !

From what I have learned, the German built 034's were much better than the US built ones.

Our weather here in the PNW has been typical, very wet and rainey and some heavy windstorms too. I have 3 new blowdowns, but they are smaller trees thankfully. We had an extra nice Christmas this year and hope for a better new year, as this year was not the greatest.

The Marklin layout came out great.

You have a nice layout there. Thanks for watching our vintage train video.

The 034 works great with 20" bar or smaller. They don't have enough torque to run anything longer. Keep the revs up and the 034's cut great.

I worked part time for a train store that sold Marklin as well as Lionel etc. I did maintenance, repairs and sometimes restoration of vintage toy trains. People would bring in collections for sale at times and I would get some of the stuff for my collection. Since I was only interested in the early postwar era, over time I rounded up some really nice trains buildings and accessories.

The old mechanically operated stuff is what we like, no modern quiet electronic crapola for us. Thanks for the tip on the balance board for Mrs. O.

Thanks for the nice comment. I started collecting Marklin HO many years ago. The buildings came from collections that I bought, there again, a long time ago.

Vintage is best !

We also have prewar and postwar trains as well. Check out some of older Christmas Toy Train videos and you will see some of them in action. Marklin trains are high quality and well made trains for sure.

Marklin trains if well maintained will last just about forever !

Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas to you !

Thank you for the nice comment and for watching. We used a European made grass mat to emulate the correct color of their terrain. I had collected vintage Marklin trains and accessories over a long period of time and my oldest son, who is also a big vintage train collector, built the layout so we could play with all our old trains. He did a superb job. Obsolete is best for our family !

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Your oldest son is an extremely good builder. I think his work on that layout is beyond compare. You are a very lucky man to have such as fine skilled family. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I am lucky to have a talented son who also enjoys collecting and operating vintage toy trains.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 You sure are!

Thanks for watching. Mery Christmas to you and a Happy New Year too !

The Marklin layout is our best one yet. My oldest son built it for our family to enjoy and like to share it with others via the internet. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

We really like to showcase our vintage trains and look forward to making our annual train video. Thanks for watching and commenting. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !

It is interesting to get comments about the Wild Things, especially about some that gave good service. Most didn't. I would suggest going back and watching some of my older videos on them where I show the modifications that greatly improved there performance.

@ I absolutely will! I don’t use them a lot or make a living with them. Them ol saws just remind me of my dad and when I was a kid. He cut a lot of wood in the winter for extra money and he always had an ol wild thing. I guess u can say I collect for memories

Neat family memories !

Thanks for watching and commenting. We started working on the Marklin layout in July. It is very satisfying working with very high quality vintage trains and accessories. The equipment is operated by solenoids and electric motors, many with gearboxes to make things move. Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to you and family !

This is the best layout we have. My oldest son built the complete layout so our whole family can enjoy it. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you !

Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you !

Thanks for the nice comments. Mrs. O is finally healed. We greatly appreciated all the prayers and nice comments we have received since her accident. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you !

Thanks for your very nice comments and glad the video brought back some fond memories from your past. Mery Christmas and Happy New Year !

I still have it.

Neat story about a Cushman Trailster and family adventures. Two people and two deer on it would have been quite the sight. I bet the terrain around here is similar to around Fort Lewis, typical PNW forest.

First try turning the low speed needle about 1/8 of a turn counterclockwise. If that doesn't change anything, a carb rebuild most likely is needed.

Many Pro Loggers say the 066 magnum is the best saw Stihl ever made. That was an excellent find.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 yes it was. That guy I got it from gave me a brand new 28 inch bar and chain. It already had a 36 inch bar and chain on it

The older Homelite saws were really good all around saws for sure.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 that they are. The newer ones aren't as good

The current Homelite saws are the worst.

Thanks for the nice comment and for watching. Merry Christmas and Happy new year to you too !

The 034 did a good job of cutting up the rotten old fir tree that blew down. If you watch carefully you will see anytime the chain speed starts to drop, I lift the bar up slightly to get the chain speed up again. If I don't do this, the chain speed will drop off a small amount more, then the chain will stall. The difference between cutting good and stalling the chain is a narrow window of rpm's. A really weird saw !

@ it might be a carb problem. I adjust the carbs on my saws to maintain the same rpm throughout the cut.. richen it up, slightly, to see if it maintains its rpm. It is hard to tell how much pressure you are putting on the bar.

@ I listen more to a saw than watch what it is doing. I know you run more oil in your gas mix than Ido. I run 50:1 or there about sand use non ethanol gas with Stihl Ultra and stabilizer. I adjust a carb to the rich side of the curve. I want a saw to maintain its rpm throughout the cut and continue to idle if I set it down. I want it to continue to idle until it runs out of gas if need be. The plugs on my saws are usually dark, but I have never smoked a saw by running it lean, either.

@ never forget a carb tune is only good for the day it was made. If the weather is colder or hotter it will be out of adjustment. More saws are burned up in cold weather than I hot weather. This is why I always carry a small Stihl screwdriver with me, so I ca readjust the carb of red be.

The problem with the 034 is not a carb problem, it is a design flaw. I can't put anywhere near as much downforce on the 034 as I can with my Mac 610's, both with 24" bars The Mac's have the torque to keep cutting in hard cuts, not so with the 034. Many have commented that 20" bars are the max for an 034. I had an 18" bar on it originally and it worked great.

Thank you for such a nice comment. The Stihl 034 works well in certain circumstances, like cutting up that rotten tree. The old Johnson outboard hasn't run for a long time, but if the neighbor that owns it would like me to get it operational again I can do it. I have a lot of experience working on outboard motors. Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !

You are absolutely right.