Stihl 031 with odd chain brake

[BloodOnTheIce]

I'm fixing a 031 for a friend of mine, he bought it at a yardsale last summer for 15$



It looks to have a standard chain brake until you pop the clutch cover off.
The clutch actually is disengaged from the motor and is more like a neutral gear when the
lever is pushed forward. And to the get the chain to spin you pull the lever back.
Never seen one of these before.

 

[TK]

Sure is weird. I have a 031 with a standard chain brake here, thought it was odd it even had a brake lol

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

Yeah seeing a 031 a chain brake is weird enough, about 1 outta 10 have those.
This contraption works slick, guess it didn't meet safety codes and since it doesn't stop the
chain it just removes power from it.

 

[TK]

Can you make a vid? Or send the saw to Mitch so he can make a vid?

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

Can you make a vid? Or send the saw to Mitch so he can make a vid?

I'll clean my bench of so I can run you through some of the "real nice features" of this saw.
It's a very popular saw for cutting firewood, and even has chisel bit chain.

 

[mweba]

I'll clean my bench of so I can run you through some of the "real nice features" of this saw.
It's a very popular saw for cutting firewood, and even has chisel bit chain.

In skip sequence?


I bet that saw would be of value to a Stihl collector. Just to be a nice guy, I will appraise the value of $600 just to help out the would be collector....