Can I save my father's old Stihl 041 Farmboss chainsaw? (flywheel discontinued)

myfatherssaw · April 22, 2018, 11:15:23 AM

I have a Farmboss 041 I inherited from my father It needs a fanwheel (1110-086-0505) which I know is a discontinued part. Is it possible to change out the flywheel and the fanwheel or is it a lost cause? Thanks.

sawguy21 · April 22, 2018, 12:23:16 PM

Welcome to the forum, grab a coffee and pull up a stump. You might find parts or a donor saw on e-bay but need to know what you are looking at. The early versions had breaker type ignition and Fairbanks-Morse starters, they are not interchangeable with the later units.

mike_belben · April 22, 2018, 01:36:11 PM

I dont know the answer but i hope you do restore it. Heres a basket case i restored for my dad, with a lot of tricks inside.

thecfarm · April 22, 2018, 01:41:10 PM

Welcome to the forum.
Goggle chainsawr. His name is Scott. He has alot of old parts.
Good luck!!

realzed · April 22, 2018, 07:32:27 PM

Quote from: mike_belben on April 22, 2018, 01:36:11 PM
I dont know the answer but i hope you do restore it. Heres a basket case i restored for my dad, with a lot of tricks inside.

Beautiful - too nice to actually use!

ZeroJunk · April 23, 2018, 07:09:38 AM

How is it damaged? If it is just the friction ring you can buy those on eBay for a few bucks. You can buy the whole flywheel assembly for that matter.

myfatherssaw · April 23, 2018, 08:20:27 AM

The places where the bolts go to attach to the fanwheel have broken off. Part a bolt is still in the flywheel but I can drill out if I find a fanwheel. I don't know how to tell how old the saw is but it shows "Made in West Germany" so it is before 1990.

gspren · April 23, 2018, 08:54:05 AM

I have a 041 Farmboss with no AV and I believe I bought it in the early 80s. Still runs good!

jason.weir · April 23, 2018, 09:01:16 AM

looks like the aftermarket makes them - out of stock but at least they are out there

Flywheel (new model) Fits Stihl 041 replaces 1110-086-0505

here is chainsawr's site I believer - looks like the guy to talk to

https://store.chainsawr.com/collections/stihl/flywheel

Anyone speak german?

Original Stihl 041 AV Lüfterrad / Top Artikel - Arbor-Gartenbau

myfatherssaw · April 23, 2018, 09:30:31 AM

Thanks for the links!

I translated the German page (thank you Google translate!) but they are out of stock.

I checked out chainsawr's site and didn't see one in the catalog but will email him.

I also emailed hlsproparts to see if they think they will get the fanwheel back in stock any time soon.

MAF143 · April 23, 2018, 04:14:15 PM

I have one also and still use it some. It heated a lot of houses for many years. The newer saws tend to get the bulk of the work these days.

Nice pix. Mine is working saw so it's not so great looking... Even my new saws don't look like that after I get them home...

DelawhereJoe · April 23, 2018, 05:09:47 PM

I replaced my old 041 non-av with a 362 c-m I still have it as my Grandfather and dad purchased it new in 1972. Mine just is a shelf queen right now, it was rebuild back in the late 90's due to my Uncle straight gassing it. The Stihl dealer that repaired it had to bring an old timer out of the parts section to set the points because all the young guys on the repair side didn't know anything about them.