Stihl 044 Serial Number Location

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Stihl chain saws have been around for decades. Stihl’s model 028 Wood Boss chain saw, called 028 WB for short, was manufactured in Germany and the United States primarily in the late 1970s through the 1980s. When you need to order replacement parts for your saw, knowing your saw's year of manufacture is helpful. Some chain saw makers embed the year of manufacture in the saw’s serial code; however, Stihl is not one of them. To find out what year your model 028 WB was manufactured there are a couple of things you can try.

Owner's Manual

Each Stihl 028 WB comes with an owner’s manual. All manuals have a copyright date on one of the first three pages or on the last page. Each year, the manual sold with a new saw is updated to incorporate any changes. This new information is protected by updating the copyright date. Look for this date in your Stihl manual. It is stated as the word “copyright” or the copyright symbol of a “c” with a circle around it followed by the year. For the 1985 manual, the copyright is found on the cover and on the bottom of page 1. If the manual is the one that came with your chain saw, the copyright year should be the year your saw was manufactured.

Serial Number

If you don’t have the original manual that came with the saw, the manufacturer or a local dealer can use your saw’s serial number to look up the date of manufacture in a database. The serial number is on the front of the saw’s housing near the bumper spike. Contact Stihl, or your local dealer, with this number.

Finding Parts

Because the 028 WB hasn’t been manufactured in recent years, finding parts can be difficult. If your local dealer can’t find the part you are looking for, call Stihl directly. The company may have the part in inventory left over from production. If not, Stihl maintains a list of dealers that carry parts that are no longer manufactured.

Replacement Parts

The 028 WB chain saw’s bar, chain and sprocket need to be replaced periodically due to wear. Stihl recommends replacing the bar with a reduced-kickback, green-label bar 16, 18 or 20 inches in length. The recommended chain replacement is the low-kickback, green-label 0.325-inch Topic-Micro 1 (26TM 1) or 3/8-inch Rapid-Micro 2 (33 RM 2, or 36 RM 2). When replacing the chain sprocket, use a seven-tooth sprocket with a chain that has 0.325 pitch and an eight-tooth sprocket with a chain that has 3/8-inch pitch.

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Before you can replace parts or advertise the sale of your chain saw, you have to know some basic details about it. Dozens of manufacturers have made and sold chain saws over the years, using differing technologies and safety features to attract customers. One thing that tends to stay the same across brands is the use of a serial and model number -- typically the keys to finding out more information about your saw.

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Locate the serial number for your saw. This is placed in different places for different saws. Stihl chain saws, for example, have the serial number printed on the crankcase or the motor housing. Homelite chain saws, on the other hand, have the serial number printed on the bottom side of the saw, and Husqvarna saws have the serial number near the oil cap, front handle, starter cover or on the bottom of the machine. Whatever brand you have, look for a metal plate or an embossed series of numbers somewhere on the engine housing. Also note the model number, if any, printed in larger font on the engine housing.

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Read the front and back pages of the owner's manual for your saw, if you still have it, which may indicate the year the saw was made or sold. If you don't have the owner's manual, visit the website of the manufacturer to download one. Look up the right manual by entering the model number into the company's search function.

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Contact the manufacturer of the saw to find out information on it based on the serial number. For example, Sears Parts Direct, which offers service for Craftsman machines, has a service department you can contact via telephone or online chat to ask questions about products. Stihl, Husqvarna, Homelite and others also employ customer service representatives who have access to company databases.

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  • If you are unable to locate the serial or model number of of your saw, bring your chain saw to a local dealer or a small engine repair shop, where staff members have experience working with various chain saws and may be able to help.

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Nicole Vulcan has been a journalist since 1997, covering parenting and fitness for The Oregonian, careers for CareerAddict, and travel, gardening and fitness for Black Hills Woman and other publications. Vulcan holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and journalism from the University of Minnesota. She's also a lifelong athlete and is pursuing certification as a personal trainer.

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