On May 21, 9:23*am, "Kurt" wrote:
If I read the OP right, his Sears was 25 years old. Do you really think a
Stihl will last 125 years?

A budget saw of 25 years ago is 5 times the budget saw of today, if
that. Frankly I doubt you'd get 5 years out of a Homelite, Poulan, or
Mcculloch built today.