I wrote to STIHL Customer Service from their Web Site, and gave them my serial number. They came right back with the Date of Manufacture based on the serial number etched on the engine. I purchased the BR600 on 5/17/07, and the engine was manufactured on 2/27/02. At least I know the unit was not standing around in a warehouse somewhere for a long time. Certainly, it takes time to move the engine to the BR600 assembly line, assemble it, then ship it to the various interim locations before it went to the dealer. Thanks for your comments.
Charles Ranheim.
Stihl Weedeater Serial Number
I just stopped by a local Pawn shop and they have a Stihl saw for sale. It is quite a bit larger than my 026, it looks fairly well used, but not extremely abused, probably a 20 inch bar on it right now as well. The thing is the 'plate/sticker' that identifys the model number is missing so I don't know what model it is.
The guy working at the pawn shop says he 'thinks' it is an 036, but is not sure.I wrote down the stamped serial number and was wondering if anyone could tell me where to find out any info on this saw, model, age etc? The number is 143597160ThanksMatthew. You can email Stilh (from their web site). They'll tell you if it was registered by the dealer when purchased (most are).Model: easiest way is to look at any major assembly (like the plastic carb box cover) - the first 4 digits of the part number is the model. Example - 1121 = 026 or 024; 1125 = 034 or 036 etc etc.
Email me or post on this thread the number.Date? Tougher - It's made in Germany (the first digit of 1 represents Germany, a 2 would be the USA). A 143 would put it roughly 1996/97. If you had more details on what the saw actually was, I could probably pin it down more definatively.