What engine?

[Faust]

Can somebody help me to identified that engine. I think that it is related to army. It is painted green and also some details are gray (fieldgrau).

[ARQUILLE]

Still engine for chain saw...

Hi Friends Collectors

I think it's a engine for chain saw, here some pictures of it...







Regards from France
Stephane
http://sdkfz7.free.fr/

[me6_130]

It looks alike but I don't think it is the same engine. I seems as it had to be bolted to something.

Carles

[babyteeth]

I can understand why Arquille might think it is a chainsaw motor as it is made by STIHL.

I think what you have there maybe be a generator used to drive a large electric circular or band saw in a wood mill. I have read that Sthil made motors for this purpose but they would be quite rare I think.
Sadly Stihl like many companies destroyed their records from 39-45 so finding information on it maybe a bit hard.

I did find another forum in which a similar engine from 1942 is discussed. Seems they think it was either a generator or compressor.

http://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/th...3e92088b4ceaa2



What ever it turns out to be it must be rare.

[Gimpy117]

can't read german. what do the words by that handle say? Is it a reverse gear? on or off? of faster and slower?

[babyteeth]

The literal translation is ‘Gearbox’ to the left and ‘start’ to the right.

I am assuming that the ‘Start’ position is for starting the engine and ‘Gearbox’ is to engage the engine for what ever purpose it was used for.

[Faust]

Thank you very much for your answers. First I also thought that it may-be chain saw (for name STIHL), but it is too heavy for that. Generator or compressor seems to be a logical.
Then it came to Estonia with german army.

[Anti-Partisan]

wow thats cool!

[jedymiro]

BODENFUND stihl

Hallo das ist mein Bodenfund von Slowakei - Kleine Karpaty - Rückzugsweg.

Hello this is my ground find of Slovakia - Small Karpaty - withdrawal away.

Miro.