The early-1950s Strunk 3-19 is one of those early chainsaws that instantly grabs your attention!
In this article, we’re pulling together the Strunk 3-19 chainsaw specs, vintage ads, and a look at what makes this Coatesville-built saw such an interesting piece of early chainsaw history.
Specifications
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Model | Strunk 3-19 — the original 3-19 model, not the later P-3 or PD-3 variants |
| Manufacturer | Strunk Manufacturing / Strunk Equipment Co. |
| Made in | Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Production years | 1952–1954 |
| Type | One-man chainsaw |
| Layout/handling | Rigid handlebar design; advertised as easy-handling and well balanced |
| Engine | Power Products AH47 |
| Cylinders | 1 cylinder |
| Displacement | 77 cc / 4.7 cu in |
| Bore x stroke | 2.0 in x 1.5 in |
| Cylinder construction | Aluminum cylinder with cast-iron sleeve |
| Intake | Reed-valve intake |
| Power | 2 hp / 1.49 kW |
| Operating speed | 2,700–4,000 rpm |
| Weight | 28 lb / 12.7 kg |
| Drive | Gear reduction drive |
| Gear ratio | 3:1 |
| Clutch | Centrifugal clutch |
| Bar length | 19 in advertised; broader supplied range listed as 19–24 in |
| Chain pitch | 1/2 in |
| Oiling system | Positive gravity-feed oiling; period ads also call it self-lubricating |
| Fuel tank capacity | 64 fl oz / 1.89 L |
| Fuel mix | 16:1 |
| Recommended gasoline | Regular grade, 72–83 octane |
| Recommended oil | SAE 30 motor oil |
| Ignition | Wico FW2288 magneto |
| Starter | Fairbanks-Morse automatic rewind starter |
| Ignition timing | 0.175 in before TDC |
| Breaker point setting | 0.020 in / 0.51 mm |
| Spark plug gap | 0.030 in / 0.76 mm |
| Spark plugs | Champion J8J, Autolite A7X, or AC M45 |
| Carburetor | Tillotson MD-60A float-type carburetor |
| Air filter | Skinner ribbon-element air filter |
| Main bearings | Ball bearings |
| Construction | Sand-cast aluminum |
| Finish | Red enamel |
| Chain brake | None |
| Advertised price | $265.00 |
| Ad selling points | “19-inch 28 lb one-man saw,” powerful, rugged, durable, simplified design, easy handling, instant starting, dependable gasoline engine, chain easily sharpened by operator, self-lubrication |
| Marketed toward | Farm market and dealers |
Here’s a video (shared with us by Selle A.) of the David Bradley 355.83130 Chainsaw, which is just a rebadged Strunk 3-19.
Advertising
PROVEN in the field STRUNK CHAIN SAWS
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Turn your Fall slack season into a sales season—by selling the STRUNK Chain Saw. Your farm customers own 57% of all the commercial forest land in this country. But less than 1% of them own chain saws!
That’s where the STRUNK Chain Saw comes in. Farmers have been waiting for a dependable, easy-to-operate chain saw at a price they can afford to pay. The STRUNK Chain Saw is especially designed to meet their requirements. A year and a half of market acceptance has more than proved that the powerful STRUNK Chain Saw is a rugged and dependable unit. And the STRUNK is priced to fit the farmer’s pocketbook—only $265.00—lower than any other 19″ chain saw.
Selling the STRUNK Chain Saw will bring you within reach of a tremendous untapped sales potential in the farm market. STRUNK’s low retail price and a generous dealer discount will build profits for you this Fall—act now!
GREATEST VALUE IN THE CHAIN SAW FIELD—ONLY $265.00!
🔴 19” 28 lb. one-man saw
🔴 Powerful, Rugged and Durable
🔴 Simplified design assures trouble-free operation
🔴 Perfect balance for easy handling
🔴 Instant starting, dependable gasoline engine
🔴 Chain easily sharpened by operator
🔴 Self-lubrication
STRUNK Model 3-19
– one-man chain saw
– 19″ cutting bar
– 28 pounds$265.00
F. O. B. COATESVILLEGREATEST VALUE IN THE CHAIN SAW FIELD
Be an expert woodcutter in less than an hour with this simple-to-operate, labor saving STRUNK!
Fell your timber–trim it, buck it into desired lengths. Change it into money producing lumber logs, timbers, pulpwood, poles, fence posts, cord-wood, railroad ties, fuel, mine and building props, etc. Convert your trees into cash with a STRUNK Chain Saw. No other piece of farm equipment will bring you as great a return, or pay for itself so rapidly.
manufactured by STRUNK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Let this STRUNK CHAIN SAW build Profits for You…NOW!
MODEL 3-19
Greatest Value in the Chain Saw Field!
only $265.00• 19” 28 lb. one-man saw
• Powerful, Rugged and Durable
• Simplified design assures trouble-free operation
• Perfect balance for easy handling
• Instant starting, dependable gasoline engine
• Chain easily sharpened by operator
• Self-lubricationDEALERS:
Turn your slack season into a sales season by selling the STRUNK Chain Saw this Fall. Attractive discount allowances.
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Describing the outstanding features of the new Strunk Chain Saw
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Check out our complete round-up of vintage STRUNK ads.
Reviews
Click through to our FB posts on the 3-19 for more user reviews and comments.
Richard said:
I had one in for sale at one of my estate sales. It was huge and heavy. But I got it running.
Sold it cheap at the end. Wish I would have kept it.
And Damon said:
That ($265) was considered affordable?! Based on 1953 dollars, that’s the equivalent of over $3200 today.
To which Timothy replied:
Remember, at that time chain saws were a rarity. When they first hit if a logger could double or triple his output if the machine kept running.
There were people using the Disston two man saws still as all this was new since ww2. Crazy time.
