Husky 394/395 thread

[Daserlon]

Show me a pix of the decomp brother

I dont have the "cup" that goes around the decomp valve like yours has Mike.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

In my limited experience, I found the Mahle cylinder to be better than KS for a 288. Like to hear from more experienced hands how they compare with the 394.

 

[dustinwilt68]

Generally the Mahle are closer to the numbers most porters want, also I believe the transfers are smaller in the KS, not certain if that's a + or a - though, guess that depends on the porters preference in how they like them shaped and what size.

 

[rattler]

I dont have the "cup" that goes around the decomp valve like yours has Mike.View attachment 142535

I dont know for sure Dale

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Generally the Mahle are closer to the numbers most porters want, also I believe the transfers are smaller in the KS, not certain if that's a + or a - though, guess that depends on the porters preference in how they like them shaped and what size.

That's exactly what I found to be the case with the two brands of 288 cylinders, at least with older specimens. Josh's new current production OEM KS 288 cylinder is quite strong though.

 

[suttererman85]

She’s ready to sing [emoji41]


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[Fruecrue]

 

[Roadfxr]

Picked up these 2 394s recently. Both run well. Just need a few small things. Cleaned up pretty well for the most part.

 

[rattler]

Dang right looks great Aaron.

 

[Fruecrue]

Fresh rings and hone, all stock.
The seal collar fell apart, new one on order.
Couldn’t help myself, put it back together for a test run. My first 394. Perhaps it needs to break in but it wasn’t what I expected it to be.

 

[cus_deluxe]

8 pin on a stock saw in big wood will do that.

 

[Skeans1]

Fresh rings and hone, all stock.
The seal collar fell apart, new one on order.
Couldn’t help myself, put it back together for a test run. My first 394. Perhaps it needs to break in but it wasn’t what I expected it to be.
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32 or 36? Square or round?
If you go back up a ways my saw is a little bit of port work but will pull a 42 with a 8 pin in oversized fir and a 60” with a 7 pin all chains are square ground falling chains.


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[Fruecrue]

32 or 36? Square or round?
If you go back up a ways my saw is a little bit of port work but will pull a 42 with a 8 pin in oversized fir and a 60” with a 7 pin all chains are square ground falling chains.


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32” round, freshly sharpened.

 

[cus_deluxe]

Yep, softwood and hardwood are different haha. Hard to tell dave but i feel like you could expect a little more from that too, but give it a couple tanks of fuel and see what happens. And put a 7 on it haha

 

[Skeans1]

Yep, softwood and hardwood are different haha. Hard to tell dave but i feel like you could expect a little more from that too, but give it a couple tanks of fuel and see what happens. And put a 7 on it haha

I cut hardwoods too trust me with a 36 8 pin with square, I’m not a firewood guy I make a living falling timber the faster I can put down wood the more I make.


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[cus_deluxe]

here ya go @Fruecrue. in midst of breaking down a bunch of big maple that a budy dropped off a couple years ago, lol. theres a little on the corner toward me thats punky but the rest is totally petrified.

 

[cus_deluxe]

didnt even watch the video, guess the cam shoulda been farther back lol. chain is ok, prob could be touched up but good enough

 

[cowroy]

Fresh rings and hone, all stock.
The seal collar fell apart, new one on order.
Couldn’t help myself, put it back together for a test run. My first 394. Perhaps it needs to break in but it wasn’t what I expected it to be.

In my experience I’ve had saws that break in quick and others just don’t. It may take two or three gallons of fuel to really get it run in good.

I need another 394/395. They are just a great saw for long bars, and I’ve got several big trees coming down soon.

 

[Fruecrue]

In my experience I’ve had saws that break in quick and others just don’t. It may take two or three gallons of fuel to really get it run in good.

I need another 394/395. They are just a great saw for long bars, and I’ve got several big trees coming down soon.

I’m not stuck to it, I can bring it to Tennessee if you need another.

 

[huskyboy]

This is the 394 I have here when it was stock with 28” 8 pin semi chisel in dead ash I believe. It was a ahead of a stock 661 by a touch with short bar. Never tested with a long bar.