550xp project makeover!

[Sty57]

I think they all take the same clutch cover?
I do know a 357/359 cover will fit 353/346 saws.

562 is a big mount saw.
The other 3 are small mount.

 

[concretegrazer]

True, but a 555 clutch cover is an exact fit. I run my 555 cover on my 550...its the same just diff color.

I forget that the 555 is a small mount.

 

[Keith Gandy]

That sure is a purdy saw, but damn those big ol nasty spikes!!!

 

[CoreyB]

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I do like that black handle. The customer is coming in this afternoon I will have to show him that

 

[CoreyB]

Honest opinions wanted on the jred top cover.

 

[Keith Gandy]

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No!

 

[CoreyB]

No!

Lol how do you really feel?

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

At least put a J-red starter cover on it too, so it lines up.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Lol how do you really feel?

Dont get me wrong it looks ok but doesnt match IMO

 

[CR888]

I forget that the 555 is a small mount.

Pretty sure 'IF' you want you can swap the clutch drum off the 555(large spline) onto the 550(small spline) so you can try different chain combinations....like .404 on ya 550 or 7pin .325 on your 555 instead of having to use a 9pin. But you can go the other way and run a 9 pin on your 550 too. I like playing with that sorta stuff. I dont mind the look of that J-red shroud, it kinda works.

 

[Ryan Browne]

Makes it look like a Frankensaw to me.

 

[Dub11]

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Man that fits better than I would have ever imagined. Now if it didn't have that grey on there it would be perfect.

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Keep the gray and the top cover and lose the rest of the orange. Rit dye is your friend with plastic parts

 

[Backtroller]

I'd get a orange clutch cover

Then get it ported. That will make it different than his buddy's saw

 

[concretegrazer]

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No way.

 

[CoreyB]

One thing you lose the felling guide on the jred top. Another interesting thing is the underside and different barriers / channels.

 

[breese]

Honest opinions wanted on the jred top cover.

By the picture I love the looks of the dark cover...
I think it make it look like a Real Brute!
But if the vents are needed....

 

[CoreyB]

By the picture I love the looks of the dark cover...
I think it make it look like a Real Brute!
But if the vents are needed....

Ya I am definitely back and forth on how it looks. The customer thinks it is neat so that is a plus. Lol I will cut out the venting tomorrow. But am interested in finding out why the inside has different barriers. @Spike60 do you know if there is a plus or negative to the channelling ?

 

[concretegrazer]

Pretty sure 'IF' you want you can swap the clutch drum off the 555(large spline) onto the 550(small spline) so you can try different chain combinations....like .404 on ya 550 or 7pin .325 on your 555 instead of having to use a 9pin. But you can go the other way and run a 9 pin on your 550 too. I like playing with that sorta stuff. I dont mind the look of that J-red shroud, it kinda works.

Will the oiler drive swap?

 

[Spike60]

Well, I'm really not sure what to say here. Hopefully nothing I'll have apologize for in the morning.

The gray just doesn't work. I actually think it would look OK if it was just black on orange without the gray in there. I did this on a 346 and it gives it a kind of Dolmar look. @Backtroller is on target with the orange clutch cover from a 545. Retail is only about $25 on those things, and it would make a big difference for this project. Not to mention the orange paint will still be there a week from now.

The channels in the top cover are there for support, not for air flow. The Jonny starter bulges out and the edge of the top cover rests on that bulge, not just on the case rib as on the Husky, so a little additional support was added. Similar difference on the 2260 and 562.

I hate when you guys come up with these ideas, cause now I'm thinking of one of my own. The gray case might look cool if it was surrounded on all sides by Jonsered plastic. Maybe yes or maybe no on painting the top to match the gray? Remember the old 621's and 80's had those silver tops? Hmmmm. a special edition large mount 2260. (or call it a 2262 and combine a 2260 and 2252 decal) Better idea than writing Red Max on it.