JONSERED Jonsereds

[RCBS]

I have a handful of nice saws these days. This one is still my favorite.

 

[Spike60]

Found this that might help ID the oldies

 

[Spike60]

Nice RPM chart. Good for many comparable Huskys as well

 

[Spike60]

Sorry about the small image
Hard enough to read as it is.

 

[heimannm]

On the bench...







In the display...




Mark

 

[heimannm]

Some additional interesting saws were dropped off today.



The 80 is a good example of these display units.





These belong to Boyd Dosher (Boyd's Outdoor Power - Dresser, WI) but will be on display here for some time.

Mark

 

[RCBS]

Very cool pieces of history there.

 

[Gvsu141]

Got this old model 50 resurrected this week, so I can make room for my 621 that's coming. First one I've ever seen with a chain brake.

Every seal on it was toast so it got crank seals, base gasket, intake gaskets, carb kit, etc... Runs great now. A lot more power than I expected.

 

[Spike60]

@Junk Meister Didn't want to hijack that 254 thread, and this 2054 info fits better over here anyway.

2051, 2054, 2055 would have been a hit if they also came out in orange. But Husky had that market segment covered with their own models. This chassis originated from the Partner side of the family, but the Poulan Pro thing wasn't really going anywhere, and there were plenty of Poulan based models in that line up. Jonsered was the only brand that had a need for something in that segment, so they were a red only release.

Little quirky to work on with the long throttle cables and wires. But they were good saws with good power and very smooth. They suffered the familiar fate of pro saws in that size competing with lower priced homeowner models in the catalog like the 2050, which was also Partner derived. (P400). Pro saws in the 50cc range are traditionally a tough sell beyond tree service customers, who will pay for the best saw in each segment.

They were introduced with lot of fanfare. Along with the Partner designed 2077 and 2083, they were touted as Jonsered taking a more independent direction from Husky. That was the last Jonsered chassis that we'd see that wasn't based on a Husky design. Easy to look back on that now to see that was all an illusion. In the 1st place it wasn't really a homegrown Jonsered design, and there weren't any more Partner models to latch onto.

Jonsered independence was over, but they kept the brand going for another 20 years or so with shared models from Husky, getting red versions of most of the 3-series Huskys. Not a bad thing at all.

 

[jacktheripper]

I was offered this saw. Doesn't run - haven't had the chance to look it over. Is this generation worth fixing up?

 

[Spike60]

Loonks to be a 510 or 520, so really not worth any effort at all.

 

[jacktheripper]

Thanks for the feedback. It didn't seem to be any sizeable displacement or particularly great quality.

 

[Junk Meister]

@Junk Meister Didn't want to hijack that 254 thread, and this 2054 info fits better over here anyway.

2051, 2054, 2055 would have been a hit if they also came out in orange. But Husky had that market segment covered with their own models. This chassis originated from the Partner side of the family, but the Poulan Pro thing wasn't really going anywhere, and there were plenty of Poulan based models in that line up. Jonsered was the only brand that had a need for something in that segment, so they were a red only release.

Little quirky to work on with the long throttle cables and wires. But they were good saws with good power and very smooth. They suffered the familiar fate of pro saws in that size competing with lower priced homeowner models in the catalog like the 2050, which was also Partner derived. (P400). Pro saws in the 50cc range are traditionally a tough sell beyond tree service customers, who will pay for the best saw in each segment.

They were introduced with lot of fanfare. Along with the Partner designed 2077 and 2083, they were touted as Jonsered taking a more independent direction from Husky. That was the last Jonsered chassis that we'd see that wasn't based on a Husky design. Easy to look back on that now to see that was all an illusion. In the 1st place it wasn't really a homegrown Jonsered design, and there weren't any more Partner models to latch onto.

Jonsered independence was over, but they kept the brand going for another 20 years or so with shared models from Husky, getting red versions of most of the 3-series Huskys. Not a bad thing at all.

I just saw this post. That is a lot of good info. THANKS

 

[davidwyby]

@TheDarkLordChinChin post that 2171 here

 

[heimannm]

Last week I received a package from Hungary with a 751, and a local guy left me a 621 in need of a lot of attention.





Mark

 

[heimannm]

Not exactly a Jonsered, but passed off as one...





Needed a good cleanup.





Working on it.



Mark

 

[Junk Meister]

Not exactly a Jonsered, but passed off as one...

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Needed a good cleanup.

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Working on it.

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Mark

Not sure ,, I think I have a Tilton That looks like this Lil Jon. I will check.

 

[heimannm]

I'm pretty sure this saw has the automatic oiler in addition to the manual override.

If you look closely at the photo above you can see some Poulan Sublime Green peaking out from the PTO side crankcase 1/2.

 

[davidwyby]

SELLING - Jonsered 2159 XS Ported

Great saw but have 3 60cc and usually go for my XS 346 now. Behold the powa $500

opeforum.com

 

[afleetcommand]

Pulling out my old Jonsereds, starting with the 70e along with the Mac 60, here is a snap shot of the work and that 70e ( Last half of this video )
Starts with 562, Pro mac 60, then 70e and it runs like it does