288xp, 385xp or 390xp??

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Big end is the same. Might be able to swap them around and get it to work.

You talking about swapping rods?? And that raises another question, rod length different then? That certainly is a game changer in terms of juice worth the squeeze to me.

 

[huskyboy]

Got a few of them laying around too...[emoji3]

I wish I still had mine, it was fast for a old saw

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

There IS a 2186 carcass in the Pit of Despair at our local dealer...missing alot of parts but I might see if I can snag it on the cheeeep this week!!

 

[mdavlee]

I wish I still had mine, it was fast for a old saw

I'd take a 930 over a 288 any day

 

[XP_Slinger]

Yeah, I'm foruming with my phone and didn't feel like flipping over to Google and running the conversion calculator. I see that the extra mm of stroke is pretty simple to work out though.

Now, about that crank conversion.... Warrants a moment's consideration if we had both cranks in hand to compare and measure.

Get that 2186 from Jeff and I have an extra 288 crank that we can compare.

 

[beaglebriar]

I wish I still had mine, it was fast for a old saw

They are good runners. They were popular with loggers around here. Seems to be one or two at the farm auctions each year.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Get that 2186 from Jeff and I have an extra 288 crank that we can compare.

It'd be a 385 AND my first Ginger!

 

[XP_Slinger]

They are good runners. They were popular with loggers around here. Seems to be one or two at the farm auctions each year.

I love them big JReds but damn they’re heavy.

 

[XP_Slinger]

It'd be a 385 AND my first Ginger!

Sounds like that train wreck is coming home. She needs A LOT of lovin.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Yep...not gonna be the bargain builder your 254 is turning out to be. I'll give it a closer look-see and make the final decision when we go.

 

[beaglebriar]

I love them big JReds but damn they’re heavy.

Uh huh...

 

[bryanr2]

Lol cary a bag of extra screws

I have never lost a screw on a 288... come to think of it, on any saw.

 

[XP_Slinger]

I have never lost a screw on a 288... come to think of it, on any saw.

Same here, none that I properly tightened.

 

[Dub11]

There IS a 2186 carcass in the Pit of Despair at our local dealer...missing alot of parts but I might see if I can snag it on the cheeeep this week!!

Red heads are the bestest

 

[Onan18]

Red heads are the bestest

Agreed!

 

[beaglebriar]

Red heads are the bestest

You go girl...

 

[bearinless]

Red heads are the bestest

QTLA

 

[treesmith]

I see an awful lot of husky influence in the newer Stihl stuff. I bet the swede's are flattered.[emoji41]

Time they stopped being flattered and went back to making saws that start and idle, the new ones are awful, I've seen two groups of Arborist college students state they'll never buy a husky cos they're just *s-word, having tried the same saws I agree

That's a real shame,

 

[beaglebriar]

Time they stopped being flattered and went back to making saws that start and idle, the new ones are awful, I've seen two groups of Arborist college students state they'll never buy a husky cos they're just *s-word, having tried the same saws I agree

That's a real shame,

What models? I run a 562 and t540 along with the usual various 372's, 385 etc. all the time without issue.

 

[huskyboy]

My 562 has been one of my most reliable saws...