353 woos port

[tree monkey]

16"bar, 23rs off the roll, red oak

 

[Stackowood]

346xps get all the attention, but the 353 is a darn good saw.

 

[David Young]

Nice work Scott

 

[Backtroller]

That's running really nice

 

[Stackowood]

I have a 353 coming in next week from ebay. Scott - any interest in doing a little port work?

 

[Tpagel]

Nice does that cylinder have the removable transfer covers?


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[Cigmaker]

You gotta put the plug in about frozen wood! That thing would be twice as fast in the Bahamas lol.

 

[Mark71gtx]

Nice saw! What is the general consensus on a 353? I am getting one on a partial trade for a 272XP pretty soon. I have not seen or heard much about the 353.

 

[paragonbuilder]

Very nice Scott!!

 

[Stackowood]

Nice saw! What is the general consensus on a 353? I am getting one on a partial trade for a 272XP pretty soon. I have not seen or heard much about the 353.

52cc, closed port, removable transfer covers, easy to work on, oilers generally don't leak, aftermarket open can mufflers to replace the cat e-tech versions, strong runners. Only possible negative I can think of is the OEM bearing on the PTO side which is expensive, but not often replaced.

 

[cgraham1]

Same saw as a 346xp, other than the piston and cylinder.

I personally would not port the 353... I would buy a new NE 346xp top end for a little over $100 and then have it ported, and sell the 353 P&C for $50 in the classifieds.

 

[Wolverine]

346 case, 350 cylinder, flat top piston if I recall correct?
(edited to correct the piston being flat top)

 

[Stackowood]

346 case, 350 piston/cylinder if I recall correct?

I'm pretty sure the 350 has open ports. IPLs show different part numbers.

 

[Stackowood]

Same saw as a 346xp, other than the piston and cylinder.

I personally would not port the 353... I would buy a new NE 346xp top end for a little over $100 and then have it ported, and sell the 353 P&C for $50 in the classifieds.

That is good advice, and a spare 353 p/c is a good thing to keep around for the project saws.

 

[cus_deluxe]

And 353 is flat top piston i think

 

[Wolverine]

I'm pretty sure the 350 has open ports. IPLs show different part numbers.

Not all.

 

[Wolverine]

EDIT:

(not my vid)

 

[huskihl]

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350 oe is open. 350 ne is like yours, with a dished piston. And I believe the 353 is like yours, but flat piston

 

[Wolverine]

Agreed ^^ I just put the 353 piston in my closed port cyl.

 

[huskihl]

Agreed ^^ I just put the 353 piston in my closed port cyl.

I ported one like yours a couple months ago. Got it to run with a stock 346ne. Idk. It's ok. I never went back in for more. When I ported the 346 I got it to run close to a 272xp lol. Nice little saws