550xp flocked or mesh air filter?

[goosegunner]

I have been running the Flocked on mine. I separate the halves and use silicon grease between. I also grease where it attaches to the intake boot.

What are you running?

Does the mesh filter help the saw perform any better due to better air flow?

Reduce bog of of idle?

gg

 

[Spike60]

Which filter you are running isn't going to affect the acceleration at all. Might only need a firmware update to solve that. But the consensus has been that the flocked filter is the better way to go.

A 4th filter has recently been introduced for both the 550 and 562. They are 25 micron nylon filters and are orange in color, to tell them apart from the others. The flock filters are about 35 micron and the other 2 nylon filters are 44, (yellow), and 80, (black). The 80 is strictly a winter filter.

 

[Steve]

I used the yellow filter and it seemed to not filter at all. Tons of fines in the intake. The felt filter does a much better job.

Do you have the part number for the orange 25 micron filter?

 

[concretegrazer]

Part # 522 67 54-07 for the 25μm.

 

[Steve]

Thank you

 

[Nitehawk55]

I think as with other saws the mesh would be better used in sub freezing conditions where there is a lot of frost or snow that might plug a felt type filter .

 

[KenJax Tree]

My 2260 came out of the box with a black 80 filter.

 

[Ktoom]

I bought the 80 micron filter for my 2153. I went to check the filter one day, after a few uses and there were a ton of fines inside the filter and on the intake tube. I just about fainted as this is my baby, my mmws2153. Luckily I caught it before it became a problem. Now it wears the yellow filter.

 

[2manyhounds]

Not scientific, Just observations over the course of the last couple years. The mesh filter works better for crew saws, last longer between cleanings with better performance half clogged, they do let some fines through. For a personal saw I'd get a flocked one, clean it often, just my .02 cents

 

[goosegunner]

Thanks for the info on the orange filter, I will probably get one. Looks easier to clean than the flock. I currently have a yellow and a flock.

I need to look into a firmware update. Mine saw is a 2014.

 

[pro94lt]

Yellow on mine, I put thread tape around the base of the filter... trued it up or at least in my mind...

 

[Ktoom]

Yellow on mine, I put thread tape around the base of the filter... trued it up or at least in my mind...

Ive even used electrical tape. Normally I just stick to using grease.

 

[Tor R]

11, 12, 13, most of those 550's where sold in Norway with black mesh filter.
14 or newer has mostly been with yellow filter, nowadays its orange.
They all look like *s-word with black mesh filter, same goes to 346.

 

[huskyboy]

The flocked filter cleans like new with simple green and a rinse. Worked great on a few filters I did it to.

 

[weedkilla]

I've found the opposite to most answers so far.
Both my 550 and 562 let through less fines with an oiled mesh filter than with a flocked filter, even when I grease the sealing points on the flocked filter.
I'm reasonably convinced that the flocked filter barely flows enough air and they suck fines around the edges.

 

[Steve]

I've found the opposite to most answers so far.
Both my 550 and 562 let through less fines with an oiled mesh filter than with a flocked filter, even when I grease the sealing points on the flocked filter.
I'm reasonably convinced that the flocked filter barely flows enough air and they suck fines around the edges.

My poulan 3500 has a superfine almost silk air filter. I doesn't let anything through it and it's super easy to clean. I'm not a fan of felt filters but on this application that's the best filter option in my opinion for dry above freezing Temps. I am going to order an orange filter this morning and see how it does.

 

[weedkilla]

My poulan 3500 has a superfine almost silk air filter. I doesn't let anything through it and it's super easy to clean. I'm not a fan of felt filters but on this application that's the best filter option in my opinion for dry above freezing Temps. I am going to order an orange filter this morning and see how it does.

While I am yet to try the 25 micron filter, I would suspect that it will benefit from being oiled - the 44 micron certainly does. I quite like the k&n spray on filter oil, but it's readily available locally so that is my main reason for using it.

 

[redoakneck]

Nice info!!

Anything like that 25 micron for the 346??

I have several yellow mesh filters, they do let fines pass, going to try some oil on them now and see what happens!!

 

[Steve]

I got the 25 micron orange filter. I'll let you know how it does after some cutting this weekend.

 

[CoreyB]

I got the 25 micron orange filter. I'll let you know how it does after some cutting this weekend.View attachment 64287

If just got a hand full of those in as well. Going to see if a local tree service will put them to the test.