Husky 540expee

[treesmith]

G'day all, seem to have inherited a 540xp, can anyone tell me what the options are with light mods? Will be using it as a chipper saw for cutting limbs/branches etc to fit through, needs a bit more poke but not full porting. Is a muff mod straightforward, base gasket delete etc? Cheers guys

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[paragonbuilder]

Worst part on these top handles is getting them apart to do the work. Takes a bit even to get the muffler off...
I would check squish before tearing it down to gasket delete. It might be ok...


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[bryanr2]

heard even a muffler mod on the 540xp requires disassembling the saw. I haven't seen one yet so don't know.

 

[treesmith]

Using it today, no climber will use it so its now a chipper saw. I really can't stand it, though it has reasonable power once it's been started. Cold blooded slow to warm up pain in my butt...

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[bryanr2]

Husq will never beat the 200T/201T saw. Stihl has top handle market on lock down.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Husq will never beat the 200T/201T saw. Stihl has top handle market on lock down.

By far

 

[treesmith]

I find the 150t/192t/200t/201t so damn easy to work on too

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[pro94lt]

If they eventually fix the cold blooded issues with the 540 it would be a great saw. Until then...

 

[treesmith]

I found a way round the cold start issue!

Just left it running all day...



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[ABarrick]

My first mod to a 540 would be to run it through the chipper and buy something else...Never had a saw that pissed me off as bad as one of those.

 

[CR888]

+1 on the chipper idea.lol It could well be the best advice and end the pain. I like some huskys but top handles have never been their forte.

 

[redtractor]

Did they put out a Jred version?

 

[KenJax Tree]

Did they put out a Jred version?

No