Husqvarna 564xp (g) fuel inject

[Ketchup]

You guys are heating my bearings up

Was it the tiny stroke, the soft wood or the oil in the wrong place?

 

[cuinrearview]

No I just like the way they handle and feel.

I don't care if a saw gets pinched, we have 15 saws laying around to cut it out. And now that I think of it, I never had to unbolt a powerhead from a pinched bar anyway.

I like the way that you can mount the chain first, and really dial in the rim to driver lash. It might just be me but I swear it cuts better when that is within spec.

 

[cuinrearview]

Was it the tiny stroke, the soft wood or the oil in the wrong place?

Yes. All of it.

 

[Woodpecker]

Of course you do, you're homosexual.

Nuh-uh I’m a sassy madame it says so right under my screen name

 

[lehman live edge slab]

No I just like the way they handle and feel.

I don't care if a saw gets pinched, we have 15 saws laying around to cut it out. And now that I think of it, I never had to unbolt a powerhead from a pinched bar anyway.

I didn’t need to unbolt it but was more willing to just loose a bar if something went wrong never know 60-70$ bar or 800-1000$ saw

 

[bwalker]

As far as the comments worrying about sawe going 100% electric. The tech just isn't there yet. Same situation in the automotive world.

 

[sawmikaze]

I like the way that you can mount the chain first, and really dial in the rim to driver lash. It might just be me but I swear it cuts better when that is within spec.

You might be the next winner in the cookie club.

 

[sawmikaze]

I didn’t need to unbolt it but was more willing to just loose a bar if something went wrong never know 60-70$ bar or 800-1000$ saw

I'm gonna lose sleep over that now, thanks a lot Crith.

 

[sawmikaze]

Nuh-uh I’m a sassy madame it says so right under my screen name

You're spending too much time in that NSP thread, I can tell.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

The fact that they came up with the 540 xp mk III indicates that Husqvarna has no intention of abandoning petrol-powered chainsaws anytime soon.

But they are probably fully aware that the demands from big cities are for emission-free technology.

We are already seeing it in Europe, when big cities are issuing contracts requiring battery technology. This applies not only to chainsaws, brushcutters and lawnmowers, but also larger ones.

I am glad that Husqvarna designed the 564 xpg, I see it as the most innovative chainsaw from them in the last 20 years.

I have already contacted my dealer and pre-ordered it. It is a winner in my book.

I’m sure they don’t intend on abandoning them but let’s be honest the 540 mark 3 is out because the first two didn’t work not because they wanted too, same reason to a less extent that the 562 and 550 are on mark 2. Husky has made some great saws but the 5 series overall hasn’t been a shining example of this in the start but they seem to have gotten the new ones better. I’m not claiming Stihl hasn’t had plenty of issues too but I think the 564 may need to be out awhile before I’d try one.

 

[Woodpecker]

You're spending too much time in that NSP thread, I can tell.

Remember kids don’t do drugs

 

[Tor R]

I’m sure they don’t intend on abandoning them but let’s be honest the 540 mark 3 is out because the first two didn’t work not because they wanted too, same reason to a less extent that the 562 and 550 are on mark 2. Husky has made some great saws but the 5 series overall hasn’t been a shining example of this in the start but they seem to have gotten the new ones better. I’m not claiming Stihl hasn’t had plenty of issues too but I think the 564 may need to be out awhile before I’d try one.

You're missing the point, Husqvarna hasn't had a pro lightweight since the 339.
And if my memory serves me right, the battery model came out before the mk 3.
Many people thought that was it, when the battery saw came along, we'd never see a Husqvarna gasoline lightweight again, but they surprised us.

 

[Stump Shot]

I'll just leave this right here seeing there's no thread for it...

 

[Tor R]

I'll just leave this right here seeing there's no thread for it...

A prime example of battery technology not being developed well enough for the 50cc class.
Aesthetically ugly as hell.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

A prime example of battery technology not being developed well enough for the 50cc class.
Aesthetically ugly as hell.

cold weather and heated handles on equals not enough run time to get cold hands and need heated handles

 

[EFSM]

I look forward to seeing Echo's version of an electronic carb or EFI. I suspect they are working on it, probably while taking note of the problems that Stihl and Husky have experienced.

Echo told us 5 years ago that they have the tech on the shelf ready when they need it, but they are extremely gunshy at this point. I expect we will see it sometime, but they've made out without it for this long, so maybe they will stick to their share of the market--people who are willing to tote around some extra weight for the trade-off of being able to fix their own stuff.

 

[EFSM]

But is it true that increased stroke means increased torque?

With older tech 2-strokes, this was largely the case, at least in relation to horsepower output. A longer stroke meant you could get larger ports for x# degrees of crank rotation, allowing for better airflow. With strato it seems like we've gone full circle and are heading for the Japanese motorcycle engines of the 50's--20,000 rpm's but a power band so narrow they needed 14 gears.

 

[EFSM]

I wonder if an offset rod like in a diesel would be any benefit to torque on a short stroke saw since all that it does is give it a more efficient angle to transmit force to the crank but maybe with that angle being changed it would increase vibration.

Are you talking about the cylinder not being centered on the crank? I know of only one modern 2-stroke engine like that (Echo/Shindaiwa 30cc SRM-3020/302). It seems like a really smart idea, but apparently there are drawbacks that I'm not thinking of because it's rarely done.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Are you talking about the cylinder not being centered on the crank? I know of only one modern 2-stroke engine like that (Echo/Shindaiwa 30cc SRM-3020/302). It seems like a really smart idea, but apparently there are drawbacks that I'm not thinking of because it's rarely done.

Supposed to somehow transfer more torque on the crank but I’m not exactly sure how and with the cap the way it is it’s way stronger not that a saw rod would be made like this because they haven’t done a bolt together lower rod in quite awhile.

 

[Ketchup]

Off set bores are more common in 4 stroke, but not common anywhere. In theory they put the piston more over the down stroke and increase duration on the exhaust/transfer side. You have to make that back on the intake side but with reeds or injection that shouldn’t be a big problem.
It’s my understanding that they create a lot of vibration in a single bore engine.
I have wanted to try modifying a case and jug on a long rod saw to be offset towards the exhaust but never actually made a plan.