Husqvarna Rancher 50 revival. ⚠️ Lots of pictures!

[Spike60]

I posted an explanation about the various cylinders earlier, but I found the service bulletin and thought I'd share that as well.

 

[5155]

That's one I have not ran into, thanks for pointing this out.
My experience with the 5000 was like you stated earlier. Darn thing got stolen before I was able to prove to myself "why" I liked it better.

 

[thedude74]

I posted an explanation about the various cylinders earlier, but I found the service bulletin and thought I'd share that as well.

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Looks like I was wrong.

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

Time for an update. Got the last part in that was needed.

The chain guide showed up and I bought a cap head screw and washer to fasten it in place. There's the setup that was holding the AV bushing in.


Mounted, now the power head is complete.


Primed the bar. I was going to put some Ford gray implement paint on it, but the local hardware did not have any.


New chain for it. You can tell this is old stock. Its faded from sitting on the shelf for years.

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

And she's together ready for a test run.
This old girl came a long ways. Still wish it could have cleaned up better. The important parts are good and clean though.

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

Here's a video of it running and cutting.
New chain, I did cut some dirty wood with it before this video and it slowed down a little. The wood is a 6x6 piece of white oak.

 

[thedude74]

She's running good. Has your Dad seen/run it yet?

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

She's running good. Has your Dad seen/run it yet?

I've has seen it, but not run it. He might run it today though. We shall see. He had me cut a piece of wood for him, to make sure it would cut..... he seems to be tickled he has his saw back and running.

 

[Spike60]

Great thread/project. Glad she's back up and running. Well done!

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

Great thread/project. Glad she's back up and running. Well done!

Thank you for the kind words and for following along.

 

[thedude74]

Appreciate you taking the time to do this restoration thread. Lots of good info. Neighbor brought me a present today.

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

Appreciate you taking the time to do this restoration thread. Lots of good info. Neighbor brought me a present today.
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That's a newer version. Looks like it's spent a lot of time in the sun.

 

[nenicu]

Howdy. That little spring may be for the accel pump of the carb. You got the shaft out of the carb??

 

[thedude74]

That's a newer version. Looks like it's spent a lot of time in the sun.

Yeah. I believe it sat in a junk pile for a few years. Cleaned it last night. To my surprise the piston and cylinder look good. It started and ran for a couple seconds with some mix dumped down the carb.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

That's a newer version. Looks like it's spent a lot of time in the sun.

It's got the 30yr old slide choke on the air cover.

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

It's got the 30yr old slide choke on the air cover.

For some reason I thought the white/cream toped 50 were the first, then the black toped ones after. Am I wrong in thinking this?

Howdy. That little spring may be for the accel pump of the carb. You got the shaft out of the carb??

I figured out what the spring was for. Should have updated the post.

It for the choke. It's what pushes the little ball bearing against the shafts detents, and locks the choke open or closed. Someone must have been in it at one point and couldn't figure out what it was for and just stuck it in at a random spot.

Yeah. I believe it sat in a junk pile for a few years. Cleaned it last night. To my surprise the piston and cylinder look good. It started and ran for a couple seconds with some mix dumped down the carb.

That's always a plus when you find internals that are still good!! They are nothing special, but not junk either. I'd like to find a nice mint one sometime just to play around with it.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

For some reason I thought the white/cream toped 50 were the first, then the black toped ones after. Am I wrong in thinking this?


I figured out what the spring was for. Should have updated the post.

It for the choke. It's what pushes the little ball bearing against the shafts detents, and locks the choke open or closed. Someone must have been in it at one point and couldn't figure out what it was for and just stuck it in at a random spot.


That's always a plus when you find internals that are still good!! They are nothing special, but not junk either. I'd like to find a nice mint one sometime just to play around with it.

The white tops were first, but I just restored a 300th anniversary black top.