HUSQVARNA HUSQVARNA THREAD

[FergusonTO35]

Stihl had a weird transition period where they were making saws with a cylinder slanted between vertical and horizontal, like the 045 and 056.

 

[jacktheripper]

Stihl had a weird transition period where they were making saws with a cylinder slanted between vertical and horizontal, like the 045 and 056.

And 031/032

 

[redneckhillbilly]

whats the best saw to port for a sleeper? is there any saw that makes an obsurd amount of power after porting that punches way above its cc size?

like for example could a 266 ported run with or outrun a stock 288?

 

[Mastermind]

whats the best saw to port for a sleeper? is there any saw that makes an obsurd amount of power after porting that punches way above its cc size?

like for example could a 266 ported run with or outrun a stock 288?

268XP

 

[FergusonTO35]

whats the best saw to port for a sleeper? is there any saw that makes an obsurd amount of power after porting that punches way above its cc size?

like for example could a 266 ported run with or outrun a stock 288?

If you are willing to consider another brand, my Echo CS-500P really woke up after Kris at S&S worked his magic on it.

 

[Jusgunn3]

268XP

How about the 266se or 272xp?

 

[jacktheripper]

whats the best saw to port for a sleeper? is there any saw that makes an obsurd amount of power after porting that punches way above its cc size?

like for example could a 266 ported run with or outrun a stock 288?

254xp in my opinion. Much lighter and nimbler than a 262, and can be gnarly when ported. I know that ported 562’s can run like ported 70cc saws too.

 

[farminkarman]

whats the best saw to port for a sleeper? is there any saw that makes an obsurd amount of power after porting that punches way above its cc size?

like for example could a 266 ported run with or outrun a stock 288?

My vote is the 365 special. Most people don't think anything of them. With a good port job + RWJ carb, they will rob a 90cc saw blind in wood up to 24". I don't have an actual 365sp, but rather a Jred 2165.

 

[Junk Meister]

254xp in my opinion. Much lighter and nimbler than a 262, and can be gnarly when ported. I know that ported 562’s can run like ported 70cc saws too.

Is the 254XP an Orange Jonsered 2054?

 

[farminkarman]

Is the 254XP an Orange Jonsered 2054?

I don't believe there is any relationship between those two.

 

[Mastermind]

My vote is the 365 special. Most people don't think anything of them. With a good port job + RWJ carb, they will rob a 90cc saw blind in wood up to 24". I don't have an actual 365sp, but rather a Jred 2165.

254xp in my opinion. Much lighter and nimbler than a 262, and can be gnarly when ported. I know that ported 562’s can run like ported 70cc saws too.

True and true.

 

[Jusgunn3]

My vote is the 365 special. Most people don't think anything of them. With a good port job + RWJ carb, they will rob a 90cc saw blind in wood up to 24". I don't have an actual 365sp, but rather a Jred 2165.

Love mine that you did Greg, it’s a monster!

 

[Junk Meister]

I don't believe there is any relationship between those two.

Thanks I assumed as much but had to ask.

 

[ZERO]

My vote is the 365 special.

Greg that would be the specialty of our good friend Steve @Stump Shot .
Maybe he can pull her out at the upcomming GTG.

Steve's 372OE build that he did for me, with extra goodies that I am very thankful of, put the local logging community on notice. And that is just with a boring 24" square cut and and old lazy magnificent seven.

 

[EFSM]

Husqvarna thread is not too active here but I will ask anyway...customer brought in a 240 that he only uses occasionally, as in once or twice a year. I went through it last year with fuel lines, fuel filter, carburetor kit and it worked fine for me but he says it dies after making a cut. He is using canned fuel and it looks and smells good.

I ran it until it was good and warm and tried snapping the throttle off after running WOT and sure enough it would die. I tried adjusting both H and L a bit leaner assuming it was too much fuel but it did not cure it completely.

I went through everything on the saw, compression is 150 PSI hot, crankcase holds pressure and vacuum just fine, carburetor holds 12 PSI, I can't get much more out of my squeeze bulb tester so I don't know where exactly it might pop off.

He needs it this weekend so I am sending it out the door but expect it will come back again. What else should I be looking for? FWIW, it always restarts in a pull or two if I put it in the fast idle position, reluctant to restart after dying with the throttle at idle.

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I did look through the carburetor again, everything is clean, diaphragms are pliable, inlet screen is clean.

Mark

Did you ever get this saw sorted out? IIRC those carburetors have an accelerator plunger. When the oring is bad on it weird things happen.

 

[Stump Shot]

I suspect in this endeavor that the race in question be a prime factor in what does what. It could prove to be a tough challenge with a long bar/large wood scenario. Otherwise in the short bar world there are piles of candidates that can do the trick, just depends on the race and if the big saw is geared up to compensate or not.
Main thing is that smaller saws can run at a much higher RPM, the trick is that the hunk of wood being cut will let it maintain that RPM in the cut, while pulling out full chips easily, if so, your "sleeper" saw may just take the day.

 

[heimannm]

@EFSM - I simply made some additional adjustments to the L adjustment and it seemed to work O.K. I also showed the owner how to use the high idle setting (choke on/off) to assist with hot restarts and he found the saw to be quite useable again.

Mark

 

[Al Smith]

One of biggest pains in my back sides got me again .Husky 281 I've changed the carb ,changed all the anti vibes .the coil .Evidently whoever I bought the fuel hose from sent me the wrong one,too flippen short .I've got one ordered from the Duke of whom I've never gotten a bad part .That old Viking used to be a hot runner and it shall be again if I can keep my cool .-----mumble grumble ---

 

[Al Smith]

Good ole Duke came through I got the fuel line today and it worked .Now I know there is a following for Husqvarna saws but why they made them like they did--a beech to work on .Partner certainly is not like that or any other brands for that matter . I battled that 281 for about an hour getting that fuel line installed .I'll give it a go after a short barley pop .Pause for the cause .Fact today I waged war on two of those saw ,the 281 and a 450 Rancher which for some reason won't start . That contraption has adjustable carb jets but they must be staked because I can't move them

 

[jacktheripper]

Good ole Duke came through I got the fuel line today and it worked .Now I know there is a following for Husqvarna saws but why they made them like they did--a beech to work on .Partner certainly is not like that or any other brands for that matter . I battled that 281 for about an hour getting that fuel line installed .I'll give it a go after a short barley pop .Pause for the cause .Fact today I waged war on two of those saw ,the 281 and a 450 Rancher which for some reason won't start . That contraption has adjustable carb jets but they must be staked because I can't move them

Everything on that saw is simple… I don’t know why you had such a hard time. Probably one of the most straightforward saws you could work on.