HUSQVARNA Post your favorite 2series Husky.

[Simondo]

Told ya I was stubborn. Probably the ugliest saw I've ever built. Not hard to tell it was built from boxes of junk

But man it sounds good [emoji2]

A true exercise in ingenuity..along with a stubborn streak gets you a usable 272 clone/Hybrid , Nice

 

[DSS]

It's mostly 272, I just put a 61 recoil on it because that's what I had.

Fun stuff [emoji106]

 

[Redfin]

Told ya I was stubborn. Probably the ugliest saw I've ever built. Not hard to tell it was built from boxes of junk

But man it sounds good [emoji2]

Qtla, I really like saws from boxes. Been told this isnt a true 2 series but oh wells. This one came from boxes of parts also.

 

[Landmark]

Lookong good

 

[DSS]

BAM!!!

 

[Simondo]

And a warm hand one to boot ... cracker !!

 

[SawTroll]

BAM!!!

That's the only 42/43cc saw I would be interested in, none of the current ones measure up - and heated handles is a must.

It likely is at Greenland as well, not just here.

 

[DSS]

That's the only 42/43cc saw I would be interested in, none of the current ones measure up - and heated handles is a must.

It likely is at Greenland as well, not just here.

It's hard to cut in the winter here, Niko. Too much snow. Lots of high stumps. I didn't know it was a G when I went to get it. The for sale ad had a poor picture and I don't think the man that owned it even knew what the switch was for.

He also had a 55 for sale for $50 more than the 242. He sold it to someone right before I got there. The guy didn't even look at the 242 because he said he needed a big saw.

So he bought the 55 [emoji2]

God, I love dumb people

 

[Warped5]

 

[SawTroll]

Nice - but xpg would have been nicer!

That aside, despite it looks nice, it also looks like a somewhat early one - serial number?

 

[Warped5]

Nice - but xpg would have been nicer!

That aside, despite it looks nice, it also looks like a somewhat early one - serial number?

ST, that number would be 0420694.

1990 .... week 42 ... saw 694

 

[SawTroll]

ST, that number would be 0420694.

1990 .... week 42 ... saw 694

Yes, so just over a year after they made the first known (to me) one (1989, week 26). With that serial number, my guess is that it originally came with a KS non-decomp cylinder, and a HDA-87 carb.

 

[fossil]

Looks really nice Ted! I would like to try one of those.

 

[Mark71gtx]

Ok, I have heard a lot about the 262 having different cylinders. I know one is preferred, but don't know why, or what identification markings it would have on it. Also, approximately when did the cylinders get changed.

 

[SawTroll]

Ok, I have heard a lot about the 262 having different cylinders. I know one is preferred, but don't know why, or what identification markings it would have on it. Also, approximately when did the cylinders get changed.

As far as I know, most of the really early ones were KS (KolbenSmidt) non-decomp ones, and the KS ones are held in the highest regard because they had a smaller combustion chamber than the Mahle and Gilardoni ones (with or without decomp).

I don't think we ever will know the full story of the different OEM cylinders and the carbs and gasket thickness they were combined with on stock saws though, but we know what the most common combinations were, and about when they happened. Surprises keep turning up though....

As far as I know, all the Swedish made 262xp saws were rated at the same 3,5 kW/4.8hp, but some late ones (after 2002) that were sold in Israel, Russia and maybe other east European markets up to about 2006 had a rating of 3.4 kW/4.7 hp. I suspect those late saws were made in Brazil, but I don't know it as a fact. Another possibility is that they were made at the Tomos/Koper factory in Slovenia. The last version to go off the market was the very different 262xph in Russia, but I don't remember exactly when.

The 262xp is one of only two saw models that I know came with OEM cylinders from all the 3 best reputed cylinder brands, the other one is the Jonsered 670 Super/Champ.

Attached is a Gilardoni cylinder on a 1991 262xp. There were non-decomp Mahle ones as well, not just the decomp ones introduced some time in 1994.

The DLG test report from 1997 showed 3,6 kW/4.9 hp - but I don't know if they actually dyno tested a 1997 saw, or if they "recycled" the dyno results from 1992 (those test reports were renewed every 5. year). http://www.dlg-test.de/tests/4600.pdf

 

[exSW]

I have a non decomp Mahle 262. It's a '93 .

 

[SawTroll]

I have a non decomp Mahle 262. It's a '93 .

That fits the story nicely.

 

[Warped5]

Yes, so just over a year after they made the first known (to me) one (1989, week 26). With that serial number, my guess is that it originally came with a KS non-decomp cylinder, and a HDA-87 carb.

.... and this one definitely has all those.

Looks really nice Ted! I would like to try one of those.

Tim, you can try this one in August.

Ok, I have heard a lot about the 262 having different cylinders. I know one is preferred, but don't know why, or what identification markings it would have on it. Also, approximately when did the cylinders get changed.

To make a long story short, the K&S cylinder is the most preferred if one intends to leave it stock as they aren't very common. Many owners (including me) won't 'corrupt' one by porting it. I also have another (ported) 262 with a Mahle cylinder. That is one very strong saw.

 

[fossil]

Tim, you can try this one in August.
.

Looking forward to it.
Don't forget your SXL-925

 

[Tor R]

That's the only 42/43cc saw I would be interested in, none of the current ones measure up - and heated handles is a must.

It likely is at Greenland as well, not just here.

As always you missed out all those nice Huskies Niko It was probleby those years you was running around with those sweet Echo's

246G - 1997, paid a bit for this baby but feel it was worth every penny