Saw video thread

[huskihl]

@Jose A.S.T.S.

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice gains Kevin.

 

[N8TE]

@Jose A.S.T.S.

It sounds woke up

 

[huskihl]

It sounds woke up

It does sound good. It’s gonna kill stumps, so Hose A wanted 100% of the exhaust directed away from the ground.

 

[redlight066]

@Jose A.S.T.S.

That thing has enough power to make the camera shake

 

[RI Chevy]

Cool. A purpose driven saw design.

 

[Wolverine]

That thing has enough power to make the camera shake

Like watching top fuel drags!

@Jose A.S.T.S.

He sure gonna be happy!

 

[Locust Cutter]

I will have to make a video of the 550xp I got back from Kevin. It's a ripping little monster now, and about even, or maybe a touch faster than my MMWS346. Either way, both are keepers, and if I run the 261, it's simply to run it as it's a fine tool, but not the same.

I did recently score 2100 Husky, that with some Love, should be a great saw. I may still have Kevin build me a 395xp though, albeit with the 2100 and the 660, I don't "need" one... If Husky would hurry up with their 59_xp, I might change my mind though.

 

[MustangMike]

Is your 261 ported?

 

[RI Chevy]

You won't change his mind Mike. He likes Hooskies. Lol
And that's OK...[emoji16]

 

[stihl_head1982]

You won't change his mind Mike. He likes Hooskies. Lol
And that's OK...[emoji16]

Meh...bah humbug.
Dad blamed Hooskies.

 

[Wolverine]

Meh...bah humbug.
Dad blamed Hooskies.

Dad always said don’t buy poulan or Stihl. You’ll Stihl be poulan and my husky already has the tree cut up..

 

[RI Chevy]

LMFAO
BUT. You'll be fixin the Hooskie while the Stihl's get the job done. [emoji2957][emoji1787]

 

[Duane(Pa)]

Pretty amazing torque for such a small displacement saw. Old School Cool

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice Duane! Strong little bugger.

 

[srcarr52]

A blue thang!

 

[MustangMike]

A brave man … not many porters will play with the Asian stuff!

 

[RI Chevy]

Just need some run time on it. Nice job.

 

[srcarr52]

A brave man … not many porters will play with the Asian stuff!

A local brought them to me and asked if I would go over them and I hate to say it but the quality of the cylinder and piston has really gone up. The port heights were within 0.005" of OEM, shape was ok, plating doesn't show any signs of flaking when grinding, the alloy seems to machine a little easier than OEM as it galls up less on the carbide (I don't know if that's good).

The carb needs a little cleaning up in the venturi and I think the needle taper is too shallow which makes them pretty unresponsive, 1/4 turn to make any difference and they have to be ~2 turns out. The fuel tank die part line is pretty sharp and the trigger is a block that cuts into your finger, and the front handle is skinny and feels flimsy. This is all stuff that people can easily straighten out but it is an annoyance.

I also found that none of them have the o-ring behind the oil gear bushing and this one had the PTO side seal smoked because it wasn't installed deep enough such that the washer was riding on it. The bearings seemed decent, even the piston pin bearing was of better quality and a more modern (less scalloped) design. We'll see how long it all lasts in it's pure AM form.

I only touch these with the understanding that they are as is no warranty!

 

[Locust Cutter]

Is your 261 ported?

No. But, I've played with a few that were, and like the Dolmar 5105, they're torque monsters for a 50cc saw. I simply prefer the ergos and powerband style of the huskies for my usage in that saw class. I'll still use it, it's a darn good saw. It just doesn't excite me at all. It's also a carbed version I, whereas I do like the V-II better, and I don't need another 50cc saw.

Now, the buddy I got my 660 from also has a minty 064, and 10mm KS jug 044 that I plan to acquire. He also has a Snellerized MS241 that is a screaming little pocket rocket, and may also eventually come to live with me. I don't have an axe to grind against Stihl, there are just specific models of most the majors that I do and don't like.

I didn't realize how much of a turd a stock MS880 was until I ran one, as the first 880 I ran had been ported pretty decently and pulled a 42" bar of .404 like my 550 and 346 pull an 18" bar of .325... They're night and day different. Same for the 3120...