What's on your bench?

[Sty57]

Huge, I believe if my memory is working properly, 80% of the Husqvarna groups world market share is in North America. Probably the biggest problem in my area is home owners are the lions share of the business. Not enough Pro users to court any more. My how times have changed.

Thats funny Steve, I seem to run across a bunch of XPG's here. Where not that far from each other.

 

[t4driller]

Timing is too far advanced. 372 is a saw that's easy to go too far on too.

Its a stihl 361. took flywheel off lastnight and dialed it back some. It almost seemed like it was alot more advanced then what I anticipated. It doesn't have a key, its molded in with the flywheel. So maybe when I went to tighten f'd it up.

 

[Stump Shot]

Thats funny Steve, I seem to run across a bunch of XPG's here. Where not that far from each other.

Is funny how things are different in another place, the mass influx of tourism from the big city's that have bought up "vacation" property's, has changed the place quite a bit. The "don't kill a tree crowd" has the upper hand now to the point that I've heard that a permit is required for a person to have more than two trees cut on his own property. Which I categorically reject, besides I only cut trees down one at a time. Now I see insect infestations more and more, at some point, people are going to wish a reasonable amount of trees were harvested. Which are the only trees I cut are the dead and dying, which I do every year. To my surprise I have also seen a few trees rescued by woodpeckers, that have ate out the bugs before they got too bad the tree healed and was fine. See more of those than ever before as well, even the pileated woodpecker is making a comeback. Pretty much can go in any direction from here and normalcy returns.
Saw shops have changed over the years, when I was growing up, McCulloch was King in these parts, when they went out Stihl pretty much took its place. The Stihl shop in town would help me as much as they could with my old McCulloch in the eighty's, now they won't work on even an older Stihl with the new folks, charge a guy $40.00 for not fixing his saw and say they can get it back by buying a new one. Husqvarna shop, no better off. Everything seems to change, but me, but that's OK, as I wouldn't have it any other way. This is why I fix up the saws for folks that need them.

 

[Tor R]

Huge, I believe if my memory is working properly, 80% of the Husqvarna groups world market share is in North America. Probably the biggest problem in my area is home owners are the lions share of the business. Not enough Pro users to court any more. My how times have changed.

wouldnt surprise me at all, but as long your guys dont demand xpg saws they will not take them in either.
Spoked with the same dealer last week, over 50% of their sale is 550xpg, they dont take in 550XP.

 

[Stump Shot]

550xpg makes a lot of sense to me, been on my mind recently. So was the 543xp, reviews are mixed for it and no G model, we'll see.

 

[t4driller]

Did a check up on my 066 I ported. Yesterday was the first cutting I did with it. I ran about 5 tanks through it. Really liked the way it ran. The only issue I found was with the air filtration. It was wearing a metal mesh filter. It let alot of fines in the intake. I checked it when I filled the tank up the first 2 times and didn't see anything getting through. Then ran another 3 tanks thru it. Was surprised how much got through. Chain was a new oregon chisel chain, and was cutting a bunch of wood that wasn't the best. So there was alot of dust.

 

[Tor R]

I would skip the 543, Husky wanted it to be the substitute for 242, 242 run circles around that wanna be XP named 543.

 

[t4driller]

The only other filters I have are aftermarket ones from hlsupply. So I'll give them a try.

 

[Tor R]

Got this quite cheap, around 120$, work was mostly to swap crankcase, invested in new seals, gasket kit, while I had it apart I removed a bit casting on p&c, it's a starter now


Left to fix the wire from the fronthandle and test if the heathed system work, and yes, I need to remove the handle again since I forgot one vital piece plastic lol


The whole xpg system those 5xx serie saws use is the best system I've ever seen from Husky.

 

[X 66 stang347 X]

If my deal goes through I may have bought some klotz super techniplate for cheap.
16 cases of 10 to a case pint bottles. I haven't used it before how does it compare to motul 800

 

[rattler]

 

[Sty57]

It's alive.....

 

[rattler]

It's alive.....

Oh yeah looking good Bryan

 

[PA Dan]

What's going on there Mike?

 

[Sty57]

Thanks Mike.
Whatcha got going on with that 359?

 

[Tor R]

looking great Mike!
When are you gone get one for yourself?

It's alive.....

great work Bryan

 

[Sty57]

looking great Mike!
When are you gone get one for yourself?

great work Bryan

Thanks Tor

 

[Tor R]

Thanks Tor

do you get those monsters as XPG Bryan?

 

[Sty57]

do you get those monsters as XPG Bryan?

Not this one Tor, I want to try it on a mill.

 

[rattler]

What's going on there Mike?

Just got her bolted back together still got to MM it raised the upper,s worked the lowers hope she runs good.