good deal on 3 x 242XPG saws

[NFG]

15500 RPM? Thats insane, I thought my 346 was high revving, but this is something else.

 

Why dont they still make them? what lasts over 20 years, not good for profits! and not so long ago I was gettin ragged for not liking new fangled tech...

[Sveriges]

You would be surprised what is still made, lots of old saws are still made but can not be sold within the EU. 346 is prime example but even older stuff is still produced for regions such as Africa. No new saws will run on the petrol out there but they still have logs to cut and saws still need to be sold! 

Edited January 12, 2018 by Sveriges

[NFG]

21 minutes ago, Sveriges said:

You would be surprised what is still made, lots of old saws are still made but can not be sold within the EU. 346 is prime example but even older stuff is still produced for regions such as Africa. No new saws will run on the petrol out there but they still have logs to cut and saws still need to be sold! 

Hi, yes 346xp NEII still available here in France.

 

 

[huskywilson]

13 hours ago, bmp01 said:

Where are you buying your Husky parts,  are you buying online or local dealer?  Reason for the question - I've had all my Stihl parts from L & S Engineering online, can't find equivalent Husky supplier. ...

 

from a local husky dealer  some parts are NLA but so far ive been lucky as its only small items needed 

[billpierce]

I am yet to find a husky l and s equivalent. Ransom spares are ok for husky, they took a while and think they supply stuff but don't stock it. They have a lot a parts diagrams which is helpful.

[bmp01]

18 minutes ago, billpierce said:

I am yet to find a husky l and s equivalent. Ransom spares are ok for husky, they took a while and think they supply stuff but don't stock it. They have a lot a parts diagrams which is helpful.

We're obviously trolling round in the same circles - parts diagrams seem easier to come by,  actual parts less so, compared to Stihl. I'll give the local dealer a try. ...

[billpierce]

I just got a fuel pipe, woodruff key and chain catcher for a fraction of online price from my local ( not husky dealer) chainsaw man, hexham machinery.....

Maybe someone will know but it thought skyland said they stocked loads of bits not on their website so worth a call?

[huskywilson]

well after some pottering about and waiting for some parts , first one is running and sweet as fook , all required was a new caber piston ring, nothing wrong with old one but a little tweek with flap disc to Original Gilardoni Cyl , base gasket delete from 40 thou to 20thou  , a new oil feed pipe for oiler and , vac/press test was good , original crank was perfect and bearings smooth , had a flush out with premix  petrol and blown clean with air , even when dry it was smooth , bit of lube in bearings and was like new , replaced a coil wire as  coating  slightly damaged due to nipping beside the coil on the sheild so wire was visible , fuel line removed and checked , no issues, looks like new, mounts all good ,no splits or damage , so all good really  ,  mods done... air filter 12mm tiny restrictor and muffler internal baffles ground out to eliminate massive restrictive back pressure, worn heads and missing bolts here and there replaced , put together  and a drop of petrol in intake 3 pulls and fired , then a bit more petrol and fired up , set up carb and left running to warm up and bit of bedding in over a few cycles , runs like a beast , but not thrashed yet m set 4 troking on H jet for bedding in again ,

No 2 on list soon :-) 

[adw]

Gilardoni cylinder is not original on the 242.

[Stubby]

Excellent !  Wish it was mine !