Husqvarna 350

[Tree monkey 1682]

18 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Oh ok . I am 72 so been around the 2 series quite a bit as well . 254xp was a good bread and butter saw . 

Early 2000s , I had the pleasure of using the 2 series chainsaws , 242,257,254,  272,281

254 was the go to saw for pretty much everything...some of my ex bosses still had the above units , good saws then I had alot of the 3 series saws ..certain units did almost cross over . Did have a 254 till the fecking thing caught fire when I was doing a freebe. 

[Oldfeller]

IMO, the older stuff was, while being  heavy by todays standards pretty much indestructible, and that would apply to many brands, not just Husqvarna, but just about all of the manufactures built decent durable saws, the "cd" range of Huskies could handle most wood, and if needed there were big Dolmars the 153,166.

as well as the  Stihls, 041,right up to the huge displacement 090.

I  cant get enthusiastic about a 500i or "autotune" it's not that I object to progress, but maybe the direction it's gone, building as cheap as possible and often short lived components, rather than higher quality build and long life.

some of todays saws are almost devoid of any user serviced parts.

much like modern cars.

not sure if I would feel different if I still had to earn a living with a saw.

a decent older Husky or a Dolmar 116si would suit me just fine.

that said I'll rebuild this 350 and you never know, it might just grow on me.

[Tree monkey 1682]

1 hour ago, Oldfeller said:

IMO, the older stuff was, while being  heavy by todays standards pretty much indestructible, and that would apply to many brands, not just Husqvarna, but just about all of the manufactures built decent durable saws, the "cd" range of Huskies could handle most wood, and if needed there were big Dolmars the 153,166.

as well as the  Stihls, 041,right up to the huge displacement 090.

I  cant get enthusiastic about a 500i or "autotune" it's not that I object to progress, but maybe the direction it's gone, building as cheap as possible and often short lived components, rather than higher quality build and long life.

some of todays saws are almost devoid of any user serviced parts.

much like modern cars.

not sure if I would feel different if I still had to earn a living with a saw.

a decent older Husky or a Dolmar 116si would suit me just fine.

that said I'll rebuild this 350 and you never know, it might just grow on me.

I know nothing about the dolmar or anything pre 90s ,bar ive heard old school people talk about dolmar, danarm and solo.

Stihl Ms 241 cm was a dog -for a pro saw i can give up the weight but a slow cutter no thanks .

I dont like the electronic autotune shite , laptop for faults nearest dealer for plug in -that's if they've got the tech .

I found some of the saws hesitated or needed time to think .. .

Just get what they are trying to do , but not the same . And yes some faults you coild get around in the field but not the modenern stuff

[Oldfeller]

I'll put this here to save starting another thread, 

I bid on a little McCulloch last week, mainly because I needed a few bits for the one I have already, looked all there but "doesn't turn over" so it was cheap, less than the price of 20 cigs at todays prices.

so I unpacked it today and sure enough it's locked solid, so I remove the plug cap thinking I'll squirt some fuel in the bore and see if it'll free up, and there's a piston stop screwed in it, I remove it and it turns over perfectly, and it has a good spark, and great compression, it's in better nick than the one I hoped to repair, so that will be the donor to this one, I'll pull it apart properly tomorrow and I expect it will be running by the afternoon, all being well.