Husky junk

[doobin]

Over the course of a year- polesaw, blower and a 135.

 

All not used for a year or so, so drained of fuel and refilled with fresh good mix beofre staring. Each one has scored the bore on startup and is now scrap.

 

WTF? I never had this problem with Stihl! I'll never buy Husky again.

[Oldfeller]

It must be something to do with the current materials used, I have saws that have sat for 30 years [and certainly without the care and attention you provide] never had an issue such as this, and that includes many Husqvarna models.

[GarethM]

Sounds like they need storing with a bit of motor oil poured into the cylinder and cycled a couple of times.

 

I'm guessing the cylinder rings have rusted as everything else should be aluminium alloys.

[Tree monkey 1682]

5 hours ago, doobin said:

Over the course of a year- polesaw, blower and a 135.

 

All not used for a year or so, so drained of fuel and refilled with fresh good mix beofre staring. Each one has scored the bore on startup and is now scrap.

 

WTF? I never had this problem with Stihl! I'll never buy Husky again.

Run on aspen or motomix , won't get these problems 

[Muddy42]

I run any two stroke that doesn't get used often 100% on aspen.  When I store my strimmer over winter I run it dry and then refill with aspen, purge pump and run it again for 5 mins. My go-to chainsaw gets used constantly on pump mix and never seems to be inactive for long enough to have problems.  135s are pretty much disposable chainsaws, what model are the others?

[spudulike]

What does "scored the bore" mean, have they seized, were they seized or scored when left on the shelf last year, is it carbon damage and who diagnosed the damage? It is possible that it is just normal wear and your repair shop is egging it up.

I have saws, Husky and Stihl that haven't run in 1-3 years that will fire right up when needed. The oil in the fuel usually protects the engine parts.

Both the manufacturers use very similar materials in their pistons and cylinders so not sure why these issues have occured.

[pleasant]

I have 'shelf queens' that are only started every 3 4 or 5 years or so with no issues. I run them dry after using and store them in a temperate climate. Not too cold and not too hot.