Advice please

[huskydusky]

hi all ,my husky 61 is finally gave up,so was looking at this husq 254xp please see link below.

 

Husqvarna 254 xp 15" bar Fully overhauled probably a better bet than £300 357xp | eBay

 

What is the general opinion on these with regards to reliability,build quality,power etc?

It would be used for the odd felling of trees,but the bulk of the work would be logs,ground work only.

 

The saw in the link as you can see has been fully overhauled........what do you think with regards to the price?

 

Is there any questions I should be asking that isn't covered in his listing?

 

What bar would you recommend,I was thinking 15" or 18"?

 

Thanks

[slasherscot]

theres a new husqvarna 365 on fleabay at the mo........its a cracking saw.....254 was a gr8 saw in its time.....20yrs ago

[huskydusky]

  slasherscot said:

theres a new husqvarna 365 on fleabay at the mo........its a cracking saw.....254 was a gr8 saw in its time.....20yrs ago

 

A bit out of my price range really,only looking to spend £300 Max

 

Thanks though

 

Any other suggestions?

[Stubby]

254 was theeeee saw to carry round in the woods back in the day . Would not put anything bigger than 15" on though .

[Len Brennan]

I use a 254xp with a 15" bar for all my firewood and it does the job nicely, I bought it second hand off Fleabay for about 200 squids I think. The one you've linked to is apparently made up of bits from various saws but should be none the worse for that.

[mixedangased]

still using mine think the newest is a 1997 so not that old,great saws and i run an 18 inch bar on one no probs,will be fine for what you want it for

[Old WoodChip]

still using mine, stood the test of time a great saw. even if it is 20 years old

[spudulike]

The 254 is a good saw and have got to say that the listing has been done well, he lists the P&C as being Italian, this means it is a Meteor one and therefore of decent quality and sounds like the rest of the parts are OEM.

 

From the listing, I would be reasonably confident the guy knows what he is talking about and would hope the saw is pretty damn good and the price reflects the work done.

 

You could pick up a 346Xp for the same money that will cut faster and be a bit more lively.......

[huskydusky]

  spudulike said:

The 254 is a good saw and have got to say that the listing has been done well, he lists the P&C as being Italian, this means it is a Meteor one and therefore of decent quality and sounds like the rest of the parts are OEM.

 

From the listing, I would be reasonably confident the guy knows what he is talking about and would hope the saw is pretty damn good and the price reflects the work done.

 

You could pick up a 346Xp for the same money that will cut faster and be a bit more lively.......

 

Thanks for input mate.

 

The P&C is by Tenomec what are these like.......what rep do they have?

 

He will do the saw for £250 delivered.

 

Thanks