Stihl MS390 or Husky 365 Special

[treemugger]

No, not VAT reg so just happy to go for a good S/H one at the moment. To be fair I have bought a few used saws and they have been very very good.

[wisecobandit]

I've got both saws and tbh they are equally as good tho I find myself picking up the husqy most often but think theres a thing in my head about the stihl being hardly used so may aswell use the more battered saw. If he husqy is that old it maybe on a zama carb rather than the newer walbro and think they had the odd minor issue, its certainly better to use the walbro if Ur thinking of doing a 372 conversion. Ppl seem to knock the ms390 but Its a good saw, its just a pain in the arse to work on if it needs major engine work but minor work is just as easy as the husqy.

Edited March 27, 2013 by wisecobandit

[treemugger]

372 conversion???

[18 stoner]

372 conversion???

 

Pot and psiton will fit straight onto the 365 special as the rest of the saw is same as a 372.

 

NOT the earlier 365 though.

[treemugger]

Can this be done on a 2004 365 special then?

[wisecobandit]

Yes it can be done, but if its a zama carb you may find you need to upgrade to a walbro wd-12b. Sometimes there can be a few idle and initial "first rev" issues with some zamas but not all.

Its around that's sort of era they changed up to the warlbro upgrade so you may be lucky and get a walbro on it anyway.

[treemugger]

Ok cheers for your thoughts...very much appreciated and some handy info...although after a bit of research, I must say the new 365 x torq does look a nice saw and at £500 I might have to see if I can stretch to it.