Husky or stihl

[Arb123]

Old husky 338 stop Working last week. Striped it down new diagram kit and all that. Still wont run. Only on choke. Any ideas? New carb Mabey? Don't want to spent alot on the old girl because its time for a upgrade!!!

 

Stihl or huskys new one? If it ever comes out?

Only heard bad things about the new stihl.

[littlerob]

neither i got echo and live it the cs3305 like the looks of the new echo cs355t look on par with the stihl 201t on paper

[Rich2484]

Stihl....

 

And the bad things are few people. It's a bit like marmite either love it or hate it. I've heard mixed reviews and to be honest most people complaining about poor performance have not had the saw retuned after first use.

[Gnome]

Best thing to do is get a stihl and a husky, I've got 2 stihl and 2 husky saws and I like them all because they cut wood. If I get a problem with them i fix them. It's all fun fun fun.

[18 stoner]

Are Husky bringing out a new topper again?

[spudulike]

  Arb123 said:

Old husky 338 stop Working last week. Striped it down new diagram kit and all that. Still wont run. Only on choke. Any ideas? New carb Mabey? Don't want to spent alot on the old girl because its time for a upgrade!!!

 

Stihl or huskys new one? If it ever comes out?

Only heard bad things about the new stihl.

 

Splurging out on a new carb would me the very last thing I would do - rebuilding it and giving it a decent clean with an ultrasonic cleaner is a better bet and also pressure checking the carb is worth doing.

 

Pressure and vac test is worth it, I had a 335 like this and found one of the crank seals had gone - bit involved replacing it!

 

Other than that - pull the muffler and check the piston is sound with no scoring - a compression check would be advisable as well.

[Lorn Logs]

Used husky in the 80s and they were ok switched to Stihl in the 90 s and stuck with them since have presently got a 440 ms 391 and an old 056 all of which are great and a couple of small old huskys left from the 80s which still run fine for firewood etc