New 365 Lasted 10 Mins...

[Cloud9climber]

I have had the same with a brand new 550 not even a tank and seized solid! I was a husq man but after all the troubles I have had with 550 and 540 390 and 372 all playing up im now a stihl fanboy

[Jim372xp]

Cloud, sounds like you've had a real bad experience with the husky brand. I agree with the previous comment that any brand can and do suffer with there problems but that's very unlucky for you to have 4 bad saws.

[Eddy_t]

Bloody hell! The 372 and 390 are usually bomb proof! In opposite to yourself, I've only had good experiences with huskies, Stihl I found hit or miss

[moorhead]

Picked up the replacement 365 this afternoon. Haven't cut anything yet but it starts!

[Stubby]

Picked up the replacement 365 this afternoon. Haven't cut anything yet but it starts!

 

Got my fingers crossed bud !

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

... or monday morning!

 

Anyway, **** can happen with any model of any brand.

 

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Cloud9climber]

Yeh in fairness the 365 we had was a brilliant saw! Our oldest one but kept going! 372 and 390 just never run right! The 540s have got potential but you have to be very careful, vibe springs, mine also cracked the casing where the chain brake goes into it, was a write off, not very old at all! Got a 261 at the moment it's not a bad saw for now but not as powerful as 550! Best of a bad bunch sometimes hah! Anyway hope the original op gets sorted!

[Jim372xp]

Moorhead hope this 365 lasts longer than the original one you had mate .I've just finished doing a full rebuild on my Husky 372xp. New crankshaft and bearings, Meteor cylinder and Piston Kit and gasket kit and got it all from Declicmotorculture.com in France for £120 delivered to the door and thought that was a very good price. Only problem now is I have fuel leaking from the tank vent and vyton plug when the saw is on its side.

[NFG]

Hi

 

Hope you get it sorted out soon, must admit first Ive heard of one of these failing prematurely.

 

 

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[moorhead]

Well, got a new one, so I'm good to go.

 

Question, though: do 365s only start with the chain brake OFF?