knew i should have bought a dolmar

[daddyola50]

a mate only a week ago got his 560 back with a new oil pump fitted under warranty , by the afternoon same day he was back at the shop as it had stopped oiling . he has had two clutch centers fracture as well . when mine fractured it took the crank with it , another guy i know lost his crank too after clutch went . these saws arent tested before they go on sale by the right people . simple as . how many 560 users out there have the latest antivibe spring . its oval shaped . many will be on the old type if not used heavy because no one tells you about the mods

[Stubby]

a mate only a week ago got his 560 back with a new oil pump fitted under warranty , by the afternoon same day he was back at the shop as it had stopped oiling . he has had two clutch centers fracture as well . when mine fractured it took the crank with it , another guy i know lost his crank too after clutch went . these saws arent tested before they go on sale by the right people . simple as . how many 560 users out there have the latest antivibe spring . its oval shaped . many will be on the old type if not used heavy because no one tells you about the mods

 

Which AV spring is modified on the 560 ?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Saw Troll will be along soon to helpfully inform you the Huskie is the dogs danglies, and Dollys are sh*te.....

 

lol haha

[j warwick]

So i buy a nice new 372xpg, I run a 20" bar and fell the big stuff harvesters cannot handle.The saw has been used 4 days a week for 2 months cutting trees double/treble its bar length. Using roughly 7-8 litres fuel a day. On thursday the oil tank caved i and spat all the oil out the front, it has a 2p sized hole in the case. Its been taken back to the shop under warranty and im just hoping that they repair it or il really kick off with husky.

I thought i was buying a solid tried and tested saw but clearly its not up to proper forestry use, i think the build quality is shocking and at the expense of thinning the casing for weight savings they cannot handle proper use.

I am very disappointed. my previous 560 was even worse. I will not buy another husky, had enough.

My next saw will be a dolmar 7900. I have a second hand one and it been really good, feels much less fragile.

I hope to get the husky repaired and sell it before it falls apart again!

Hi log rover out of interest what chainsaw dealer do you use. From time to time I do work up around the Carlisle and Penrith area. I've used wm plant since Dougie Ivinson at Melmerby closed the doors.

[daddyola50]

the one next to the tank its the second modded spring as the first new springs still snapped , so thats three different springs out there that are fitted to 560s . my shop only found out by looking at a new saw as husky didnt tell them about it . great isnt it

[Stubby]

the one next to the tank its the second modded spring as the first new springs still snapped , so thats three different springs out there that are fitted to 560s . my shop only found out by looking at a new saw as husky didnt tell them about it . great isnt it

 

Sounds similar to the latest spring for the T540 . Trouble is its no good beefing up the spring on that as the mount is the weak part . Pants .

[daddyola50]

Sounds similar to the latest spring for the T540 . Trouble is its no good beefing up the spring on that as the mount is the weak part . Pants .

 

the shop mentioned a hot start mod for the 540t like they did on the 560 , does yours have that and the new spring as mine has not , only found out last week about them

[Stubby]

the shop mentioned a hot start mod for the 540t like they did on the 560 , does yours have that and the new spring as mine has not , only found out last week about them

 

Mine has never been a problem to start and it runs very strong . The rear AV spring mount broke causing the saw to fall in half . A lot of damaged plastics . Just got it back now but not used it in anger . will be very gentle with it now .

[Logrover]

I use ace fixing, steve used to work there was brilliant, but they pissed him off and he left, he was setting up himself with help from doug but I lost his number!

hmm my dolmar 7900 was bought second hand, 2003 vintage, same day that went out of tune and would nt idle but i have had problems with it since i bought it off ebay! I got it as a test to see if i liked it and i do,would like to try a new one.

I think anything is worth a go. Im not paying 700+ for an unreliable husky when there are cheaper alternatives!

But in theory these saws are all built to be used commercially with a yrs warranty, if they dont last they are not fit for purpose and should be repaired. This remains to be seen however!

When i did arb stuff years ago i did nt have issues as you hardly use any fuel compared to felling all day!

[Jesse]

I run Dolmars now 3 saws got them new from Germany , all the 7900 does is get dumped, buried into stumps, the base of trees, all the time, starts every second pull, first choke out then its away, then dumped into a stump, the places no one really wants to put a saw, so i really rate them. Far better than a 66, for some reason my old Stihl was not as good.