Broken my lovely 550xp

[Sveriges]

People want high power low weight high quality. A very hard balance to get right. They haven't made them cheap they are just answering the customers demands. I have not seen a handle damaged like that before and I've seen a lot of 5 series saws in varying conditions

[Northern monkey]

How the hell did you manage that!?

 

Had it between my feet whilst ridding tracked chipper through a ditch and foot plate pinched it. Rang a very reputable company that is known for very good priced gear and they waged £60+ for a new handle. Also called another that's not known too well and it was £17!!! Pays to shop about for spares

[MattyF]

Was gonna say I've Seen handles on eBay for less than £20, I would not want to use any other saw in the work place, love the 560's !

[Bob The Dog]

Well, my local husky dealer has quoted best part of £400 to repair with a new crankcase and all associated gubbins. So I've just gone and ordered a new one instead. I'll keep an eye on eBay for a spare crankcase and have a go at repairing it myself at some point.

[dan494]

right as a precaution I've decided to double the thickness of the oil tank on my 550, have raided the kitchen drawers and reckon this should do it

[Duncansimpson]

There's a small chance there is one in my pile of dead saws, I'll have a look tomorrow. Don't hold your breath as I skipped a few recently but if it's there it's yours.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

[ATTACH]197205[/ATTACH]right as a precaution I've decided to double the thickness of the oil tank on my 550, have raided the kitchen drawers and reckon this should do it

 

:lol::lol::lol:

[Bob The Dog]

There's a small chance there is one in my pile of dead saws, I'll have a look tomorrow. Don't hold your breath as I skipped a few recently but if it's there it's yours.

 

It'd be great if there was one there! Shout if you find it!

[Bob The Dog]

Well, I spent a bit of time this morning making a repair for the hole in the oil tank. Got some 3mm aluminium plate from a local metal worker, and shaped to fit. Cleaned off the paint around the hole, and then drilled 3 holes to rivet the plate to the saw. Wasn't happy just using the 2 part steel epoxy adhesive, so thought it'd help. Anyway, it all seems ok. Will let the adhesive set over the next 24hrs and give it a go tomorrow. Perhaps I shouldn't have bothered ordering the new one just yet!!

[openspaceman]

Well, I spent a bit of time this morning making a repair for the hole in the oil tank. Got some 3mm aluminium plate from a local metal worker, and shaped to fit. Cleaned off the paint around the hole, and then drilled 3 holes to rivet the plate to the saw. Wasn't happy just using the 2 part steel epoxy adhesive, so thought it'd help. Anyway, it all seems ok. Will let the adhesive set over the next 24hrs and give it a go tomorrow. Perhaps I shouldn't have bothered ordering the new one just yet!!

 

I hit my 2100 with an axe 30 years ago and did this repair, with fibreglass nmat and epoxy resin, to the aluminium fuel tank, which has held since then though the saw didn't get used much. It is still fuel tight.