MikeTM150

wow, husky 346 xp is such a step up on the 235 it just replaced!!! Thankyou so much to all of you who gave the advice required to ensure i ended up with a decent saw!!! Ps the 235 is on ebay if anyone wants to buy it!!!

Now if i knew anything about cars i'd have a clue what a Diablo was......google here we come! So where's the best place to get a 346xp near badminton (little bit east of bristol!)??? At last i can see the light at the end of the tunnel with this little blighter of a saw!!

Looks like i'll be ordering a a nice new 346xp then with some proper power!!!! Thanks for all ur help, i can't believe husky made such a pile of poooooooo!!!

now thats the kind of advice i like, should have come here first see and asked what to get!!! So the simple answer is get rid of this saw on ebay and buy a new one, are is the 346xp the same sort of weight (kg) as my 235???

bar's straight and groove's clean. I try to allow for power difference but i know where ur coming from. Cheers:001_smile:

Right, i'm in need of some help (surprise surprise!) I brought a husky 235 chainsaw with a 15" bar nigh on two years ago now. I brought it for the lighter work around the farm and cutting up firewood. The first time i used it i was v.unimpressed, but being a new saw i thought i'll give it a few tankfuls to loosen up. It became impossible to start and about as much power as a dead donkey, i fiddled with it and then gave in and took it back to dealer but couldn't find anything wrong and they said they tested and found to be fine. So i persevered for a bit longer on and off prefering to use the bigger husky 365 or my more recent aquisition a Sthil MS880 (i went to sthil cuz of the problems the little husky though i love the 365!) I then took it to a different dealer who looked at it, and said they cleaned and re-set the carb. I still find it useless, starting is better maybe 10 pulls to start hot or cold (bearing in mind the 880 is two maybe three any temp) and still struggles to drive its own chain and stalls pretty muchinstantly if u use more than light pressure on 3" timber. Now it has been suggested it might be the fact that i'm 6'6" tall, built like a brick **** house and used to using a MS880, and its just not man enough for me. But surely it should be able to drive its own chain around and cut kindling............... Any Suggestions greatly recieved!! PS U can also suggest a replacement for it thats gonna put a smile on my face!!

wow i'm impressed with the speed of all the replys, there a great help! I will look into this new chain, having looked at the alaskan mill i reckon i might be able to knock one up myself. Many Thanks for all your help! Mike

Hi Right i have a stihl MS880 with a 48" bar on it, i usually use it for getting big tree's down for firewood. But now due to me doing a restoration house project i want to cut some beams out for myself, i wondered if there was a better type chain (i'm running the same type of chain it came with not sure what type u call it!) more suited to ripping across grains or am i better to go down the bandsaw route? Bearing in mind cost is a big issue and once i've got these beams done i probably won't use it again to do this kinda job again. Also can anyone recommend a good chainsaw mill system that doesn't cost the earth? Many Thanks Mike