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Stubby

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  1. Soud is your man . Ask him . He will list all the possibilities and relavent fixes.
  2. I have herd this also . Perhaps it won't take so long then !
  3. The arctic is vast and would certainly take some filling be it the south or north pole . Or did you mean an artic ?
  4. Mine was fine for a few weeks infact it is the best 60cc saw I have used , but alas mine is playing up now . Hard to restart when hot and cuts out under heavy load . Its back at my dealers right now . You may , like me , have one of the first batch that had these problems . As I understand it they are being replaced . I should take it back as soon as . Good luck .
  5. I know what you ment ! Anyways I use a Husqvarna 45cc brush cutter . It will take a bramble blade no worries . Mostly I use it with an oregon head which will take up to 4mm dia line . This is the real tough stuff . You cut the line to about a foot long ( 2 lengths) and insert it through the head and pull back slightly to lock . When it is worn away (usually when it revs to much ) just grab the tail that you let poke through and pull it strat out in the same direction you pushed it in , then reload . This husqvarna is the best IMO . There is an even bigger 55cc one but that is a bit more wieght .
  6. Husqvarna 560XP but be sure it is a recent one and not one of the first batch . The first batch cut out when under load and were hard to start when warm . The latest all seem to be sorted. A sorted one is the best 60cc saw on the planet >
  7. I sem to remember there is also a hole where the other end of the rubber pipe went into the crank case ? I remembere screwing something in crimping it closed .
  8. As ther head has snapped off it wont be under tension so may be easyer than you think . Try loads of WD40 on it first . Then If you can center a drill on it being carefull to keep it on center drill the screw with a drill about half it dia. Then you will be able to use an "easy out " or screw extractor . You will need a "T" type tap wrench to hold the easy out . Have done this myself before .
  9. Ali, Frazier , (RIP) Forman , Norton , Holms Iron mike Evander H. Larry H. Remember Gerry Quarry the great white hope ? Its the Klitchcoes now - - - m-
  10. Hey yea, stuff an that ! All my ground saw are Husqvarna. From my spud tuned 346 up to my 3120 and every thing in between . But yea group 1 rally cars , superb ! Was a sports bike man myself . Last bike I had was a 929cc year 200 blade . Bonkers power to weight . 152 BHP at the crank and weight 4/5ths of not much
  11. Reminds me of the 80s cock up Honda had with some of their V4 bike engines . They were dubbed with the tag of having the cam shafts made by Cadburys ! ! They lasted a few thousand miles then were shot . They soon woke up and over engineered the next generation with proper heat treated cam shafts that were gear driven as apposed to chain driven . VFR 750 30, RC45 etc etc .
  12. Mid range saw or not its biting the right in the arse now don't you think ?
  13. Fleabay world wide . Shed loads from USA/Canada . Not every one will ship to U.K. without you asking first so check before you bid . Loads there though .
  14. That told him Steve ! The original numpty I mean
  15. Oh yea . I understand the cost thing . Every body wants everything for nothing and they want it yesterday . But not to test it ? ? ?
  16. Look -- Just let Spud do it ! Stops him breaking windows if he has a thing or 2 to do !
  17. I can't understand why a manufacturer would deviate from a tried and trusted design ( metal cage on needle rollers ) to a plastic one without extensive testing . Beats me !
  18. Looks like -- wait for it--- Stihl Contra ! Sorry to be a child on this one . What I really want to know is this the " gear driven "one that is theee saw for milling ?
  19. Totally pointless , the torching I mean . Did they think you would collect some DNA ? You would think it was a grudge thing . Hope you can drag you way through this awfull thing and I feel that they will get thier come -uppence in due corse . I don't believe in god but I do believe you reep what you sow - - - eventually . Best Regards Andy.
  20. Bad luck on that one . Never heard of head bolts coming out before . I suppose you have got nothing to loose by trying a helicoil ? ?
  21. If the 550 plays up like my 560 has then I think the 346 will be sought after . Mine has the "spud tune " and is nothing short of awesom ! Still waiting on my 560 as it went back to my dealer for stopping in the cut and hard starting from warm .
  22. Stubby

    346 or 550?

    Sure does ! You can get heat shields in several different flavours now adays !
  23. Stubby

    346 or 550?

    Just a thought - - How tiered is your 346 ? If you talk to spud he could breath on it for you . He did mine . He ported it improved the squish tuned it with a taho to max out at 14400 to 14600 rpm with the plug giving the correct coloure . It is now way more efficient with more zing, more grunt and runs an 8 pin power mate sprocket on a 15" bar with no problems . Totally reliable starts every time hot or cold and dare I say it a pleasure to use . More use than my new 560xp at the moment ( another story ) - - -
  24. Had mine 2 months now, fine at first on a 15" bar .. Now cutting out under load on an 18" bar in big ash . It just shuts its self down it seems . Is there a fix anyone ?
  25. Had mine a couple of months now and been well impressed untill today ! Started paying up . Been using it with a 15" bar with no problems . Went up to an 18" and worked it hard in some big ash we felled . Just cross cutting thats all but using the full width of the bar and it just dies. It happened six times. Its like it just shuts down . Perhaps I have one of the early ones . We shall see as its going back this weekend .

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