Mark_Skyland
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Husky saws 390XP, 395XP, 3120XP to be discontinued?
Mark_Skyland replied to Rob D's topic in Chainsaws
Yep theyre gone due to emissions and apparently it's gong to be a couple of years before they are replaced! Wether it's only the European market that has banned them and they will still available to import I don't know. It's a good job husky and stihl moved over to autotune/mtronic when they did otherwise there wouldn't be many saws available! So to all those who hate and complain about the electric trickery now you know why it had to be done. -
I think the way trousers are tested is that the throttle is released when they hit the trouser. I wouldn't like to see what a pair of trousers looked like if they had the rest a 661 on permanent full throttle!
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Overall it does look a lot more beefier. Have you can across any issues with the MK3 yet? I meant to say in my previous post, release date is around the first week of March ATM.
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Thanks for the feedback, The new one is a fair bit bigger but unfortunately it wont work any better with 13mm ropes as the link system is the same size (ran the same when we tested it out) which is a pity as quite a few people are going back to 13mm ropes due to tendon/forearm issues. RRP is going to be between £178 and £212 as there are two version, one with the swivel and one without. Chincane around £134
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I will have a look and get the rrp for you. Out of interest, who thinks on first looks that they would go for the new zigzag over the old one if they were only using it for ddrt?
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Great to see you have it sorted. Spud explained far better than I could. I have only repaired two and I didn't bother with any epoxy resin, both are still working fine to this day.
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Drilling a small hole through the cover on the opposite side of the pin and then tapping it out with a suitable punch was the only way I've been able to remove them.
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A bit late in the day, and night but the 572XP and XPG is now back in stock.
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Thanks, its always a please taking money from,sorry I meant providing a customer with the correct advice and service. Seriously, I think you will find it very difficult to beat Husqvarna when it comes to forestry tools.
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They might do but I imagine the manufacturing process can vary quite drastically. I very much doubt Husqvarna or Stihl have their own forge knocking out axes and felling levers, they will source it out but that is probably where the similarity ends.
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Husky sales out number Oregon at least two to one, the best seller is the 80cm husky lever.
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You would be better off making your own than buying those tbh. We have came across those before and if you read the reviews of the product it is poor to say the least. Another £20 or so will get you a husky or Oregon one that should last you the best part of twentys years if you don't lose it. I know it sounds like a sales pitch from me but best not to waste your hard earned unless it is for very light use.
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Definitely worth taking note about the poles. The recommended (only type that should be used) are reinforced fibreglass, the standard fibreglass poles can shatter easily causing major injuries.
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I have never tried the green teeth but we did swap to the yellow jackets which were far better than the standard ones on our vermeer 252. Lasted longer and far easier to change plus being able to just loosen the bolt a bit and then turn them 180 degrees was great. We and through a lot of teeth and I don't think I ever changed the pockets, the nut on the teeth rounded off a bit eventually but by then the teeth needed replacing anyway.
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We have to re tune the carb on every 236, 135 and 435 we sell as the"factory" settings are all over the shop, I don't think two saws have the same settings out of the box! We always offer a free re tune after the saw has had a few tank fulls of juice through it as there can be the odd saw that benefits from it. Glad you have it sorted. We have had to sort out many a saw that has been sold straight out of the box with no pdi what so ever.
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I'm fairly sure mail order isnt an issue with parts, but chainsaws can not be shipped through the mail as its an in shop hand over policy only no matter on who the customer is domestic, or professional.
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The manufactures do their bit by individually marking each machine, they also link the sale of that machine to the dealer. It's then up to the end user to make a record of the a serial number and maybe mark the saw a few times in different places. The best thing to then do is register it with Arbsafe, plus any other equipment you have as it's free and the police use it to check for recovered items. Although we register all sold machines with the manufacture I wouldn't just rely on that as we can make mistakes.
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It will be interesting to follow this thread as ime I dont think you can beat a 560.
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I think I have binned all our ones but I will have a look next week. I dont envy trying to repair that but it is a fair cost to replace the case as you have to buy both sides and it does really need a few specialist/homemade tools to disassemble and rebuild the crankcase. You need to attach a post with an internal thread, I dont think it will be that easy to sort out.
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PM sent.
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Don't worry we aren't planning any black Friday deals. Just reasonable prices and items that we actually stock. Unless you want to buy a big flat screen tv then my mate can sort you out.
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As far as I know it's the 3 big 3 series saws going. Nothing in the pipeline for quite awhile either. I am surprised husky have been caught off guard. I wonder if its the same for the ms880?
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Not yet unfortunately. Might try the new piston kit route.
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I think I would be using a wire anchor of some sort of you are leaving it up there for any length of time. There must be some branches above where you intend to anchor?
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Cheers for the replies. Noo problem with the throttle cable or linkage. Changing the ring has sorted out a few saws that had idling issues but they struggled to idle all the time, this one only struggles to idle after the throttle is shut under load. So I thought it a long shot but I had already tried most things. True about them being a bit of a bitch to strip down! Tbh there was hardly any wear on the ring and since the operator has been using aspen the engine was spotless. I should of added that there are no issues that I can see with the drive train. The time I have spent on this machine would probably run a labour charge close enough to that of a new saw but since I won't be charging the customer anywhere near that much I might strip it back down and check the piston out. Shame not to get it sorted now.
