Eddy_t
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The different manufacturers make different wraps, but the Americans seem to like the ones that go back over the cover, where as Canada gets the one that attaches to the underside at the front. This is also why I asked which saw, as husky only has the front mount (except the 562 wrap), but Stihl have both for each market
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That's the same meaning, 3/4 and full! But it depends on what saw, the Stihl chainsaws come with 2 different wraps, husky just has the full side. Stubby, I don't see leaving higher stumps as a problem, it means people can't muller the chain going too low!
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Why's the preference for that type wrap in the states wyk? Yet the Canadians have the full wrap?
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A bigger clutch drum. I was after a jungle muffler, but the Southern Hemisphere is too busy retaining the 2 and 3 series huskies so no luck on that. Having had a damn good look at the APF at a 560 cylinder, there's a hell of a lot of room for an improvement! TCD I agree that the 550 is poor, it's not a patch on the 346xp but, as I said, the 560 is a better saw IMO, it's not that I dismiss the dolmar, it beats the Stihl hands down, but it's a big bar felling saw, where torque is more import than speed, the husky is not, it's built for shorter bars and high speed. It's like comparing a tractor with a Ferrari. I prefer the Ferrari, it's faster, but can't pull a big trailer.
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If you go on the husky website and look through the IPL, just give the dealer the part number
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A Husqvarna dealer
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That's because, like husky, they're choked and leave a lot to play with. Stock it's running the same as a pre-xt 365 husky! But that speed isn't really pro speed any more, maybe the early 80's..
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Between 13.5k - 14.2k rpm depending on the coil number Mine finishes 70-01, it's programmed for 14.2k Revboost is constant (crank stuffers)
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The only thing that the 357 doesn't have is autotune, and has a shorter stroke, so it can run at a higher rpm easier. Don't be afraid of the e-carbs, it's the way forward! But I'm sure the same reservations were made when chainsaws went from points to a single coil pack, and chain brakes, and nylon mesh or heavy duty air filters from flocked, and rubber to spring av, manual oil pumps to automatic, and so on! But that said, the dolmar only runs 13.5krpm?! That is the equivalent of the old 60-70cc huskies! That's a fair bit of speed less!
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Yet!
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Easy remedy, it's called a take-away! Or are you just worried a girl would show you up?
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Minor disadvantages? I'd say maintenance is a major disadvantage! Personally I feel no difference in the handling. But I would still choose the husky over the dolmar. I don't give a rats ass about the dolmar having more torque, nobody here cuts on the max torque band and the husky is faster! Yes, the standard set-up for the husky is crap, but that's easily remedied with a £20 part. It's also the most restricted 60cc saw on the market... But port it and it'll kill anything else! The dolmar may be £140 cheaper but it's more basic! And I'd rather spend the extra £140 on a machine that's always optimally tuned, can compensate for crap mix or an air leak! You've gotta ask yourself, innovator or borrower.
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Niko what's your love of outboard clutches? I personally find them a pita! I love the 560, the tech makes it brilliant, the emissions restrict its potential greatly. But I prefer the husky 362 over the 357 due to the clutch, and IMO the 560 would have been better with an inboard! TCD, the rev boost is simply crank stuffers, that isn't tech to be sneered at, autotune is also a brilliant piece of tech... If the carb isn't zama! And everything in the 60cc saw category is better than the ms362, even the old 041!
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Did the maths, I've uprated my 090 to 8k rpm, 9 tooth is going to put the speed to a lovely 23.5m/s. This may not sound a lot (8t on most modern saws will put the speed over 24m/s) but what has to be remembered, is that this series of saw was designed to pull 10 feet of blunt chain through 20+ feet trees!
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Well I split the old case today, not just the big end, the main bearings have gone due to debris, it's gouged the crankcase, and the oil (which is definitely the culprit) has solidified into a plastic type residue. So I now need a flywheel-side seal, and another piston ring (snapped one). I'll order a seal tomorrow from my local dealer, piston rings have been ordered from dandrikop off eBay
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Heated wrap handle!
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Your first post on this thread was about a friends shipment being soaking wet and mouldy. That isn't very bio-secure. The problem I see with importing timber is that until it arrives, you don't know what state it's in. And if it's in a condition like that, do you send it back, or stuff it somewhere until it's dry and usable? 40% MC is the type of values I generally expect in summer or mid winter from fresh cut timber
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Are you suggesting that timber, a natural, untreated material is directly comparable to clothing, a treated and processed material? How many environmentally damaging pests and diseases have been bought in on clothing? Whereas in the past 10 years, vegetation imports have led to 5 significant pests and diseases: RBNB (red band needle blight), phytophthora, ash dieback, Asian longhorn beetle and chestnut blight... 2 were definitely bought in as timber. You could compare it to imported foods, but I object to that not being screened during import either!
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I've found them really light on fuel, but I run larger saws too, so everything is light on fuel, I suppose
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The heat resistant one
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Yeah, loctite the nut, done that on my 020avs, 041, 051 and 090
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Petrol eats away at rubber and nitrile components. Aspen doesn't. That means you won't have to replace carb kits, fuel lines and filters as often. Petrol can also eat away at other components, on my 090, the oil pump is also powered by crank impulse, so the mix can eat away at that.
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Hmmm a world without husky or Stihl? Well I suppose we would be using something large, heavy and slow! Like a dolmar cc, without Stihl, we wouldn't have the emissions or safety laws, husky made the chainbrake we all know and love, so anything reminiscent of the 1960's to 1980's, we'd probably still use bow-bars too! Whilst you may dislike either company in comparison to your Dolmar saws, TCD, you owe much of today's tech to the warring giants.
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Bolts for the case, a gasket maybe? Another oil seal? You know, stuff to make it complete!
