SawTroll
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Everything posted by SawTroll
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The 235/236/240 are gone here though - and my dealer refused to sell them anyway. I just hadn't notised earlier.
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Yes, of course!
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Stihl oil is of course OK if you pick the right one - but I don't really see the point in using it (unless it has to do with the supply situation). I would use Aspen premix anyway, for fuel.
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The saw is an AutoTune, so manually adjusting the "L" side isn't an option. This could be about a faulty carb, or a faulty run-in - back to the dealer, as I already said. The dealer can reset the AutoTune - and if that doesn't help, the carb likely is faulty (warrenty issue).
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Such a "flat spot" is exactly what that saw shouldn't have - rather the opposite, with the RevBoost! Take it back to the dealer, something is wrong (likely with the carb).
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Right, wasn't aware of that - it looks like it has replaced the (Poulan made) 235/236 - and it surely looks better! Now I wonder where it is made?
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Same here, always did!
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What is the Husky 135 and 140 that is discussed here? As far as I know there isn't a 135 (never was), but the was a 136 and 137, and is a 235 and 236. Also, the only 140 I know of was in the 1970s, but there more recently was a 141 and 142, and is a 240. Isn't this really about the 435 and 440 - those are current models, and much better (+ lighter) than the 235/236/240 saws?
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268xp 1990-05
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Time to move to Husky saws then! The "mid-range" Stihls just are larger "homeowner" saws, and won't be the solution to anything.
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Yes - they are a very old design (1960s), and waaay to heavy for the power. Then there is the ergonomics..... The wonder is that they still make them (in Brazil).
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They still do, but I have read somewhere that Husky is setting up their own chain factory. We will see what the future brings, I am not holding my breath.....
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The 272xp never had the small bar mount, but the 262xp always did.
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The 362xps all were closed port - it was the early 365s that were open port. The 362xp had a closed port (but not quad) Gilardoni top end. The original 362s all had the small mount, it was just the few "reintroduced" 2005 saws that had the large one. I believe those were a bit heavier as well, than the originals.
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They aren't! The ones I have (but don't usually use) have very soft metal in the cutters. Another thing is that the Windsor stuff lack an AV chassis.
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Just make sure the case isn't a Chinese aftermarket one. If it was, I wouldn't use it. Apart from that, you can use the 372xp top end, regardless which exact version of the case it is.
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Yes, I suspect production may have been discontinued, as part of Blounts "coordination" process....
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If I had the option, I would have ordered the Speed Tip in the first place!
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Windsor Speed Tip bars are nice, as far as I know - but that has nothing to do with this topic. Anyway, I would strongly have disliked getting a 20" bar if I ordered an 18" - and I have nothing good to say about Windsor chain in .325, only negative.
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"Blank" Oregon boxes are availiable to dealers that make loops from Oregon chain reels I believe. The one that wrote the Windsor designation on the (Oregon) box likely didn't know that the loop was going to be sold as an Oregon one - we just don't know what happened internally at the sellers end.... Anyway, the seller ultimately is responsible, no doubt about that!
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He did - the question is what he advertised the chain as.....
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That's no doubt a Windsor chain, and my limited experiense with .325 Windsor left a very negative impression.... You have reason to complain if that one was sold as Oregon chain. Btw, Oregon, Windsor and Carlton all have the same owner by now.
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An 18" bar (and even a 20" one) is just fine, but it does of course have some negative effect on the balanse and handling of the saw - not so much on performance as some seem to believe. I would use those bars only when they are strictly needed though, as balance and handling is part of the point with a 50cc saw!
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All I can find about that model is that it likely was made in Italy in the 1990s.
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Maybe not, but it still is a 50cc engine in a saw body that more resembles a (properly made) 60cc one. The MS261 is a totally uninteresting model - it is as simple as that! A 560xp handles much better, with the outbouard clutch and much better design - despite it is halv a pound heavier, and does of course have a lot more power. The 550xp is quite a bit lighter than the 261, and totally outclasses it in handling, as do the older 346xp.
