SawTroll
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That's the point with keeping a cheap loaner saw - you never know what will happen to a saw that you loan out.....
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Yes, it is a bad time of the year to need anything, but considering it is a long discontinued model, it isn't bad at all - really!
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The 142 is built by Poulan (as the cheapest Huskys have been for a couple of decades +), but it isn't bad for a cheap "homeowner" class saw. If that is all that is wrong with it, I would fix it - and keep it as a "loaner" saw....
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I fail to see the problem - I would have been quite happy with that....
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I've had other issues with my 2007 339xp, but never an oiling issue. so I can't help. The saw is a NE one, but neverthless it developed a carb issue and an intake leak - both fixed "on warranty" 3 1/2 years after I bought the saw!
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Oregon chain actually is harder than Stihl chain (Rockwell rating comparisons), despite many posts to the contrary on different forums. The misunderstanding likely is a result of the thicker chrome on the Stihl chain, that also makes it impossible to get it as sharp as the Oregon chain....
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Very true - the MS261 simply isn't really qualified as a contender in the 50cc class, because of bulk, weight, and most of all the sluggish handling. Trigger responsiveness also is bad on the standard version, but I can't comment on how the new cm version is in that regard.
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No, it isn't normal at all - something is wrong! Are you sure the old bars are from 026s, and not 025s?
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Depends on what you mean by "newer" - the heated versions of some non-xp saws were just "g", like in 359g and 353g. The heated version of the 266se was 266sg, and the 262s all were xp (xp, xpg or xph), as you said.
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They often are, and the transfers usually are way too narrow, compared to the OEM ones - and those often are too narrow as well, just not that bad....
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There is, but they are few and far between - and there are lots of scams as well!
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Generally, Meteor is the only really decent aftermarket option, as far as I know (and I believe I know).
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Both bars obviously are shorter than "called" - but that is the case with all 3/8" lo-pro/picco bars, except the Logosol bars, for the 066/660 etc.
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No aftermarket top ends work really well without being ported, as the porting always is sub-standard compared to OEM. That is just the top of the "ice-berg" - it often is much worse.....
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They will, no problem.
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The porting usually are substandard even on the better aftermarket cylinders, so they need porting work to even perform like a stock OEM one.
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They may not be as well suited as pry-bars, but they otherwise seem to be strong enough.....
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I had my 560xpg changed to 3/8" before it left the dealer (73LP) - but each to his own! The 15" .325x7 semi chisel setup that is standard is a bad joke, that surely detracts from the performance of the saw.
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Sort of, except that Stihl can't use the best "strato" technology, because of patents held by Husky.
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Yes, surely!
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...and a little more weight....
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I wonder where that "info" is from, as it doesn't add up with anything I have heard or read before.....
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That is alway the best way, regardless what bar it is!
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How does the combination K095/K041 bar mount work on the 560xp? Any issues with spilling bar oil out of the upper adjuster hole (it has been reported on the 550)?
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That depends on what you compare to - and keep in mind that all Sugihara bars are not the SugiHara lights, there are other models!
