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  1. I’ve got a Husqvarna 562XP that I’me currently trying to repair for the company I work at, the clutch spider is wearing through side casing very fast , I’ve tried replacing the worm wheel and clutch springs as they were already knackerd and was hoping it would solve the issue but no joy, I’me suspecting bearing failure but hoping it could be something relatively simple…. Any advice would be greatly appreciated many thanks
  2. Husqvarna 246 XPG electrical assembly question. Hello! So I am repairing a Husqvarna 246 XPG. It has heated handles, but the wires were cut. Can somebody help me out with a wiring diagram? I couldnt find any. I repaired the wiring on the handles, they were cut off. Thank you in advance!
  3. I'll just leave this here 👀 @Hywel Jones 36" bar in some Chestnut.
  4. THIS ADVERT HAS EXPIRED!

    • FOR SALE
    • USED

    Husqvarna 395xp FOR SALE. Used maybe 5 times. Really strong saw, great for milling. I have a 661 alongside this saw so I haven’t really got much use for it and would like to see go off to a good home. any questions please feel free to email or call me [email protected] 07710571055

    £900

    , West Midlands - GB

  5. THIS ADVERT HAS EXPIRED!

    • FOR SALE
    • USED

    Husqvarna 395xp FOR SALE. Used maybe 5 times. Really strong saw, great for milling. I have a 661 alongside this saw so I haven’t really got much use for it and would like to see go off to a good home. any questions please feel free to email or call me [email protected] 07710571055

    £900

    , West Midlands - GB

  6. Hello, new member and domestic chainsaw user here… I have an old Husqvarna 44 which has recently stopped working. Compression testing shows approx. 90psi - is this considered low or ok? Been advised it may have a scored barrel but I haven’t stripped it down to confirm yet. Can’t seem to find any piston & cylinder kits for this model so wondering if any other models could be used for a straight transplant if the cylinder is jiggered. This is the first mechanical project I’ve looked at so hopeful I can repair it… any advice/guidance would be appreciated!
  7. Does anyone know the best place to repair a Husqvarna Chainsaw in the South Yorkshire area? It’s been to one place 3 times to no avail and I can’t fix it. Starts and runs perfectly but after 30-minutes use it won’t restart when turned off ; otherwise it would run all day! Love the saw so really need it repaired. Richard - Tree Canopy Climb
  8. Hi Gents, This may be a long shot... I have kept my Husqvarna 240 RBD brushcutter alive through thick and thin for over twenty years. Pistons, pot, bearings, ignition module all replaced. It has been an absolute workhorse on tussocky grass and even gorse. Recently however, the flexible channel for the flexible drive shaft somehow became detached from its bracket and seating at the motor end and deformed the plastic portion by which it was held in place. The part number is 503 76 68-01... but it is no longer available. I might be able to figure out a Heath Robinson solution involving wires and jubilee clips but I wonder if anyone can recommend anywhere which might have parts for older Husky kit, or if they might have this part lying around unused? Thanks
  9. THIS ADVERT HAS EXPIRED!

    • FOR SALE
    • USED

    HUSQVARNA 395xp box fresh *USED TWICE* WCS 3 point dogs not included unless specified email for info

    £970

    Solihull

  10. THIS ADVERT HAS EXPIRED!

    • FOR SALE
    • USED

    Here is my 266xp, never used this saw. Brought it and it's jus sat on the shelf, it starts good but is a little boggy when starting off. No longer need this saw but was told it's in great nick for its age. I ordered a 28 inch Holzfforma bar for it in the mindset that I was going to use it but I'm not, also have a 28 inch Oregon ripping chain that can also be purchased at an extra price. Lmk if you want the bigger bar and chain. Will be sent next day delivery via work. Many thanks

    £375

    Stow on the wold - GB

  11. This item is SOLD

    • FOR SALE
    • USED

    Here is my 266xp, never used this saw. Brought it and it's jus sat on the shelf, it starts good but is a little boggy when starting off. No longer need this saw but was told it's in great nick for its age. I ordered a 28 inch Holzfforma bar for it in the mindset that I was going to use it but I'm not, also have a 28 inch Oregon ripping chain that can also be purchased at an extra price. Lmk if you want the bigger bar and chain. Will be sent next day delivery via work. Many thanks

    £375

    Stow on the wold - GB

  12. This item is SOLD

    • FOR SALE
    • USED

    Here is my 266xp, never used this saw. Brought it and it's jus sat on the shelf, it starts good but is a little boggy when starting off. No longer need this saw but was told it's in great nick for its age. I ordered a 28 inch Holzfforma bar for it in the mindset that I was going to use it but I'm not, also have a 28 inch Oregon ripping chain that can also be purchased at an extra price. Lmk if you want the bigger bar and chain. Will be sent next day delivery via work. Many thanks

    £375

    Stow on the wold - GB

  13. Oakridge tree care here can anyone give me feedback on the ms500i i currently use a ms 660 is there much difference
  14. Hi all, In an effort not to start a huge Husqvarna vs Stihl debate I've got a question. FR Jones' professional chainsaw sale looks very appetising, specifically I'm looking at a 261 for the extra 8cc and 9hp over the 241 (which is only £30 cheaper). My local Stihl dealer quoted me 25% off catalog price for the 261, £565. At FR Jones they are £479; bargain! How does that price compare to dealer prices on a Husq equivalent, 550XP is the closet match I found and FR Jones have it for £469. My closest dealer/maintenance place is a Husq dealer so I originally planned to use him, for ease of maintenance/repair as he's only 2 miles from my place. I doubt I'll be able to get a price from him as low as FR Jones but might be worth paying the bit extra as he is my local guy. Here is the controversial bit, from reading other posts it would APPEAR that the 261 is more reliable than the 550. What are people experiences with these saws, ideally people who have used both? I have a 66cc Stihl 039 already that I got for cheap, it's got a 20" bar and will be my "bigger" (I didn't saw "big" ) saw. The 261/550 will be my main saw (probably with 16" bar) and used for ground arb application, processing and felling. Also, do dealers usually provide warranty? Want to have a rough idea of the industry standard before rolling in and taking a dealers word for the truth right away. Play nicely now gents.
  15. Hi, just wondered if anyone could help my 3 year old 560xp has started to play up. I wouldn’t say it’s Bogging out, it’s just slow on pick up on the revs then at full revs doesn’t seem like it’s at full power. I wondered whether it’s the fuel filter or carb. Any info on this would be great. Thanks
  16. So wasn’t sure where to put this..... Anyway after doing some repair work to my dads mower see here for info: I quite enjoyed doing it & think they are a decent mower and I was bored on marketplace ??? I happenEd to find one for sale locally..... a similar machine, I think a slightly newer one? Has a different handle and motor is badged Honda not husqvarna (May have been changed?) Anyway as I have more time and don need to get it back to mowing after a couple of days I decided can do a bit more with this one and will either sell it or keep it as a spare, might swap it with the old man and finish his properly who knows, anyway thought I would document it here if anyone was interested...
  17. Hello, Over the past week all of my employees have broken at least one brake band. Having never broke a band myself I am wondering if there are any pro tips on what to look out for that might be causing excessive wear? They have all broke at the point where the band comes round and begins to wrap round the smaller circle nearer the brake handle. The saws are only 1 month old, all the same make, same model, from the same supplier. They have been going under tough conditions brashing and snedding gnarly sitka spruce though I'd hope to get more than a month out of a band. Given that I did not have as many brake bands in store as spare this will slow the job somewhat, so any advice on the issue would be much appreciated! all the best, Liam Broc
  18. Hi everyone. In need of help! Had all my husqvarna chainsaw stolen this morning. if you see that look like this please let me know! I live in North East Scotland. Thanks Now genuinely offering £1000 reward for info leading to or the recovery of my saws and info on those involved in the theft
  19. Hello, just wondering if any of you no if this part is needed for anything?
  20. Afternoon all I was intrigued and succumbed to Fleabay temptation a couple of years ago and bought a 2nd hand 536i XP with 4 Amp battery and charger. Perfect? Gawd no. Frustrating? On occasion, yes. But overall, good enough to go for the 535i replacement. Summary of what I've found in 2+ years of use below. Good things: 1 Ease of use. Just brilliant. Hold down start button for maybe 2 secs and go. No choke, no pulling anything, no ear-muffs etc just get to work. Chain brake exactly the same as a petrol motor except the warning lights come on to remind you that its on. Best bit? If there is a problem, your groundie can shout and you can hear him. 2 Maintenance. The oil tank holds enough for about 3 or 4 (4 Amp) battery recharges. Other than re-charge the batteries (I should say I use a slow 80w charger out-of-hours to lengthen battery life), sharpen the chain and maintain the bar, just keep the air intake clean. That's it. 3 Motor overheat cut-out. Got to admit this was the most frustrating bit about the saw. But I accidentally came across the solution. I was running it with a pair of 4 Amp batteries which I would charge with a QC330 rapid charger. I never managed to empty a fully charged battery before the other was charged up. But if I was chogging down a tree and getting near to bar length (14" bar), I had to be really careful not to push it too hard because the motor would cut out and then take a while to cool down and recommence operations again. The frustration was in a number of ways: the on light sometimes flashed before cutting out for a second or two and sometimes did not. On one occasion it cut out after I had finished cutting!!! It would then refuse to play for anything from 10 secs to a couple of minutes. No rhyme or reason as far as I could make out, although I did notice that this happened more often if the battery was losing its charge. The fix? The older of my 4 amp batteries passed away (sniff) and I replaced it with a 5.2 Amp. OMG what a difference! No cutting out, no matter how long I cut for or how big the timber, truly a revelation. Bad things: 1 Bar life. I seem to have got through a lot of bars. 4+ in the last year alone. I don't think I am unusually heavy on my kit since nothing else has a similar problem and this issue is compounded by the fact that it is much harder to get hold of pattern replacements since not many people are using these saws. 2 Weatherproofness (is that a word?). Early on in our time together it rained hard and the saw was out in it. I had been using it up a tree earlier in the weather and it had been fine but then it just refused to play. I brought it indoors, pulled it apart, dried it off and left it alone for a few days and it started up again and has been fine ever since then. But I am now quite fussy about bringing it when the rain starts. 3 Its electric. I know, this is a bit odd but,,,, There is something missing about a chainsaw that doesn't make a racket: it just doesn't seem as dangerous somehow. When I first got it I found myself not bothering with c/saw kit when I used it. When I stopped to consider it, this is nonsense. Chainspeed is 20m/s ie more than quick enough, as I found out (another story) but the lack of noise lulls you into a false sense of security. 4 Robustness. I am a bit of a Husky fan and so also have a Mk 1 550, 2x 562's and a 572 (plus a rebuilt Stihl 076 AV, again, another story) but the 536 does seem more plasticky and less robust than the petrol saws. Having said that, other than the water resistance and bar issues as mentioned above, nothing else has let go or broken. So the 536 is to be relegated to be a chipper saw and I am ordering a new 535 with another 5.2 Amp battery. Going for a 12" bar this time. Cheers Andrew
  21. Hi everyone and firstly a hello to you all; just joined arbtalk having read a few threads from “the outside” and I am looking forward to being part of the community. I am hoping someone here might be able to help me- I want to repair my dad’s old Husqvarna 50 (barrel and piston are damaged due to running without enough / with no 2-stroke mixed...). he’s owned it from new but was going to throw away. Problem is I can’t tell if it’s a “special” (45mm I believe) or a regular 44mm 50. If anyone can give me a steer I’d be very grateful and it can help me get the correct new cylinder etc. (also- I notice that most aftermarket cyclinders have a decompression valve but the original does not, can’t see a problem with that unless anyone knows better?) thanks, merlin Ps was taken apart by a local dealer to assess the damage
  22. Hi All, I've been lurking here for a long time, reading interesting discussions. However, I've got a question I'd be interested in people's views on. I've got a couple of 346XP (newer version) chainsaws, one bought in 2007 and the other in 2009. Having recently bought a 536LiXP, I decided to sell the older 346XP to a friend who was just starting in forestry. But, 6 weeks later it stopped dead while he was cleaning up a tree stump, and the engine wouldn't turn over. My assumption was not enough mixing oil, but we took it apart last night and found the piston had broken (see attached images), with no sign of overheating damage to piston or cylinder. So... I'm refunding him his money, as I sold it thinking it was working but promised that if it died in the near future I'd pay him back. And now I'm not sure what to do from the following options: 1. Have a go at repairing it myself. Problem here is I don't really need it (which is why I'd sold it) - I have a working 346XP, a larger petrol saw too and am trying to use the electric one as much as possible. 2. Keep it for spares for my other 346XP. But then I may not use any of the parts for years... 3. Sell it as it is for someone to repair or use for parts. It was in working order in all other respects. 4. Sell parts from it on ebay. (more money that option 3, but a lot more work) Any thoughts greatly appreciated! Thanks, Mike
  23. Rebuilding a couple of my old Husqvarna top handle saws, got bearings n pistons but will need new drive sprockets an not paying US prices on postage, anyone know of the comparable parts? K
  24. I have a new huskvarna 562 and 550, and I want to know exactly what proportion of gasoline oil to mix for them. In different topics they talk about it differently. Thank you.
  25. Hi! I have a stock Stihl MS180 (2-mix) chainsaw. I need a little more power. I would like to mod the carb and the muffler only. Please write me, how to do it, and attach pictures too! I would like definitely change the original chain to a faster chain. .325 would be great?

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