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Husqvarna 55 Rancher

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by DexterDay, Jan 13, 2014.

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  1. rookie1

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    When is this event you call a Gettogether? :cool:
     
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  2. DexterDay

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    Weekend of May 17th!! Gonna be a good time!! :)
     
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  3. rookie1

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    Ill see what I can do.:thumbs:
     
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  4. clemsonfor

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    Sounds like its time for somebody to hit up eBay! You can get it all for what $35?? But seriously from Huztl it would cost about $65 to get that saw looking like new.
     
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  5. bogydave

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    'Yea
    price for parts about 1/3, shipping is the killer here.

    I keep watching local CL, one will turn up.
    Saw one last month , same year as mine, guy wanted $300, I didn't even respond.

    Should put mine on there, for $75 or so & use that money buy a 455 (or similar) for a back up.
    Something that uses the same bar.
     
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  6. clemsonfor

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    Huztl is in china, I would think shipping would be the same to AK as SC after all your closer. They ship packet which is an eBay/china post/usps agreement that allows china to ship really cheap to us and usps final delivers. It allows china sellers to compete with US sellers. It costs the China seller like $1 to send 12 ounces to America.
     
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  7. bogydave

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    Thanks
     
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  8. clemsonfor

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    To show costs I can buy a 372 brake handle for $18 shipped free and can get all the plastic for an 036 for $24 shipped not counting handle section though.
     
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  9. bogydave

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    Gotta a link?
     
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    Just search husqvarna 55 chain brake handle in eBay. They will come up toward top. All their items have a watermark of Huztl on the poc and will be cheapest. I will get one in a bit.
     
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  11. clemsonfor

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    Looks like they don't make it. Will look more for other stuff later,on PC.
     
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    Little update on my Minty 55 Rancher ;)

    It had a stripped intake partition (knew that when I bought it). So I took it apart in anticipation of the part arriving. .

    Then, I figured I should clean it. Then I figured the base gasket should come off, then I figured..... (metal shavings).

    It already had a decent Muff mod. I opened it up a little more and now it's time to clean and update the power a little :thumbs:

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    Looking good, excited to see how you like it when it's done!
     
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  15. MasterMech

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    Dex, what are you doing as far as porting? Just cleaning up, widening? Changing port timing at all?

    I took a dremel to an Earthquake today....
     
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    I'm not a builder and don't want to learn to read a degree wheel.

    All I am doing is widening the intake and exhaust (putting decent bevel) opening up the transfers (this is not the desirable closed port, it's an open port) and deleting base gasket. Add that with my muff mod a new air filter (and partition) and it should run pretty good. :)
     
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  17. DexterDay

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    All done with a Dremel.. ;) and several different tungsten and carbide cutting bits.
     
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    Oh and a Caber ring to top it all off :)

    I have been waiting 2 yrs for this saw. I passed on a couple others. Some just as nice. But the others were higher priced.

    I didn't steal this saw, but I got a good deal from a good guy who tried to get the parts needed to fix it (for the same agreed price) but I knew I would be fixing it.

    Glad it's here and glad she is pretty :)

    On a brighter note. I have a 545 that should be here soon. I went from ZERO Husq's, to 3 of them in less than 2 weeks. :zip:
     
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    Are you going to compare the 545 against your 550? (Duh....). I am interested if you think there is as big a difference in power as I thought there was.
     
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    To bad I can't come to gtg. I will soon have my third 45cc saw.Getting a ms250.
     
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