So I’m a husky guy and for saws I like Husqvarna too. Dad was a Husqvarna man, that’s probably where I got it from. I’ve got a stable of older 2 series saws, including dads 266xp, they work very well. Been watching the internets on those Chinese knock-off saws for quite awhile, reports seem to suggest there getting better year to year. It’s winter and I needed a project. Yup... I plunked down my $216 via PayPal and a week later a box of parts showed up. A genuine part-for-part Chinese made copy of a Husqvarna 372XP. No instructions, just a bunch of parts, bolts & do-dads all individually sealed in plastic bags/smaller boxes. I watched a few YouTube videos last week and BAM.... 7 hours later (yesterday) I had a new saw. Toughest problem I had was figuring out which length bolts to use where. No parts were left over. Let it sit overnight so the gasket stuff had time to set. Today I gassed/oiled up the beast, no leaks, and it started on the eighth pull - WooHoo! A few minutes with the carb screws and she runs great. I threw on a bar & chain and went to town. Below are a few pics - all the parts and then with the saw with some freshly cut wood & noodles.
Nice job, the main thing is if it puts a smile on your face, I have been thinking of getting a copy of Stihl 036 or 044 kit.
Well done. I am pretty sure mine wood never start if I tried that. 7 hours seems reasonable. I am guessing You oft consulted some kind of manual?
I consulted YouTube. There is one guy on there who goes through the whole build. This was not hard. A set of screwdrivers, allen keys, a razor knife, plastic hammer mallet, and scrench handled virtually all of it. I did buy a set of ring compressors so as to make inserting the piston into the cylinder easier. Doable without but a pita. I also used a small heat gun to assist with crank and case assembly. Bearings came installed in the case half’s. I put the crank in the freezer for an hour and at assembly time I heated the inner bearing races with the heat gun. It all press fit together by hand. My initial observations... - Mechanics seem solid - time will tell on how long things hold up. - Plastic case parts fit/finish are not up to Husky standards.
I have several of those I've been running them over two year's. Other than some of my pulse and fuel line's Failing. I switched to quality echo line. They have been great I've cut hundreds of dead Ash mainly with them. They are a lot of saw for a couple hundred dollar's. The pre assembled are just a few dollars more If someone doesn't want to build one.
Sorry for delay - I just saw the ask. This is what I got. Price is up a bit now, but they put them on sale all the time. So far I have 2 tanks through my saw kit - works very well. Been using it to cut rounds to length and noodling up some impossible to split gnarly stuff in my “wood processing area” - that’s code for driveway. Complete Repair Parts HUSQVARNA 365 362 371 372 372XP ENGINE MOTOR CRANKCASE CYLINDER PISTON CRANKSHAFT CHAINSAW
