Hadn't started it in a while, like 2 months, used to belong to a brothers, brother, who, was a timber faller. the old 3rd party story, lol. In all honesty, i think the guy actually told me the truth on this saw, he said, it had a 272 barrel on it, and a 272 carb, and it ran like mad max. I pulled the choke all the way out, flipped the switch to run/start, and pulled it though one time. It coughed , i pushed the choke in, and pulled it though one more time and it Roared to life!! Let it warm up a tad before cutting anything with it, and BOY, did it ever cut, i had put a new chain on it way back and forgot that i did. Believe its a 28'' bar, i put the top of the chain backwards into some good old growth fir and it cut a swath through those blocks like they were powder. Sorry to say it, but, there's no chain brake on it, but, i watch it close and ease into the wood. After not running my saws for 6wks after my foot surgery, it sure feels good to cut some wood. Going to the Dr this Thursday to see how its healing up, how much bone is forming around the new device's they put in the ankle joint. If its all good and the Dr gives me the ''go ahead'' I'll be looking for some wood to butcher. Everyone, Be safe!!
The Husky 272's are good saws or even the converted ones. I have what was once a 268 if I remember correctly that is converted to a 272. I have alot of saws with no chain brakes no big deal. If you want a chain brake go on ebay there are plenty of parts and chinese knock offs.
Come on man. We need some pics . Back in the early 90s I cut timber with a 266 for a while. In smaller timber. Running a 32" bar. A 30 " or even a 28" would have balanced better. But. It got the job done just great. Biggest tree I remember falling with it was 62" on the stump.
The 2 series saws that I really liked were the 288 , WITH THE DECOMPRESSION BUTTON !and the 242. And of course the 2100 and 2101.
The 266 was a good saw tho. The 372 is So Much better tho. Especially the Western model with the 75cc p+c
Pouring Cold bar oil in that tiny filler hole was always a good challenge to see if I got more IN the tank than on the saw. Always had Plenty of bar oil on the bar and chain at start up tho
I put a velocity stack and a foam sock filter on mine. Had I known then what I know now. I would have cut a little 3/4" notch/window in the left side of the top cover divider. And stuck with the stock air filter. Husky did that with the decomp 288s and They would go 6 -8 gallons of saw gas between filter cleanings. And even then the filter wasn't very dirty at all. And there wasn't any over heating issues from robbing some of the cooling air. And they breathed Really well. It was the fore runner to the air injection system or what ever its called. Which Stihl liked so much they put it on their saws now.
The 266 is the only 2 series I have. Yes the oil filler hole is a challenge. As far as power goes my 266 will run dead even with my 372 xt both with 24 inch bars.
Im guessing xtorq. Less impressive IMO. If I were to ever get one, it would either be a 371, oe372 or the xpw.
Yes 372 xtorque. Ya I want a 371 they just seem to rev higher than the xtorque does. I might have a local saw builder go through my xtorque. He did one for a friend and it's impressive. Mine is a 2012 model and has certainly not been a shelf queen.
I cut two F150 truck loads of Ash today with my 266XP - 24” bar. The saw was my dads, from mid 1980’s. Only replaced part so far was the clutch, a few years ago. The thing does not quit!
