What's on your bench now?

I tried out the hipa full chisel chain
After a couple of tanks it stretched a little
Like Oregon does then did good
Actually cuts very good for out of the box
5.67 24" chain

 

My brother in law has one. My 201 out cut it sude by side in the same 10-12" beech. After I muff modded it, pulled the limiters and tuned it its much better but still a 311. He prefers his 15 year old 310

 

If I wear any out I guess I'll find out lol. I can't stand ANY screw in caps because they seem to tighten themselves in harder during use.

 

Finished the freebie 257 that I turned into a 262xp
A secret squirrel sent me all the parts to finish it
Nos 262 intake manifold,gaskets,air dam and a sticker
I heat cycled it and tuned it in wood
It's a strong little saw
It's about a pound lighter than a 266xp

 

Fixed a ms250 for my neighbor

For this series you can get am carb,lines,fuel filter,gaskets,air filter and even a coil for 18.00

 

Imma port one of them one day. Just because lol

 

Just picked up an old 025 myself that's gonna need the same operation

 

Fixed three pieces of junk today
These Eklind Ball end driver's are handy I don't have to take the bar's and chains off to remove the muffler's
What absolute garbage these homeowner Husqvarna's are
The freebie 257/262 walked all over them
The only good thing about these saws is the pull start handles.

 

Finally got this 272 finished new seals,carb kit,fuel line,piston kit

Then the original carb wouldn't stay tuned
So I bought a am carb and it tuned in great and held it's tune
He painted that topcover for some reason.

 

I've ran a buddy's 445 before quite a bit. It seemed fine. I assume its the same caliber as the above saws. Had I not been exposed to pro saws I wouldn't have known it was junk.

 

What makes them junk to me personally
And I have worked on dozens and dozens of them over the year's the smaller homeowner huskys also
Is they are not saws you can leave setting around
They are plagued by carb,intake leaks,primer bulb and fuel line issues
And underpowered the 445 felt the strongest
I'm running 1980s 2 series that occasionally might need a carb kit
These modern Husqvarna's can't make it a couple year's
My neighbor bought a new 440 last year he's had it to me 4 time's for clutch,chain brake and carb issues
And he only runs canned fuel and takes care of his equipment he's not happy.

 

I fixed the carb
and put tubes in this gocarts tubeless tires
That was biggest pain to put those tubes in
I had to have a friend help seat the tires
The owner was happy with it.

 

Out of a dozen saws I've been working on for a friend 5 were fried
I'm rebuilding 2 ms290s I'll put a new piston in one and a aftermarket 390 kit in the other
I'll see which one is stronger
He gave me the 455 rancher I ordered a duke's popup piston for it I'll fix it and sell it
I've already rebuilt and returned his 372 and 394
Apparently he or his worker's don't like to mix fuel and oil.

 

buZZsaw BRAD has a 4 stroke saw he'd sell...

 

I thought saws were oil injected? Isn't that what the oil tank is for?

 

Two of them NIB.

 

$50 shipped

 

I fixed this auger
New fuel lines,filter and a new Killswitch
The guy had a wire wrapped around the spark plug boot
Whoever ran it got the pizz shocked out of them shutting it off.

 

Rebuilding a fried 290 into a 390
With ft kit
Had to use a pipe wrench to get the rear bar stud out
Usually two bar nuts tightened on it would remove it but not on this one

 

Basically inherited dads old line trimmer. A Stihl FS45. Been around a day or four. The FS40 replaces it. Basically a different muffler is what I’m seeing different for a spark arrestor.


Been sitting with gas in it since last time dad took it to the shop and said, “give it a once over and make it run.” Shop said, “we haven’t used those tickets in like 5-6 years.”



Took the old carb apart and had to replace the primer bulb as it was broken. Cost me $4.30 just for the primer bulb. Still wouldn’t prime correctly much less run.


replaced the carb and went all Veruca and went to the dealer for a new carburetor. New STIHL fuel line and carb were $55.
Genuine Stihl Chinese parts here guys.


Had I the patience to order from Amazon…. I’d rather support my local dealer though. He’s been very patient with me and gotten me things that’s taken some research on his part though.



easy peasy to change the carb out.


Best tool I’ve found for taking off the filter box on my trimmer and saws. The large side is the perfect fit and thickness for the nuts and the filter box clearance.


thing runs like a dream and starts easily now.

time to go to finish the yard work now.