55 rancher

Was out bucking a maple tree yesterday with my Husqvarna 55 Rancher I've had since I bought it new in 2004. Generally runs great, although I did have to replace the cylinder and piston a few years ago after it lost compression. So the saw chain seemed like it got pinched at one point, I pulled...

Looking for the specifications for this 46mm piston height overall and the wrist pin distance from the crown. Never had one in my hand. tia

2004 Husqvarna 55 Rancher, big loss of power in cut, RPMs drop. Chain sharp, tension adjusted. Fresh fuel. No smoke. Figured I had the carb. mixture mis-adjusted, I riched out the H screw a little at a time to about 2 turns out from seated. I removed mixture screw limiters a couple carb...

I've searched and searched and haven't found an answer. I'm sure it's an obvious one but I want to be sure before ordering. I have a 55 rancher I'm fixing for my brother and the clutch is very rusty, I was assuming a new clutch would be good if they are cheap. The one that I found right of the...

Hi I have just rebuilt a 55 rancher.I put the flywheel on( the key was sheared )so I put it on where I thought it was sheared of in the flywheel. I placed marks on flywheel and crankshaft to align. Pulled starter a few times with choke on and it popped so i though great I'll start with choke...

I'm a homeowner who's been lurkin' and learnin' at this site. Great info. I'm having a problem with my Husky 55 Rancher 2004 edition. It suddenly wouldn't start. I found the kill switch had broken off somehow and must have been closed. I replaced the switch along with some missing/broken...

I have the opportunity to get this saw for free. I'm guessing it's a 1991 55 rancher. The saw will run for a few minutes then die, but I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. I think it could be compression or a weak coil... Ideas? Anything else I should know about this saw?