I love my husqvarna 51 (it's non rancher little brother) I think the ranchers run 3/8 chains instead of the .325 like my 51. They are easy to work on, cheap to rebuild and have very abundant parts. Should serve you well. A lot better built than the 4 series husqvarna saws now a days. Had the 440 for a few weeks and took it back the build quality doesn't compare.I know nothing about this saw except that it's old. Is there a way to tell it's age? on my other husky the label says "2000" but I think that's for the last time they revised the label. The saw is a lot newer than the label date.
Are these decent saws - is there like a desirable year or anything?
Thanks - I was wondering about that too.If you get it running fine I would bet that saw would be happier with a shorter bar too. I have a 18" on my 51 right now and it does fine, but the revs drop a little more than I would like sometimes. Thinking about swapping to a 16" on mine. Only like 2cc difference so I don't see that saw just loving a 20" bar
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Yeah husqvarna gets a little optimistic on their bar sizes sometimes. They had an 18" on that 440 I had lol.Thanks - I was wondering about that too.
If it were mine, I take a look into the carb. Check your screen and inlet needle. Definitely wouldn't hurt to put a carb kit in, but you could probably check it out without one first.
Also, when you had the muffler off, did you take a look into the cylinder? What does the piston look like?
I just went through a 55, it needed a piston and cylinder, went through the carb, reused the gaskets, it did need a new impulse line ($3+), located at the bottom of the cylinder beneath the carb intake boot.
Make sure you have a good spark. You can buy a spark tester for a couple dollars at Harbor Freight.
If you cranked and cranked and cranked, and it wouldn't fire, you may have flooded it. Take the plug out, turn the saw upside down to let out excess fuel, put the plug and wire back on, put the switch in the run position, hold the throttle wide open and pull until it starts. It may take 20+ pulls but it should start.
I'm not sayin that he didn't flood it, but if he took the carb off, it should be empty!
I just went through a 55, it needed a piston and cylinder, went through the carb, reused the gaskets, it did need a new impulse line ($3+), located at the bottom of the cylinder beneath the carb intake boot.
Make sure you have a good spark. You can buy a spark tester for a couple dollars at Harbor Freight.
If you cranked and cranked and cranked, and it wouldn't fire, you may have flooded it. Take the plug out, turn the saw upside down to let out excess fuel, put the plug and wire back on, put the switch in the run position, hold the throttle wide open and pull until it starts. It may take 20+ pulls but it should start.
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