Help with a Husqvarna concrete saw repair/conversion

[Sigman]

My Dad just brought me a Husqvarna concrete saw to take a look at because it would not run. I pulled it over a couple times and it felt like it had no compression. When I took the head off it has a badly scored cylinder. It looks like it will need a piston, ring, cylinder head, and rod. Is this worth fixing? The saw is mine if I want it so the only cost would be for the parts.

My Dad has a Husqvarna chain saw that runs awesome and will cut through anything like butter. Is it possible to convert this concrete saw to a chain saw? All the mounts look the same except it has a belt drive pulley instead of a clutch/sprocket.

 

[Fish]

Usually it is not worth pursuing on a concrete saw as the crank
and bearings are usually shot due to dirt ingestion.

 

[Sylvatica]

I had an old 272K which died, like all stone saws eventually, from stone dust ingestion. And that was in spite of good filter maintenance. It was basically a write-off for reasons such as what Fish pointed out.

If you do not have all of the parts right now looking for a place to be used, then you might be shocked at the price of just a cylinder & piston set alone. And conversion to a chainsaw would involve much more (oil pump, sprocket cover, chain brake, bar tensioner, changing out the footed handle for a saw handle.....)

 

[Mike Acres]

There is an excellent aftermarket cylinder and piston for the 268K that is half the cost of a new OEM cylinder and piston.
we have sold lots of them and they work just fine. Made in Italy by tecomec.

 

[Fish]

I could try to sell him one as well, but if the bearings are shot,
why waste the money, even if it is only half as much?

 

[HUSKYMAN]

Why does it need a rod ?

On eBay you may be able to find a piston cylinder assembly cheaper than new

 

[Fish]

It needs to be put down! Now if this was a superior Stihl
concrete saw, one could slap some new rings in it and it would
last another 10 years or so......

 

[Sylvatica]

As far as the "Great Debate" is concerned, I'm not goin' there. And I don't need to since I run and like both Husky and Stihl.

But when it comes to stone saws (cut-off saws if you prefer) there are real, valid reasons why I have gone over to TS 400s exclusively.

 

[Fish]

Electroluxman is just plain chicken to respond to my posts.