Husky 365 special real or china ?

[Goofyexponent]

If I were you, I'd just dump it and get a real 365 XT. Depending on where you are in the state, we can point you to some good dealers.

I wonder how it owuld work some some Ebay parts. Real 365's recoil starter and a decent carb?

I know on my bike, the hot thing to do is replace the carb with a true 30MM mukuni (that's coming as soon as I get back to work!!)

Either way, that is a pain in the rearend. At least, as someone pointed out earlier, if you but a true 365, you got some decent new plastics.

 

[mikefunaro]

I wonder how it owuld work some some Ebay parts. Real 365's recoil starter and a decent carb?

I know on my bike, the hot thing to do is replace the carb with a true 30MM mukuni (that's coming as soon as I get back to work!!)

Either way, that is a pain in the rearend. At least, as someone pointed out earlier, if you but a true 365, you got some decent new plastics.

Either way, you've already spent the price of a new one, and then it's a slippery slope to getting the saw to be that much closer and that much better at considerable expense. You could easily spend $200 and find that it still has flaws.

If you look at when spike detailed the same knock off a while ago, they have problems and ####ty materials all over. It's not like it's just a knock off carb and everything else is good. The plastic is brittle, the air filter looks like its made out of the #### they make airline pillows out of, the fuel and impulse lines are inferior, etc.

After a while just save yourself the headache and buy a new one. Or find a good used one. But I really do think that trying to get it to a point that it works well is silly. What if your crank bearings or something in the crank case go?

 

[bull2five]

Look at the serial # tag on a real Husky. The town in Sweden is spelled different, I think it's 'Huskvarna'. On the China copies, it's spelled 'Husqvarna' like the company name. Also the real saws have a Mahl cylinder.

How do I check to see if it has a Mahl cylinder?

 

[w8ye]

The cylinder says Mahle on it but so do some of the copies

 

[logger 12345]

the easiest way to tell a copy is the saftey stamps on top of the chainsaw,just compare your saw to my one on my
threads,second thing is as mentioned the starter pully,on mine it's white plastic,yours is metal.
i suppose the next give away is the carb. in fairness it's easy to get caught out.

i started a thread here when i joined about china copies,i stated that i almost got caught out when i went shopping for my new 365 saw,there was a guy online selling them for 500euros brand new,the first give away was the price,i wondered why he would sell them so cheap because a new GENUINE husqvarna saw here is over 700euros,even more from some dealers,secondly i phoned him and i asked where he imported them from he told me canada :msp_rolleyes: mmm i had a growing suspicion,anyway the final giveaway was a dead giveaway(an e-mail i recieved at random) and it couldn't have came at a better time,from a company in china called ootool,these guys specialise in all chainsaw copies,i could have got a new 365sp for 125usd :msp_wink:

here he is

i think this could be your saw :msp_sad:

Husqvarna 365 Gasoline Chain Saw (365) - China 365 Chain Saw,Husqvarna 365,Chain Saw in Garden Tools & Equipment



the worst worry with these,my friend a forest worker got one a few years ago to test it,like you he got it online,it lasted a month of hard felling and limbing before the handle bar ripped from the saw body,the plastic on the saw body couldn't cope with the stress :msp_sad:



i would ONLY buy from a genuine husqvarna dealer,i ended up going to a local dealer and paid 750euros for the one i have now,worth it though for the peace of mind you get with it and back up.
it has a walbro carb and differnt stickers and saftey stamps,the serial stamp also spells huskvarna one on part of it.




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if i were you i would just use it now and see how it goes,on the bright side you could e-mail oo tool for another one as a back up
for spares!

 

[bull2five]

The cylinder says Mahle on it but so do some of the copies

What about taking off the bar plate, like spike mention in previous post, to see if it says made in sweden vs made in taiwan?

http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/165646.htm


I thought someone had side by side comparison of these two saws and the china version air filter cut outs on top looked different.

 

[bull2five]

the easiest way to tell a copy is the saftey stamps on top of the chainsaw,just compare your saw to my one on my
threads,second thing is as mentioned the starter pully,on mine it's white plastic,yours is metal.
i suppose the next give away is the carb. in fairness it's easy to get caught out.

i started a thread here when i joined about china copies,i stated that i almost got caught out when i went shopping for my new 365 saw,there was a guy online selling them for 500euros brand new,the first give away was the price,i wondered why he would sell them so cheap because a new GENUINE husqvarna saw here is over 700euros,even more from some dealers,secondly i phoned him and i asked where he imported them from he told me canada :msp_rolleyes: mmm i had a growing suspicion,anyway the final giveaway was a dead giveaway(an e-mail i recieved at random) and it couldn't have came at a better time,from a company in china called ootool,these guys specialise in all chainsaw copies,i could have got a new 365sp for 125usd :msp_wink:

here he is

i think this could be your saw :msp_sad:

Husqvarna 365 Gasoline Chain Saw (365) - China 365 Chain Saw,Husqvarna 365,Chain Saw in Garden Tools & Equipment



the worst worry with these,my friend a forest worker got one a few years ago to test it,like you he got it online,it lasted a month of hard felling and limbing before the handle bar ripped from the saw body,the plastic on the saw body couldn't cope with the stress :msp_sad:



i would ONLY buy from a genuine husqvarna dealer,i ended up going to a local dealer and paid 750euros for the one i have now,worth it though for the peace of mind you get with it and back up.
it has a walbro carb and differnt stickers and saftey stamps,the serial stamp also spells huskvarna one on part of it.




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if i were you i would just use it now and see how it goes,on the bright side you could e-mail oo tool for another one as a back up
for spares!

On the photo that you provide here of the China 365 near the pull start it shows the number 365 on the bottom right corner and on this one that I purchsed it's on bottom left corner. I have not seen this saw in person and did not realise anything about these China copies until reading some of these threads today. I was going to call the seller to ask a few questions to try and see if this saw is a China copy. If it is i'm not going to pay for the item and tell the seller the reason but I really need to know how to tell without being able to hold the saw. I am attaching a link of the saw for your use or anyone who might be able to help.
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[bull2five]

Picked up a 365 sp. NIB off CL, How can I ID it as the real deal and not a knock off ?
The plug that came with her in the tool pack was a china make ,...makes me wonder.

What size bar did your china copy 365 come with?

 

[Applehead]

What size bar did your china copy 365 come with?

20"

 

[rwthom279]

I just came upon this and another thread addressing the Husky Fakes. Now I'm nervous about my 365 SP.....what a shame about all this...kinda makes me sick to my stomach.

Is there a website to check a serial number and verify if its "Genuine Husqvarna??

 

[bull2five]

20"

Thanks.

 

[bull2five]

I just came upon this and another thread addressing the Husky Fakes. Now I'm nervous about my 365 SP.....what a shame about all this...kinda makes me sick to my stomach.

Is there a website to check a serial number and verify if its "Genuine Husqvarna??

IDK but I have tried calling husqvarna and get a service company that is the go between. This company could not provide me a number so I now have an email with serial number asking if they can help me.
I will let you know what I find out.

 

[tommyus4]

Fairly blatant, to say the least.

People ask why Husky and Stihl don't allow for new saws to be shipped. This is why.

Most of the Huskys and no Stihls for the real companies? Is that how it is? About the best way they can combat this without investing more money. I guarantee they got some eager beagles on this, though. Too much revenue lost and brand name denigration.

 

[tommyus4]

IDK but I have tried calling husqvarna and get a service company that is the go between. This company could not provide me a number so I now have an email with serial number asking if they can help me.
I will let you know what I find out.

If yours is fake, you have plenty of recourse. Starting with verification if it is fake, then Ebay, the Pawn shop and if push comes to shove your or the pawn shops local police. Just because they say final sale no returns don't mean squat to me. That's what interpretation of laws are for when they misrepresent, knowingly or otherwise.

If this was a dupe and it became a case and it ended up on my desk? I would go to the Pawn Shop, ask them kindly to do the right thing or I will be out here every day. (scaring away profits, if you will). Been there done that...

I think buying one that looks a bit beat up would be the best bet in the future. I get the used once Sears crowd of scared #### of the chainsaw but not the upper end crowd. Used once or NIB has become a no-no, I guess.

 

[discounthunter]

I understand this but the name alone just is'nt right...it would be like them selling ford, chevy, toyota, mazda or any car make that they don't own.

not a good referance as 2 of those are foreign made cars,the other 2 are made with foreign parts. they dont have to make knock-offs,they are making the real thing,lol

 

[bull2five]

I just came upon this and another thread addressing the Husky Fakes. Now I'm nervous about my 365 SP.....what a shame about all this...kinda makes me sick to my stomach.

Is there a website to check a serial number and verify if its "Genuine Husqvarna??

Just got the saw today and had a look inside. It has made in Sweden stamped on parts that I could see. It has a Walbro carb. and I have not had a chance to look at the cylinder. It seems that the china copies are not spending the time to get anything exact on the inside but more on the cosmetics to make you think it's real by looking at photos when buying online. Just my two cents.

 

[Applehead]

Just got the saw today and had a look inside. It has made in Sweden stamped on parts that I could see. It has a Walbro carb. and I have not had a chance to look at the cylinder. It seems that the china copies are not spending the time to get anything exact on the inside but more on the cosmetics to make you think it's real by looking at photos when buying online. Just my two cents.

Congrats. Good luck with her & you got a nice deal on it too imo.

I hold much malice towards the thieving plicks that pass of the fake crap.

 

[rwthom279]

Just got the saw today and had a look inside. It has made in Sweden stamped on parts that I could see. It has a Walbro carb. and I have not had a chance to look at the cylinder. It seems that the china copies are not spending the time to get anything exact on the inside but more on the cosmetics to make you think it's real by looking at photos when buying online. Just my two cents.

I did the same exact thing with mine. Mine is GOOD. Sure was a bit nervous taking the covers off though.

I can only imagine how many people have gotten screwed over. It is a shame that there is no recourse for both the consumer and manufacturer. Especially when the "copy" breaks down and there is little to no help either getting it fixed, or "warranty" work. Copyright??? more like Right to Copy. :msp_angry:

 

[Applehead]

I wonder how it owuld work some some Ebay parts. Real 365's recoil starter and a decent carb?

I know on my bike, the hot thing to do is replace the carb with a true 30MM mukuni (that's coming as soon as I get back to work!!)

Either way, that is a pain in the rearend. At least, as someone pointed out earlier, if you but a true 365, you got some decent new plastics.

Went this route.

 

[Applehead]

Either way, you've already spent the price of a new one, and then it's a slippery slope to getting the saw to be that much closer and that much better at considerable expense. You could easily spend $200 and find that it still has flaws.

If you look at when spike detailed the same knock off a while ago, they have problems and ####ty materials all over. It's not like it's just a knock off carb and everything else is good. The plastic is brittle, the air filter looks like its made out of the #### they make airline pillows out of, the fuel and impulse lines are inferior, etc.

After a while just save yourself the headache and buy a new one. Or find a good used one. But I really do think that trying to get it to a point that it works well is silly. What if your crank bearings or something in the crank case go?

New plastic spool from Greece 10$
Cord <5$
Used Walbro 12 B Carb $25

Carb swap semed to be the key , I couldn't get the cheap azz garbage china carb to run for nuttn. Cleaned the used Walbro up ; put her back together & she seems to run fine now. Cut a 1/2 doz. cookies out of a 12 " piece of maple in the dark ..good...Time will tell. I have a full day's work lined up for her, but I'm Gonna bring the 029 along also. The lot needs to be cleared n the chusky is still suspect.

If she gives me a full day I will swap out the filter and lines next.
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