Husky 371
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bullbuck
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i had one and it was alright,a little underpowered but ok,but it did not sound like a diesel though...
redprospector
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I may have wound up with that saw. Rocky Mountain said one of George's faller's traded it in. I think that was in 01. I did a little "tweeking" to it, and it did ok. If I was still logging I'd want something bigger though.
I can't imagine what would make one sound like a diesel. Way to rich maybe?
Andy
bullbuck
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i bet you it was either mike or davys that got traded in,mike was really upset with his 371,no luck at all he said,mine i ran it into the ground with minimal trouble but i seem to remember keeping a spare diaghram handy?
bullbuck
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i didnt want to say anything but every gas motor i have run that sounded like a diesel,was short lived,
usually a major malfunction
usually a major malfunction
redprospector
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It was probably Mike's. After I thought about it, I did more than a little tweeking. But it was a good little saw after that.
Probably get more help on the diesel sounding thing in the chainsaw forum.
Andy
Are Mike and Davy in Iraq? I can yell at someone new for a change. Someone that understands English.
Yep, I might do that.
bullbuck
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yep,baghdad as a matter of fact racing camels,i think you should try the chainsaw forum for help with your diesel problem.
yep,baghdad as a matter of fact racing camels,i think you should try the chainsaw forum for help with your diesel problem.
Funny.
First thing to tell ANYONE if it ain't a Stihl, it's just a nifty looking toy.
redprospector
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Hahaha.
I've got a couple of "nifty looking toy's" that have been known to eat Stihl's for breakfast.
Andy
bullbuck
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wasnt sure what to think of this post at first?but i take it you are in the service?and are serving in iraq?Are Mike and Davy in Iraq? I can yell at someone new for a change. Someone that understands English.
Yep, I'm melting right now, as we speak. I did find out what was wrong, the previous user was using mogas.:jawdrop:
bullbuck
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mogas?i am unfamiliar with that,straight gas?
Kiwilogger
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Husky 371, horrible little chainsaw.
Gutless flamin things.
Get a 66 mate, It'll stihl be going when the husky has given up.
Gutless flamin things.
Get a 66 mate, It'll stihl be going when the husky has given up.
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Husky 371, horrible little chainsaw.
Gutless flamin things.
Get a 66 mate, It'll stihl be going when the husky has given up.
The only 371 husky I,ve owned made close to $ 80,000.00 .. I,de say that was a pretty good saw ..
. It was a 71 cc engine not the 75 cc and it would pull a 32" bar the same speed as my 460 stihl .......And it vibrated about half as much ................the 372 Huskies I,ve had are simular but havn,t made as much money , mainly because of different business and other factors .... a 395 has more stump than the 660 does .. Weighs a small schoosh more tho , the 066-660 vibrates 3 times as much !!!!!!!
Kiwilogger
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The only husky I've owned that I liked was a 288, oh, and my little 55 fencing saw which was not a bad wee saw.
I've actually owned a 288, 372, 385, 394, 395, 55, and a 357, and not one of them would stand up to a 66. I had my mates new 390 for a day's cutting a while ago, and that was super smooth, but I still didn't really like it much.
I also race saws on occasion, including my stocker 66, which has yet to be beaten by any husqvarna, apart from this sneaky little bugger who slipped in a 3120 when I wasn't payin attention. A lot of it is sharpening, sure, but anyone who races saws should be able to sharpen.
Oh, and tramp, I'd beg to differ when you suggest a 371 will pull the same as a 46. I'd also suggest a 32" bar is far more than any 371, or 46 should ever pull. I had a 24" on my 372 for all of half a day, 20" is all they handle without them bogging down.
My old 46's used to get a 22, and that was it. Too hard on them pulling any more than that.
The huskies are certainly more user friendly in terms of vibration, apart from the old 288 of course.
Huskies sound crap anyway. :greenchainsaw:
It all comes down to personal preference at the end of the day, but what I will say, is if you visit 50 logging crews here in NZ, you'd be lucky to find 5 huskies for every hundred stihls. Now that, is telling.
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Kiwi , aaahhhhhhhhhh !!! Can you explain to me how I,m supposed to get an 8 footdbh spruce off the stump with a 20 " bar ... Maybe with some stubby little bar an 066/660 will zoom faster than a 394/395 .But I doubt it will an Ace Morgan hot rod ,workin saw . I ran Ace Morgan 394s .. Awesome !!. But put a 50" Cannon and semi skip Dura Pro #3/8 or 404 chain on there With an 8 tooth 3/8 or 7 tooth 404 sprocket and the Husky will have the tree on the ground while the Stihl is having to be pulled out of the cut to keep the chain spinning .... They can quote HP # all they want .. Put a long bar on them and see ........ Like the 2100 was way better than the 056 , the 394/395 is a better saw than the 660 ......... Tho I (like ) the 372 , better than the 460 . I REALLY like the 460 .... I have had 3 or 4 of them and I like them all ...... When you are falling timber up here . You need to use a saw and bar that will do everything you need , Execpt for the true monsters . . I would prefer a 3120 for the Big timber . But when I was on Dall Is. , all I had was a372 and a 460 .. pulled a 36" Oregon on the Stihl and a 32" on the Husky .... Fell a number of 7-8 ft Spruce with the Stihl . and several 5-6 ft spruce and hemlocks with the Husky .... . Usually I run a 30 or 32" bar tho on Chichagof Is. . And yes the 288 ,with plastic tank and compression release was the best bushlin saw of all time . But then I havn,t run a 390 yet ... How long does it run on a tank of fuel ?????
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Kiwilogger
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kilowatts or horsepower is all that count mate, and stihl win hands down every time. I'd love to do some stocker saw racing against you tramp, and make you eat them words.
And as to skip tooth and stuff, I've never used it mate, If I have some big stuff to whack over I just get out the 084 and my 48" bar, super rapid chain and give it heaps!
The 390 was great on fuel, I'll give it that at least. My favourite saw of all time is my old 064, fantastic on fuel, and runs forever. It's in retirement now, one day I'll rebuild it.
I've had 2 46's and although they were decent saw's - light and reasonable power, for fallin, a 66 is where it's at.
I gotta say, I don't fall trees much, not allowed out of the yarder.
The only falling I get to do is the odd private job locally. I get to pull my saws out once or twice a year for the fieldays saw racing. Oh, and a bit of firewood.
My wife can't understand why I need 6 chainsaws when I hardly get to use the damn things. She also can't understand why I have to pull them apart so often, when I don't hardly use them. :hmm3grin2orange:
Kiwilogger
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Hey, Tramp, what's bushlin?
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