Husky 435R Take Down

[MtnHermit]

I got a refurbished Husky 435 because of this thread and the 435 is second only the the top/rear handle Husky/Redmax? 339XP at being the lightest rear handle saw Husqvarna offers. I wanted a limbing/trail saw that was light and powerful. The 435R was 1/4 the cost of a new 339XP, about 0.3 lbs heavier.

In the spirit of Modifiedmarks's Poulan 5020 thread I submit my images and comments regarding the partially disassembled 435. I don't pretend to have mark's knowledge of chainsaws but I can handle a camera. All photos except the first are from my 435R. This 2009 thread is loaded with excellent 435 photos should you want more views.

Husky claims a powerhead dry weight of 9.2 lbs, I guess this is close.

Powerhead + B&C:

Bar & Chain:

The single ring piston through the exhaust port, lot of oil on the piston, didn't look like gas mix oil, rather 30 wt:

What is the purpose of the aluminum plate between the muffler and cylinder?

The muffler screen is clean:

What is the purpose of this small casting with tamper proof screws on the side of the cylinder?

If you would like a photo of something, the 435 still sits partially disassembled.

 

[promac850]

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What is the purpose of the aluminum plate between the muffler and cylinder?

The muffler screen is clean:

What is the purpose of this small casting with tamper proof screws on the side of the cylinder?

If you would like a photo of something, the 435 still sits partially disassembled.

Muffler heat shield... probably helps direct cooling air over the cylinder too, rather than letting it 'leak' around the muffler.

Don't put the muffler screen back in.

Transfer port access cover... should be another one on the other side.

 

[MtnHermit]

Mounted air filter:

Air filter removed:

Air filter, essentially the same as 455, may be a bit smaller:

Flywheel cover:

Flywheel: Between the blue wire and the gas cap is a small pin not accessible from the exterior, what does it do?

Starter:

Starting instructions:

 

[MtnHermit]

Clutch cover/bar clamp and chain brake:

Clutch with twin stud and single clamp bolt :

 

[jus2fat]

"The 435R was 1/4 the cost of a new 339XP"

Don't know how the hell you pulled that off..but congrats..!!

Damn nice lookin' saw..!!

J2F

 

[MtnHermit]

Muffler heat shield... probably helps direct cooling air over the cylinder too, rather than letting it 'leak' around the muffler.

Transfer port access cover... should be another one on the other side.

Thank you, I keep learning.

Don't put the muffler screen back in.

I do 99% of my cutting on public lands, based on the snow pack so far, it's going to be a long dry summer.

 

[MtnHermit]

"The 435R was 1/4 the cost of a new 339XP"

Don't know how the hell you pulled that off..but congrats..!!

Click the link in the first sentence. I'm comparing refurb to new w/ tax from my local dealer.

 

[TK]

Flywheel: Between the blue wire and the gas cap is a small pin not accessible from the exterior, what does it do?

The air filter is considerably smaller than the 455.

And that pin is a motion stop, reducing the amount of travel between the crankcase and fuel tank so your AV springs don't get tweaked.

 

[madhatte]

Don't put the muffler screen back in.

Gotta disagree. He's doing trail work in wilderness areas. Spark screens are a must.

 

[jus2fat]

Click the link in the first sentence. I'm comparing refurb to new w/ tax from my local dealer.

I understand about the re-furb..!! Still that's a hell of a deal..!!

Re-furbs are usually about 25% off new price..not 75%..

Not "calling you out"..just was simply sayin' you got a very nice saw for 1 hell of a great price..!!

At ~ $150..I'd have cleared the seller's shelves..!!

J2F

 

[promac850]

Gotta disagree. He's doing trail work in wilderness areas. Spark screens are a must.

Ah, did not know he does trail clearing/clean up...

If he was doing firewood cutting like I do, and not in the woods... then no sparky screen needed there.

 

[madhatte]

If he was doing firewood cutting like I do, and not in the woods... then no sparky screen needed there.

Yarrh, too true. Tho it's still not a bad idea to keep 'em in to keep wasps and such out!

 

[SmokeEater2]

Man I gotta' quit reading these threads! 143 bucks was too good a deal to pass up, So I had to order one of the 435's. That makes my 2nd saw in a week. :msp_w00t:

 

[MtnHermit]

Man I gotta' quit reading these threads! 143 bucks was too good a deal to pass up, So I had to order one of the 435's. That makes my 2nd saw in a week. :msp_w00t:

You got CAD BAD!!!

I really didn't "need" another saw either, but $143 was too good to pass up. I think theirs an echo in here.

 

[ndlawrence]

I've one of these little saws for a few years now it just keeps going lol!!

 

[jus2fat]

Click the link in the first sentence. I'm comparing refurb to new w/ tax from my local dealer.

I owe you an apology..!! I clicked on the Husky site link stating ~ $500 retail..

Not the "innovations" link...My Bad..!!

I need one like I need another hole in the head...but what a deal..!!

J2F

 

[MtnHermit]

I owe you an apology..!! I clicked on the Husky site link stating ~ $500 retail..

Not the "innovations" link...My Bad..!!

I need one like I need another hole in the head...but what a deal..!!

J2F

J2F,

You owe me no apology, it was a good deal and I bought a saw I could have lived without. On a scale of 1-10 you bad is below a one.

 

[MtnHermit]

Ah, did not know he does trail clearing/clean up...

If he was doing firewood cutting like I do, and not in the woods... then no sparky screen needed there.

Actually it's just the opposite here in Colorado. Where I cut firewood it is extremely dry and where I do trail work, above 11,000 feet, reasonably wet.

Here's a trail project from last Sept:

Here's a firewood project from December, there were 3" of twigs and needles everywhere I walked, all bone dry.

Those two locations are only twenty miles apart. In Colorado, elevation is everything.

In any case there have been so many fires started by knuckleheads that any extra caution on my part is well worth the effort.

 

[jus2fat]

Wow..never even been that high up..!!

I thought there would be snow up there year round..??

Read where they rent oxygen supply mask/things for folks to go up Pikes Peak..!!

J2F

 

[Denis Gionet]

Nice bush you have up there, a damn sight better than the swamps I live in. Gotta love places with some topography !

2 hours South and West from my home is where I was born, near the North shore of Lake Superior, where there's lots of hills and rocky peaks and Jackpines, as compared to the flatlands and Spruce trees here. You got some nice wood up there. And a nice little saw too, I love mine !