Husqvarna 266xp model year help?

[Panda]

I have a Husqvarna 266xp that was given to me that i need parts for. all the sites i look at ask me for a model year how do i find this out?

 

[chainsawland]

The model year for Husqvarna chainsaws is usually the first digit or digits in the serial number. In your case the 266 was produced from 1981 to 1994, so it should be the first single digit. For example if the first digit is a 3 on a black tag then it's 1983. If it's a 3 on a silver tag than it's 1993.

Hope this helps.

 

[Panda]

Thanks alot so the number on it is 7151690 on a black tag ao i am assuming this is an 87?

 

[chainsawland]

Bingo!

 

[kvhpkh]

What about my Husqvarna?

I have a Husqvarna 266 xp also. It has a silver tag and the number starts with 63. Was it made in 96?

 

[superduty]

I have a Husq 51 with serial number starting with a 5 on a black tag. Does that mean it is from 1985? When I look at the parts finder on Bailey's it indicates the Husq 51 was made starting in 1990.

 

[chainsawland]

This system of identifing the year works in most cases, however there are exceptions such as the 51. To be 100% certain of the year try contacting Husqvarna at:
http://www.husqvarna.com/us/homeowner/support/customer-support/

 

[superduty]

I wrote to Husq customer svc as suggested by chainsawland. They got back to me with good info. I have a black serial tag on a Husq 51 with serial number 5021444.

They told me it was built the 2d week of 1995 and it was purchased at Sears (I bought it used).

 

[Agrarian]

The model year for Husqvarna chainsaws is usually the first digit or digits in the serial number. In your case the 266 was produced from 1981 to 1994, so it should be the first single digit. For example if the first digit is a 3 on a black tag then it's 1983. If it's a 3 on a silver tag than it's 1993.

Hope this helps.

I realize this is a very old post but the info is completely wrong so I'm hoping this will erase some comfusion. Black tags started being in use sometime around 1987. So if you have a black tag with a '3' leading digit, it is a 1993 saw. This rule works for the saws from '87 - '97, after that Husky put two digit or four digit dates on the tag.

Silver tags are a mixed bag but all that I'm aware of pre-date 1987. Some later ones follow the leading digit date scheme, some have the full year stamped, and some have no obvious relationship to the manufacturing year.