I went saw shopping a few days ago, looking for a brand new firewood saw. I was looking at the 50cc & 60cc AT/MT Stihl and Huskys saws.
There are five Husky dealers in my area, 4 of them are at auto parts stores and hardware stores and none of them do any service or keep anything other than chain and oil in stock, kind of sad no parts support. The 5th Husky dealer is at a lumber yard and it showed on the website that they service them. So I stopped in; he had one saw a 240 and told me he is not going to be ordering anymore as he does not want to be a dealer for Husky anymore, something about how they stiffed him on some warranty work. I really wanted to find a 562XP to look at, but none of the other stores had one, and they didn't seem real excited about ordering one in. The closest dealer I found with a 562XP was 3 hours away, too far.
So off to look at some Stihl's (where they service them and keep parts in stock). Looked at a few regular 362's and 261CM's liked the way they felt. Told the guy I really was most interested in a 362 R CM, as I wanted a M-tronic saw. He said he can get one from the warehouse in a day. Called me yesterday and told me he had one, great this afternoon I went over there. One thing I really liked is the 362 CM's have a redesigned air filter. I bought it, she is a real looker. I got it with a 20" bar and RSC yellow chain. I cant wait to get it into some wood and start breaking it in. I have a project to finish tomorrow, but if I can get done early enough I hope to buck up some wood. Otherwise it will be Saturday. Pics are a little dark and fuzzy as my living room has poor lighting.
And to think I was going to buy a MS 290 a few weeks ago, until Mike from Maine started a thread about the top reasons NOT to buy a 290 ;-))
One question, I asked the dealer if I should run the saw at 40:1 mix for the break in. He said it wasn't necessary since the saws were designed to run 50:1. The only thing he told me to do is to be sure to do variable speed cutting; don't hold it at a constant high RPM for the first few tanks. I thought I read a thread on here recommending to run these new EPA saws at 40:1 mix because it will help them last longer. Wondering if I should run it at 40:1 or 50:1. Thanks for your help.
There are five Husky dealers in my area, 4 of them are at auto parts stores and hardware stores and none of them do any service or keep anything other than chain and oil in stock, kind of sad no parts support. The 5th Husky dealer is at a lumber yard and it showed on the website that they service them. So I stopped in; he had one saw a 240 and told me he is not going to be ordering anymore as he does not want to be a dealer for Husky anymore, something about how they stiffed him on some warranty work. I really wanted to find a 562XP to look at, but none of the other stores had one, and they didn't seem real excited about ordering one in. The closest dealer I found with a 562XP was 3 hours away, too far.
So off to look at some Stihl's (where they service them and keep parts in stock). Looked at a few regular 362's and 261CM's liked the way they felt. Told the guy I really was most interested in a 362 R CM, as I wanted a M-tronic saw. He said he can get one from the warehouse in a day. Called me yesterday and told me he had one, great this afternoon I went over there. One thing I really liked is the 362 CM's have a redesigned air filter. I bought it, she is a real looker. I got it with a 20" bar and RSC yellow chain. I cant wait to get it into some wood and start breaking it in. I have a project to finish tomorrow, but if I can get done early enough I hope to buck up some wood. Otherwise it will be Saturday. Pics are a little dark and fuzzy as my living room has poor lighting.
And to think I was going to buy a MS 290 a few weeks ago, until Mike from Maine started a thread about the top reasons NOT to buy a 290 ;-))
One question, I asked the dealer if I should run the saw at 40:1 mix for the break in. He said it wasn't necessary since the saws were designed to run 50:1. The only thing he told me to do is to be sure to do variable speed cutting; don't hold it at a constant high RPM for the first few tanks. I thought I read a thread on here recommending to run these new EPA saws at 40:1 mix because it will help them last longer. Wondering if I should run it at 40:1 or 50:1. Thanks for your help.
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