Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

Child’s play for a stihl might be big wood for a husky tho lol

I'm sure it was for that beast!
I've had a few 661's, just couldn't justify keeping them around for the little I use a 36". I will say, while I like my huskys for the 50-70cc class saws(mainly handling, and color ), I like the smaller saws and the 661 over a 395 for tree work any day of the week. Husky had the 2 series, the 3 series and now the 5 series, the 394 was basically a 3.5 series with the dual port design and a front tensioner like the 2 series saws, and the 395 is a 2.75 series as they updated it to a quad port design, but it still has a front tensioner like a 2 series. I have yet to try huskys newest 592, maybe it will win me over, at least it's the right color orange .

 

[chipper1]

Lol, I'm sitting at 10.5 runners and a couple of wall hangers. The .5 is that Echo 8000 that I built for my old man. After tuning up the cylinder on it, it started having issues...it definetely needed a new gas line and impulse line. I need to do a vacuum test on it, as it's got an air leak somewhere that's causing a surge when under load.
I finally re-put together my hybrid 044/46 saw last night I had robbed parts off of it for someone else's saw that I built...I wasn't going to start on this 462 until then. What else? I stihl have a 192t sitting in 1000 different pieces inside a cardboard box, it's not mine and the owner is trying to decide if he wants me to work on it or just buy a new one.

I finished the machine work on the 462 tonight, so I'll do the porting when I get around to it...I also need to work on my log splitter project too. I'm antsy to see what I can do to the 500i, that's going to be an exciting project, but I need to wrap some other stuff up. I got an oe-style BB 372 cylinder to put on my 372xt as well. Too many projects lol...I enjoy doing all of them, but just don't have enough time. I've also got it on my mind to get back into mountain bike racing, so training for that is eating up a significant portion of my spare time...I wish the days were a few hours longer.

Yeah, you're getting there lol. I had a barn sale last fall, I let some nice ones go to help fund the building. I just may need to let a few more go to help a bit more, as I'm nowhere near finished yet.
The ported 440 was one I let go, she was a great saw, always did what she was asked to do. But the 462 is more practical as a work saw, lighter, better fuel economy, better antivibe, better filtration, and better ergonomics. I'd bet that because of the fuel economy and the captured bar nuts, that I can cut just as much with the 462 as the ported 440 in a day.
Have you done a 268xp piston with a pop-up in a 50mm 372oe yet. I like them over a modded 51.4 setup. Add porting to the 51.4 and it would be back out ahead, but for a saw that performs way above a stock 372oe and is very easy to start (even with a decent timing advance), the 268xp piston with a pop-up is a cheap and effective game changer, especially for a guy with a lathe.

 

[Sierra_rider]

Yeah, you're getting there lol. I had a barn sale last fall, I let some nice ones go to help fund the building. I just may need to let a few more go to help a bit more, as I'm nowhere near finished yet.
The ported 440 was one I let go, she was a great saw, always did what she was asked to do. But the 462 is more practical as a work saw, lighter, better fuel economy, better antivibe, better filtration, and better ergonomics. I'd bet that because of the fuel economy and the captured bar nuts, that I can cut just as much with the 462 as the ported 440 in a day.
Have you done a 268xp piston with a pop-up in a 50mm 372oe yet. I like them over a modded 51.4 setup. Add porting to the 51.4 and it would be back out ahead, but for a saw that performs way above a stock 372oe and is very easy to start (even with a decent timing advance), the 268xp piston with a pop-up is a cheap and effective game changer, especially for a guy with a lathe.

I hear you on the 440 vs newer saws...Iast year, my falling saw at work was one of my 044s with a BB top end. It was a good saw, but I had a really bad flare up of carpal tunnel and had to get a saw with spring AV. My newer Stihls are the 400 and the 500i, both are great saws and I'm really glad I purchased them. I actually own 2 044s...the BB I was running at work last year is now a ported hybrid. The other one has a different BB cylinder on it. The hybrid is a torque-monster saw...doesn't feel like an 044 when you run it...I did some stuff like a tapered piston/squish band on that one. The BB 044 is kinda "pipey" and really fun to run. My next thing I want to try is machining an 064 piston to fit in a hybrid. It should solve the free-porting issues that plague 044/046s and allow me to do a true domed piston, kinda like a dirt bike piston.

I really haven't messed with Huskies as much as I have Stihls. I de-stratoed the XT awhile back, so all the intake ports now flow fuel/air. Even with that, porting, and machine work, it's just not a "lively" saw. It runs a long bar really well for a 70cc saw, but I want something that responds quicker when limbing after the tree hits the ground. I think the lighter piston of the oe style should do the trick. The quad transfers are also an improvement on the XT transfers IMO. If I got room to do it, I'm going to see if I mill the piston into a domed piston. The pop-ups work good for bumping compression, but the domed pistons are the best for power IMO.

If I converted my XT into an OE saw last year, I probably would've never got the 400 or the 500i. My goal with this 462 is to pick up a bit of torque that the stock 462 lacks. 462s are hard, as they come stock with almost ported saw numbers.

 

[Squareground3691]

Child’s play for a stihl might be big wood for a husky tho lol

Pic ur poison Stihl boy. lol

 

[tfp]

Ash usually does not have any strong smell at all. It is best known for having good strength with light weight and is commonly used for baseball bats and shovel handles. The grain in Ash almost resembles Oak, but it lighter in color.

Thanks, that looks like a cabin with some fine memories attached. This is definitely similar grain to oak but lighter in colour (not as yellow), and definitely not as dense / heavy. I have some torrefied ash as well which the grain looks the same on, but the wood is very dark brown (a result of the process).

I can't imagine the whole pallet of wood picking up the same smell if it was exposed to something, but stranger things have happened. Hopefully it wasn't treated with some kind of chemical before it could be imported. The wood is very old but I wouldn't say it's punky. It used to be flooring by the look of it, with tongue and groove on each side but I removed all that with my jointer.

Maybe i'm just not describing it right. I love the smells of different woods, my favourite so far is rosewood, and I can tell what any of the woods I have in my wood room are just by cutting / sanding / planing some and smelling it because i've worked with each species a lot.

I'll take some photos when I start working on the project more. It's a matching cornhole board with ash / mahogany / huon pine to one I made with other woods. It took so much work the first time around I've been dragging my feet on finishing the set.

 

[501Maico]

If I ever make it back east, I'll take you up on that offer... I think I'm finally figuring this porting thing out. I've got a round top 066 that I'm pretty proud of. My best work is probably on 044/440s, I found the key to make those rip.

I'm actually doing machine work on a 462 right now, I still need to figure out how to hold my flex shaft hand piece in the tool holder of my lathe, to get the "lip" that forms on 462 cylinders when you deck them. After this, I'm probably going nuts on the 500i... I'm going to try to fit a 660 piston in it.

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Where is the lip at? I made this long ago to hold a die grinder on my tool post. I think it was for internal grinding something. If I made it for my aluminum flex hand piece, I would have done a squeeze hold.

 

[terryrichardson10]

I'm sure it was for that beast!
I've had a few 661's, just couldn't justify keeping them around for the little I use a 36". I will say, while I like my huskys for the 50-70cc class saws(mainly handling, and color ), I like the smaller saws and the 661 over a 395 for tree work any day of the week. Husky had the 2 series, the 3 series and now the 5 series, the 394 was basically a 3.5 series with the dual port design and a front tensioner like the 2 series saws, and the 395 is a 2.75 series as they updated it to a quad port design, but it still has a front tensioner like a 2 series. I have yet to try huskys newest 592, maybe it will win me over, at least it's the right color orange .

I hear ya I don’t really have a brand I have makita 6100 I like running too

 

[tfp]

Ash(?) horizontal, a piece of oak in the middle for reference


CAD in action

 

[djg james]

Is that real? I've never seen one that small.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Ash(?) horizontal, a piece of oak in the middle for reference
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CAD in action
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Sure looks like ash to me.
Nice baby saw.....

 

[chipper1]

Pic ur poison Stihl boy. lol

Dang bro, anything with a side tensioner .
I've had my fair share(maybe more lol) of 2 series saws, the 242, 254, and 268 are favorites. Only own a couple 242xp's now, great little saw, but that tensioner stops me from running it more, other one needs a carb kit.

I hear ya I don’t really have a brand I have makita 6100 I like running too

Never owned a 6100, they are strong runners for a 60cc saw. I have a makita 4300, and a ported 7900 and a couple 6421s for parts. Back before the great barn sale of 2021, I also had four 7910s, one ported, couple modded, and one bone stock. I really like the dolmar/makita 7900/7910, great handling saws.

 

[MustangMike]

That looks like Ash!

 

[chipper1]

Is that real? I've never seen one that small.

I tell people if mine was clean and had the bar cover on it, that you could put it in a garage sale with the kids stuff and noone would know its a real saw.
They are crazy small, soon as I saw one I knew it wouldn't be long until I had one in the arsenal, thanks @Armbru84 .

 

[MustangMike]

My saw porter used a Husky 272 piston in my hybrid, runs very strong. The 272 piston is single ring, so it allows for wider ports.

It needed some machine work to the piston and runs a double gasket to make it work.

I believe the other advantage was the 272 piston was lighter than a 460 piston, which reduces vibrations.

They also sometimes do things to fool the hybrid into thinking it has more case capacity (like a 460) to improve torque. Otherwise (all things being equal) the smaller case capacity will add RPMs at the expense of lower end torque.

Lots of stuff to be considered when doing hybrids!

 

[chipper1]

My saw porter used a Husky 272 piston in my hybrid, runs very strong. The 272 piston is single ring, so it allows for wider ports.

It needed some machine work to the piston and runs a double gasket to make it work.

I believe the other advantage was the 272 piston was lighter than a 460 piston, which reduces vibrations.

They also sometimes do things to fool the hybrid into thinking it has more case capacity (like a 460) to improve torque. Otherwise (all things being equal) the smaller case capacity will add RPMs at the expense of lower end torque.

Lots of stuff to be considered when doing hybrids!

Husky, making things better for hundreds of yrs .
Even if guys don't like their saws, I'd think most the "powder burners" in here can appreciate their heritage.
Look at that logo!
Can't wait to get the sign face I have into a frame and backlit, just need the barn finished first.

 

[Squareground3691]

Husky, making things better for hundreds of yrs .
Even if guys don't like their saws, I'd think most the "powder burners" in here can appreciate their heritage.
Look at that logo!
Can't wait to get the sign face I have into a frame and backlit, just need the barn finished first.
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Got my neon Husky Clock. lol

 

[terryrichardson10]

Dang bro, anything with a side tensioner .
I've had my fair share(maybe more lol) of 2 series saws, the 242, 254, and 268 are favorites. Only own a couple 242xp's now, great little saw, but that tensioner stops me from running it more, other one needs a carb kit.

Never owned a 6100, they are strong runners for a 60cc saw. I have a makita 4300, and a ported 7900 and a couple 6421s for parts. Back before the great barn sale of 2021, I also had four 7910s, one ported, couple modded, and one bone stock. I really like the dolmar/makita 7900/7910, great handling saws.

6100 is a beast after you mod the muffle I like running my old homelite too

 

[chipper1]

Got my neon Husky Clock. lol

That's nice, is it pink lol.

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6100 is a beast after you mod the muffle I like running my old homelite too

Nice lineup.
Those 026's are relatively small for their power, that one looks real clean.
I had some pics with them side by side to the ms241, not a lot of difference in size.

 

[Squareground3691]

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6100 is a beast after you mod the muffle I like running my old homelite

That's nice, is it pink lol.

Nice lineup.
Those 026's are relatively small for their power, that one looks real clean.
I had some pics with them side by side to the ms241, not a lot of difference in size.

Funky Orange

 

[Sierra_rider]

First dusting of snow of the season. It's still snowing, but I don't think it's going to last that long.