Six pack of Huskies

[river of smoak]

So , I have been looking for a 70 cc firewood saw for years and finally got one ! I've got tons of 50's , 40's and a stihl ms 650 . Saw an ad for six huskies on cl and went to check them out . They were at a rental place and had been shelved for awhile. Being that I've been off recovering from a shoulder surgery and bored to death , I decided to get them. All the plastics are in good shape and there are very few parts missing . So I brought home 2 55 ranchers , a 359 e-tech , a 555 , a 365 special , and a 365 x-torq . Luckily they all need work so I am no longer bored !

 

[SimonHS]

So , I have been looking for a 70 cc firewood saw for years and finally got one ! I've got tons of 50's , 40's and a stihl ms 650 . Saw an ad for six huskies on cl and went to check them out . They were at a rental place and had been shelved for awhile. Being that I've been off recovering from a shoulder surgery and bored to death , I decided to get them. All the plastics are in good shape and there are very few parts missing . So I brought home 2 55 ranchers , a 359 e-tech , a 555 , a 365 special , and a 365 x-torq . Luckily they all need work so I am no longer bored !

Pictures please!

 

[river of smoak]

Haha , I knew that was coming , you'll need to give me a minute to figure out the pic thing ! Do you guys use tapatalk or is there an as mobile app I should use ? believe it or not I'm not much of a social media user so I'm gonna need some help posting pics ! I read somewhere that tapatalk data mines and sells info taken from your phone . Not sure if that's true or not , or if that is even an issue.

 

[Woodslasher]

What pc do you have? On a mac I can just upload my pics straight from the desktop to the forum. If you're using a phone I can't help with that.

 

[river of smoak]

Not many bars where I live , kinda slow to upload

 

[river of smoak]

I found the 365 xt had some bad scoring on the exhaust side . Spent some time cleaning and think it will be ok , ordered a meteor piston and ground the transfer cover dividers out. Kinda weird that the carb screws we turned all the way lean against the limiters

 

[river of smoak]

The 365 special is going to cost the most to get running . The clutch is broken and the connecting rod big end is blown . I thought the saw was locked up , turns out that clutch spring was jammed into the oiler ! The cylinder looks ok .

 

[TRTermite]

Can you interchange the 365 special cylinder with the 365 xt (Two saws to make one to get one going)

 

[chipper1]

Can you interchange the 365 special cylinder with the 365 xt (Two saws to make one to get one going)

Yep. It's easiest to swap everything over to that chassis.
But he cleaned up the 50mm cylinder on the XT, and removed the restrictions from the transfer covers, so he will have a 372 other than the dogs and the low top. He'll have more power, or is it xtra power .

 

[chipper1]

So , I have been looking for a 70 cc firewood saw for years and finally got one ! I've got tons of 50's , 40's and a stihl ms 650 . Saw an ad for six huskies on cl and went to check them out . They were at a rental place and had been shelved for awhile. Being that I've been off recovering from a shoulder surgery and bored to death , I decided to get them. All the plastics are in good shape and there are very few parts missing . So I brought home 2 55 ranchers , a 359 e-tech , a 555 , a 365 special , and a 365 x-torq . Luckily they all need work so I am no longer bored !

Congrats on the six pack .
Should come out good if you got them for the right price; what will you be selling?

 

[river of smoak]

thanks for the replies , I kind of want to get them both going . is the sp a 48 mm cyl ? if I put a 50 mm on the sp would that make it a 372 xp oe ? thats kinda what I was dreaming about when I chucked 200 bones at the rental guy , lol

 

[river of smoak]

These saws are the first huskies that I own . I've always read that the 555 is a good firewood saw but the a/t has me a little concerned , I mean what if I replace the top end , or what ever it needs { haven't looked at it yet } and now the a/t needs something ?

 

[Woodslasher]

thanks for the replies , I kind of want to get them both going . is the sp a 48 mm cyl ? if I put a 50 mm on the sp would that make it a 372 xp oe ? thats kinda what I was dreaming about when I chucked 200 bones at the rental guy , lol

Yes, a 50mm top end will bolt on and make it a 372oe.

 

[chipper1]

These saws are the first huskies that I own . I've always read that the 555 is a good firewood saw but the a/t has me a little concerned , I mean what if I replace the top end , or what ever it needs { haven't looked at it yet } and now the a/t needs something ?

I like the 555 a lot, especially the fact that it has the small bar mount, nice lighter 60 with all the modern features.
You should have it pressure checked before torn down, then you'll know how deep the problems are. If you don't have a great dealer to support you it may not be worth your trouble. Also depending on the yr I wouldn't mess with it, pre-2016 I'd sell it or trade it for parts for the others.

Yes, a 50mm top end will bolt on and make it a 372oe.

This , but to make the job easy you should also use the carb/intake.
Edit, I misunderstood and thought you meant putting it on the XT. You're right .
The 371 single ring is the kit that many like if you can find/order one.

if I put a 50 mm on the sp would that make it a 372 xp oe ? thats kinda what I was dreaming about when I chucked 200 bones at the rental guy , lol

 

[Huskybill]

Good find another place to look rental places and pawn shops. These husky saws are getting harder to fiind plus what we do find is over priced. Luckily we have many choices on new husky parts.

 

[river of smoak]

I like the 555 a lot, especially the fact that it has the small bar mount, nice lighter 60 with all the modern features.
You should have it pressure checked before torn down, then you'll know how deep the problems are. If you don't have a great dealer to support you it may not be worth your trouble. Also depending on the yr I wouldn't mess with it, pre-2016 I'd sell it or trade it for parts for the others.

This , but to make the job easy you should also use the carb/intake.
The 371 single ring is the kit that many like if you can find/order one.

the 555 is a 2015 my . I looked at cylinders on ebay and was thinking how the heck do you pressure test that mess of an intake side ? I use a mighty vac to check all the saws that I have worked on and have always been able to rig something up but ... anyway , I'm gonna focus on the xt for the time being . I couldn't pressure test it because the rental place mechanic had the cyl off and broke the base gasket . I need to figure out how to remove the limiters on that carb . I got a kit coming for it , hopefully it's a survivor

 

[Lionsfan]

Where exactly is the Tip of Lake Michigan??

 

[river of smoak]

Good find another place to look rental places and pawn shops. These husky saws are getting harder to fiind plus what we do find is over priced. Luckily we have many choices on new husky parts.

I been watching cl for years with little luck , I found an efco 152 in yellow cloths for 75 bucks once that just needed a carb kit . that saw out cuts my ms261 with a base gasket delete ! {sorry stihl guys !} when I saw the husky ad , my cold little heart actually beat

 

[river of smoak]

Where exactly is the Tip of Lake Michigan

Where exactly is the Tip of Lake Michigan??

I live about five minutes from the southern shore

 

[river of smoak]

bear wit me , kinda new to this stuff . I live about five minutes from the southern shore of lake michigan .