What older model chainsaw has the most durable engine?

[HuskyShepherd2016]

Really? I present some facts about something and that must have hurt your feelings so you post that in reply?

Like me not being smart enough was the trouble and nothing to do with the saws weaknesses? Kind of a insult if you ask me.

And yes I know those saws well, like I said I personally owned 4 of them.

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That’s not what I meant at all! No sir!

 

[HuskyShepherd2016]

How did you take that as in insult? I don’t understand. I was just wondering if that might have had something to do with it, that’s all! You did not hurt my feelings, in fact I’m actually glad that you spoke up about your experience with that saw.

 

[HuskyShepherd2016]

Were you keeping the flywheel and ignition coil housing clean from caked up sawdust? That can make almost any saw that’s made out of metal with an overhead fuel tank boil. Just curious.

“The flywheel screen would plug with chips when cutting on its side and cause more overheating that way too.”

That was part of one of your messages that I did not see when I thought I’d read the whole thing. Honest mistake. I went back and re-read. Hey man my sincere apologies!

 

[North by Northwest]

Well, I’d like to get back on track if that’s ok

I've had it since the late 80's.. Don't ask exactly when cause

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I wouldn't put a SXL-925 in that category. They had there own set of issues. Mainly cooling. They would boil the gas in the tank and vapor lock if you ran it out of fuel.

The flywheel screen would plug with chips when cutting on its side and cause more overheating that way too.

Homelite went to semi fixed high speed jets on the later ones trying to keep them rich enough not to melt down.

They also cut the displacement back to 77CC and even went to only offering the smaller bore cylinders as replacements.

They also had very high compression and no decomp. Broken recoils were not uncommon.

I'm not bashing them, just stating facts that can be proven. They are very powerful no question about that.

I had 4 of them myself and first hand experience.

The flywheel screen & fuel tank wrapped in close approximately to the power head also acted like a heat sink to cause fuel vapour lock conditions soon after shutting off the saws . Burping the fuel cap reduced this affect somewhat . I had a Pioneer 11-60 that had the same problem with vapour locking , actually a few saws manufactures had that design flaw in the late 60's through the early 70 's ! lol .

 

[HuskyShepherd2016]

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The flywheel screen & fuel tank wrapped in close approximately to the power head also acted like a heat sink to cause fuel vapour lock conditions soon after shutting off the saws . Burping the fuel cap reduced this affect somewhat . I had a Pioneer 11-60 that had the same problem with vapour locking , actually a few saws manufactures had that design flaw in the late 60's through the early 70 's ! lol .

Yes! Good stuff here!

 

[North by Northwest]

Wait, What? I don't have a clue where you get that from.

I'm not going back to look up your other post that was messed up too. You need to learn your history a bit better.

The merger with Electrolux and Partner then Husquarna caused Pioneer to morph into Poulan Professional Series saws . I have had 7 Pioneers saws over the yrs understand their Origination within East Ontario within Quebec under the OMC umbrella to Peterbourgh Ontario . Felled & Hardwood commercially in Eastern Ontario with P-51 & P-38 Pioneers & later cut Pulp wood commercially with in Northern Ontario with Husquarna 246 xps & Dolmar 111,s . Only ran a Poulan Super Pro bucking firewood & a 3400 & 5200 felling & bucking firewood with my Uncle & cousins , never personally ever owned a badged Poulan !

 

[North by Northwest]

Yes! Good stuff here!

I currently have a Sach Dolmar 115 si of my Uncles , 5105 H & Dolmar 7900 Prz2 . Husquarna 346xp xp , 357 xp 465 Rancher & just sold my 574 xp . At almost 70 yrs young still cut & split 8-10 cords of Sugar Maple , Silver birch & Mountain Ash as recreation annually . The Pioneers are solely for felling & bucking White & Red Pine @ hunting , fishing camps once a year for sentimental reasons brother !

 

[HuskyShepherd2016]

The merger with Electrolux and Partner then Husquarna caused Pioneer to morph into Poulan Professional Series saws . I have had 7 Pioneers saws over the yrs understand their Origination within East Ontario within Quebec under the OMC umbrella to Peterbourgh Ontario . Felled & Hardwood commercially in Eastern Ontario with P-51 & P-38 Pioneers & later cut Pulp wood commercially with in Northern Ontario with Husquarna 246 xps & Dolmar 111,s . Only ran a Poulan Super Pro bucking firewood & a 3400 & 5200 felling & bucking firewood with my Uncle & cousins , never personally ever owned a badged Poulan !

Badged like a Dayton or a Craftsman per se?

 

[North by Northwest]

Badged like a Dayton or a Craftsman per se?

Ran one Dayton , mostly Rebadged Craftsman (Poulan's) then later Husquarna's up North here at box stores or Sears back in the day . Lots of Dayton out Eastern Ontario & Quebec , manufactured in Chicago Illinois !

 

[Joedangelo04]

Stihl 041. Never been thru one that needed anything but carb stuff. Never

 

[HuskyShepherd2016]

I currently have a Sach Dolmar 115 si of my Uncles , 5105 H & Dolmar 7900 Prz2 . Husquarna 346xp xp , 357 xp 465 Rancher & just sold my 574 xp . At almost 70 yrs young still cut & split 8-10 cords of Sugar Maple , Silver birch & Mountain Ash as recreation annually . The Pioneers are solely for felling & bucking White & Red Pine @ hunting , fishing camps once a year for sentimental reasons brother !

I sure am sad they stopped making the 465 husky! Please fill me in but I thought it was bass-ackwards that they kept the 55 and the 60. They should have discontinued the 55 and kept the 60 and 65 in my opinion.

 

[Wood Doctor]

+ the 61! First introduced in the late 70s, last produced in the early 2000s! They are simple, strong, durable and cheap to fix with lots of parts available.

This one that I still like to run now and then?

300th anniversary edition and all it needed was a few parts to restore it. The engine is still good.

 

[HuskyShepherd2016]

Really like the 61. Good little saw! Prefer the metal brake handle but I’d still gladly use that little powerhouse. Those things have more umbrellas than they look.

 

[North by Northwest]

I sure am sad they stopped making the 465 husky! Please fill me in but I thought it was bass-ackwards that they kept the 55 and the 60. They should have discontinued the 55 and kept the 60 and 65 in my opinion.

I sure am sad they stopped making the 465 husky! Please fill me in but I thought it was bass-ackwards that they kept the 55 and the 60. They should have discontinued the 55 and kept the 60 and 65 in my opinion.

You can ' t compare the magnesium & polmar composite chassis saws to the newer clam shell saws although their relative usage was primarily the same application . Firewood use is & was their niche . I never understood Husquarna model design criteria , Stihl was cut & dried . Homeowner vs Professional or Commercial grade . Husky has Homeowner , Prosumer & Professional or Commercial grade when the xp series finally came out . It must have been a spares control nightmare . The 50 cc class was ridiculas 3 era's of these group of saws , hell the 246 xp & 346 xp were redundant enough let alone the 262 , 266 & 268 & 272 se vs xp prior to the various Rancher Designation Series saws . In summary the Jonsered Designations made a lot more sense !

 

[North by Northwest]

Really like the 61. Good little saw! Prefer the metal brake handle but I’d still gladly use that little powerhouse. Those things have more umbrellas than they look.

Yeah , the metal brake handle on the 61 & polmar brake handle on the 65 cc class Model 65 , makes you ponder Huskys rational ! Both little magnesium hot rods with 12,500 power bands lol.

 

[HuskyShepherd2016]

Yeah , the metal brake handle on the 61 & polmar brake handle on the 65 cc class Model 65 , makes you ponder Huskys rational ! Both little magnesium hot rods with 12,500 power bands lol.

Every time I ever fired mine up and started cutting firewood with it I often chuckled about how surprisingly peppy it was! I miss that saw. It was backed over by a Jeep by accident by my father. RIP Husky 61. There are others like you but they already have welcoming homes!

 

[aokpops]

From the standpoint of repairing saws for a living in a Stihl dealership, 041 and 028.

The exact two saws that drove me away from Stihl. Every truckload of firewood I would have to fix something. Bought a Husqvarna 50 in 1989 it was so nice just cut firewood still have that saw and runs fine

 

[aokpops]

I've never personally seen a Stihl 041 die. I know a couple of people who owned them and ran them a fair amount, including my dad. The were all still running when they found a new home. Same thing with the Stihl 028. I think a lot of saws from the 90s and early 2000s would make the same list if they never had ethanol fuel in them. The combination of Zama carbs and ethanol fuel have made saws from that time period a little more frustrating to keep running (or maybe to just get started). That's my opinion anyway. I don't really have any experience with other brands, but I suspect that there are some similarities.

Both saws mention was such a pain for me. Every truckload of firewood I would fix something the 041 lock up the 028 I traded for a Jonsered. Both saws are hard to find

 

[HuskyShepherd2016]

The exact two saws that drove me away from Stihl. Every truckload of firewood I would have to fix something. Bought a Husqvarna 50 in 1989 it was so nice just cut firewood still have that saw and runs fine

I like my 041 super a lot…but if someone offered me another husky 480cd with the chain brake and it’s in at least as good a shape as my super, I might possibly oblige.

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

I like my 041 super a lot…but if someone offered me another husky 480cd with the chain brake and it’s in at least as good a shape as my super, I might possibly oblige.

Drop the idea of another braked 480 and find a nice 181 instead.