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Think a new project beginning to shape up....some blend of 268/272 stuff...

Started by weimedog, January 31, 2011, 10:31:30 AM

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weimedog

Second truck load of tree's primarily cut, limbed, and bucked with that 268 open port project.


Husqvarna 365sp/372xpw Blend, Jonsered 2171 51.4mm XPW build,562xp HTSS, 560 HTSS, 272XP, 61/272XP, 555, 257, 242, 238, Homelite S-XL 925, XP-1020A, Super XL (Dad's saw); Jonsered 2094, Three 920's, CS-2172, Solo 603; 3 Huztl MS660's (2 54mm and 1 56mm)

Al_Smith

 I detect a dead ash or two there .Fact being I've been cutting them since summer myself .

Clam77

Ahh - the ash borer problem... I have pics of a town up in the USPNW that had to cut them all down - many of them alot bigger than what WD has posted here.  The town made it into a competition to make chainsaw sculptures with all the stumps over town.  Good pics but sad really.
Andy

Stihl 009, 028, 038, 041, MS362
Mac 1-40, 3-25

Al_Smith

Total removal is about the only option on those dead ash because given enough time they will go over on their own gravity being what it is .

Those urban yard trees are iffy but the woodsy type sure make good lumber and  you'd just as well get them before they degrade .

Fact being in my little case on only about 3-4 acres of woods I'll end up with over 10,000 Bd ft of saw logs before they're all down .

As far as selling them ,the mills will take them but being that type business they won't give much for them so sadly to say they're worth more as firewood .

weimedog

Actually there is no dead ash in any of those loads. The bug hasn't made it here just yet but I guess its inevitable. I have a lot of very high quality tree's on the farm that I decided to take down so I don't loose the value over the next couple of years. Probably have another 50 to 100 trees from what I found yesterday along in the wet area's that are larger then 24inches...:) Headed out right now to pull some while things are frozen.

Husqvarna 365sp/372xpw Blend, Jonsered 2171 51.4mm XPW build,562xp HTSS, 560 HTSS, 272XP, 61/272XP, 555, 257, 242, 238, Homelite S-XL 925, XP-1020A, Super XL (Dad's saw); Jonsered 2094, Three 920's, CS-2172, Solo 603; 3 Huztl MS660's (2 54mm and 1 56mm)

bloodontheice

Walt I've said it before your place is like a playground for saw nuts.

jimdad07

Hudson HFE 30 Homesteader bandmill w/28' of track
Couple tractors, a bunch of chainsaws and not enough time to use them.

smh

I came across this thread because I'm looking for experienced advice on rebuilding my 1985 Husky 61.
I want to thank weimedog for his time and efforts in documenting his work on this build. His inclusion of photos is much appreciated - They answered much of my new-guy guesswork.
Thanks!
steve
husky 61   -   old school mods
husky 272 -   heavy metal mods
husky 4 parts-uh oh oops
stihl 180c  -   what will it be when it grows up?

weimedog

Thank you.....also did a thread I think on blending a 272XP to a 1978 "old style" 61..:)
Husqvarna 365sp/372xpw Blend, Jonsered 2171 51.4mm XPW build,562xp HTSS, 560 HTSS, 272XP, 61/272XP, 555, 257, 242, 238, Homelite S-XL 925, XP-1020A, Super XL (Dad's saw); Jonsered 2094, Three 920's, CS-2172, Solo 603; 3 Huztl MS660's (2 54mm and 1 56mm)

ComputerUser

Nice thread!  More pics of the saws at work would be icing on the cake...and I do like icing...    ;D

Ed

Quote from: ComputerUser on February 29, 2012, 06:25:32 PM
Nice thread!  More pics of the saws at work would be icing on the cake...and I do like icing...    ;D

Hey there stranger! Sent you a pm.

Ed

thecfarm

Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

smh

Quote from: thecfarm on March 01, 2012, 10:13:14 AM
smh,welcome to the forum.Good luck with that Husky 61.

Thanks! Using info I learned here I did do a 272 'upgrade' (p&c) & muffler mod. The only deviation was I used a hs-224 carb, instead of using the factory 272 hs-260. Reason being I didn't want to hack-up the stock '61 top cover. And, I guess, using the -260 there was that possibility (different filter set-up)? I dunno, but this worked nicely. One question: Does anyone know if there is a performance penalty for that substitution?
In any case, the saw started third pull, runs great. A minor carb adjust to the L seemed to help in the lower rpms. That's all I did. Did I mention it runs great :-)  And a noticeably deeper exhaust tone, too.
husky 61   -   old school mods
husky 272 -   heavy metal mods
husky 4 parts-uh oh oops
stihl 180c  -   what will it be when it grows up?

weimedog

Post pics! I did mine (1978 vintage 61 with a low profile white cover)  and hacked the cover for visual effect more than anything else. Mine was the older style cover so it didn't clear the fins or the spark plug. I posted its build around here somewhere a couple of years back. Its a solid and practical build....they do respond well to certain muffler mods in my experience. Also the old style intake horn and filter can be hogged out and seems to match the later 272 versions (posted pics of that somewhere too)..at least the saw performs well enough you can't really tell the difference vs. my more normal 272's. Did a 266 as well last fall....same thing. Solid performer. Love this 200 series line of saws to hack around with, glad you (And others) have rediscovered these and having fun with them.
Husqvarna 365sp/372xpw Blend, Jonsered 2171 51.4mm XPW build,562xp HTSS, 560 HTSS, 272XP, 61/272XP, 555, 257, 242, 238, Homelite S-XL 925, XP-1020A, Super XL (Dad's saw); Jonsered 2094, Three 920's, CS-2172, Solo 603; 3 Huztl MS660's (2 54mm and 1 56mm)

smh

I agree on all accounts, weimedog. Until I got into these saws I didn't realize how 'Chevy-like' Husky's are. Meaning that, within the various model runs, you can mix-and-match components to your liking. And that makes tinkering easy and fun for the average Joe. That's just plain cool.

So, the attached pic shows the '61 in midst of teardown. ...oops, either I'm disallowed from uploading or I just don't know how. Sorry, no pic :-(
Anyway, the best metric I have to gauge total usage is by number of chords over it's lifetime; I estimate 200 chords of wood in 10 years, which I believe is realistic, if not conservative.
The piston and cylinder are both "B grade". The piston fits snug in the bore. Using a cheap digital mic, I measured .002-.003 p-to-c. The factory cylinder crosshatch pattern is still visible on the wearing surfaces.
The piston wear pattern is light, imo. And, despite a steady diet of 25-to-1 oil mix of various pedigree, there was minimal carbon, the heaviest of which was in the exhaust port. The piston top and combustion chamber had almost no carbon, more like soot. The cylinder ring has slight blackening on parts of the ring, no carbon in the ring land.
I guess that's it.
husky 61   -   old school mods
husky 272 -   heavy metal mods
husky 4 parts-uh oh oops
stihl 180c  -   what will it be when it grows up?

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