Echo vs Husqvarna

[deerefan]

Need some help-my husqvarna 345 has two nipples, a white and orange, on the fuel tank. Which one goes to the primer bulb? The white nipple is a little bigger than orange. Is one a vent?

 

[Trillium Farm]

LOL, you are not good for the economy, don't U know that all those newfangled gadgets is what keeps the GNP going.

LOL, what's wrong with the old fashioned methods.

What next?
A computer controlled laser saw mounted firewood measuring device?
Perhaps it'll let U know when each cord is up to specs.
Heck. I simply eyeball and go to it.
OK, sometimes I'm off an inch or so either way but as long as they fit into my stove I'm OK.

Gee Piloon yor really are backwards!! Haven't you heard about an app that can be downloaded on your Smart Phone so that you can saw logs while watching TV?! :irked:

 

[Oldpath05]

Need some help-my husqvarna 345 has two nipples, a white and orange, on the fuel tank. Which one goes to the primer bulb? The white nipple is a little bigger than orange. Is one a vent?

Have you looked on Youtube Change a Primer Purge Bulb! Husqvarna 24 other makes/models - YouTube

 

[PILOON]

Gee Piloon yor really are backwards!! Haven't you heard about an app that can be downloaded on your Smart Phone so that you can saw logs while watching TV?! :irked:

LOL, most times watching TV I do saw logs, especially after dinner and more so during the many commercials the seem to outnumber the actual program.

 

[Paystar]

Yes, it does. Yet I prefer to burn that length.

I have a retired forester friend he once told me 12 inch is the optimal length for a wood stove to get maximum heating value. He said any more than that and you are just wasting.

Anyone else ever hear that?

 

[Jstpssng]

I have a retired forester friend he once told me 12 inch is the optimal length for a wood stove to get maximum heating value. He said any more than that and you are just wasting.

Anyone else ever hear that?

For me it’s the way that they fit into my firebox. 12” can go in end wise; anything bigger has to go in parallel to the door. The ashes and coals end up falling against the door, I end up with hot coals falling out and an unnecessary mess on the fire pad.

 

[Oldpath05]

I heard max heat is at 14-3/4"..............

 

[goeduck]

I heard it was 18 inches.

 

[yomax4]

My outdoor boiler says 38" un-split is the best and 24" comes in 2nd.

 

[Jstpssng]

I heard it was 18 inches.

I heard that it was 32 centimeters+ 44 millimeters.

Actually. I believe that the dryness of the wood efficiency of the stove and to a lesser degree how finely you split it that effects how well it burns.

 

[goeduck]

Size matters. :rotfl:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That’s what she said

 

[s219]

I used my small saws today for the first time in about 6 months. The Echo (500P) started in 3 pulls, like it had never been put away. The Husky (562XP) took over 20 pulls, and I darn near gave up on it. It ran and started fine the rest of the day, but geez, I darn near busted my gut getting it out of hibernation. Funny thing is, out of the two saws, the Husky has a primer bulb and the Echo does not.

 

[goeduck]

I used my small saws today for the first time in about 6 months. The Echo (500P) started in 3 pulls, like it had never been put away. The Husky (562XP) took over 20 pulls, and I darn near gave up on it. It ran and started fine the rest of the day, but geez, I darn near busted my gut getting it out of hibernation. Funny thing is, out of the two saws, the Husky has a primer bulb and the Echo does not.

You must have flooded it.

 

[s219]

You must have flooded it.

I suspected that as well, but pulled off the air filter to check out the carb and there was no gas smell like I would have expected if it was flooded. I have heard of flakey problems like this with the Autotune saws when stored off season, and I suspect it was one of those issues.

 

[Oldpath05]

I have the Echo 501p and the 550xp, both less then a year old, so far the Echo starts the easiest, but my new 550xp starts lot better then the 2013 550xp I had. That flooded on just 1 pull, 3 pulls gas would run out of the exhaust, didn't have to be a Sherlock Holmes to detect, hey I think my saw is flooded. And the fastest way to start it was take the plug out, crank it dozen times, put plug back in and then it would start right up, it was an excellent saw to warm you up in the middle of winter, I'm glad it broke..............

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^
Funny, my 545 ((same as your 550, but not an XP) was the same way. It would stall 4 times while limbing one tree, and every time I would have to set the brake, hold the throttle and drop start it repeatedly as I mentioned previously. Like you say it really didn’t break my heart the day that I rolled a log on it.