husky 350
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creekbend
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There ia a forum designated in regards to chainsaw brands here on TBN.:welcome:
Briana03
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WELCOME to TBN
I moved your thread to the Chainsaw Forum.
I moved your thread to the Chainsaw Forum.
LD1
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Not sure what you are asking:confused2: Could you be more specific???
Are you trying to make your 350 a "pro" saw by just chainging air-filters???? Not going to happen if that is what you are asking,
Are you trying to make your 350 a "pro" saw by just chainging air-filters???? Not going to happen if that is what you are asking,
350 is a plastic saw with bolt on 52cc cylinder. I pass on them like new for $100 to $175 all the time.
Decent home owner saw.
You can bolt on a 346xp 50cc topend on a 350 and have a plastic crankcased 346 power. You can also bolt on a 357 carb on one too. Did it one day for chits and giggles.
Decent home owner saw.
You can bolt on a 346xp 50cc topend on a 350 and have a plastic crankcased 346 power. You can also bolt on a 357 carb on one too. Did it one day for chits and giggles.
radioman
Super Member
Let me get this straight.
If you have a husky 359, swap top end to 346xp and use 357 carb, it will make the 350 a decent pro saw ? :confused2:
i would buy every huqvarna 350 in like new condition you can find in the $100 dollar range. used and abused on ebay in the $250 plus range. these were a great saw. the new models are rebadged poulans called ranchers. the 350 was and still is a great saw. i also have a 346 xp.
The 450 clamshell saw is the replacement of the 350 is not a poulan saw. :confused2:
The 455 plastic saw clamshell type replaced the 55 rancher.
None of them were Poulans.
Only the smaller husky 235 is a rebaged poulan now days that I have seen and in the past it was husky 36 41 136 141.
On the 350 52cc plastic saw I ran the other day to compare to a 50cc 346, no comparison. 350 would make a great homeowner saw if you can keep the muffler on them tight and keep from melting a hole through the plastic crankcase oil tank. Send me the $$$ and I will start picking them up for you for cost of gas and shipping.
So please do tell me all these new models that are rebadged poulans and called ranchers.
Nitro-Fish
Silver Member
The early 350's didn't have the muffler problems that the newer ones have, I have compared both the early (i.e. late 90's & early 00's) style cases to the newer ones and the reinforcing is different, the older composite cases seem to be sturdier & have more reinforcing. That said, the newer ones are notorious for having the mufflers come loose and if not caught in time will burn a hole in the oil tank, not to mention ruining the piston and scoring the cylinder. This is the same on the 2150 Jonsereds too (same saw, different badging), so much so that there is a replacement muffler available which provides for a third mounting point to try and reduce the vibration problem that leads to the loosening of the muffler. I have found that the higher RPM the newer saws run the more prone to the loosening, of course if you don't tune them to the rated speed you have even less power, so either way you loose. That being said, running a 346 top end on a 350 will only add insult to injury to and already bad situation, as the 346 is tuned to run a much higher RPM range.
As far as the 455 for a replacement of the 55, what a joke! The 455 is 2 lbs. heavier and that is even with the platic case, not to mention having terrible balance. The original 50's, 51's & 55's (all magnesium cased) were great saws, I wouldn't take a 455 if it was given to me. I guess this is called progress by some.
One thing that does stand out to me is the earlier 350's and the 50-55's used the mahle cylinders and the newer ones do not.......whoops, could that be the problem?
But no, not all of the new saws in the husqvarna line-up are just re-badged poulans.
As far as the 455 for a replacement of the 55, what a joke! The 455 is 2 lbs. heavier and that is even with the platic case, not to mention having terrible balance. The original 50's, 51's & 55's (all magnesium cased) were great saws, I wouldn't take a 455 if it was given to me. I guess this is called progress by some.
One thing that does stand out to me is the earlier 350's and the 50-55's used the mahle cylinders and the newer ones do not.......whoops, could that be the problem?
But no, not all of the new saws in the husqvarna line-up are just re-badged poulans.
