Just another junk chainsaw

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Now that same friend has a couple of these ole homelites too.

 

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2 saws I sold to a friend local.

He put these style bows for his uses. The 026 was ported.

The 371 with a bow when I ran it was just way to fast cutting with a bow for my liking.

Bows need to be on old slow saws IMO.

 

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44.3mm OEM $249.99 MSRP cost. Dealer cost is way above 150 that folks used to buy them for on ebay years back. The 99 dollar kit days are over for oem.

 

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Def catching on the 45mm p+c when going around. I just put on with no base gasket etc test fitting to see if I could see what past owner told me. Yep it was there.

44.3 dont do that.

Someone said there was something about the 42mm needing widening some for 45mm sets.

No clue as not doing that.

Figured I would gap coil while there.

 

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Looking closer at 44.3 piston it might be a oem piston in a afm cylinder. Never recall seeing AB on the afm pistons before.

 

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What I learned today. 42mm cases wont do a 45mm without some clearance to the case.

I felt that catch but would rotate but always a catch.

The 44.3 that came on it afm cylinder too. Didnt catch. I dont see it on my other 42mm I did with 44.3 either. Just clears enough.

So I ordered me some 44.3 rings as I am out and going to clean the other set up and install with new base gasket too. Plug the decomp hole also.

Compared with another 44.3 I had here and exact same everything. Just one has Mahle and other one E. Rest of numbers and letters the same.

So oem piston 44.3 was in afm 44.3 cylinder originally on the 42 early saw.

 

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Stock Sachs Dolmar 166 exhaust port. 118cc

 

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Bows need to be on old slow saws IMO.

That pic sure brings back memories. First chain saw I ever ran was a Mac with a Bow. Pre- 1970 just exactly when I don't recall.

 

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That pic sure brings back memories. First chain saw I ever ran was a Mac with a Bow. Pre- 1970 just exactly when I don't recall.

Guys still like running and collecting the older poulans with the bows on them.

Older and slower what they should be on IMO. The one on that 371 372 was just to fast with a bow for me.

 

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For the guy telling me his first saw was a stihl 041.

Little history of the 040 before the 041 was updated to.

One I had and sold to collector for 40 so he could restore it.

 

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Here is what a Dolmar 166 118cc woods ported exhaust outlet looks like. Compare to the stock one posted earlier. Not much noticeable.

 

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Only thing I am waiting for now is a ring for project Poorsoul I nicknamed it.

Was doing some 44.3 piston comparisons from a scored one I took out. Learned alot on that thread in my group.

What some of the letters and numbers mean. I can never remember them all.

Both oem shown. 1 from poorsoul.

 

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Question.

What Husky would you purchase Today? For Normal Firewood, and Land upkeep. Firewood use around 2 Cord/Year.

Using an 026 now. Perfect size, but sometimes I miss the 034 that it replaced.

4XX?
5XX?
3XX?

There is an upcoming Auction, I might chase 1, or just buy a Chinese 1 from Vevor/Amazon

 

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Now we talking new today or a used runner?

 

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Here is the last list Paveen the honest trusted seller in my group. Pricing of the older saws and some new we cant get here.

Mar 2026 updated pricing for following saws shipped to us from overseas.
UPDATE: I just talked to Paveen and tariffs has effected pricing a tad. So contact him for new pricing options.
Stihl
ms260 brazil 600 usd shipped
ms361 and 382 usd 850
Ms660 nos usd 1,500
070 usd 1,600
ms363 usd 850 shipped
Husky
272 added Feb 2024 USD 1,000 shipped brazil
61 Aug 2023 usd 800 shipped
372xp OE as of July 2023 usd 950
288xp and 390xp usd 1,250
395xp usd 1,350
3120xp usd 1,600
Echo
Cs1201 usd 1,850
Price includes delivery to anywhere in lower 48.
The plane shipping should cost close to 200 alone I would guess anymore.

Where my OE 372 came from Friend bought like 8 of them.

 

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Used I would look 60cc range 036 034 super 360 even a 361 in stihl
357 359 262 in husky
590 620in echo

50cc used 261 Gen2 OE newer

husky 346 NE 353 maybe a mkII 550 but they had crank bearing issue until a certain #

echo 501 or 4910 then 590 620

 

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@Snobdds I posted the updated price list above. Paveen is in my group.

 

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New and in US a whole new ball game.

Husky 550 mkII the newest or 562 MKII

Stihl 261 newest Gen or wait for their new one replacing 261 in the 300. Then 400 either NE or OE one.

Echo 501 or 590 620

 

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Still cant believe that Mac 125 with 101 engine is only 4 miles from me.

Thats just unreal around here. FS too.

 

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Now we talking new today or a used runner?

New Today. The Auction has several Husky's coming up. Wouldn't be my first choice "Stihl" would be.

So, If they come in reasonable "Won't be Stealing them forsure" What Husky would be right?

Or $148CDN for a 62cc Vevor is hard to pass up.