Power is RESTORED!

[Cliff R]

Just wanted to pass on some information. I haven't been using my Husqvarna 268XPS much as of late. It developed a slight carburetor issue, and was not idling just right, and hesitating slighty on accelleration off idle, seemed a bit "off" in the cut as well.

Having at least a half dozen other saws to use, it's just been sitting there on the shelf most of the Winter. Anyhow, to get to the point, I've been evaluating and modifying some Echo saws, with fair to decent results, and I WAS really starting to like them.

The CS-670 is the closest Echo in engine size/power to the Husqvarna 268XPS. I've come to like the Echo 670, starts easily, very reliable, and pretty decent power for an "off brand" saw.

Well, anyhow, you really don't know how much you miss something until you get it back in service. I took a few minutes yesterday after a full day in the shop and rebuilt the carburetor on the 268, and went out to test it out on a HUGE tree that fell on our property in the last wind storm. I had already cut most of it up with the Husky 480 and Echo 670.

The 268 ROARED to life, and I made a couple of quick carb adjustments, and we were off and running, or cutting rather. That saw flat ROCKS, I had forgotten how fun it was to run a saw that cuts so fast you think the piston is going to flying out of the jug. I could bury the entire bar, even cross-cutting huge chunks of the trunk, and it just ripped right thru it so fast I had to ease up to keep it out of the dirt. It is a true BEAST, the Echo is simply a TOY in comparison.

I ran out of daylight, or I'd still be out there enjoying the power of a REAL saw. I can't wait to get her back out tomorrow and finish up the job!......Cliff

PS: I should have titled this thread, "Cliff gets a REALITY check!"

 

[volks-man]

it hurts

hurts to read your post, cliff.
my biggest baddest full runner in the line-up right now is the echo cs-440.
(sniffle) oh where has my ms361 gone? (sniffle)

 

[Cliff R]

Sorry, if it helps we are a LONG way from done with testing the Echo line. So far just muffler mods. Since I have two CS-510's, I'm considering porting one of them a bit?

I still like the Echo's that we use, despite their LACK of popularity here, I find them to be very good saws for the money, but pretty poorly adjusted right out of the box. It's no surprise folks would burn up the jugs and find them not running all that well.

I just got myself a REALITY CHECK today, as the 268XPS has been sitting for so long. It doesn't say PROFESSIONAL on the side of it for nothing! Husqvarna should be very proud of those saws. I hope their newer stuff is built to the same standards, as we have very little experience with any of it?......Cliff

 

[Pablo26]

Sounds like a real fun saw!

 

[SawTroll]

Sorry, if it helps we are a LONG way from done with testing the Echo line. So far just muffler mods. Since I have two CS-510's, I'm considering porting one of them a bit?

I still like the Echo's that we use, despite their LACK of popularity here, I find them to be very good saws for the money, but pretty poorly adjusted right out of the box. It's no surprise folks would burn up the jugs and find them not running all that well.

I just got myself a REALITY CHECK today, as the 268XPS has been sitting for so long. It doesn't say PROFESSIONAL on the side of it for nothing! Husqvarna should be very proud of those saws. I hope their newer stuff is built to the same standards, as we have very little experience with any of it?......Cliff

Sure, but they probably made better saw just at that time (262xp), and later (371/372xp) - but it still sounds like a great one.....

Nevermind those Echos - where is the dumpster.......:greenchainsaw:

 

[HUSKYMAN]

The 262XP, 266/268XP (Jonsy 670) and the 272XP were some of Husqvarna's finest in terms of power to weight ratio. When I get some cash I will get a 272XP when I find one.

I am working on getting my 670 back to work, it was also having some carb issues. Since it was screwing up right in the middle of building my house, I had no time to piss with it and bought my 970 Olympyk. Since I have been running my 262XP a lot I have been really wanting to get that 670 going again.

Keep em running Cliff

 

[treeclimber jul]

My experience with echo is that they are reliable but not so good on power. Just my 2 cents

 

[SawTroll]

The 262XP, 266/268XP (Jonsy 670) and the 272XP were some of Husqvarna's finest in terms of power to weight ratio. ......

Only the 262xp really, as it had more power and a lot less weight than the 268xp - but even the others beat the comparable Stihls...

Oh well, the 670 Super/Champ as well - they have a tad more power than the 268xp....

 

[stihl025]

My experience with echo is that they are reliable but not so good on power. Just my 2 cents

Not to hijack, but why is it that Echo doesn't publish any type of HP rating? My friend has a CS-4400 and I have been trying to compare it with something. I used his to drop a dead elm (after crushing the bar tip of my 357XP) and it was terrible for what I thought it should be.

 

[teacherman]

I think Echo makes the best string trimmers, but Stihl is the choice for chiansaws....
But that Husky sounds interesting.....

Today in North Carolina I was driving and saw a road crew clearing timber with a Husky. Hmmmmm..... Maybe they scream.

But which saw will be going after a couple hundred uses? Just a rhetorical question. They all cut wood

Step 1. Have fun cut wood be safe
Step 2. Repeat Step 1 as often as necessary to maintain (or regain) one's sanity.:greenchainsaw:

 

[epicklein22]

I have tried out the echo cs670 and was not impressed. My 038 super (67 cc) walks all over it. Older huskys like yours are good saws, there just wasn't as many produced compared to similar stihl models, hence not very popular or well known because there is just a small following.

 

[Cliff R]

The only other saws I've ran to compare the 268XPS against that were close in size have been a 272, and a 372XP, and an 038 Super.

I can't tell any noticable difference anyplace between a 272, 372XP and our 268XPS. They all run a 20" bar with ease, and run very close in RPM and chain speed.

I actually raced against a 372XP in an old oak log with one of my friends, just about dead even, the 268 was just a touch quicker, probably due more to the fact that I hand touch my chains, and it was fresh, the 372XP's chain, knowing my friend, difficult to imagine he touched it up in months.

The 038 Stihl we had was a TURD, although a very reliable saw, it was heavy, slow, and consumed more fuel per cord of wood cut, than any saw I've owned before or since......Cliff

 

[Fish]

Well EPICKLEIN,

Sounds like he is callin you out, cowboy.

Sounds like a challenge to be settled at the Ohio GTG in April!!!!!

 

[Fish]

Stihl 038 vs. Echo 670

Get ready toooo rrruummmmmmbbble!

 

[pioneerguy600]

Just wanted to pass on some information. I haven't been using my Husqvarna 268XPS much as of late. It developed a slight carburetor issue, and was not idling just right, and hesitating slighty on accelleration off idle, seemed a bit "off" in the cut as well.

Having at least a half dozen other saws to use, it's just been sitting there on the shelf most of the Winter. Anyhow, to get to the point, I've been evaluating and modifying some Echo saws, with fair to decent results, and I WAS really starting to like them.

The CS-670 is the closest Echo in engine size/power to the Husqvarna 268XPS. I've come to like the Echo 670, starts easily, very reliable, and pretty decent power for an "off brand" saw.

Well, anyhow, you really don't know how much you miss something until you get it back in service. I took a few minutes yesterday after a full day in the shop and rebuilt the carburetor on the 268, and went out to test it out on a HUGE tree that fell on our property in the last wind storm. I had already cut most of it up with the Husky 480 and Echo 670.

The 268 ROARED to life, and I made a couple of quick carb adjustments, and we were off and running, or cutting rather. That saw flat ROCKS, I had forgotten how fun it was to run a saw that cuts so fast you think the piston is going to flying out of the jug. I could bury the entire bar, even cross-cutting huge chunks of the trunk, and it just ripped right thru it so fast I had to ease up to keep it out of the dirt. It is a true BEAST, the Echo is simply a TOY in comparison.

I ran out of daylight, or I'd still be out there enjoying the power of a REAL saw. I can't wait to get her back out tomorrow and finish up the job!......Cliff

PS: I should have titled this thread, "Cliff gets a REALITY check!"

I don`t want to knock Echo but the Husky 266,268, 272 have a lot of respect up here in the Maritimes, especially for a cross over area saw that will handle both hardwood,pulp,timber and studwood on a commercial basis. My only problem with the newer 365 & 372`s we run is they seem to chew up bars and chains much faster so we changed bar and chain manufactures and that has helped greatly. Pioneerguy600