Husky 365 special real or china ?

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Applehead

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Picked up a 365 sp. NIB off CL, How can I ID it as the real deal and not a knock off ?
The plug that came with her in the tool pack was a china make ,...makes me wonder.
 
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Many of the China copies shared the same (copied) serial number - the serial on this one reminds me of that number, but I am not sure.

Also, I wonder what "Country Code CN" on one of the labels means.....

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Arrowhead

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I'm not much of a Husky guy, but that China spark plug worries me. :msp_unsure:

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Edit: I see you already mentioned the plug.... ooops.
 
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MS460WOODCHUCK

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I do not know if that saw is a knock off or not but if it is a knock off all I can say is... their getting pretty good at copying the real husky.
 
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Look at the serial # tag on a real Husky. The town in Sweden is spelled different, I think it's 'Huskvarna'. On the China copies, it's spelled 'Husqvarna' like the company name. Also the real saws have a Mahl cylinder.

Your right, after reading this thread I pulled my new 372 off the shelf, and it definitely says on the ID tag, Huskvarna, Sweden.

If its a knock off, it sure is a good one.

Good catch Sunfish!
 
avalancher

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I went back and did some digging on a past thread, for some reason that serial number just stuck in my head. Here is a picture that Spike60 posted of a fake saw he got in for repairs after it was damaged in transit.

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Now compare that serial number to the box that the OP just got.
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If you want to read that thread, here it is
http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/165646.htm

And, if you are in the market for one, here is where you go to buy yourself one
http://www.aliexpress.com/product-f...in-Professional-Husqvarn-365-wholesalers.html
 
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mikefunaro

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My guess is that someone was either gifted it or bought it and then found out it was a Chinese knock and unloaded it.

Hopefully you can track the guy down.

In general, I have found that nothing good comes from pro saws New in box. There's very little reason for them to be new in box (unless maybe they were shipped directly from a dealer to the end user), but short of that, they really shouldn't be new in a sealed box. That's when you start to think that they're either stolen or a knock off.
 

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