I recently aquired a Husqvarna model 50 in perfect condition with about 3 hours run time on it. It was purchased by a relative back in the late 80's when a storm left three small trees and some limbs in his yard. He was an airline pilot, and always bought good tools/equipment.
The story goes that he cut up the trees, largest one about 10", then parked the saw in his storage shed in a plastic saw carrier. It has been sitting there over 20 years. He passed away a little over a year ago and I aquired the saw from his wife.
It still has the original bar/chain with just a little paint knocked off of it. The saw case has a repair tag on it. The sister in law said he got it out a few years ago and couldn't get it to run, and neither could the shop. He never followed through with fixing it.
I got it running it about 15 minutes simply by cleaning out the gas tank, fuel line and carb. I touched up the chain and removed the clutch and greased the needle/bearing assembly. The chain had never been sharpened.
Anyhow, this saw is WAY too nice to beat up cutting up firewood and I'm considering selling it. I already have a hole bunch of well used 50-55cc saws at my disposal, and can't bring myself to thrash the looking brand new model 50. Any ideas as to what it's worth? It has a gold tag on it, Annerversary Model?......Cliff
The story goes that he cut up the trees, largest one about 10", then parked the saw in his storage shed in a plastic saw carrier. It has been sitting there over 20 years. He passed away a little over a year ago and I aquired the saw from his wife.
It still has the original bar/chain with just a little paint knocked off of it. The saw case has a repair tag on it. The sister in law said he got it out a few years ago and couldn't get it to run, and neither could the shop. He never followed through with fixing it.
I got it running it about 15 minutes simply by cleaning out the gas tank, fuel line and carb. I touched up the chain and removed the clutch and greased the needle/bearing assembly. The chain had never been sharpened.
Anyhow, this saw is WAY too nice to beat up cutting up firewood and I'm considering selling it. I already have a hole bunch of well used 50-55cc saws at my disposal, and can't bring myself to thrash the looking brand new model 50. Any ideas as to what it's worth? It has a gold tag on it, Annerversary Model?......Cliff