dingeryote
Blueberry Baron
Long story short, There I wuz....
Nuzzy and I whittling on a black cherry and my 455 finally choked out.
I plumb wore out the original rim.
Finished the day with the litle MS250.
The next day I ran to the dealer who swapped out the rim, and while there we tuned the thing on the tach and ran a compression check.
Not good. Time to look for a new saw.
I have been eyeballing a MS361 just in case I got Cancer, or needed to cure a Zombie hoard of thier ailments anyway, so off I trodded to the local Stihl shop after eyeballing the $699 price tag on the 357xp and a $799 price tag on thier 372XP.
All the way to the Stihl dealer I was conflicted over the 361 vs the 372XP and the amount of and kind of cutting I have to do,and the $200 difference in price. Not to mention I am a long time Husky fan.
Got to the Stihl dealer, and he was CLOSED!!!!
That was it!!!
Intervention by the Swedish Saw Gods!!!!
Walked out of the Husky shop with the new 372XP for 750 bones total.
Now what?
It tached out at 13,800 during the prep. but I suspect thier Tach is a smidge goofy, and set the high a smidge rich just in case it is.
Nobody in the shop could tell me if it has a Cat Muffler or not, so I'm eyeballing the Bailys Muffler.
I likely wont port the thing seeing as how it's just going to be run hard cutting 10-20 cords a year, but the gains from a muffler mod would be fun.
Is the factory Muffler decent to Mod, or is the Bailys a better option?
Anybody see any gains running a 8 pin rim with a 20" bar and full comp?
Somebody here had a photo of a 372xp with a low profile air cover and I can't seem to find it, any chance one of you guys remember which thread it was in, or what saw it was from?
I like the look of the low profile cover, and it would keep me from putting silly flame stickers on the saw.
This thing has the damned compression release gizzy.
I have checked Bailys and can't seem to find the components needed delete it. What am I looking for?
I ran 1/2 a tank of mix through it so far cutting some 20" green Maple into rounds and a bit of limbing. Plug looked normal when done, and it seems to be on the path to settling in, though it does SCREAM when unloaded as the round falls and no 4 stroking. I suppose I should go new school and get a tach, seeing as how it probably has the limited coil(Made in sept 08').
Any advantages in running an unlimited coil on a unported Muff modded 372 other than not freaking me out when it's not 4 stroking, and for tuning?
Oh!!!
Factory chain... LOL!!!!
Must be some sort of new Chineese popcan steel.
It lasted that 1/2 tank and was shooting powder, but it's sandy here, and the wood bieng cut was good and icy with sand in the Ice..
It's either RM or wear out the files,with any saw here.
I still miss my 262, but the new 372 is therapy!!!
The 262 never screamed through wood like this thing does, and was never this dead calm and frozen lake smooth!! CRAP!! If it wasn't for the chips and noise, it's almost like it's not cutting..
The 455 will get beat on untill it dies a slow painfull death.
It's been a good Mule and has taken the flogging well, but now, I will actually allow the BIL to borrow it.
I did run several dozen searches so far, but any new ideas and input would be cool!
Thanks for any and all suggestions guys!!
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
P.S.
Am still gonna get a 361 sometime around the corner, just to keep the proctologist off my case. I'm getting old, and a 361 is a sure way to avoid the doctor and that dadgum glove!!!:hmm3grin2orange:
Nuzzy and I whittling on a black cherry and my 455 finally choked out.
I plumb wore out the original rim.
Finished the day with the litle MS250.
The next day I ran to the dealer who swapped out the rim, and while there we tuned the thing on the tach and ran a compression check.
Not good. Time to look for a new saw.
I have been eyeballing a MS361 just in case I got Cancer, or needed to cure a Zombie hoard of thier ailments anyway, so off I trodded to the local Stihl shop after eyeballing the $699 price tag on the 357xp and a $799 price tag on thier 372XP.
All the way to the Stihl dealer I was conflicted over the 361 vs the 372XP and the amount of and kind of cutting I have to do,and the $200 difference in price. Not to mention I am a long time Husky fan.
Got to the Stihl dealer, and he was CLOSED!!!!
That was it!!!
Intervention by the Swedish Saw Gods!!!!
Walked out of the Husky shop with the new 372XP for 750 bones total.
Now what?
It tached out at 13,800 during the prep. but I suspect thier Tach is a smidge goofy, and set the high a smidge rich just in case it is.
Nobody in the shop could tell me if it has a Cat Muffler or not, so I'm eyeballing the Bailys Muffler.
I likely wont port the thing seeing as how it's just going to be run hard cutting 10-20 cords a year, but the gains from a muffler mod would be fun.
Is the factory Muffler decent to Mod, or is the Bailys a better option?
Anybody see any gains running a 8 pin rim with a 20" bar and full comp?
Somebody here had a photo of a 372xp with a low profile air cover and I can't seem to find it, any chance one of you guys remember which thread it was in, or what saw it was from?
I like the look of the low profile cover, and it would keep me from putting silly flame stickers on the saw.
This thing has the damned compression release gizzy.
I have checked Bailys and can't seem to find the components needed delete it. What am I looking for?
I ran 1/2 a tank of mix through it so far cutting some 20" green Maple into rounds and a bit of limbing. Plug looked normal when done, and it seems to be on the path to settling in, though it does SCREAM when unloaded as the round falls and no 4 stroking. I suppose I should go new school and get a tach, seeing as how it probably has the limited coil(Made in sept 08').
Any advantages in running an unlimited coil on a unported Muff modded 372 other than not freaking me out when it's not 4 stroking, and for tuning?
Oh!!!
Factory chain... LOL!!!!
Must be some sort of new Chineese popcan steel.
It lasted that 1/2 tank and was shooting powder, but it's sandy here, and the wood bieng cut was good and icy with sand in the Ice..
It's either RM or wear out the files,with any saw here.
I still miss my 262, but the new 372 is therapy!!!
The 262 never screamed through wood like this thing does, and was never this dead calm and frozen lake smooth!! CRAP!! If it wasn't for the chips and noise, it's almost like it's not cutting..
The 455 will get beat on untill it dies a slow painfull death.
It's been a good Mule and has taken the flogging well, but now, I will actually allow the BIL to borrow it.
I did run several dozen searches so far, but any new ideas and input would be cool!
Thanks for any and all suggestions guys!!
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
P.S.
Am still gonna get a 361 sometime around the corner, just to keep the proctologist off my case. I'm getting old, and a 361 is a sure way to avoid the doctor and that dadgum glove!!!:hmm3grin2orange: