Well I went and done it! I bit the bullet a bought a 390xp with a full wrap handle!! Should be here next week!! Can anyone tell me the history of these saws? I have heard they are like an updated 288xp which I love. Anything I need to know about them??
thanks.
Hey guys and girls, my name is Mike and i am new to the forum. Been an avid outdoorsman my whole life and recently trying to get into the wood business instead of just doing it for myself. #bluelinewoodservice
Anyway glad to be apart of this community!
Here is a pic of some of the saws!
looking for a modded muffler for my stock 390xp. the saw has absolutely nothing done to it and i'm really not looking to open it up, but i would like to get whatever small gains are available by going to a modded muffler done by one of you fellas who have done this for years and knows what your...
working on the 385xp and have heard from the forums you can drop in a 390xp jug on an 385xp.
but i also heard some of the early 385xps have a smaller clutch and may not be able to withstand the extra power, not sure how to tell which clutch assy i have.
i have a 2005 385xp, pretty early version...
So I bought a new 390xp last week, and I've been trying to figure the carb out. I have always tuned in wood, getting it to cut clean and 4 stroking when the load is lifted. I can't seem to get my 390 to 4 stroke though. I set it at the richest the cap would allow and worked my way up to the...
I visited my stihl/husqvarna dealer today looking to purchase my first big saw. He had one of last year's 390XPs on sale for 900, 24" bar, it felt pretty nice in my hands. Quality saw? Is this a good deal, or should I try to find something used?
Thanks!
Wanting to mill with 42" bar on 390xp with muffler mod. I understand the oiler would be at it's Max on 36". If I used an aux oiler would it help..is the 390 underpowered for 42"? I was going to run either Grandberg or full skip chain and it will only be an occasional use
Hey everyone. Im new here and this is my first post. I am in the market for a new saw. Looking mostly at the ms461 and 372xp. was also considering a 390 or 661 but i think that is probably too big for the bars im gona be using, plus i have an 084 for the occasion i may need it. Im a smaller guy...