Husky 385XP in Oak: VIDEO

[blsnelling]

Here's a 385XP I ported this afternoon. It'll be making it's way back to Oregon in the morning. This was a well used, but in good condition saw already, so no break-in required. This one turned out very well, perhaps the strongest 385/390 I've done so far.

 

[atvguns]

Looks good

 

[ChainsawmanXX]

Rep for ya!

 

[blsnelling]

I don't have the time to do so, but I'd love to see how this one compares to my 066BB that I like so much. This 385 has 170 PSI compression without a popup. Can't beat that.

 

[wyk]

I wonder if that has 30% more cutting speed than stock!

Nice work, mang! I'm amazed at the 170 psi for a stock piston, too. That thing sounds very angry.

You really think it could give yer 066 a hard time? Now are you talking yer 044/066 or yer 066/bb?

 

[blsnelling]

I wonder if that has 30% more cutting speed than stock!

Nice work, mang! I'm amazed at the 170 psi for a stock piston, too. That thing sounds very angry.

You really think it could give yer 066 a hard time? Now are you talking yer 044/066 or yer 066/bb?

Believe it or not, I'm actually talking about my 066BB, and it's the strongest 066 I've run. Far be it from me to put percentages on my work, lol!

 

[blsnelling]

Nice work, mang! I'm amazed at the 170 psi for a stock piston, too. That thing sounds very angry.

Who said anything about a stock piston?:hmm3grin2orange: The crown is indeed stock though. I was surprised at the compression as well.

 

[wyk]

Believe it or not, I'm actually talking about my 066BB, and it's the strongest 066 I've run. Far be it from me to put percentages on my work, lol!

Got a good vid of that 066BB I can take a look at? I am surprised it isn't even doing that little 'ported saw wiggle' when you're leaning on it. I see a tiny bit of that at :41 for a fraction of a second. But that's it for bogging? Yer really leaning on it at 10,500?

 

[Andyshine77]

With compression like that in a Husky I'd bet the combustion chamber is a few cc smaller than normal, as most Husky's have pretty large chambers.

 

[blsnelling]

32" B&C, Full comp RSC, 8-pin rim. What I love about this saw is that when stumping with it, I can just put my hip against the handle and just push it through the stump. It just has loads of power.

 

[wyk]

32" B&C, Full comp RSC, 8-pin rim. What I love about this saw is that when stumping with it, I can just put my hip against the handle and just push it through the stump. It just has loads of power.

Wow, that thing's scary. Nice work, Brad. I'll put the 385 in Fir soon and see if it will work the rivets on my 32" RW bar loose.

 

[wyk]

With compression like that in a Husky I'd bet the combustion chamber is a few cc smaller than normal, as most Husky's have pretty large chambers.

Prolly a big fat pair of sparkplug electrodes sticking way in to it

 

[blsnelling]

Wow, that thing's scary. Nice work, Brad. I'll put the 385 in Fir soon and see if it will work the rivets on my 32" RW bar loose.

Fir? Might as well throw a 42" bar on it and have some real fun This thing will be a monster in softwoods!

 

[wyk]

Fir? Might as well throw a 42" bar on it and have some real fun This thing will be a monster in softwoods!

Hell, it was a little monster BEFORE! It's Godzilla now. Fir is just for me to play with here. In the future it will likely be seeing more oak, sycamore, beech and euc. Thus the reason it ended up on yer doorstep.

 

[blsnelling]

Hell, it was a little monster BEFORE! It's Godzilla now. Fir is just for me to play with here. In the future it will likely be seeing more oak, sycamore, beech and euc. Thus the reason it ended up on yer doorstep.

It should be right at home with a 36" bar in hardwoods. You might prefer a 7-pin rim there. They're just more forgiving, even if not faster.

 

[stihl 440]

Awesome work brad...385s are angry saws even in stock form...they like to put the trees on the ground in a hurry! Again very good work!:msp_thumbup:

 

[blsnelling]

Awesome work brad...385s are angry saws even in stock form...they like to put the trees on the ground in a hurry! Again very good work!:msp_thumbup:

+1. Saw's like this one make a Stihl guy like myself stop and think twice:msp_scared:

 

[stihl 440]

+1. Saw's like this one make a Stihl guy like myself stop and think twice:msp_scared:

haha...i used to be a die stihl guy....till i ran a husky...then i moved to the dark side when i bought my first 385xp...and well...yup...i changed for good..lol I've seen huskys outlast stihls too...and their quality is as good if not better than stihl's as well....

 

[blsnelling]

haha...i used to be a die stihl guy....till i ran a husky...then i moved to the dark side when i bought my first 385xp...and well...yup...i changed for good..lol I've seen huskys outlast stihls too...and their quality is as good if not better than stihl's as well....

I won't argue with that. They're both great saws.

 

[stihl 440]

haha...i used to be a die stihl guy....till i ran a husky...then i moved to the dark side when i bought my first 385xp...and well...yup...i changed for good..lol I've seen huskys outlast stihls too...and their quality is as good if not better than stihl's as well....

I still like stihls though but husqvarna definetly makes saws that will last and will take a beating and keep running strong as ever....