death by dust ?

[Pud]

No I haven't tried the foam filters mate. I just oil the standard flocked filters now. I run a few of them and when milling Redgum I need the lot. Lucky to get an hour out of a filter before it needs changing.
You mention that the dust is coming through the filter join - have you ever simply sprayed filter oil on it? This will tell you whether it's coming through the filter media or through the gap. If the filter oil doesn't fix it then it's finding some other way in.
Filter oil alone fixed my pre HD2 Stihl filters, my Dolmar 5100-S and 7900 (standard) filters, my Husky 345, 353, 550XP, 365 BB x 3, 390XP x 2, and my 3120 x 2. I have never had to grease the bases or seal up filter joins.
At least you're an Aussie who understands dust

Yep moterex filter oil and windscreen urethane to glue the 2 halves together , i used to buy the old stihl blue foam pre filters of ebay or any where i could find them and just oil that wasnt too bad , i actually saw a 660 once that had that much jarrah dust gone through it the impulse line got blocked

 

[KG441c]

Because the vast majority of Husky users don't cut under dusty conditions. I've cut in high rainfall forests and Husky filtration is excellent there. Softwoods also don't tend to produce much dust.
Air injection works by using particle/chip weight and inertia. If the particle has low mass, as in fine dust, it doesn't get ejected from the intake air flow.
I've been very critical of Husqvarna filters for years. Stihl and Dolmar fixed it and acknowledged there has been problems, Husqvarna haven't seemed to care.

How are the filter systems on the older 2 series Huskies like 262,266, 272?

 

[MCW]

Yep moterex filter oil and windscreen urethane to glue the 2 halves together , i used to buy the old stihl blue foam pre filters of ebay or any where i could find them and just oil that wasnt too bad , i actually saw a 660 once that had that much jarrah dust gone through it the impulse line got blocked

Yeah Stihl certainly had their fair share of filter issues too before the HD2 I use Motorex as well!

 

[MCW]

How are the filter systems on the older 2 series Huskies like 262,266, 272?

I only have a 288XP as far as older saws go and it seems similar in design but I honestly don't use it much. Great saw though

 

[KG441c]

I only have a 288XP as far as older saws go and it seems similar in design but I honestly don't use it much. Great saw though

I have a 262xp I just rebuilt from the bottom up that I like. Also had a 288xp given to me that I havent went and picked up from an old timer . The hd2 ,362c, and 241c style filters dont have these problems?

 

[KenJax Tree]

Never had a saw die due to dust. Yes the HD2 filters are the best out there. I get fine dust (very little) in the intake on my 550 and 562 but nothing like whats been said here. Every fill up or so i tap the filter out and if there is a little dust i wipe it out and keep going.

 

[MCW]

I have a 262xp I just rebuilt from the bottom up that I like. Also had a 288xp given to me that I havent went and picked up from an old timer . The hd2 ,362c, and 241c style filters dont have these problems?

Yeah nearly all of the newer Stihl saws are running a HD2 setup including some of their blowers etc as well.

 

[KG441c]

Yeah nearly all of the newer Stihl saws are running a HD2 setup including some of their blowers etc as well.

Wonder why Husky wont borrow the patent?

 

[MCW]

Wonder why Husky wont borrow the patent?

Dry paper elements aren't exactly rocket science. Something like Stihl's HD2 epoxy type coating might be patented but I doubt you could patent something as simple as filter paper.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Yeah nearly all of the newer Stihl saws are running a HD2 setup including some of their blowers etc as well.

I was gonna change my BG86 over from the foam filter to the HD2 but the mount is totally different.

 

[KG441c]

Dry paper elements aren't exactly rocket science. Something like Stihl's HD2 epoxy type coating might be patented but I doubt you could patent something as simple as filter paper.

Wonder why Swedish engineering chose their setups? Or is it an overlooked part on Husky dealers informing customers of dusty conditions? Is the warning in the instruction manual?

 

[MCW]

I was gonna change my BG86 over from the foam filter to the HD2 but the mount is totally different.

Yeah the newer blowers started coming with them factory fitted in the last 6 months - in Australia at least.

 

[MCW]

Wonder why Swedish engineering chose their setups? Or is it an overlooked part on Husky dealers informing customers of dusty conditions? Is the warning in the instruction manual?

It's quite possibly simply a lack of testing. I know where Husky saws are sent in Australia for testing and it isn't into regions with desert type rainfalls and wood that doesn't even float when dry

 

[Pud]

Stihl makes really good filtering saws and finally a decent bar cover .. Only took them 50 or so years !!!

 

[c5rulz]

Because the vast majority of Husky users don't cut under dusty conditions. I've cut in high rainfall forests and Husky filtration is excellent there. Softwoods also don't tend to produce much dust.
Air injection works by using particle/chip weight and inertia. If the particle has low mass, as in fine dust, it doesn't get ejected from the intake air flow.
I've been very critical of Husqvarna filters for years. Stihl and Dolmar fixed it and acknowledged there has been problems, Husqvarna haven't seemed to care.

I cut nothing but hardwoods and have this problem. Wisconsin is hardly an arid region. Dave cuts mostly conifers which are softwoods and we both are having the same dust problems. Dave is pretty adept at having sharp chains, heck you don't even have to sharpen chain in pine.

 

[Ron660]

I wonder if a richer mix, like 25:1 or greater, would help with engine protection when using Huskies in dusty environments? That is if you can't stop the dust particles from entering the engine anyway.
50:1 = 2% oil
32:1 = 3.1%
25:1 = 4%
16:1 = 6.2%

 

[Nitroman]

Just change to a powerhead that has really good filtration and stop fighting the problem.

 

[Mastermind]

The MS362C is awesome.

 

[KG441c]

The MS362C is awesome.

Lol!! Is it really that bad?????

 

[Thornton]

The MS362C is awesome.

Your not from Maine.