Rob Stafari
ArboristSite Operative
You have a point. I'm thinking of ordering up the parts and pieces for this and losing them in my garage. That shouldn't be too hard.
I should probably put together a list of wear items and order those too. Someday, parts will be hard to get. Fuel line. Impulse line. Carb kit. Clutch. Oil pump rebuild kit. What am I missing?
Parts aren't too hard to get and I don't see the supply chain running dry any time soon. Not that it hurts to have spares. If you do order some, get some springs. Especially if you are heavy handed and like yanking the thing out of a cut or tend to pinch the bar and try to pull it out like a gorilla. If you have the old style spring that attaches to the cylinder, you want the new style with the travel limiter anyways. Same goes for the early carb box cover that didn't have a prefilter screen. Best to upgrade that anyways. Brake band, I managed to have one break on me. Dealer didn't have new, but had a used one in stock that is still doing its job. Oil line, once again the earlier model line tends to dry up and shrink causing your saw to mark its territory more than it should. Air filters, definitely a good thing to have around.
On/off switch wouldn't hurt, but I would find a husqvarna dealer and get one that auto resets to on that'll fit, just because it is convenient, and might save you some headache of flooding the saw if you start yanking on it and forgot to switch it to on. Fuel and oil caps can also be upgraded to the new husqvarna flippy caps, which reminds me I need to order those items for mine to make life more convenient.
That's all I can think of at the moment. If you don't have a good dealer already I'd contact Nate(@fordf150) at Performance Outdoor Equipment. He is a great guy and does a real good job of taking care of us forum members. You can message him here, but I'd look up and call the shop as he is really busy these days. Beyond dolkita pars, he can get most anything from the other brands. Has a good stock of lightweight bars and good prices on chain. He is pretty much my go to even for Steahl stuff as all my local dealers are true shidiots and painful to deal with.