My 272xp doesn’t have a compression release, it’s
like new , just have to show it who’s the boss, lol 
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like new , just have to show it who’s the boss, lol 
My 346 is a OE, without the primer bulb. I did use a Newer 346 top end which has a little bigger bore than the older 346's. My 272 I dragged out of a junk pile, honed out the cyl, bought a new piston and ring and did a base gasket delete. When I built it, it would crank easy and and run like a banshi, then the ring seated and compression jumped way up. I think I am just going to reinstall a new base gasket. I have forgot what the compression was, Its been 4 or 5 years since I have even tried to crank it. I have a 268 and a 262 and a 80cc domar that are supposed to run, or at least they did when I stopped using them, and a few others I dont even remember what they are. I just dont cut big timber anymore so the saws just sit in the shed. I also have a new popup piston to fit a 55 husky I am wanting to try. Its a piston out of a Sthil, I forgot which model, but it should work in the 55.A popup 268 piston in a 372 is a very easy saw to start with the timing stock, easier than a stock 372.
Then add one of those "D" recoil handles and you'll be rocking again.
Is the 346 one with a primer bulb, that would be a nice addition if not. Many of those setups should be available here as so many like to remove them, not me, I like them.
Glad you got it done and some eggs
I never kept them on the desktop, only long enough to put them where I wanted (mostly in the picture file). This computer sends them to "Drive E". which should show in the "My
Computer Icon on the desktop. Computer does not have that icon. I did find it once by searching for it and found it chock full of pictures that came with the computer. Can't find mine in the mess.
Well you can slow the contracture up a bit by stretching it fairly aggressively - 3 or 4 x 20secs a few times per day but you won't win. In the end you'll need to get them stripped surgically and the time to do that is when you start losing range of movement in your finger joints. I can remember Cowdad stretching his on the steering wheel when he was driving when I was a little tacker so his would have started when he was in his early 40s. I'm now 48 and nothing so far - fingers crossed.
Nice looking saw.My 272xp doesn’t have a compression release, it’s View attachment 1126795 like new , just have to show it who’s the boss, lol
Did it take much work to make that handle fit.
It actually wasn’t little bending and a hole relocation. It looks almost NOS , actually all my 2 series saws have no decomp , gives ya a workout, but they all run real good,Nice looking saw.
Did it take much work to make that handle fit.
You must be talking big, high horsepower stuff that many of us don't see in our neighborhoods. When you say Kubota, most of us are thinking about a tractor you can park in the garage next to the wife's Equinox, and most guys load the tires on them.I believe it's Versatile...
We don't have any weight on this CIH JX65,
It works just fine for haying and for a "general purpose" tractor around the farm, no extra weight needed.
SR
Getting one would help it start quicker. On the bigger saws pulling it over a few times slowly on the ground without trying to start it and then bringing it to TDC before really giving it all you got. Those "D" style handles give the most bang for the buck/the effort/cost of anything I know of, when I get to be in that position they will be my first option. That is if they're still gas powered saws by then
.The closed port 55's have the highest compression numbers stock I've ever seen on a 50cc saw, and higher than most newer saws, the one exception is the MS460/461, right up at 80 is the norm, the 2 series huskys had some decent compression too.
Nice.
The one off a 372 OE would look more factory than the xtorq version
.That's one reason a lot of guys sold them, couldn't pull them over. I don't need a workout starting them, plenty of that once they are started
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Or maybe sell off his inventory of fix 'r' uppers and buy a shiny new one that starts easier.Getting one would help it start quicker. On the bigger saws pulling it over a few times slowly on the ground without trying to start it and then bringing it to TDC before really giving it all you got. Those "D" style handles give the most bang for the buck/the effort/cost of anything I know of, when I get to be in that position they will be my first option. That is if they're still gas powered saws by then
The closed port 55's have the highest compression numbers stock I've ever seen on a 50cc saw, and higher than most newer saws, the one exception is the MS460/461, right up at 80 is the norm, the 2 series huskys had some decent compression too.
That’s a 365/372 FRNice.
The one off a 372 OE would look more factory than the xtorq version
That's one reason a lot of guys sold them, couldn't pull them over. I don't need a workout starting them, plenty of that once they are started
Yeah, that's an option for sure.
Fresh new rings and a new diaphragm in a carb go a long way, seems like he's half way there.
My 298 an 266 are probably the most stout to pull over, but since the XS treatment , the 266 it’s gotten worse,LolGetting one would help it start quicker. On the bigger saws pulling it over a few times slowly on the ground without trying to start it and then bringing it to TDC before really giving it all you got. Those "D" style handles give the most bang for the buck/the effort/cost of anything I know of, when I get to be in that position they will be my first option. That is if they're still gas powered saws by then
The closed port 55's have the highest compression numbers stock I've ever seen on a 50cc saw, and higher than most newer saws, the one exception is the MS460/461, right up at 80 is the norm, the 2 series huskys had some decent compression too.
Nothing to be ashamed of, I keep eyeballing a new one even though my stuff all starts right up.
Hey, lets remember it was me asking the questions and telling you
.It's an xtorq handle, which is smooth, the oe handle has the ribs for extra pleasure(hence XP
). I wish they had the ribs on the Xtorq handles, they are more comfortable, just not as much grip.xtorq style
xtorq closest, and oe next, then plastic, what do you expect, it's a stihl
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Yeah, everyone needs a good excuse to by a new saw. For me it would be that it's been a while, well a couple weeks anyway
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You have a 400 yet ?Hey, lets remember it was me asking the questions and telling you
It's an xtorq handle, which is smooth, the oe handle has the ribs for extra pleasure(hence XP
xtorq style
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xtorq closest, and oe next, then plastic, what do you expect, it's a stihl
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Waiting for the 562 Mark II ,
nah, don't see the need, it's pretty close to the 500 and 462 for weight, and I have those and a ported 261 in that flavor. To be honest, it's one of the new saws I haven't ran yet, that and a 592.
