Added a Husky 371 to the herd today

I made my usual Friday rounds through the pawnshops and scrapyard today and this 371 found its way into my car's trunk when I left the last shop:









The price was $169 but I haggled the owner down to $150 on account of the Jonsereds clutch cover and the fact that one of the AV mounts is shot so the AV is really loose. I know it looks kinda abused in the pictures, but this is exactly how it came from the shop and I haven't even so much as hit it with compressed air yet, let alone do a proper cleaning. It's very dirty but appears to have been taken care of. Nothing is broken or bent except for that one AV mount; it's just missing a bit of paint on a couple corners. I pulled the muffler when I got it home and the piston looks like brand new still. It fired in 4 pulls at the shop and felt like it had good compression, so I didn't worry about pulling the muffler before buying it. I was a bit surprised to see a single-ring piston in this saw - is that stock or did someone throw an aftermarket in there? Also as you can see in the third pic, it's already been muffler modded which is a big plus. It was a very good job too - it looks so stock that I didn't even realize it was modded until I brought it home. Totally missed that second opening up under the top cover.

What are the specs on the 371? It's one of the models that seem to be absent from Acres' site. I assume it's pretty similar to a 372 as far as power is concerned. At any rate, this thing sure likes to get up and go with that muffler mod. It doesn't appear to be ported at all, but I have no idea what the ports look like on these in stock form. I also haven't put the compression tester on 'er yet, but I'd guess it's in the 150 PSI range just by how it feels and runs. I think I'm gonna enjoy this saw. I'll keep an eye out for a proper orange clutch cover, but to be honest I'm not in any big hurry on that. If I were to decide to sell it that would be another matter, but everything doesn't have to match to cut firewood. I could always just paint it orange and hope nobody notices the different lines...

Great saw, mine ran good for years till the base gasket went. Now it has the big bore kit among other improvements. You got a good deal.

Congrats!

The single ring was standard back then, except for the very late (EPA) ones on the US market.

Specs are as the 372xp, except they were a tad lighter (the case of the 372xp was beefed up a bit).

The low air filter cover is nice!

Way to go!!!

Excellent find! I have a clutch cover for that, sent you a pm.

Looks good, nice find!

Moss Man said:

Excellent find! I have a clutch cover for that, sent you a pm.

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I'd get a 372xp one, with a side chain adjuster for it, and remove the front adjuster.


It is not a really big deal, but.....

SawTroll said:

I'd get a 372xp one, with a side chain adjuster for it, and remove the front adjuster.


It is not a really big deal, but.....

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I actually have a used one for each saw, so you have numerous choices!

Nice! I'd say You got a great saw for a great price. You will enjoy it.

Way to score! Persistence pays off!

Good score on a great saw.
The tank vent is different compared to the 372.
Be careful using compressed air around this vent as you can blow it out unnoticed.

It needs a high filter cover Lol.

One of the best saws I've ever used. If I had to have a three saw plan (how painful that would be!!), this would be one of them. I rather like the Jonsy cover, but Niko has a good point.. the side adjuster is more convenient. One of these days, just for the h^ll of it, I'm going to build a Jonsavarna which is a mish-mash of parts.

andrethegiant70 said:

One of the best saws I've ever used. If I had to have a three saw plan (how painful that would be!!), this would be one of them. I rather like the Jonsy cover, but Niko has a good point.. the side adjuster is more convenient. One of these days, just for the h^ll of it, I'm going to build a Jonsavarna which is a mish-mash of parts.

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Heh, I can't count how many of those I've seen floating around here, especially at auctions and farm yard sales. Almost all aren't worth the price though.

I like the look of the high-top cover & filter too, but it's not a big deal to me. And since this'll likely end up as one of my regular-use firewood saws, a hightop would just be more prone to getting broken. Not to mention the lowtops don't look like they should be as fast as they are. Always nice to have a "sleeper" kicking around to put a cocky fella back into place eh!

Another great score, Brad....That was a good price if it's a good runner!!

You and I are kinda gathering the same saws! I have a 371XPG waiting for a parts donor to put back together.

Did some noodlin' with the 371 a couple hours ago to get a feel for what I can expect from it:



I got the AV problem figured out today. I was at my dealer's shop today (for non-saw-related issues with the Husky lawn tractor) and decided to wander in the back and pick the tech's brain since I couldn't see a broken or missing mount anywhere. He told me that there was supposed to be a mount between the cylinder and the wrap handle on the clutch side. I had been wondering about the purpose of the threaded hole in the side of the cylinder, but I had no idea an AV spring should be there. Luckily I had a spare spring kicking around, though I'm not sure what saw it was from, but it fit up just fine. Now it's complete and ready for the fall firewood season, and I have a feeling it'll see a significant amount of use since I had previously been using the 660 to cut ~24" trees. The 371 feels smoother in the AV department and is a fair bit lighter, and doesn't even slow down in 20"+ wood with the skip chain that's on it. It's definitely a keeper.

FWIW while I was at the shop I checked out the price of a new 372XP - $1159 CDN plus sales tax. I'm pretty happy with paying ~13% of that for basically the same saw. Not quite as pretty, but it gets the job done just the same. Also I think that price is inflated due to the 372 discontinuation - I can get a brand new 390 or 395 for just a few bucks more; I think a 390 was $1199 or something like that and a 395 is a bit over $1200.

Pretty is over-rated. You done good.

Is that really a pile of noodles or is that you in a ghilly suit, waiting to ambush a deer? LOL

Joking aside, looks like you got yourself one heck of a cutting machine. What kind of wood is that, and what kind of chain were you using?