havenodog

[havenodog]

Hey I'm new to this website but have been interested in saws for some time. Being a part time wood cutter I cut enough wood for myself and maybe a friend or two. My question is about Walkerizing a saw more than it already is. Last year I bought a muffler for my husky 345 and have had great results with it. I would like to have a little more power but am in a dilemma about laying the money out for a new saw or having the 345 balanced and ported by Walker. Is it worth getting the saw done or to go ahead and spent the $400 plus bucks for the 346 xp. I love the saw and it has never given me any problems. I'd appreciate any advice you all might have. Thanks

 

[clearance]

Welcome to the site, I have run a few Walkerized Husky saws, they all started life as XP saws, get the 346XP and have it Walkerized. Hope this helps, either way you are onto something good.

 

[havenodog]

Is it true that the xps run a pretty narrow powerband? I'd like a saw with a little umph in the lower rpm range because when I clean up a tree there is a lot of smaller stuff to cut up. Does a full Walkerizing narrow the powerband even more than it already is? Thanks for the op.

 

[skwerl]

The 346XP and 353 are the same saw except for the piston and cylinder. The 353 is supposed to have a little wider powerband, although I rarely cut with less than full throttle anyway.

But yeah, get a second saw. They are too much fun to only have one.
:greenchainsaw:

 

[havenodog]

husky345

Thanks for the opinions guys. I guess the best way to get more power in a saw is to buy a bigger saw. I'd love to have two saws but don't need more than one. This may take some time to consider. Thanks

 

[pbtree]

You could always mod a 353...

 

[pbtree]

Oh, yeah. And welcome to the site!