Husky 266 or 268 identification

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Hello folks,

I recently picked this up from a fellow arborist, who claimed it was a 268xp. The side cover says 266 and the back plate with the Serial number has fallen off. Any tips on identifying it?
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Hello folks,

I recently picked this up from a fellow arborist, who claimed it was a 268xp. The side cover says 266 and the back plate with the Serial number has fallen off. Any tips on identifying it?
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That's a 268 or 272 Pull the top cover
And take pics
The 268 top cover will not fit a 266 that has a different ignition system
The case's and top cover are different.
Between the 266 and 268/272
 
That's a 268 or 272 Pull the top cover
And take pics
The 268 top cover will not fit a 266 that has a different ignition system
The case's and top cover are different.
Between the 266 and 268/272
My 272 (early) has a different recoil style, was there an older recoil 272?
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My 272 (early) has a different recoil style, was there an older recoil 272?
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I have 15 266 268 and 272 the Recoils on mine have all been interchangeable between 266/268/272 not the top covers
Unless there's some I've never had.
 
Hello folks,

I recently picked this up from a fellow arborist, who claimed it was a 268xp. The side cover says 266 and the back plate with the Serial number has fallen off. Any tips on identifying it?
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If that's the original top cover check for a date and year code stamping
Inside the cover.
 
Thanks for the replies, I’ll take some more pictures in the morning. I can identify most stihls but the husky’s im not familiar with.


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Easiest/quickest way to identify which saw it is, is to look at the location of the front mounting screw for the top cover in relation to the upper left recoil cover screw. If the top cover screw is located forward of the recoil screw is is the early, two piece ign of the 266......if it is located aft of the recoil cover screw it is the later one piece ign of the 268XP/272XP. The recoil mounting pattern remained the same on every model of this large saw family. This particular saw is the late version
 
Easiest/quickest way to identify which saw it is, is to look at the location of the front mounting screw for the top cover in relation to the upper left recoil cover screw. If the top cover screw is located forward of the recoil screw is is the early, two piece ign of the 266......if it is located aft of the recoil cover screw it is the later one piece ign of the 268XP/272XP. The recoil mounting pattern remained the same on every model of this large saw family. This particular saw is the late version

Thats interesting. Thanks.

Seems like 266's and 268's coming out of the wood work lately FS.

2 266 last month and now this 93 268 yesterday.

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Took a couple more pictures today, The tip cover shows a date of 87, which if I read correctly is when the 268xp was introduced?
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