Husqvarna 298XP

[Husky288XP]

Whats the story behind the Husky 298? I guess it was replaced by the 2100, did anyone ever use a 298?

 

[Simonizer]

Whats the story behind the Husky 298? I guess it was replaced by the 2100, did anyone ever use a 298?

Never heard of one. Then again, I don't know stuff about things.

 

[ehp]

the 298 was made for a couple years , the husky dealer had 2 in last week. It was made to be a lighter 2100 cause the motor was pretty much the same thing , it was a good saw but not one of the nicest to start and if you had started one with good compression you would know what I mean

 

[Husky288XP]

My 288 is that way, it will rip the pull cord right out of your hand. No decomp button.

 

[Husky288XP]

Ed,
Ever make any race 298s?

 

[ehp]

No , Marcel made some but the 2100 was the saw , the 298 had a smaller rewind pulley so not as nice of saw to cold start. But I am sure like anything you can make a bigger pulley work

 

[jokers]

My 288 is that way, it will rip the pull cord right out of your hand. No decomp button.

grow some arse.

 

[Chopwood]

Ed,
Ever make any race 298s?

Chris Faustino in Mass has one built by Marcel and it F-in rips for a small saw. IMO, a perfect 8x8 saw those 298/2100's are.

 

[kf_tree]

My 288 is that way, it will rip the pull cord right out of your hand. No decomp button.

steve must be feeling like a big boy today........or at least 10cc's bigger. he must be thinking about changing his name to husky298. only 20cc's more to go.

 

[Husky288XP]

All this abuse.

I am going back to reading posts vs. posting, again.

 

[ehp]

Come on Stevie You know you love it, you are going to have to get a 090 then the guys might leave you alone, I said might

 

[Husky288XP]

I was thinking Mac 250ish.

Or a big West Bend.

 

[ehp]

If you want to become the Stud Muffin you always wanted to be get Dennis to build you a 500 Honda and use it in the tree, now I want the video of that

 

[donnyman]

Ya hi fellows.Hay I have one of those 298 xp s.Good saw.Got to be a real man to crank them but once running they will do the job at hand.Mine has 24 inch bar on it.6.0 cub engine.Lots of grunt.Later Don.

 

[Husky288XP]

I don't want to be the Stud Muffin, thats what Gypo is for. More like the young, quite, and intelligent fellow standing in the background.

 

[ehp]

Steve yes you are young, but how in the h@ll do you think you are Quiet, man you can talk a mile a minute so unless someone has red greens secret weapon it will never happen

 

[Husky288XP]

Jeez Ed,
I though I was quite compared to Rich and Hunter. I just sit there with a stop watch in my hand.

 

[ehp]

Steve it would be a blast to sit off to the side and watch and listen to you when you are drunk, I am sure there would be thing said that most people would bust a gut over, Rich and Hunter are different lest leave that alone ok

 

[Husky288XP]

Or when we went to cut that Beech in Russ' back 40. I remember measuring logs and loading them into the tractor, while you and Hunter were talkin like two old church ladies.

 

[ehp]

Sorry Steve you must have me confussed with someone else, I can remember cutting the beech to length and Hunter and me loading them into the tractor bucket that Woodland was driving, were you drunk then ?