Husqvarna 465 Rancher & Rancher II differences.

[Stronghold96]

Greetings,

Seeking some education but first a little backstory. I rarely use a chainsaw and was gifted a new 2016 465 Rancher in 2017 after hurricane Harvey. It sat for four years, unopened, in the box in my storage unit. In 2021, we had a flood, where my saw got soaked for about a week.

When I got to it, I opened it up, air dried and put in a case. Fast forward a few months, we moved from Texas to Minnesota. I cleaned up the saw, put some fuel in it, bar oil, checked the spark plug and it started right up. It still has not been used and been started twice. The second time, it wouldn’t idle, so I took it to a service shop in a Cloquet.

The repair shop told me that I needed to replace the bearings, seals and crank shaft. A cost of about $550 with labor and parts. He said I could do it cheaper if I brought the parts to him.

So the question I have is, are the 465 rancher and rancher II parts interchangeable or will I need to ask specifically for the pre rancher II parts?

Thank you for your consideration.

 

[ATpro]

No more than you use a chainsaw I would give it away or sell it cheap to someone and buy an echo saw which would be cheaper than the cost of the repairs to the 465.

 

[Stronghold96]

No more than you use a chainsaw I would give it away or sell it cheap to someone and buy an echo saw which would be cheaper than the cost of the repairs to the 465.

Thanks for the insight and advice!

 

[Seachaser]

Dang, I bought my 465 cheaper than that. It’s a heck of a saw by the way. I would get a second opinion. But I would by a 460 off of eBay and use the parts off it.

 

[Backstage]

IIRC 455 and 460 are interchangeable parts. Difference being 49mm bore on the 460, 47mm on the 455. The 465 is a different animal.