Old Husquvarna 61 restoration

[Jim Duggan]

Here's mine. When I first got it running well it sported a 17 inch Windsor bar and had no chain brake system. Now it has 20 inch Oregon bar and an OEM chain brake system. It also has a Meteor P&C kit installed and a muffler mod was done. I had gifted this saw to my brother but he struggled to start it with no compression relief. So, I gave him my 359 and I got the 61 back home. We're both happy.

Nice. My buddy is putting the new muffler on right now. Got a 20" sugihara bar on order.

 

[fpinet]

You’ll need the old metal handle chain brake, I did the same on my white top 61.

I wanted to change the chain on my old 61 and I can't find a chain that fits, it's a 16 inch Oregon bar ..I thought if I put a new bar that comes with a chain it would fix the problem but I can't manage to get the chain on! Can someone help me please I'm about to give up and just go buy a new one