ndlawrence
ArboristSite Guru
Get a 359 and have it ported!
Broken case,screws that wont stay tight,on off switch wire, leaking oil tank, decompression line(switched back to old style) and coil issues. other than that, it's been a great saw.
Get a 359 and have it ported!
Broken case,screws that wont stay tight,on off switch wire, leaking oil tank, decompression line(switched back to old style) and coil issues. other than that, it's been a great saw.
I missed that first time. That is a very early model. The auto decomp is a known problem and Husky dropped that after a couple years. The decomp button on the side of the cylinder is the 'new style' and works great.
the husqvarna 357 or the 359
tell me the differences:msp_smile:
I had great luck with the 2 series of husqvarna (254,257,262)bulletproof and used them professionally for 10 years, cutting 1000-1200 cords of pulpwood for years with the above mentioned saws. I feel like the newer series of saws are not of the same quality of the 90s but that might just be me. I don't cut wood for a living anymore but I still keep up on whats going on. I feel that stihl has higher quality especially in the smaller saws, 261 or 362, I own neither but I know many guys that do and they are very impressed by them. They are a tad slower speed wise but a higher quality unit. The same goes for clearing saws, the old 480 was bulletproof in comparison to the husky 345(not even close)I have used both professionally and it's no contest.
The old 2xx saws were very good. But in my experience the newer 3xx saws are just as good and better in some ways. I have been using a 346xp since January 2001 in semi commercial use and it has been flawless, has a ton of hours and still going strong. Bought a used 357xp 3 years ago and it was 4 years old when I got it. That saw has been flawless also, not even a hiccup. My brother is running an old 351 and a 359 that I picked up used, said they are the best two saws he's ever owned and he's had old Poulans and Stihls. Bunches of 359s and 372xps' around here going strong for years. Just not seeing many problems with any of them.
Your 357 was a very early one and they were not right the first couple years.
Very true. I am curious about the 346xp and would to get one, the NE version. From what I have read here it seems to be very well balanced which I will take any day of the week. The 357 in comparison to to the 254/262, handles like a brick.
Or the wonky 199 carb... Didn't some of the 357's come with the HD199??? Easy fix if that's what it was.
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