My trusty Husky 335!

[Tom Dunlap]

It's been a couple of years since I had fuel in my trusty Husky 335. No typo...a 335.

In the next week I have a couple of jobs to do so it was time to fire up the saw this evening.

I mixed up a quart of fuel and filled the tank.

Set the choke.

Pulled 12 times and it was running perfectly! No smoking or puking.

When I put saws away for more than a month I dump the fuel back into the gas jug. Then I start the saw and let it idle until it runs the fuel out of the line and carb. That's it...works just fine.

Maybe this thread should go in Rant and Rave too!

 

[Tree_Frog]

Funny that you bring this up Tom. I am in the process of rebuilding my 353 and am looking for a good lightweight new guy saw that they always stick in the dirt. I was looking at this saw for that purpose. Would this saw fit the bill? Heavy new guy use for limbing and bucking small stuff 6 inches and below?

Thanks. Good to be back to the buzz.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

No saw is any better than another for dirt cutting!

When I had multiple pruning saws to use there was always one that was deemed the 'beater'.

Having some old chains around for cutting roots always worked for me.

 

[Tree_Frog]

so true!

 

[Merle Nelson]

That Oregon Insta Sharp is great as a root/dirty wood cutting beater chain. Once dull you can get it up and sharp again for beater working standards in 5 seconds of running the saw sharpening cassette.

 

[monkeylove]

My beater is a Mac 610. It's old, it's heavy, it doesn't start or rev anything like the new stuff but...it just won't die.

 

[Tree_Frog]

I was looking at the 450 with carving package from Bailey's. Though it might be nice to use a carving bar for tight inclusions instead of working it with a chisel a little at a time. Any thoughts on the Husky 450?