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257, I ordered through Baileys online.

If I could have got one local I would have gone that route.

Auto tune carb.





Kings, I'm sure it's just some dumbass thing.

And maybe it's my own fault. Running 40:1 fuel for the first gallon.

Should probably just go to 50:1 and start ripping chit up?!


The first tank it was pretty puzzed out but I read that is normal?


And then it gradually picks up?

Try 50:1 and see if that's any better.

Good luck, NYH1.

Never ran an auto tune, but what I have heard is, you need to read and follow the manual.
The starting procedure is a little weird, and if you mess it up, the saw doesn't know how to
tune itself.

Well fellas, I ran another tank through it this morning. Held it wide open for a few minutes while slicing up a 24" cottonwood and then backed off. It maintained an idle for maybe 1 second.....


Cut some more and ran it 'normal' and it would idle for 3-5 seconds and die.



It starts cold on 3-4 pulls, restarts on 1-2 pulls, runs absolutely great but will NOT idle to save it's life.


Did some more sleuthing around on the internet and found out about the secret screw(hidden under a brass plug).

Just backed it out 1/4 turn and did a quick test on the drive way but no luck...

Wow that sucks. Might want to go down to your local dealers and let them check it out. Being brand new it's under warranty. Or try going over to Arboristsite.com. A ton of chainsaw info over there.

NYH1.

NYH1, I actually just registered and posted about the issue on Arboristsite.

I had done some reading there earlier and those guys are into saws like we are into rifles!


Our local dealer isn't really a saw shop, just the local co-op with a couple Rancher models on the shelf. I kinda felt like a dick for ordering but they didn't have the 550XP.



If anything I will have to send it back to Baileys. I'm sure now that I fiddled with it they won't want to work on it but we will see.


Ran 50:1 with non-ethanol 91 octane.


It wants to idle, record might be 10 seconds, so frustrating not being able to tweak it, damn computers!

I had a similar problem with a new Mercury outboard Sam. Warranty work got purring like a kitten. Like the queen's hemorrhoids before, and it took a day's time.

At least it runs fine for cutting up firewood Richard.

I'm gonna keep using it and hope that it figures itself out.

Sam, there's a guys on Arboristsite that go's by Spike60. He's a Husky/Jonny Red (same saws different color and bar angles) wizard, got a dealership down in the Catskills. He's helped me out before. Maybe send him a PM.

Good luck, NYH1.

NYH1, thanks for the tip, I may have to PM him.

Cut a little small stuff this morning and didn't run it real hard and it kinda wanted to idle, kinda....

Yup. Good guy. Throws a Hell of a GTG.

I sent a text to another guy who Ports there. If he knows the answer he'll post.

He's needle scaling a trailer today I think so it may be later.

Uncle Rob

Sam,
Did you do the 3-5 minute run in thing?
Seems that's important, and many folk
don't bother doing it.

Thanks man!

Dillon, yesterday I did a +5 minute full throttle cut(s) on a 24" cottonwood. Never lifted off the gas.

Just checking, Should have got a lot of wood cut doing that.


Wonder how many have ruined bearings doing the run in no-load.

Dillon, it whistled through about 20-25 cuts. I gotta go load that stuff up....


Here's an update and then I will quit boring you guys.


This morning I tried it again, same deal, idled for a few seconds and died. I cut around for maybe 20 minutes until I hit a piece of wire the was embedded in an ash tree. Rather than sharpen the chain I replaced it.

Fired the saw back up and cut for another 10 minutes, I'd baby the throttle in between cuts just enough to keep the saw running. Got done with the log I was cutting and the saw kept idling. What the hell?!

It kept idling for over a minute(until I hit the kill switch), nice smooth sound.

I couldn't believe it. Retested 3-4 times and it kept running and idling just fine.

Let the saw sit for awhile and tested again, works great.



Evidently the Autotune finally decided to tune in.

Sam, that ash needs to go on the walls.

I have a 550XP ported and love it. Nice lightweight package.

https://imgur.com/kMeAwcI
Been running this Husky 266XP for 35 years, It has been a great saw. Also bought a Stihl 441 magnum, its only about 5 yrs old, ignition went out a couple years ago, not too happy about that, but cuts good when it ran.

Richard, that is pretty!


284, that is a ripper!


Kenster, your trees are a little bigger than the ones around here!