When I rebuilt my Husky 181 I ported it and removed the base gasket to bump up the compression. While I appreciated the added revs from the porting, the added compression made for a saw that was a mofo to start. I realized there is a point at which useability beats out raw power and put the base gasket back in to drop the comp.
Glad it settled in for you Sam. Your story made me google the problems some have had. watching some of the hard start videos, I wondered how many have become airborne. Then I saw your post on Flaves thread.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
Think it's the 2266 Jonesered that's the same as the 362 xp after a muffler mod. I wanted a 362 but proximity to a dealer was a pain and I was in a hurry. I bought the slightly smaller Jonesered (think 52cc) and cut hard oak and maple for about 16 hours straight the next day. Never a hiccup and when the safety chain wore I threw a full on but by then I only had two trees left. I then rebuilt a two story railroad tie retaining wall. It ate a few blades but otherwise not a hiccup. The Jonesered is a red Husqvarna for a few hundred less.
Think it's the 2266 Jonesered that's the same as the 362 xp after a muffler mod. I wanted a 362 but proximity to a dealer was a pain and I was in a hurry. I bought the slightly smaller Jonesered (think 52cc) and cut hard oak and maple for about 16 hours straight the next day. Never a hiccup and when the safety chain wore I threw a full on but by then I only had two trees left. I then rebuilt a two story railroad tie retaining wall. It ate a few blades but otherwise not a hiccup. The Jonesered is a red Husqvarna for a few hundred less.
Jonsered makes a good saw. But, just like Husky's, they have different grades. Pro, semi, and cheap. I have 2 of the semi's. They work really well, as does my Husky.
When I picked mine up I was reading on the Logging forums and they all said Jonesered is the same as Husqvarna it's just their off brand. The 2266 (iirc) is the 362 xp. It has a slightly different muffler but that's it. There are a few threads on modding them to be the same. I went one grade down and think it was in the 650 range price wise. The 2266 was 850 ish and the Husky was 200 more than that. I tried CL etc. got used Husky or Stihls but nothing I could trust. My Neighbor clear cut a stand of massive Oak for his house and rather than wait 2 weeks for the Logging company to pick up the load he wanted it gone. Put a free firewood sign up and it was chainsaw madness over there. Finally after a week I bought the Jonesered and went over and cut. I made it worth it and living next door with a Supersuty made moving it easy. I just finished stacking it Wed. Going to put an insert into a massive old fireplace to save on electric. Running 2 Keystokers on coal, 2 heat pumps, and the rest of the rooms on those baseboard electric deals and my utilities may hit 1k or more a month this winter. Thankfully the Coal stoves throw some serious heat and coal is next to free. Our place used to be a church retreat so even the lower basement has 18' ceilings. Sliders on 3 levels don't help either.
The Jonny Red 2266 and a Husky 365 are the same (70.7 cc, 4.7 HP). The Jonny Red 2260 and Husky 362XP are the same (59.8cc, 4.7 HP). All are outstanding pro built saws.
The 2266/365 are 2272/372XP with restrictors in the intake ports that can be replaced or ground down and the power will be increased to the same as the 2272/372XP (great saws). The 2260/362XP are lighter more nimble and maybe even more versatile saws for someone that only wants one saw.
NYH1.
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The 550XP is also one bad ass saw and in a smaller package. It will have better ergos, be lighter weight, have more power and be better on fuel than your 51.
I have a 550XP ported and love it. Nice lightweight package.
