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Upon deeper digging into the 281/181 I have discovered the internals are from an early 181SE thin double ring saw with the tighter combustion chamber- the saw model released in 1982 and at the time the best power to weight saw for another 4 years when Stihl released the 064 to compete. It has...

Went on a wee road trip yesterday, to pick up what was described to me as a one owner 281XP, wearing a 20" bar 3/8 chain- only known fault was a broken brake flag. About a 45 minute drive over the next province, I arrived to find a Gentleman that has been retired from forestry for three years-...

Not sure we can link youtube videos direct here, but pretty sure Matthew Olsen has a bolt by bolt video on a 455 which should be close enough for you.

This is one of the "new" Husqvarna types that I do not have a lot to do with- but an educated guess would be a massive air leak. I am also guessing this is the same 450 that is dropping oil out of the recoil starter side, so my next guess is the cases are cracked broken at the base somewhere-...

The potential hurt is in leaning out too much. Fuel gasoline burns and provides the energy to move parts- oil lubricates the parts. The more oil you have the less gas you have. 40:1 in a saw tuned by modern factory methods for 50:1 can be borderline lean- hell most saws from the factory are...

You will know the demands better- being on the same continent and all. ;) I guess at the end of the day they are only 14-18 inch dead softwoods eh? For my mindset- a 60cc pro saw with a 20 inch bar is a small saw. :p

Best advice for over there seems to be go with the best local dealer support you have in your area- rather than go with a brand name first and worry about a dealer later. Husqvarna make some fantastic saws, as do Makita/Dolmar, some of the Echo's are pretty good- especially for the initial cost...

14-18 inch trees, 15 years worth of cutting @ $200 per annum........ makes the 362 a lot more appealing. Thing is, treated fairly, a pro grade saw might look a little rough in 10-15 years of cutting for homeowner firewood- odds are it will still be running. The consumer grade saw doing the same...

Welcome aboard- not a huge amount of traffic here, but I am sure a few will offer up some ideas. Are you sure the Husqvarna is delivering oil to where it should be delivered? Bar oil hole clear, bar groove clean? No blockages in the oil delivery system? Without bar and chain does a decent...

Dropped my 200T a while back, busted the brake flag, popped the impulse off the bottom air box nipple...... but little else damaged. Not its first tumble to test gravity- won't be its last. But while checking it over and putting the impulse line back on, I decided to give her a wee present- the...

Or keep for parts- you may someday find a same model that has case/handle broken, smashed exterior but a good piston and cylinder that can be swapped over to your old saw. Or sell parts off what is left of yours.

Do you still have the low compression saw- be interested in a photo of the piston through the exhaust post.

Yep- cylinder looks pretty shagged as well- still WAY too much transfer in there that might clean out, but the scoring looks too deep and some of the plating is missing in spots.

This is an interesting quandary- if indeed you do not know about tuning of a chainsaw, obey the warranty to the letter of the law and probably prepare yourself to use it- because most new saws come factory lean or on the very edge of no error margin. Tip the 3/4 gallon of 40:1 into a gasoline...

Not one of my favourite saws to work on- but my guess is the trigger spring is broken/missing- or part of the trigger that retains the spring is broken off. Try a Google search for McCulloch 610-650 IPL (illustrated parts list) and it will show a detailed exploded views of all the saws parts...

That shows us the piston and not the interior of the cylinder. Nice series of photos and the circled areas are a nice touch. The interior of the cylinder need to be shiny and clean with none of that black smearing left (like you can see on the face of the piston) no grooves or scoring you can...

Not sure if I can link this here but here is the IPL for one and you can see lots of gaskets and seals between cylinder and carb that are potential air leaks- and the bearing cup seals either side of the crankshaft that I am guessing are much the same as the ones on those horrid wee Husqvarna...

Then I would be picking a great big old air leak in the system somewhere- loose base bolts, seals around the crank. Not familiar with the model, but manifold tear if it has one and not a block. Impulse tube (if it has one) torn. Most people can get away with tuning out an air leak for a short...

Okay, go back to the original "fault" and the misadjusting of the original carb. What caused you the need to be playing with the adjuster screws in the first place? Did the saw start running then dying for no apparent reason and tuning (playing with the screws) helped it run a bit better for a...

Dude- it is a plastic consumer saw- and you are asking ME what next? :p I do not play around with Mitre 10 or Bunnings (our Walmart?) plastic saws as a rule- but will give it a crack off the top of my head. First guess would be one of the fuel lines is running incorrectly in the system- one of...