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Husqvarna - Stihl - Poulan - Jonsered - Dolmar chainsaws and more => Husqvarna => Topic started by: ms460woodchuck on February 23, 2012, 09:18:44 am

Title: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: ms460woodchuck on February 23, 2012, 09:18:44 am
 What do you guys think of the 395 and is there any down falls that come with it?
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: 660magnum on February 23, 2012, 09:45:51 am
I know the local Husky dealer as three of them on sale right now. They look nice setting there.

$949 w 24" I looked at the numbers on two of them and they were made in late 2010.

They would be fine saws in big wood
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: Cut4fun . on February 23, 2012, 01:33:16 pm
ms460woodchuck wasnt you at the Poulan gtg?    660 and me was too if it's you I am thinking of.

BIG wood saws

I dont know anything bad or prone to break about the 395's. Never owned one but have ran several different ones in the past.

Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: mdavlee on February 23, 2012, 01:50:17 pm
They run nice and are smooth in big wood. They oil a lot better than a 660 too.
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: EHP on February 23, 2012, 03:02:10 pm
I have built alot of 395's and had a couple for myself, this is what I think of the 395, in stock forum I hate the saw , way to heavy for its power and cuts slow  but once modded a very good saw with alot of power , the 395 picks up alot in power once ported ,
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: HolmenTree on February 23, 2012, 05:21:17 pm
I have a 2008 Husky 395 -32" I bought new 3 yrs ago. It came from the factory with a little 7 tooth 3/8 rim sprocket. It seemed like it was always coming on with the rev limit, so I put a 8T rim on and the problem went away.
Good smooth power ,better compared to my Stihl 066 Mag but I don't think it would be as durable as my 066 over the long haul. From how the carb is mounted on that spongy intake for example I have my doubts for toughness.
But you know the 394-395 design has been around as long as the 066 so its got to be a good saw if their still making it. Too bad Husky couldn't put a side tensioner on the 395, but I guess they probably don't sell alot of those big saws so why bother. Husqvarna probably is testing a 95-100cc saw right now to replace it.

Its a tough sounding saw with a stock muffler, I bent the exhaust outlet flap restrictor out and it really sounds tough. I don't have alot of hours on the saw, so every festival chainsaw carving compertition I loan it out to the carvers to slab their big spruce blocks.
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: man of stihl on February 23, 2012, 05:38:30 pm
It would be better if it had an inboard clutch and a side chain tensioner. JMO
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: EHP on February 23, 2012, 07:58:55 pm
I can remember about 6 or 8 years ago we had a competion in the winter time and Husky was the sponsor so they sent us a couple stocksaws  to race , 1 was a 395 , it had already been to a show but as soon as I fired her up I shut her off , 3/8's bar and chain but a 7 tooth .404 gear on her ;D
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: ms460woodchuck on February 24, 2012, 07:30:42 am
CHAINSAWREPAIR to answer your question about the poulan gtg...I was'nt there this past year but I was there the year before which was the first one that Gregg held. It was a great time and my son enjoyed it as much as I did!
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: MacLaren on February 24, 2012, 08:00:57 am
man, I do love a 395xp.  Super smooth big wood saw. 
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: ms460woodchuck on February 24, 2012, 07:44:59 pm
 Well it may get ported in the future but it won't be anytime soon...gotta a couple more saws on my want list lol.
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: EHP on February 24, 2012, 10:51:48 pm
the 395 is one saw that really likes porting and turns it into a whole new animal
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: ms460woodchuck on February 25, 2012, 09:05:38 pm
 I'll get it ported one of these days...or years  ;D
Title: Re: Just picked up a new 395xp
Post by: Cut4fun . on February 25, 2012, 10:21:18 pm
I'll get it ported one of these days...or years  ;D

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