Chainsaw Repair
Husqvarna - Stihl - Poulan - Jonsered - Dolmar chainsaws and more => Husqvarna => Topic started by: ms460woodchuck on February 23, 2012, 09:18:44 am
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What do you guys think of the 395 and is there any down falls that come with it?
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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
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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.
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They run nice and are smooth in big wood. They oil a lot better than a 660 too.
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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 ,
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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.
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It would be better if it had an inboard clutch and a side chain tensioner. JMO
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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
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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!
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man, I do love a 395xp. Super smooth big wood saw.
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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.
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the 395 is one saw that really likes porting and turns it into a whole new animal
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I'll get it ported one of these days...or years ;D
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I'll get it ported one of these days...or years ;D
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