New toy!

Just picked up a Hucqvara 142 chain saw.



It has a 16" bar on it ,will also get a 14" to run also.
Seems lighter than my 350, will use for liming.
So lets here your input.
Sean

Was going to try some carving with the 14"

How much didja pay for it? Never ran many Huskys, I do have a 372XP and I LOVE THAT SAW! Never hurts to have a couple smaller saws in the lineup for limbing/bucking tops. Alot easier on the back to limb and buck a downed tree with a tiny saw than it is with a big saw......

Bar and chain look a lil worn ? did you get this used . Maybe its just the pic is it brand new ... Whats the weight ,probably a good limb saw.

Keep the 16", skip the 14".
142 is an orange Poulan-clone, not a horrible thing in and of itself but if you were expecting a mini-346XP, that it ain't.
Lots of muffler/carburetor issues with these (and I believe carb re-tuning requires a special tool. [They're cheap online]) so read up and catch things early. If it runs good then I would just keep a very close eye on the muffler bolts and make sure they do not loosen up on you. (Husky syndrome , thsi advice applies to your 350 as well, they were notorious for loosing muffler bolts.)

The positive, saw has very good power output for a small saw and will run that 16" bar with 3/8" Low-Pro chain all day in any wood.

And oh yeah, get rid of that chain! Have a Stihl dealer cut you some Picco loops. That alone will make the bigest difference.

I got it used for $100 with a new chain in the box. I do have other chains and maybe a bar, will have to look.
I will check muffler bolts.Thanks for the heads up!
Sean

I bought a nice old Stihl 009L with a 12 in. bar for e-limb-inating. The first thing I noticed was I was doing a LOT more bending over with it. I wonder how big a bar I can put on that saw. Keep the 16, maybe get a bigger one if you can.