272 husqvarna

yetti462 · November 01, 2019, 08:34:45 AM

I had my 272 hopped up. The local saw shop ports the muffler, ports the cylinder and advances the timing and tunes to AV gas. One of my favorite saws to run.

Air Lad · January 03, 2020, 07:09:53 AM

Recently purchased my own one of these(272xp)
Not having access to a 372 for comparison its hard to compare
The saw was well used and therefore I stripped it down a bit and replaced Piston ring/carb kit/removed base gasket and machined upper cylinder to get 25 thou squish/handle was from something else but I got an aftermarket one /muffler/crank seals/new Stihl chain.
Happy with how this saw feels and starts and runs
Yet to do some serious work as we are in bushfire season right now
It seems an impressive beast considering it was built in 92 tho

twobears · January 12, 2020, 09:21:00 PM

I have a 272 and a 268 they both cut a ton of wood but need rebuilding..is it worth it and if so wheres the best place to buy parts? on the outside there in good shape but there very tired.

Pine Ridge · January 12, 2020, 10:20:01 PM

Twobears both the 268 and 272 are well worth the money and effort to rebuild, good saws. I don't know about the best place to buy parts from, but Oem and aftermarket parts are not hard to find for them.

twobears · January 15, 2020, 09:10:53 AM

thanks pine ridge...being old saws I wondered how hard new parts would be to find.i,ll have to do some searching.

Pine Ridge · January 15, 2020, 10:59:09 AM

HL supply sells oem and aftermarket parts for them, you might check them out.

twobears · January 15, 2020, 06:53:42 PM

thanks pine ridge..i looked at that site and I see a lot of 272 parts at good prices it just might turn out to be my snowed in winter project.is there any good posts or webpages on rebuilding a chainsaw?? youtube I,am guessing is one place to look.

twobears · February 01, 2020, 06:47:36 PM

i have my 272 torn down and It has a bad bearing on the chain side and a gouge on the carb side of the piston.i think I,ll tear down my 268 and see what that looks like too.i,ve been watching a bunch of videos on youtube and trying to educate myself on chainsaw rebuilding.i,ve been looking up new parts too..it,s not cheap but looks better then paying for a new saw.

sawguy21 · February 01, 2020, 06:58:59 PM

The 272/372 is a very good saw, one of my favorites. I'm looking for one that doesn't cost a pension check ;D.Our friend @weimedog has very informative videos on rebuilding them.

twobears · February 16, 2020, 06:22:04 PM

where can I find his videos??

Sprinter · October 07, 2022, 08:45:21 PM

Google afleetcommand and you will be there.
I recently got a Meteor cylinder kit w, piston & Caber ring for my 272XP
It is a beauty of a casting nicely done and runs very well.

woodrat · October 21, 2022, 03:19:38 PM

I also just picked up a 272XP a couple of weeks ago for $300. I like it. Same chassis as my 61, which I also like.

HolmenTree · November 13, 2022, 10:13:13 PM

I switched from Stihl to Husqvarna about 15-18 years ago because the best power production saw at the time was the 346XP NE, 372XP OE 390XP, and the 395XP.
I was hanging onto and rebuilding my old 044 10mm and 066 red light saws as long as I could. The 440 and 660 then the 441 just didn't cut it for me.
While running my Huskies I did find a like new 272XP but it just seemed lazy compared to the 372.
You look at the 372 cylinder base it's easy to see where the power comes from with its open port quad A and B transfer ports.. Just like what you see on a dirt bike engine.