Husqvarna 272 series rear rubber mounts failing

[Art_H]

I suspect that the '2' series saw use the rear horizontal rubber mounts for vibration control. The issue I'm having is that they come appart and faqil more than they should. Is there any other options like a spring mount system I could use? Thanks.

Art

[sawguy21]

Are you pinching the bar and twisting the power head to free it? That is hard on mounts.

[Art_H]

I'm normally pretty good with keeping the abuse down. I've likely pulled a bit over the past 3 years since they were new. but not on the throttle handle. I normally process firewood with the excavator, so there is a pretty easy cut  for the saw for pinching. But when I bought the saw used, they needed replacing as well. Since the '3' series saws have the spring mount system, I figured Husqvarna found the rubber wasn't effective and went to a  wire spring mount.

Thanks,

Art

[HolmenTree]

Husqvarna started using the spring av mounts in the very late 1980's .262 XP was poplar then but Jonsereds introduced it first though around 1988.

272 XP was introduced in 1992-93 so depending how old you 272 is rubber does degrade over that length of time.
I bought some OEM 272 mounts for my 272 a couple of years ago from Husqvarna so you should have no problem getting some.

[jwilly3879]

I replace mine quite often in both my 670 Jonny and 272xp. Some from age and some from getting pinched.

I ordered a bunch of large and small from Bailey's and the quality sucked, the rubber wasn't bonded well to the metal and they failed almost immediately. Bailey's did replace them with no problem.

I have had the best luck with the Forester mounts.

Once you buy the tool for the large and small mounts changing them is pretty simple.

They do not hold up well to gas and oil.

[Ada Shaker]

There are many different types of vibration dampeners used in industry, Holmen does well in obtaining original oem ones for good reason.
Steel springs may or may not work as effectively, as the spring rate would probably be unknown and may transfer too much vibration, or too little, or may introduce axial loads where not required. A lot of èngineering goes into chainsaws, why change it?. just my two bobs worth....

[HolmenTree]

 

 

I bought spare OME Husqvarna mounts for my 272 XP in both hard and soft rubber. I have the option to run soft mounts for less vibration with a short b/c or use the hard mounts for longer bars which require a stiffer mount and better strength.

I bought ordered them from my Husqvarna dealer here in Canada a couple of years ago so they are still available.
I never had much luck with aftermarket stuff, just stick with OEM factory parts.

[SawTroll]

Husqvarna started using the spring av mounts in the very late 1980's .262 XP was poplar then but Jonsereds introduced it first though around 1988.

272 XP was introduced in 1991-92 so depending how old you 272 is rubber does degrade over that length of time.
I bought some OEM 272 mounts for my 272 a couple of years ago from Husqvarna so you should have no problem getting some.

Jonsered 1988 - I wonder what model that is about, and by that time the better ones (all Swedish made ones) were made at the Husky factory anyway?

[HolmenTree]

Husqvarna started using the spring av mounts in the very late 1980's .262 XP was poplar then but Jonsereds introduced it first though around 1988.

272 XP was introduced in 1991-92 so depending how old you 272 is rubber does degrade over that length of time.
I bought some OEM 272 mounts for my 272 a couple of years ago from Husqvarna so you should have no problem getting some.

Jonsered 1988 - I wonder what model that is about, and by that time the better ones (all Swedish made ones) were made at the Husky factory anyway?

Niko, Jonsered 2051 Turbo introduced 1987-88 depending what side of the pond you're on.
Some may have an argument that Partner was involved in this saw design too. :D

Husqvarna's 262 XP with spring anti vibe was introduced 1989-90.

[Caloren]

I used a friends Husqvarna while in British Columbia in 1972. It had the first AV [felt like springs] I had ever seen, wonder what model that was? Up until that time all I knew Husky made was fine rifles and fearsome dirt bikes!

[SawTroll]

Niko, Jonsered 2051 Turbo introduced 1987-88 depending what side of the pond you're on.
Some may have an argument that Partner was involved in this saw design too. :D

Husqvarna's 262 XP with spring anti vibe was introduced 1989-90.

Yes, silly question by me, as I really knew the answer. I wasn't quite awake though...

I suspect Jonsered, Partner and Husky all were involved in the 2051 design - but they were sold only as Jonsered.

[Spike60]

The 2051/2054/2055 do have a real Partner like flavor to their layout. Handle, case design etc. For sure here in North America, they were only sold as Jonsereds. Husky had their own models to cover that market segment, but if those saws originated with Partner, you'd think there would have been Partner models on that chassis somewhere.

But the spring mounts appeared earlier than the 2051: On the Partner 400 designed family that included the Husky 40/45/49 and Jonsered 2041/2045/2050. I have a Husky 40 from 1985, and they came out a couple years before that, but I'm not sure when without looking it up.

[HolmenTree]

Spike  I said the # wrong should be 2050 as I remembered that , I even got an issue of a 1988 Poplar Mechanics  magazine honoring the Jonsered 2050 Turbo chainsaw as the new techology of the year award.
But as most others on the Internet said 2051 Turbo introduced in 1988 and 2050 introduced in 1992 most notably Mike Acres site, so I just went along with it or  I would be called a liar.  :D

Surprisingly SawTroll didn't pick that up.
I have no experience with these little saws when logging back in the day

[Spike60]

I'm not sure but I think they were also the first of the "plastic/clamshell" saws. So, they get credit, (or blame?), for that idea. They would have to have been considered a homeowner market entry slotted above saws like the Poulan based 141/2040 models. Mostly trouble free saws, which is good as they are a bit of a pain to work on.

Very smooth with those spring mounts, but not sturdy enough for pro use where they'd be more likely to get yanked on frequently. Power to weight is nice, especially with the 50cc versions.