Husqvarna 2100CD

Spike60 · August 15, 2020, 06:34:03 AM

Well, this morning I'm selling one of my two 2100's to a younger lad who has been trying to piece one together for a while now with no luck. Complete and in nice shape I'm letting it go for $400. Could probably get more for it by putting it out there, but for me it's not about the money. More about sharing with another collector and knowing where it's going. He's a nice kid and got bit by the saw bug early and he's just dying to get a 2100. He doesn't even know yet. He's coming in to get some parts and I just told him I've got a surprise for him.

Real1shepherd · August 15, 2020, 09:23:53 AM

Quote from: Spike60 on August 15, 2020, 06:34:03 AM
Well, this morning I'm selling one of my two 2100's to a younger lad who has been trying to piece one together for a while now with no luck. Complete and in nice shape I'm letting it go for $400. Could probably get more for it by putting it out there, but for me it's not about the money. More about sharing with another collector and knowing where it's going. He's a nice kid and got bit by the saw bug early and he's just dying to get a 2100. He doesn't even know yet. He's coming in to get some parts and I just told him I've got a surprise for him.

Very cool, but what does he plan to DO with it? By "kid" do you mean in his twenties or a teen? If it doesn't have a chain brake and he doesn't have a lot of saw experience....you see where I'm going.....

Kevin

Real1shepherd · August 15, 2020, 09:32:56 AM

Quote from: Al_Smith on August 15, 2020, 05:38:48 AM
Actually all of my large saws came about before prices went though the roof also .Even my latest two I rebuilt wasn't terrible .I think I have a little over $400 in two Partner p-100's including the parts to rebuild them which took nearly two years just to find the parts . Plus a lot of research which is part of the challenge of restoration . If I'm correct I got the Husky 2100 for a little over $100 with the shipping from Washington state which had a bad ignition coil .That had to be at least 10 years ago .

The SEM's modules under the flywheel are available again, new. They run just over $100 if you shop around. I've asked many times where they are made to no avail. I bought one and have a couple of good used ones.

You'd think that would have put a damper on the used modules, but they go on eBay for about the same price as a new one....crazy.

It's not a high failure part as some of the SEM's are in Squeals. In fact, a lot of them have been ruined by running your flywheel puller screws too far into the module potting.

Kevin

Spike60 · August 15, 2020, 10:24:07 AM

Quote from: Real1shepherd on August 15, 2020, 09:23:53 AM
Quote from: Spike60 on August 15, 2020, 06:34:03 AM
Well, this morning I'm selling one of my two 2100's to a younger lad who has been trying to piece one together for a while now with no luck. Complete and in nice shape I'm letting it go for $400. Could probably get more for it by putting it out there, but for me it's not about the money. More about sharing with another collector and knowing where it's going. He's a nice kid and got bit by the saw bug early and he's just dying to get a 2100. He doesn't even know yet. He's coming in to get some parts and I just told him I've got a surprise for him.
Very cool, but what does he plan to DO with it? By "kid" do you mean in his twenties or a teen? If it doesn't have a chain brake and he doesn't have a lot of saw experience....you see where I'm going.....

Kevin

Yup, I understand. Mid 20's. You know, for guys our age, anybody under 30 is a kid.

Nothing more technical than cutting some large firewood logs/rounds. Not his first larger old saw without a chain brake, so he has some experience there. Shouldn't get into trouble with the 2100.

Al_Smith · August 15, 2020, 12:20:08 PM

I ran them in days before they had chain brakes or throttle safeties .Having said that they aren't a bad idea though .

sawguy21 · August 15, 2020, 12:30:54 PM

I have one saw with a chain brake, a Husky 35. Got a 65 because the young feller would not run it without one. I just play with and demo them, I would want a brake if I was working.

Bruno of NH · August 15, 2020, 01:36:15 PM

What about a 3120 any good ?

Al_Smith · August 15, 2020, 06:31:45 PM

The question should be what is not good and that would be the price .

sawguy21 · August 15, 2020, 09:00:07 PM

The 3120 is a good saw, faster and lighter than the 2100 and popular in the west.

HolmenTree · August 16, 2020, 09:49:51 AM

Thanks to this man the 3120XP was brought into the PNW.
This is February 1989 at the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Winter Festival, Peter even put a pipe on it.

Spike60 · August 16, 2020, 10:38:24 AM

Willard; It's so cool that you saved all of this stuff over the years, and thanks always for sharing it!

Real1shepherd · August 16, 2020, 10:47:02 AM

Quote from: Bruno of NH on August 15, 2020, 01:36:15 PM
What about a 3120 any good ?

Sort of an ill fated saw because it came to the PNW as the timber scale was getting smaller and smaller. The 394 took the 2101's place and was popular here and in BC. And that led to the 'evolution' of the 395.

I've never had a 3120 side by side with a 2100.....but it was always my understanding that they were slightly larger and heavier?
Anyway, it proved its mettle in milling and down in Australia for those tough, gnarly trees they have down there.

The early 3120's had both HIGH & LOW speed adjustable jets but then later they fixed the HIGH setting with no adjustment. But....some clever gents on AS figured how to reinstall the HIGH spd jet.

I'm always on the lookout for a clean, low hr 3120....would have to figure in the cost of refitting the HIGH spd jet though.

I think the saw hot-rod crowd using the 3120 might have led Husky into the decision of making the HIGH spd jet fixed. The saw was very popular in that crowd for yrs due to a strong bottom end. Still....in modified competition like that, saws grenade, people get hurt, people sue etc, etc.

Kevin

HolmenTree · August 16, 2020, 11:41:54 AM

Quote from: Spike60 on August 16, 2020, 10:38:24 AM
Willard; It's so cool that you saved all of this stuff over the years, and thanks always for sharing it!

Your very much welcome Bob.
Peter Holmquist as a B.C. Husqvarna distributor probably did more for the North American Husqvarna market then all the sales outlets put together.
He immigrated from Sweden to a Saskatchewan farm with his parents as a young boy. They farmed not very far from our farm.
Peter later headed west to fall timber on the west coast when he eventually made a career change due to an injury.
His Husqvarna distributorship called Pacific Equipment introduced so many of their pro saws into the workforce.
Since the 1960's thanks to his ability to speak fluent Swedish he had great success with Husqvarna in marketing and research and development.
He was well know in Sweden.

Al_Smith · August 16, 2020, 01:23:07 PM

Most likely an over bore over stroke 3120 is the ticket in the hot saw crowd .Funny part is they use the connecting rod from a Stihl 084 for those builds .
In the past I've made some small parts for these modifications for a few of these saws .Out of respect for the builder that's all I'm going to say about that ;)

Al_Smith · August 16, 2020, 01:30:33 PM

A Husqvarna 3120 or a Stihl 084 or the later large Stihl's unless it's a hot saw really need no modifications .They have more than enough power just the way they are .Unless you are in huge timber country it won't get much use any way .In areas like where I'm at the large Stihl for example they might sell one every two or three years .Those who have the older 084 such as myself don't use them enough to wear them out .

sawguy21 · August 16, 2020, 01:30:53 PM

I met Peter in the mid 70s while I was working for a Stihl dealer, he wanted us to switch. He hated our distributor, Timberland Supply who pioneered the line in western Canada, with a passion. ;D His guy carried a number of other lines which he didn't like, he wanted an exclusively Husqvarna dealership. He wasn't successful but it was fun watching him and my boss sparring.

Al_Smith · August 16, 2020, 02:48:38 PM

That high pressure thing Husqvarna tried some years back is one of the reasons there are no stocking Husqvarna dealers in these parts .The deal was either Stihl or Husqvarna and they pulled their franchises but didn't buy back the stock of repair parts and stuck the dealers with them .We have a lot of Stihl dealers though .Like I said before if I need Husqvarna parts it's either e-bay or a dealer in North Carolina .Actually the dealer even with shipping is usually less expensive than e-bay .Often it's the same with Stihl parts .

HolmenTree · August 16, 2020, 03:04:14 PM

Quote from: sawguy21 on August 16, 2020, 01:30:53 PM
I met Peter in the mid 70s while I was working for a Stihl dealer, he wanted us to switch. He hated our distributor, Timberland Supply who pioneered the line in western Canada, with a passion. ;D His guy carried a number of other lines which he didn't like, he wanted an exclusively Husqvarna dealership. He wasn't successful but it was fun watching him and my boss sparring.

Yes I hear Peter was pretty aggressive and back in the 1970s he would be quite the formidable foe to deal with.
He was heavily into Timbersports and actually won the single men"s crosscut bucking event at the world championships in Hayward, Wisconsin.
He was still active into his late 60's.

Real1shepherd · August 16, 2020, 11:57:53 PM

In the US in the PNW, Bailey's hands down sold the most 2100's and 2101's. Getting to be a dealer was generous from Husky in those days. I knew several 'dealers' who were working out of their garages.

People die, things change.....I wouldn't buy a file from Bailey's today. But back in the day with their "Jack***" specials and calling up on the phone and getting Bill Bailey himself.....different company. I wished I'd saved some of their old catalogs.....fun daze.

Kevin

barbender · August 17, 2020, 01:56:26 AM

I used to order some saw stuff from Bailey's, towards the end of the Bill Bailey era. It sure did change after he died.

Bret4207 · December 02, 2020, 02:29:54 PM

Quote from: Real1shepherd on July 10, 2020, 10:26:41 AM
Quote from: Al_Smith on July 10, 2020, 09:19:42 AM
On this particular saw it would of course be much better to actually see it than buy a pig in a poke off the internet sight unseen .The actual value is a matter of opinion .Having been at this collection restoration stuff a long time usually if you keep your eyes open a deal will come along to fit in your pocket book .
As I recall I had about $90 plus maybe $20 to ship mine from Washington then another $50 for a used coil which also came from Washington .Keep in mind if a new coil could be found they get around $200 for it .
As far as the size and really style several manufactures made similar models of 99 cc machines .The popularity depending on the geographical location.So they are where you might find them .
The electronic potted SEM's modules under the flywheel of the 2100/2101 are available new for $100-$150 if you shop around. They were reintroduced about five yrs or so ago. This particular module doesn't have the same failure rate as some of the more notorious Stihl models. But they can fail and you were pretty much stuck...until now.

I haven't seen anything in the literature that the new modules are fortified or made any differently than the originals.....or even WHO actually makes them.

The bandits on eBay are trying to get almost as much for a used module as the new modules cost....so it goes.

Kevin

Where are you seeing these new SEM coils? My 2100 sits dead...