Affordable- pro grade build in what was considered a "homeowner" saw. Ability to run a rim sprocket so you could change your gearing or gauge. Excellent fuel consumption. You can put an 18 or even 20 on this saw and do damn near everything you want in the woods for the day without feeling beat at the end of the day. Love love love the 55.
Ok tell me how? IMO the oe 3/8’s(?) chains are too big on these saws and I’d love to run the .325 chain my 20” bar’ed (for reach + topping/ chunking bc I’m a climber) ms261cm runs? IMO that’s the chain I’d used on a 24 or up lightweight back saver bar.. the “stand up and buck” Billyrays talking about.. it makes me mad when people relate to it like it’s a certain complex. No, we need light powerheads on long bars for a reason. The smaller chain should make the combo rip. I was planning on building a Hyway Closed Port with windowed piston build 24 ~ 28” bar just like Boedy but I found out my 2 donors already ran. I’m still new to gages and pitches and cutters to files we just bought new stuff because we needed to finish the jobs I never paid attention till now. Thanks!
My 55 was my second saw and I bought in 1991. That poor thing got me through thick and thin, and it is on the bench for a Hiway rebuild. Unfortunately, I like my CS-590 better, the extra CC's are come in handy and it is not that much heavier than the 55. So I don't know what I will do with it after the rebuild, but I'm keeping it out of loyalty.
Love my 55, now. When I first got it i didn't realise the little metal plate on the trigger would slip down and wedge under the saw side trigger actuator. You can see it between the saw and the handle in the gap. Fix that and you can get full trigger travel, different saw.
My Husqvarna 51 got a 55 upsize when i rebuilt it. They are almost the exact same chassis. Really enjoy the saw. It was bought new by my father in the 90's and has alot of run time on it
I have a 455 rancher. I absolutely love it. It’s light enough to cut firewood all day, and still powerful enough to get through the big wood. Out of the four saws I have, it’s the lightest one I own.
This is what I get for having to watch teh screen and my thumbs and bullshat autocorrect at the same time… It’s not even a light saw. The 455. So, if you get a jugged cylinder and you’re a shade tree or somewhat a mechanic, there are certain mods you can do diy. I’m pretty sure you can not do a base gasket delete on clamshell cylinders is number 1. Every saw thanks to government and everything they touch “goes woke” they mess it up.. give a tiny amount of control they’ll take it all “what’s this 3 thousands of an inch?? We meant we’ll take the .22 too!” That’s why they’re after the .223. Sorry off topic but true. Every saw benefits from a muffler mod. But you can’t base gasket delete a cylinder that do have it.. or cut it down for higher compression.
Yeah. I really do like mine also. I bought it completely popped. So, new bearings, seals, jug, & piston. I flowed the cases a little before pulling the crankcase together. And a very modest port job. I um, just put a stock replacement muffler on it, but I will do something different when work slows down ya know. Thanks for doing a video on it.
I recently picked one of these up at a yard sale, just gave it a muffle mod and re-tuned. My main saws are a stock 565, and a 372 with a muffler mod, and I'm pretty impressed with the 55. Any of the smaller saws I've had were cheap homeowner affairs that fell into my lap, which is what I expected with the 55... this saw is a very different animal.
The more I watch that tree fall back on you the more amazed I am with the saw not getting totally destroyed. You're a lucky man. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and thoughts.
About a year ago I lucked up and found a 55 rancher 18” bar it is a 2001 model was only used maybe 2 times for small jobs it was then put away in a hard case for the next 20 years it still looked brand new so I purchased it for $200 took it home I think it started on the 3-4 pull it is my favorite saw too and love how it already had the felling spikes on it 👍
I have a customer who used his 51 to cut over 2200 cords of 16" hardwood, meticulously maintained. Now h'es on the 55"s I sold him 15 yrs ago , over 1000 cords and counting....
Totally unrelated to this vid, but I'm workin on a buddies go kart w/ a GY6 in it and I'm learning bout the CDI units on it. So last night I'm diggin thru the utubes and who do I stumble across talkin about how to wire a chinese CDI up to anything. I wasn't even looking at the channel name, just the vid description and all of a sudden there you are! I was like "hey I know this guy"! Just found it amusing and thought I'd share. Have a good day and keep em comin!
Dude you got the best timing. Got my 51 a few days ago (my dad did some small engine repair. got it in a trade, been hanging in his shop for years) AND a parts 51 sans carb with a cooked top end, no muffler. Added fuel, fired right up. Gonna need to get a nice bar. May go big bore meteor.. may try to port the 51 oem. Gonna run it a while first. Yall dangerous on the chainsaw addiction shit. Im doing business paperwork at home and there are 6 saws inside my house right now. Couple more in the shop. And best of all a brand spanking new 620p to break in tomorrow. Realllly looking forward to playing with that one. Or maybe even sending it off to Joe :-D
Hi, I just purchased an early 55 in great condition. That brought me to your video and channel. I’m in desperate need of a cylinder and piston for my Partner 5000 plus. Did I hear correctly? Is the 55 top end compatible with the 5000? ?
You may need to get the smaller 44mm bore of the Husqvarna 50, but yeah. It'll bolt right on. The bore sizes are Husqvarna 50= 44mm (same as Partner 5000) Husqvarna 51= 45mm Husqvarna 55= 46mm If you get the larger bores, the cylinder will bolt right up and everything will work perfectly, excepte the piston might hit the case on the down stroke. So, you will need to be prepared for that and bore out the case opening bigger with a dremel or something so that the larger piston will work. Or...just get a 44mm Husqvarna 50 piston and cylinder setup. Bob's your uncle.
These saws with the closed port cylinder and a 028 super piston makes very good power for what they are. Same with a stihl ms290 46mil piston. Hyway closed port cylinders are very good, you can use jb for reshaping the transfers on the closed port definitely helps a lot 😎
Also the easiest saw to split the cases on as well. Probably 1 of the easiest saws to fully rebuild. Only thing I don't like is how the throttle is a ush style and doesn't hook into the lever in the cases. The piece in the handle that pushes likes to break.
Picked up my 51 a few days ago. On the bench now, and gonna order some parts this week :-D It honestly runs good with the 51 cyl and clapped bar/chain on it. BTW JK, thanks for the info you gave me a week or two ago.
The highway Titan nickel pop-up cylinder kit for the 55(46mm) part#503 60 91 71. Is a closed port I have one physically here in my shop on the shelf for my next 55 build I was shocked when I opened it and found it was a closed port the last build I did on a 55 was a farmer tec cylinder no pop-up she run very well after porting work but the squish was big at .044 good compression and I didn't want to cut the cylinder or put an 028 super piston in it and make it hard for the guy to pull so I left it and amazingly she cut really fast pulled hard. Timing numbers on that were ex102 - in75 - trans 127 - squish .044 no base gasket just 1184 threebond. The costumer said that 55 is just a hand full of fun to run now his favorite saw in his collection.
If yours was different or you think they may make different timing numbers. I'll get it bolted up when a get a minute and give you the hyway titainickel pop-up stock out of the box timing numbers if you want let me know.
Well I have a 51 and a 55 bone stock other than gutted mufflers and the both do well. Are they going to win the race? Probably not but you talk about dependable and gets my firewood in and that's what counts! Love mine!!
That's a 46mm cylinder. The Husky only ever used the 45mm closed port cylinder. So, it would have been the Partner 5000+/Jonsered 590 cylinder. All 46mm cylinders that Husky used were open ports. But...I am currently looking for a Partner 5500 cylinder for my 55. Soooo...if ya got one, I'm interested!
Affordable- pro grade build in what was considered a "homeowner" saw. Ability to run a rim sprocket so you could change your gearing or gauge. Excellent fuel consumption. You can put an 18 or even 20 on this saw and do damn near everything you want in the woods for the day without feeling beat at the end of the day. Love love love the 55.
Those same reasons why echo is starting to get real popular today!
You dont have to change rim to change gauge
I run a 24” on my 55 no problem
Ok tell me how? IMO the oe 3/8’s(?) chains are too big on these saws and I’d love to run the .325 chain my 20” bar’ed (for reach + topping/ chunking bc I’m a climber) ms261cm runs? IMO that’s the chain I’d used on a 24 or up lightweight back saver bar.. the “stand up and buck” Billyrays talking about.. it makes me mad when people relate to it like it’s a certain complex. No, we need light powerheads on long bars for a reason. The smaller chain should make the combo rip.
I was planning on building a Hyway Closed Port with windowed piston build 24 ~ 28” bar just like Boedy but I found out my 2 donors already ran. I’m still new to gages and pitches and cutters to files we just bought new stuff because we needed to finish the jobs I never paid attention till now. Thanks!
What bar are you running?
What gauge are you running?
Do you use an adapter?
And what’s the drive links?
Thank you.
My 55 was my second saw and I bought in 1991. That poor thing got me through thick and thin, and it is on the bench for a Hiway rebuild. Unfortunately, I like my CS-590 better, the extra CC's are come in handy and it is not that much heavier than the 55. So I don't know what I will do with it after the rebuild, but I'm keeping it out of loyalty.
Love my 55, now. When I first got it i didn't realise the little metal plate on the trigger would slip down and wedge under the saw side trigger actuator. You can see it between the saw and the handle in the gap. Fix that and you can get full trigger travel, different saw.
My Husqvarna 51 got a 55 upsize when i rebuilt it. They are almost the exact same chassis. Really enjoy the saw. It was bought new by my father in the 90's and has alot of run time on it
I have a 455 rancher. I absolutely love it. It’s light enough to cut firewood all day, and still powerful enough to get through the big wood. Out of the four saws I have, it’s the lightest one I own.
A muffler mod really opens them little Saw's up quite a bit. Makes the engine run cooler too making them last much longer
@@dentondunn4346 thanks so much for that valuable information. Greatly appreciate it 👍👍
This is what I get for having to watch teh screen and my thumbs and bullshat autocorrect at the same time…
It’s not even a light saw. The 455.
So, if you get a jugged cylinder and you’re a shade tree or somewhat a mechanic, there are certain mods you can do diy. I’m pretty sure you can not do a base gasket delete on clamshell cylinders is number 1.
Every saw thanks to government and everything they touch “goes woke” they mess it up.. give a tiny amount of control they’ll take it all “what’s this 3 thousands of an inch?? We meant we’ll take the .22 too!” That’s why they’re after the .223. Sorry off topic but true. Every saw benefits from a muffler mod. But you can’t base gasket delete a cylinder that do have it.. or cut it down for higher compression.
Yeah. I really do like mine also. I bought it completely popped. So, new bearings, seals, jug, & piston. I flowed the cases a little before pulling the crankcase together. And a very modest port job. I um, just put a stock replacement muffler on it, but I will do something different when work slows down ya know. Thanks for doing a video on it.
I recently picked one of these up at a yard sale, just gave it a muffle mod and re-tuned. My main saws are a stock 565, and a 372 with a muffler mod, and I'm pretty impressed with the 55. Any of the smaller saws I've had were cheap homeowner affairs that fell into my lap, which is what I expected with the 55... this saw is a very different animal.
The more I watch that tree fall back on you the more amazed I am with the saw not getting totally destroyed. You're a lucky man. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and thoughts.
I agree ,I have 100s of saws and I seem to grab the 55 an awful lot .
Bought mine in the early 90’s and never had a second thought or regret. I’ve used and abused and it’s still the goto for the majority of times.
About a year ago I lucked up and found a 55 rancher 18” bar it is a 2001 model was only used maybe 2 times for small jobs it was then put away in a hard case for the next 20 years it still looked brand new so I purchased it for $200 took it home I think it started on the 3-4 pull it is my favorite saw too and love how it already had the felling spikes on it 👍
Exactly the same way I got mine, free tho
I have a customer who used his 51 to cut over 2200 cords of 16" hardwood, meticulously maintained. Now h'es on the 55"s I sold him 15 yrs ago , over 1000 cords and counting....
Love my 55 too. Currently in peices to get ported and base cut
Totally unrelated to this vid, but I'm workin on a buddies go kart w/ a GY6 in it and I'm learning bout the CDI units on it. So last night I'm diggin thru the utubes and who do I stumble across talkin about how to wire a chinese CDI up to anything. I wasn't even looking at the channel name, just the vid description and all of a sudden there you are! I was like "hey I know this guy"! Just found it amusing and thought I'd share. Have a good day and keep em comin!
Dude you got the best timing. Got my 51 a few days ago (my dad did some small engine repair. got it in a trade, been hanging in his shop for years) AND a parts 51 sans carb with a cooked top end, no muffler.
Added fuel, fired right up. Gonna need to get a nice bar. May go big bore meteor.. may try to port the 51 oem. Gonna run it a while first.
Yall dangerous on the chainsaw addiction shit. Im doing business paperwork at home and there are 6 saws inside my house right now. Couple more in the shop.
And best of all a brand spanking new 620p to break in tomorrow. Realllly looking forward to playing with that one. Or maybe even sending it off to Joe :-D
I’ve had 3 or 4 55s. And a couple 51s. For some reason I prefer the 51 over the 55.
Damn good saws. They can run for a lifetime
Any insight on the why? Because i'm about to pull the trigger on going big bore on a 51. Just nice to consider all options
Hi, I just purchased an early 55 in great condition. That brought me to your video and channel. I’m in desperate need of a cylinder and piston for my Partner 5000 plus. Did I hear correctly? Is the 55 top end compatible with the 5000? ?
You may need to get the smaller 44mm bore of the Husqvarna 50, but yeah. It'll bolt right on. The bore sizes are Husqvarna 50= 44mm (same as Partner 5000)
Husqvarna 51= 45mm
Husqvarna 55= 46mm
If you get the larger bores, the cylinder will bolt right up and everything will work perfectly, excepte the piston might hit the case on the down stroke. So, you will need to be prepared for that and bore out the case opening bigger with a dremel or something so that the larger piston will work. Or...just get a 44mm Husqvarna 50 piston and cylinder setup. Bob's your uncle.
Love mine, owning two of them one ported one stock and stock saw wit oregon 38cm bar outperfor ported one wit 45cm bar
I do like the look of the 55, nothing fancy just a simple, nice looking homeowner saw👍🆙BigGuy
Yep. About as solid as they come too.
It is a bit square is the only complaint I would have, otherwise, very good. In my mind the easiest saw to work on. Is the 55 closed or open port?
Open
They made the 55 in both. The closed port 55s were known to be quite a bit spicier than the open ports
So many of these still around. You could beat them to hell and they hold up.
These saws with the closed port cylinder and a 028 super piston makes very good power for what they are. Same with a stihl ms290 46mil piston. Hyway closed port cylinders are very good, you can use jb for reshaping the transfers on the closed port definitely helps a lot 😎
Also the easiest saw to split the cases on as well. Probably 1 of the easiest saws to fully rebuild. Only thing I don't like is how the throttle is a ush style and doesn't hook into the lever in the cases. The piece in the handle that pushes likes to break.
I feel your pain I got 6 running and 3 I'm still finding parts for and I'll tell you they crank ported love the 51's to
I’ve been seriously thinking about trying to put the piston and cylinder from my Poulan 3500 on my Husqvarna 55 Rancher.
i can confirm the 50 frame can accept the 51 and 55 parts. Mine is a combination of those saws
I picked up a nice closed port 55 from a garage sale! 25 doll hairs
I love my 51 turned 55
I love my 55 you built for me Josh!😉
@@KainKustomGarage it was definitely a runner, glad you are enjoying it.
Picked up my 51 a few days ago. On the bench now, and gonna order some parts this week :-D It honestly runs good with the 51 cyl and clapped bar/chain on it.
BTW JK, thanks for the info you gave me a week or two ago.
@@mattfleming86 not a problem man, glad I can help.
You took a saw with a brand new piston and cylinder and put it straight into woo without any break in? Great job genius...
Super 👍
The highway Titan nickel pop-up cylinder kit for the 55(46mm) part#503 60 91 71. Is a closed port I have one physically here in my shop on the shelf for my next 55 build I was shocked when I opened it and found it was a closed port the last build I did on a 55 was a farmer tec cylinder no pop-up she run very well after porting work but the squish was big at .044 good compression and I didn't want to cut the cylinder or put an 028 super piston in it and make it hard for the guy to pull so I left it and amazingly she cut really fast pulled hard. Timing numbers on that were ex102 - in75 - trans 127 - squish .044 no base gasket just 1184 threebond. The costumer said that 55 is just a hand full of fun to run now his favorite saw in his collection.
If yours was different or you think they may make different timing numbers. I'll get it bolted up when a get a minute and give you the hyway titainickel pop-up stock out of the box timing numbers if you want let me know.
Well I have a 51 and a 55 bone stock other than gutted mufflers and the both do well. Are they going to win the race? Probably not but you talk about dependable and gets my firewood in and that's what counts! Love mine!!
I had a 51 hour that I loved weird carb setup though
They sell pop up to for it
Stock was better imo . I just picked one up from a guy who needed cash. I didn't even want it. I'll make it nice and give it to my niece's husband.
No! Let us hear the planes. I like to hear them.
It was the cylinder of a Partner 5500 that would be the same as a PP325.
That's a 46mm cylinder. The Husky only ever used the 45mm closed port cylinder. So, it would have been the Partner 5000+/Jonsered 590 cylinder. All 46mm cylinders that Husky used were open ports. But...I am currently looking for a Partner 5500 cylinder for my 55. Soooo...if ya got one, I'm interested!
@@novicelumberjack 5000/plus ever only was 44mm. I think…But the 590 was 45mm
Which one has the biggest chain ?
I wanna find me a 55 now
Where's PETER ! !
Dubb just did a video on him and he is sending him off to someone else. Watch Dubb's new video to see what he thinks of Pete!
I love my 51 that Josh @jksawshop built for me!❤❤