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G'day everybody, today I bought a Husky 181 saw at auction for $20 with a broken piston. The barrel looks okay and the rest of the saw looks alright too. Where (if anywhere) can I buy a piston for my saw? Should I try the local husky dealer, or are there cheaper aftermarket pistons available?

jim o'donnell,

Click on this link for your local dealer Husqvarna Australia

Yes you can get some after market cylinder and piston sets.

Thanks for your reply Bruce. I found my local husky dealer location and I'll check it out this week.I'm expecting a hefty price though (I may be wrong), do you know who sells the aftermarket pistons for my saw?

jim o'donnell,

I will check tomorrow to see if they are available and cost.

Hi Bruce, I checked my local Husky dealer and he wants $135 for a piston and ring kit which sounds a bit steep to me. Then he tried to sell me a new saw! Can't blame him for trying I suppose. If you could find an aftermarket piston it would be great thanks.The serial number is 5240172

jim o'donnell,

I have checked around but unable to locate one for that model. Is he quoting for piston rings & cylinder. If so then that price is good but if it is only for the piston and rings I would be trying a few other places.

Hi Bruce, thanks for looking. The price was for piston and rings only. I'll keep hunting around. Is it possible to match a piston off it's size?

jim o'donnell,

I think that would be extremely hard to do as I have never done that before.

i have a firend who this old Husqvarna parts for saws he is a Husqvarna dealer too

Just for a comparison, i recently bought a Poulan 2450 which has a
38cc motor, the cylinder, piston & ring had just been replaced before i bought it. The cylinder cost $110.00 and the piston & ring
cost $46.00. The last owner ran it with straight petrol, no 2 stroke
oil!