357XP vs John Deere 648D

[Oldtimer]

Deere won.

$120 to replace bars, top cover, decomp button...

Then I lost my senses and walked out with a shiny new 576XP-AT...have not even started it yet..

I said before I'd go with the carbed 576, and they had one of those too..but they are a very good dealer, with excellent service...and the AT was $21 more...and they advised me to get the AT..

 

[dancan]

So you did get jolted from them wires LOL .

 

[mingo]

Deere won.

$120 to replace bars, top cover, decomp button...

Then I lost my senses and walked out with a shiny new 576XP-AT...have not even started it yet..

I said before I'd go with the carbed 576, and they had one of those too..but they are a very good dealer, with excellent service...and the AT was $21 more...and they advised me to get the AT..

I was going to buy a carbed 576 , but after I ran the A/T I couldn't stop myself from buying it.

 

[Oldtimer]

I couldn't pass up the offer; Take it away on interest free payments. $790.oo / 3 = $263.33.
Haven't even started it yet..lol..

 

[mingo]

How do you like the 357, and was wondering what your dealer thinks of the 562.

 

[Oldtimer]

Love it. revs to 14,500....get a good sharp chain on it and it damn near keeps with a fresh 372 in hardwood (cutting firewood)..I don't like the on-off switch, too easy to hit it while sawing.
They seem to think the 562 is great, but I remain suspicious. I don't like the stupid squeeze-bulb primer. WTF does it need that for? Another thing to crack and leak.

The 357 cut some and limbed nearly every stick of this pile.

The carnage:

 

[Oldtimer]

Sexy...

 

[carguy]

Love it. revs to 14,500....get a good sharp chain on it and it damn near keeps with a fresh 372 in hardwood (cutting firewood)..I don't like the on-off switch, too easy to hit it while sawing.
They seem to think the 562 is great, but I remain suspicious. I don't like the stupid squeeze-bulb primer. WTF does it need that for? Another thing to crack and leak.

The 357 cut some and limbed nearly every stick of this pile.

The carnage:

I used to think that the 357XP was a good saw until I had Eric Copsey do a woods port at which point it became an incredible package.

 

[mingo]

Love it. revs to 14,500....get a good sharp chain on it and it damn near keeps with a fresh 372 in hardwood (cutting firewood)..I don't like the on-off switch, too easy to hit it while sawing.
They seem to think the 562 is great, but I remain suspicious. I don't like the stupid squeeze-bulb primer. WTF does it need that for? Another thing to crack and leak.

The 357 cut some and limbed nearly every stick of this pile.

The carnage:

I ran a 562 another logger had seemed to have a lot of snap I'm not crazy about the bulb primer either. They had a bolt come out of the case under the muffler and it sucked the gasket into the case started leaking bar oil, dealer had to split case to put a new gasket in. Haven't seen them to see how they made out with it.

 

[gsg]

Did you get to chop with that 576 yet oldtimer? I've had a 575, 576 and two 576 autotunes.......they seem to be the strongest but take 5 gallons to break in. Until then a 372 is stronger but after is a different story.

 

[Oldtimer]

It does feel numb. Only 1.5 tanks through it so far, no need to use it in the smaller wood I'm cutting just now.

 

[2dogs]

You should ask that this thread be moved to the chainsaw forum. The guys there will tell you you that you don't have a bulb primer but a purge valve.

 

[ShaneLogs]

Love it. revs to 14,500....get a good sharp chain on it and it damn near keeps with a fresh 372 in hardwood (cutting firewood)..I don't like the on-off switch, too easy to hit it while sawing.
They seem to think the 562 is great, but I remain suspicious. I don't like the stupid squeeze-bulb primer. WTF does it need that for? Another thing to crack and leak.

The 357 cut some and limbed nearly every stick of this pile.

The carnage:

Hey Oldtimer, Does that 357 have a full-wrap handle on that saw ?? I can't tell from the pics if it doesn't or not.

 

[Oldtimer]

No.

 

[ShaneLogs]

No.

Oh, I don't like the way the full-wrap handles ride on the skidders anyway, LOL

 

[Oldtimer]

Pretty sure you need to be a "real" west coast logger to legally own a full wrap saw anyways....have to ask gologit.

Did you know that if you ask a favor of Gologit on his daughter's wedding day, he can not refuse the favor?

True story.

 

[ShaneLogs]

I'm as East Coast as you are. I'm just a little more north then you are.