550xp or ms 311

[Officer's Match]

That is over exaggerated.

A ported 562 can be a mean little bugger, but it's not going to run with a equally ported 441C-M or a 79er. What it is however is the baddest 60cc I've run short of Nik's nasty 361.

 

[sunfish]

Hey real quick my local dealer wants 750 for the 562 with a 20in is that alot and it don't have a tech lite

That's pretty much retail price. Not bad, but have seen em for less.

 

[MountainHigh]

I'm late to this thread ... what did you buy?

LOVE my 562xp with new lighter bar, but the cost of this bar will put a 562xp well over your budget.
555 would be a great way to go if you don't want to spend more. Light enough for most people to cut the small stuff and powerful enough to handle 20" plus wood with ease.

I ran a 50 cc saw exclusively for years (still have my 346xp with a 16" bar) but now that I have more power, I find it hard to go back. Noodling BIG wood makes almost anything acceptable to now throw in the back of my truck.

562xp with new bar cut almost 1/2 pound off the saw running 20" - perfect balance.


and no, I don't get a commission on these bars .... but maybe I should ask

 

[KiwiBro]

balance is a little off but so am I

 

[Tjcole50]

550xp all day between those 2 choices.. I owned an ms311 and I would put my 550xp up against that hog any day of the week...

 

[Idahonative]

Husqvarna Owns the 50-60cc market!

Husky makes some high performance pro saws, no doubt. But an Echo cs-500p and a cs-620p will give a Husky 550xp and a 562xp a run for their money. To say Husky "owns the 50-60cc market" is a bit of an exaggeration.

 

[Tjcole50]

Husky owns the 50-60cc market... had to sorry

 

[Idahonative]

Husky owns the 50-60cc market... had to sorry

Ok, keep telling yourself that...sorry.

 

[Tjcole50]

Relax... im sure your echos are equal performers
I would really like to run some echos but they dont seem to big around here

 

[Idahonative]

Relax... im sure your echos are equal performers

Not equal but close enough the average wood cutter won't notice much difference. The big difference between the two is price and warranty.

 

[Jaret Dominicus]

Hey guys I'm sorry I haven't been on for a while I've been busy. I bought the 550xp and I absolutely love that saw it is great I'm running a 20in bar on it

 

[Jaret Dominicus]

 

[Jaret Dominicus]

The only thing bad about the saw is that it eats up gas quick

 

[svk]

Great to hear. Cant wait for mine to arrive!

 

[Jaret Dominicus]

Trust me you will enjoy it.

 

[svk]

Just found out mine is shipped as of today....Cant wait!

 

[svk]

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Love the orange and grey XP's with the Sugi or Tsumura bars! Mine will be wearing a regular Oregon Pro-Lite but at 16" there isn't as much weight savings nor do I cut enough to warrant a high end bar.

 

[MountainHigh]

The only thing bad about the saw is that it eats up gas quick

I always felt my 346xp was quite economical to use and the 550xp is supposed to get even better mileage Regardless, the time it takes to cut your wood is so much faster with a sharp chain on an XP than most homeowner saws, I think you'll find you'll use less gas for the same amount of work than a lot of the alternatives.

 

[Jaret Dominicus]

I mostly cut oak and I have a sharp chain idk if it's just the autotune or it just revs so high maybe that's why it eats so much gas

 

[zogger]

I mostly cut oak and I have a sharp chain idk if it's just the autotune or it just revs so high maybe that's why it eats so much gas

Wood in the truck per gallon of mix. I have no idea on the autotunes, but for firewood, mix seems cheap compared to what you get back, using any saw.

I cut wood by hand for years...petroleum products are simply an incredible "work and time multiplier" even when the fuel is expensive.