575 - a good saw?

[winchman]

our crew has been running a husqy 575 for the past year now, and i gotta say, it's no replacement for the 372. when we can get the 75 running, and get it to STAY running, it could replace the 72. but this saw, it has issues.
we can start it no problem cold. we can then run it full throttle for 2 minutes or more, as a large facecut is made. as i finish the face, i have gotten in the habit, with this saw, of slightly holding the throttle down as i move to the plunge/backcut. i don't like doing that for safety reasons, but if i let go, it will shut off. when you try to start it again, after having fun for 2-5 minutes, full bore, it will act as if it hasn't started in a year. totally TOTALLY cold. compression on the saw feels good, near rips your arm out without the compression release switch depressed, same fuel as all the other saws in our fleet, haven't experienced this on any other saw. to be quite clear, it's even worse than what i said above, because it's nearly impossible to restart after it's first shut-down.
my question is: has anyone else on here experienced similar problems with the 575, or is ours just a lemon? OR, what am i missing?

 

[SawTroll]

I am pretty sure I have read something like that before, but not quite as bad...

....while others report no problems with it......


Could it be dependant on the climate?

 

[CaseyForrest]

Did you try taking it back to your dealer?

 

[Timberhauler]

I love my 575,and I haven't had a problem out of it yet..It almost sounds like someone all of a sudden bought premium gas and put in the saw without richening up the carb.I had this problem with a 372 once,I found out the hard way that Husky's don't like premium gas..It sould start perfectly when cold,and it wouldn't start after it warmed up to save your life...Try making sure only regular unleaded gas is being used in it

 

[peter399]

I love my 575,and I haven't had a problem out of it yet..It almost sounds like someone all of a sudden bought premium gas and put in the saw without richening up the carb.I had this problem with a 372 once,I found out the hard way that Husky's don't like premium gas..It sould start perfectly when cold,and it wouldn't start after it warmed up to save your life...Try making sure only regular unleaded gas is being used in it

Don't you have premixed over there in the States. Acrylate(?) something gas? I use it in all my chainsaws and clearing saws and it's great. You don't have to care about mixture or anything. Engine stays cleaner (less carbon).
I often had headache when using normal gasoline but not anymore. I find the power better too. Costs a bit more but I can live with that. Saves me so much time.

 

[SawTroll]

Don't you have premixed over there in the States. Acrylate(?) something gas? I use it in all my chainsaws and clearing saws and it's great. You don't have to care about mixture or anything. Engine stays cleaner (less carbon).
I often had headache when using normal gasoline but not anymore. I find the power better too. Costs a bit more but I can live with that. Saves me so much time.

Alkylate, I believe - and yes, that's good stuff....:rockn: :rockn:

 

[peter399]

Forgot to mention:

1. It makes your life easier since you always have axactly the same gas mixture so you can adjust your carburator axactly and it won't change.

2. You can leave your saw for a long time with gas in it since it doesn't grow old over time like normal gas does.

Try this for your 575 and other saws that require exact carburator settings, then at least you know it's not the fuel.

/Peter

 

[Hard Knocks]

I agree with CaseyForrest. Take it back to your dealer. If your dealer values your business like I suspect he does, he will make it rite. I have not had any issues with the 575XP running as you describe. It always amazes me how people will put up with a problem for as long as they do. I always wonder "why" when somebody brings a piece of equipment back after a year of ownership and tells me "it has never run rite". If they had brought it back when they first suspected that there was a problem they would have had a much happier year.

 

[Lakeside53]

Don't you have premixed over there in the States. Acrylate(?) something gas? I use it in all my chainsaws and clearing saws and it's great. You don't have to care about mixture or anything. Engine stays cleaner (less carbon).
I often had headache when using normal gasoline but not anymore. I find the power better too. Costs a bit more but I can live with that. Saves me so much time.

Nope... just about a zillion variations of "Normal Gas"... Nothing wrong with most premium gas. We can buy 100LL AV-Gas (at Airports), but few do..

 

[Mtnman4ever]

I have not had problem with mine at all it seems to be a bit better than a MS460 I had and sold . . It runs well .has lots of power. I like the inboard clutch better it makes mounting chains easier than the out board clutchs on my 394 396 and 3120 .
It has more power and grunt than a 372 it is moslty change that brings out the complaints .
I would check everything even buy a gallon of fuel in a clean container ad the exactamount of mix get husky mix if you want filer thevfuel make sure your carberators and all the adjustments are right. O ne thing It seems the 575 likes to start with the choke fully open and then close it re press the decomprsion valve and it should fire up . Skip the half choke .

. I have heard of more than onesaw form more than one company yes even the orange and white guys having the cabreator set wrong eventaull a factorty is gong ot have a problesm none are perfect
a good dealrevwill help you oout . .
mine seems to be the best over all saw I have .

My guess is you got a lemon and yes all compaines make them take it back to your dealre and see whsat they can do for you

I have heard complaints before aand never could get why . I think is beacuse the 372 was a very popular saw and is now out of porduction .
youcan find them if you look


Iam going with the idea you know whatyou are doing and know how to start a saw .






I use higher octane fuel an do not hav a problem , Timberhauler is there ethanol in the fuel you are getting ? I used soem one in it seemd to slow down my saws .

good luck to you and give your 575sa chance . soinds like a lemon more than any thing

 

[winchman]

thanks

thanks for the input, all. the one thing i forgot to mention was that the saw was a gift from someone in the husqvarna company, so taking it to the dealer i bought it from is impossible. thanks for the suggestion, however.
the fuel mix, or premium fuel being put in, is next to impossible with our setup, since we have a four man crew most of the time, and the fuel all gets used up before we mix more. trust me, the fuel isn't the problem here.
thanks again for all the input, we are going to mess with the carburator next to see if we can get it going. i'll let you all know what happens.

 

[Hard Knocks]

winchman, Gift or not the saw should still run properly. If you are unable to get the carburetor tuned yourself, take it to your closest dealer and explain the situation to them. If you brought the saw to my shop I would treat you no differently than somebody who bought it from me. I hope that most dealers are like me. A good dealer will be more interested in knowing that the you are going to have a pleasant experience with the product and maybe even buy more product from them.

 

[peter399]

thanks for the input, all. the one thing i forgot to mention was that the saw was a gift from someone in the husqvarna company, so taking it to the dealer i bought it from is impossible. thanks for the suggestion, however.
the fuel mix, or premium fuel being put in, is next to impossible with our setup, since we have a four man crew most of the time, and the fuel all gets used up before we mix more. trust me, the fuel isn't the problem here.
thanks again for all the input, we are going to mess with the carburator next to see if we can get it going. i'll let you all know what happens.

Gift from a guy at Husqvarna. Are you sure it's not from a prototype series?
A "press release saw" or something. Like there is press release cars in that industry. If you have used it for over a year it must be one of the first, or when did it came out?

/Peter

 

[winchman]

hardknocks, we might try our dealer next. we have a good husqy guy locally who is one of those fix-anything types.
peter 399, it is not a prototype saw, as far as i know. it is a 575 xp, just like the ones in the catalog. it was for sale at the time that it was given to us, and it really worked like any other saw for the first year. up until recently.
thanks for reading.

 

[SawTroll]

.... and it really worked like any other saw for the first year. up until recently.
...

That was new info, I believe.......

 

[Lakeside53]

Anyone even change the fuel filter in the past year?

 

[Hard Knocks]

and it really worked like any other saw for the first year. up until recently.
thanks for reading.

That changes things completely. I agree with Lakeside on the fuel filter. If that doesn't fix you up you may want to clean the carburetor and inspect your fuel line. You may just be ready for a tuneup.

 

[winchman]

sorry about the new info

i guess i posted in haste the first time, not mentioning it didn't used to be like this. Rip Thompkins told us to start it like our other husqys, with one big diffenence. the same: pull choke, pull cord till it coughs. push in choke. different: now turn saw off, pull twice, resume regular starting technique. i didn't include this info because i have only had mxed results with it, plus i didn't really want to believe that this saw had any "special needs" that our other saws don't require.
tomorrow, we will play with the saw, possibly change the carburetor settings, and put in a new fuel filter. we try to keep up with routine maintenance, even going as far as changing the sprockets with each new chain, but the filters sometimes go a while. best intentions were to change them with OEM specs, but our parts guy bought a bunch of those paper ones, which our Stihl representative told us were crap. so that got held up, somewhat indefinitely, because we haven't found the ceramic ones locally. i'll get on the ball, i promise. thanks for all the interest.

 

[Hard Knocks]

Thanks for the info winchman. Please keep us posted, there is a lot of good information and help to be gathered here. I have not heard of any special starting methods for the 575XP. We always start them the usual way - full choke until it coughs, then push the choke in and let warm up on fast idle. The only thing that we have found and warn our customers of is that the 570 and 575XP like to be thoroughly warmed up before they will rev out.

 

[AZLOGGER]

Winchman:
Check your fuel hose, In sold 8 of these saws and had problems with 2 of them, the fuel line had some cracks in it just below where it went into fuel tank,(installed new fuel lines) problems solved. Saws run like striped ass apes now. NO NEED TO:bang: