Hands-On Experience 592XP

[Matt Schmitt]

Thanks to Matt Schmitt, it looks like I will be getting up close and personal with a new 592XP soon. Thanks Matt!
JQ

Did you get a chance to let her rip yet?

 

[Squareground3691]

Did you get a chance to let her rip yet?

Yea yea !!

 

[Squareground3691]

Did you get a chance to let her rip yet?

Was ripping with mine this morning.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Not yet, Matt. With the snow here, It's gonna be a month or 2...

JQ

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

Does anybody have real-life experience running a Husky 592XP yet? Are they available for purchase in the USA yet?

JQ

I have 2 I cut and trim 50-60 saw log trees a day I’ve run probably 15 gallons thru the first one and around 6 thru the other they are a saw among there selves I ran a 661c for 3 years and they come no ware near how good I believe the 592XP I bought 2 because when you log that many trees a day anything can happen and you can mash one so I needed a spare and fellas they ain’t cheap but if you cut oak like I do they are an absolute must.

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

I’m thinking this is going to be my first Husqvarna bought from new. I hope it is al least 10cc’s ‘better’ than a 500i

It will smoke a 500i

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

My dealer in PA had a demo from the sales guy so not for sale, but they had a list you could be added to. Said it was going to be around $1500 so i wasn't excited about that, but i did some cuts thru some hardwood with the Husky light bar and it was damn strong without fully broken in yet, and looks great too, time to start saving up or sell something. Re-starts were easy too

1336$ no bar or chain just a power head

 

[Jonny Quest]

I have 2 I cut and trim 50-60 saw log trees a day I’ve run probably 15 gallons thru the first one and around 6 thru the other they are a saw among there selves I ran a 661c for 3 years and they come no ware near how good I believe the 592XP I bought 2 because when you log that many trees a day anything can happen and you can mash one so I needed a spare and fellas they ain’t cheap but if you cut oak like I do they are an absolute must.

Glad to hear that. Now that the weather is warming up, my 592XP will come out of the barn. There are several large lodge pole pines on my brother’s property that need felling.

JQ

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

Glad to hear that. Now that the weather is warming up, my 592XP will come out of the barn. There are several large lodge pole pines on my brother’s property that need felling.

JQ

Take a bout 5 seconds to cut um those saws are monsters

 

[Squareground3691]

Take a bout 5 seconds to cut um those saws are

Take a bout 5 seconds to cut um those saws are monsters

Take a bout 5 seconds to cut um those saws are monsters

What bar length ya using most

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

What bar length ya using most

20”

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

20”

20”

Can cut just a bit bigger than 40” tree with a 20” so no need for a bigger one got a 24” if I see a big enough one and 32” if I really need one

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

Can cut just a bit bigger than 40” tree with a 20” so no need for a bigger one got a 24” if I see a big enough one and 32” if I really need one

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

Can cut just a bit bigger than 40” tree with a 20” so no need for a bigger one got a 24” if I see a big enough one and 32” if I really need one

 

[singinwoodwackr]

1336$ no bar or chain just a power head

Dang…that’s about what my 661 was…after porting
and I got a bar and chain

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

Dang…that’s about what my 661 was…after porting
and I got a bar and chain

I plan on porting and polishing mine probably gunna mod the exhaust as well idk I’m done with stihl the last 661C I had the crank split after 3 months and one day the stihl tecs told me I should be able to buy a new saw every 3 months if I was a logger I beg to differ

 

[singinwoodwackr]

I plan on porting and polishing mine probably gunna mod the exhaust as well idk I’m done with stihl the last 661C I had the crank split after 3 months and one day the stihl tecs told me I should be able to buy a new saw every 3 months if I was a logger I beg to differ

Never had an issue with this1st Gen 661

 

[Andyshine77]

Dang…that’s about what my 661 was…after porting [emoji12]
and I got a bar and chain

Prices have gone way up on all Stihl equipment.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Damn! A 20” bar on a 592XP. I did run a 20” on my old 385XP back in Houston during hurricane clean-up. 24” is my standard “go to” bar size, but 28, 32, and 36 inch bars are in the stable. When cutting BIG lodge pole pines, the longer bars are very handy.

JQ

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

Never had an issue with this1st Gen 661

Probably never will they still sell new ones at my saw shop but I’ll never buy anything stihl again because of what that Tech told me.