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BRUSHMNKY
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The way I understand it is you are not sure if the 575 will pull chips in large oak. I run the 372XP as my day to day saw falling big timber on the left coast with the ocasional big oak thrown in for bonus logs, I have never had a lack of power running a 32" bar with skip tooth chain in oak as large as 42".
The 575 is the repacement for the 372 it should do the job. If you you don't like the saw don't buy it. I run a 395XP for the ocasional outlaw tree but I hate haveing to run it for long periods of time' it will just beet you down packing it on steep slopes.
know the product before you buy!!!!
The 575 is the repacement for the 372 it should do the job. If you you don't like the saw don't buy it. I run a 395XP for the ocasional outlaw tree but I hate haveing to run it for long periods of time' it will just beet you down packing it on steep slopes.
know the product before you buy!!!!
Dude, are you for real? How many threads are you gonna start about the same thing?
Do this - RETURN THE 575xp. You obviously are always gonna wonder if it was enough saw.
Get a 395xp. It'll knock yer socks off.
When you are tired of lugging it around, you can settle in the 70cc range, where most of us have tried to direct you all along.
In other words, 7900, 440, 372, etc.
Do this - RETURN THE 575xp. You obviously are always gonna wonder if it was enough saw.
Get a 395xp. It'll knock yer socks off.
When you are tired of lugging it around, you can settle in the 70cc range, where most of us have tried to direct you all along.
In other words, 7900, 440, 372, etc.
spike60
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357-- How many tanks have you run? It should be at least 10 before you really form an opinion. A new saw will only have about 100-110 lbs. of compression when new. After break in, it will go up to 140-150. The 357 is a whole new saw after break in.
575-- We sell a lot of these. After the 372, it is our best selling saw. I have had just one major failure, and there are only two customers that have them, that still prefer the 372. The rest feel that although it is cold blooded in the morning, that it has quite a bit more power than the 372, and the power band is much broader as well. Fuel use is 25% to 30% better. It will definately have more power in the big oak that you are concerned with. It does weigh more, which bugs some people. And, some people just don't like change. (And I'm probably one of them) But for the most part, 575 owners aren't looking back.
385-- Tim Krause would be in the minority in my area. Most guys have always felt that the 385 didn't have the promised extra power to go with all of the extra weight to be a logical next step up from the 372. The 575 closes that gap even more. Maybe the new 390 will deliver some of the power that the 385 never did.
575-- We sell a lot of these. After the 372, it is our best selling saw. I have had just one major failure, and there are only two customers that have them, that still prefer the 372. The rest feel that although it is cold blooded in the morning, that it has quite a bit more power than the 372, and the power band is much broader as well. Fuel use is 25% to 30% better. It will definately have more power in the big oak that you are concerned with. It does weigh more, which bugs some people. And, some people just don't like change. (And I'm probably one of them) But for the most part, 575 owners aren't looking back.
385-- Tim Krause would be in the minority in my area. Most guys have always felt that the 385 didn't have the promised extra power to go with all of the extra weight to be a logical next step up from the 372. The 575 closes that gap even more. Maybe the new 390 will deliver some of the power that the 385 never did.
Lakeside53
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Do you really only see 110 on a new saw? Most of the stihl's we get are 145-150+ out of the box, and they move up to 160 after a few tanks.
What's Husky doing differently?
What's Husky doing differently?
spike60
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Good question Andy.
I doubt that they are all that low. But Husky says that is the acceptable lower limit for a new saw. 160 is where the top end would be after break in.
Maybe this can be explained by the fact that some customers report a dramatic difference after break in, and some don't seem to notice much of a difference at all. So, I think that the guys who notice the big change are the ones who are starting near the lower numbers.
I notice this with different models as well. The 357/2156 seem to really wake up after break in, as opposed to the 372/2171 which all seem to rip right out of the box.
I don't think that Husky is doing anything differently. Everybody uses Mahle, right?
PES+
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Being that you have never run his Dayton you are making a very uninformed assumption.
The Daytons were not actually based on the Poulans but based on Homelites
a lot of parts interchange and the Daytons were more finely tuned and were more powerful than the equivalent Homelites
Hard Knocks
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Maybe you should look into getting a mechanical harvester. I have never run one, but I hear that they have got lots of power!
Hired Gun
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HarleyScooter
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I bought a 575XP for christmas with a 28" bar and they sent it with a full comp chain, I wanted to use it but didn't have any big wood to cut, I saw a big cherry that the guy down the street had dropped and they were cutting it up for firewood so I asked if I could come down and break in the new saw. WOW that 575 cut like an animal, some of the cuts near the base left 10 or 12" when the 28" bar was fully in the cut. I took it easy for the first few tanks after that I leaned on the saw in the cut and it didn't even slow down, even with the full comp chain. I was having a good time UNTIL I cut a large nail in half that was hidden under the bark. Oh well I guess no good deed goes unpunished. But the bottom line is the 575 has plenty of power to cut.
Scott:hmm3grin2orange:
Scott:hmm3grin2orange:
minkota1
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:hmm3grin2orange: Yup, sure to have plenty of power, but you're gonna have to be a manly man to limb with it all day!
NYH1
Tacticle Chainsaw Operator.
I've never ran any of the saws you guys are talking about. For what it's worth though, I stopped by a Stihl/Jonsered dealer last week. I was there to look at a Stihl MS361. One of the guys, I think he was the owner, was trying to push the Johnny Red 2156 (same basic saw as the 357XP) over the MS361. The Johnny Red is out of the question because of the handle bar angle. I like the 357XP though. One thing he mentioned four or five times was that the 2156 really needed to be broke in before they shine. He said out of the box I probably wouldn't notice any difference at all in cutting speed between the 2156 and 361. He said that once both saws were broke in the 2156 would definitely cut noticeable faster then the MS361. Like I said I haven't ran either of them yet so I really don't know. If it was me I'd run the 357XP until it broke in and then run it some more. I don't know about the 575XP. It's a lot more saw then I'd ever need! :biggrinbounce2:
stihl 440
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Lets put it this way. Go find someone who has a well broken in 575xp. Ask them if they will run it in front of you in a 20+ white oak. Then ask them if you can run it. Or just run your saw. I don't know why you are so worryed. You might think it is too fast. Trust me IT HAS THE GRUNT. If my 440 can cut through a 20+ white oak with out bogging down the 575 will not. I tried to stall my 440 and couldn't, I was through the cut in a 20+ white oak and locust. JUST RUN IT.
danp76
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Thanks guys, guess I'll keep my 575xp and run it as many have suggested. I was only concerned that it didn't have much more power than the 357xp, but apparently it does...Right?...on paper on 1hp more is that noticable between the two?
TooTall999
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The difference between 4hp and 5hp represents a 25% increase in power.It should be pretty noticable.
Husky137
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It depends on the thickness of the paper.:hmm3grin2orange:
TooTall999
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Timberhauler
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SawTroll
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It sure will be noticable (+some), at least in larger wood.
I don't believe anyone said the 575xp is POS, unless it was some sort of joke or exaggregation....
danp76
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441 vs 575xp
Not to beat a dead horse....are these saws basically the same, only one is all orange, and the other is white and orange? I know the 575xp can be bought at a better price....
Not to beat a dead horse....are these saws basically the same, only one is all orange, and the other is white and orange? I know the 575xp can be bought at a better price....
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