That is too funny! I know from experience that Black Locust is tough on saws, very dense and dulls the chain quickly. Impressive that this guy is cranking through those good size rounds like nothing w/ the 562xp.
The 562xp in the flesh. So to speak.
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That is too funny! I know from experience that Black Locust is tough on saws, very dense and dulls the chain quickly. Impressive that this guy is cranking through those good size rounds like nothing w/ the 562xp.
MacLaren
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Man, I'm tellin ya this saw is gettin more impressive by the day brother! Thats pretty dang cruel though IMHO, that the good folk @ Husqvarna are makin us wait this long LOL!! Seriously though, she looks MIGHTY FINE-
Alright, here goes. The top third of the chunk is rotten, then it goes to solid wet oak. I had all awkward, huge chunks of this oak to cut, nothing of a normal piece to work with. I was hoping to get a comparison run with the 365 but it found a mostly rotten section of the piece. The saw is a tad rich. The last time I was cutting, I was reefing on the saw and she took all it had, I didn't want to pry too hard on the saw this time to get a better comparison.
And I know I'm a goofy bastid
[video=youtube;POgILOnD0Rw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POgILOnD0Rw[/video]
This weekend I've got a couple trees to take down someplace else, I'll have some comparisons next to a 357 and the 365.
And I know I'm a goofy bastid
[video=youtube;POgILOnD0Rw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POgILOnD0Rw[/video]
This weekend I've got a couple trees to take down someplace else, I'll have some comparisons next to a 357 and the 365.
sawinredneck
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Ok, what are the specs on this thing? I must say from watching the vids I am wanting one!
12.3lbs, 4.8hp
I thought my video was terrible, I figured it would turn people off from the 562 until I can get some more this weekend :hmm3grin2orange:
mweba
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Thanks, TK.
Goofy bastid? Heck I'd kill for a head of hair like that:msp_rolleyes:
Seems the ignition needs a tank or two through it to get things sorted. I'm now on tank seven and O so happy. Not sure what kind of witch craft they are using but it works.
Goofy bastid? Heck I'd kill for a head of hair like that:msp_rolleyes:
Seems the ignition needs a tank or two through it to get things sorted. I'm now on tank seven and O so happy. Not sure what kind of witch craft they are using but it works.
Maybe you'll even keep it longer than your 2 week average!
Yeah I know. I should keep more of them then I wouldn't be trying to figure out what to try. My wife even says keep them since I'll want another one in a couple weeks or months. Maybe I should listen to her more.:msp_rolleyes:
If I buy it now I'll have it more than 2 weeks. It will be longer than that before I see it.
I've had the 576 6 weeks now. It will finally make it home next week.
mweba
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Maybe you'll even keep it longer than your 2 week average!
Two weeks? That's pretty good in my books
Ya I doubt I even went through a half a tank tonight. Different story this weekend though - as long as weather stays clear like they're predicting. I've got a couple 50' trees my father wants me to take down, and I'll cookie the whole of both of them if that's what it takes to burn some fuel through this thing
I think I may swap the 20" bar out for the 18" off my 365 though. It was definitely nice and balanced with the 20" but I think the weight being slimmed up just a little more would be perfect for me. I don't need anything longer than an 18" reliastically - except for monkeying around with that crazy oak in the vid. That tree is toast now though
MacLaren
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I've got a 20" Techlite bar thats gonna look mighty nice on one.
Are we going to have a 562xp vs an MS362 showdown?
562xp.....59.8 cc, 4.7 hp, 15"-28", 12.57 lbs $739.95 (w/18" bar)
MS362...59.0 cc, 4.6 hp, 16"-25", 13.0 lbs $669.95 (w/18" bar)
Philbert
562xp.....59.8 cc, 4.7 hp, 15"-28", 12.57 lbs $739.95 (w/18" bar)
MS362...59.0 cc, 4.6 hp, 16"-25", 13.0 lbs $669.95 (w/18" bar)
Philbert
sawinredneck
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MEH! At $750 I'll wait for a used one, man these things are getting pricey!
dingeryote
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Yeah, the 357XP price point stupidity continues. I was quoted $730 PHO. Might as well get another 372.
Had 6 bills in the pocket and enough in the wallet to dive at 6"ish", but no way in hell do I need a saw that I don't need, that friggin bad, and no way in hell am I gonna pay then wait 2-200 more weeks for Husky to get off thier dead ass.
Mighta made the jump last spring when I had the itch, and just wanted to play with something new, but that is kinda over now.
Stay safe!
Dingeroyte
Pricing is all evolving. Wait til you see the 550xp autotune.... Or if/when the 372 gets it.... Along with other saws. I blame governmentfor pricing, really, but that's just me. The price of technology only goes up, and this technology is ever-changing. Saw pricing will never line up properly again because of the rapid changes. Back in the day you didn't have the problems we do now.
Brought the saw inside today to touch up the chain for this weekend's cutting. I noticed that the muffler had a couple of scuffs on it from making contact with the wood I was cutting. As I was cutting I was thinking that it would be nice to have a slightly larger dawg on the saw. This confirms it, if it were 1/4-1/2" bigger it would be perfect.
In other news, got a guy pretty well impressed with the 365 today. He doesn't really know what I've done to it, just that it's a little louder now than stock. He's used to cutting with a 61, 261, and a 350. We were dealing with a 36" red oak. He needed to have it no larger than 30" in diameter in order for it to be used for veneer (over my head, know nothing of needs for wood other than to burn). He wanted to mill it down from where it was 30" all the way to the base so the whole thing would be usable, so we needed to make a couple of 8-10' rips. The first thing I did was square up the butt from where the original felling cut/notch was made. Aside from being a little ticked off that we found nails in the wood causing black marks everywhere, essentially rendering the piece worthless, he just about drooled over how quickly it cut through the tree. "And I thought the 61 cut pretty good, what exactly did you do to that thing??"
Oh, and he tossed an 020T in the back of the truck to get it going. Now who's drooling?
In other news, got a guy pretty well impressed with the 365 today. He doesn't really know what I've done to it, just that it's a little louder now than stock. He's used to cutting with a 61, 261, and a 350. We were dealing with a 36" red oak. He needed to have it no larger than 30" in diameter in order for it to be used for veneer (over my head, know nothing of needs for wood other than to burn
). He wanted to mill it down from where it was 30" all the way to the base so the whole thing would be usable, so we needed to make a couple of 8-10' rips. The first thing I did was square up the butt from where the original felling cut/notch was made. Aside from being a little ticked off that we found nails in the wood causing black marks everywhere, essentially rendering the piece worthless, he just about drooled over how quickly it cut through the tree. "And I thought the 61 cut pretty good, what exactly did you do to that thing??" Oh, and he tossed an 020T in the back of the truck to get it going. Now who's drooling?
