What's everyone's favorite Husqvarna?

[ChainLightning]

My 372xp is the x torq model. I haven't had a issue with it and I've beat on it pretty hard (-5° weather non stop for 2 hours with a 24in bar buried in frozen white oak that had been dragged out of a pond that fall). And many more situations like that. If I ever do blow it up, ill probably just convert it to the OE 372xp. Is the conversion from xt to non xt worth it?

 

[alabamatriker]

281xp. It walks all over my 288xp but also dosen't have anywhere near the use and abuse the 288 suffered before I got it.

 

[North by Northwest]

WR 450!

A little heavy and suspension/AV not state of art. But lots of grunt and hard to stall!

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Should be in a museum some where , right beside a picture of Steve McQueen !

 

[North by Northwest]

346XP for me, and I'm generally a Stihl guy. Liked the first one so much, I had to buy a second.

Love my 346 xp , however my new 5105H is making me a believer !

 

[Paul Silvestri]

My 55 has been a great saw to run, its stock other than the muffler was opened up some but it starts easy and puts firewood in the shed. Also the first saw I purchased so it holds some value to me in that regard.

 

[North by Northwest]

My 55 has been a great saw to run, its stock other than the muffler was opened up some but it starts easy and puts firewood in the shed. Also the first saw I purchased so it holds some value to me in that regard.

A'll the old Rancher Style Series were proven fire wood cutters . I still have a 10 yr old 460 Rancher I got from my uncle a few yrs back when he purchased his new 465 .

 

[Paul Silvestri]

My 6 yr old son LOVES his 142 (without chain of course) But to him there are many like it but that one is his and its "the greatest chainsaw in the world"

We start it form him and he knows to let it warm up a bit before he takes it over to the wood pile naked bar and all and starts helping dad.

He makes sure to remind me that the muffler is hot and "don't touch it dad"

 

[Freudianfloyd]

Really LOVE my 562XP and love my 450. The 450 was given to me by my wife, so it has sentimental value, but it has also put some of my other saws to shame and it has never not started and did all I have ever asked of it. I like my 550XP, but it took a while to get myself to like it. It is a nice saw to have though. I really like my 3120XP, but it's not practical for much. And I will buck the trend here, but I just haven't been blown away by the 372XP. I know everybody seems to love them, but for me, it's just not a saw I grab too often. Maybe I was just expecting more out of it based on all of it's amazing reviews. The same could be said of the 346XP I had and sold, as it didn't seem to do anything my 450 couldn't except bring more money on the resale (resell ?) market.

 

[ChainLightning]

Really LOVE my 562XP and love my 450. The 450 was given to me by my wife, so it has sentimental value, but it has also put some of my other saws to shame and it has never not started and did all I have ever asked of it. I like my 550XP, but it took a while to get myself to like it. It is a nice saw to have though. I really like my 3120XP, but it's not practical for much. And I will buck the trend here, but I just haven't been blown away by the 372XP. I know everybody seems to love them, but for me, it's just not a saw I grab too often. Maybe I was just expecting more out of it based on all of it's amazing reviews. The same could be said of the 346XP I had and sold, as it didn't seem to do anything my 450 couldn't except bring more money on the resale (resell ?) market.

Couldn't agree with any of that anymore. They all have their purposes depending on the job/operator's needs. And I think the people that brag up the 372 more than what they really are hyped up to be are the people who have only ran homeowner saws their whole life like 029s or 55/455s, etc. I do have tremendous respect for the 372, but their are plenty of saws in its class that outperform or are the same performance.

 

[MooneyPilot]

I hope you guys will give me a few weeks to weigh in on this one. My saws are almost all Stihl so I am not model number knowledgeable when it comes to the Husky’s although I use them on our disaster relief deployments. I do have a favorite among the trailer full of Husky‘s I have no idea which model number it is. I know it as “number 6.” I bring my own saws for use in the bucket and for limbing and use the Huskys out of the trailer for everything else. We are headed to Jennings, Louisiana this Sunday for a seven day stretch. This is our third after Laura, Mario and Delta. I’ll respond while down there or when I get back.

It seems though that this thread would be more useful if the mission that matches the favorite saw were stated. I use a different saw or pair of saws in the bucket than I do when on the the ground. On the ground I have different needs depending upon whether I’m felling a big tree, hacking up a big one that came over at the root ball, or a small one that came over by the root ball.

 

[North by Northwest]

I hope you guys will give me a few weeks to weigh in on this one. My saws are almost all Stihl so I am not model number knowledgeable when it comes to the Husky’s although I use them on our disaster relief deployments. I do have a favorite among the trailer full of Husky‘s I have no idea which model number it is. I know it as “number 6.” I bring my own saws for use in the bucket and for limbing and use the Huskys out of the trailer for everything else. We are headed to Jennings, Louisiana this Sunday for a seven day stretch. This is our third after Laura, Mario and Delta. I’ll respond while down there or when I get back.

It seems though that this thread would be more useful if the mission that matches the favorite saw were stated. I use a different saw or pair of saws in the bucket than I do when on the the ground. On the ground I have different needs depending upon whether I’m felling a big tree, hacking up a big one that came over at the root ball, or a small one that came over by the root ball.

your absolutely right , each saw application will show the merits & liabilities of each saw. Also the actual age and physical ability of the operator will determine the ease in which saw performs !

 

[FlyingFox]

If I were to head out not knowing the circumstances, only packing a single saw? I would have an impossible choice to make... Think it would have to be the 365xp w/24" bar.. and pray it wasn't a full day of limbing!!
As every saw has it merits indeed, and it's hard to find a "bad" husqy...can't say I have yet.
but best all around, favorite??? What is the most versatile saw??

 

[Wood Doctor]

I still own my Husky 257, 61, 350, and 353. I still use them all, but the 257 and 353 are my "Go-To" saws that still run like the day I bought them. Cheers!

 

[REJ2]

If I were to head out not knowing the circumstances, only packing a single saw? I would have an impossible choice to make... Think it would have to be the 365xp w/24" bar.. and pray it wasn't a full day of limbing!!
As every saw has it merits indeed, and it's hard to find a "bad" husqy...can't say I have yet.
but best all around, favorite??? What is the most versatile saw??

I’m really a fan of my 365 Special with a 20” bar, my 372 wears the 24”.
What the heck is a 365xp?