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[Jstpssng]

Stick with the 550 XP, and do NOT "upgrade" to the Husky 562 XP; what a junk saw!

I not-so-affectionately call it my "rattle box" because so many bolts and parts have rattled off the saw. Really under-powered; barely tolerable when it is razor sharp, but the second it even begins to dull, a person would be better off with an axe.

I will admit it was my own fault as even the dealer tried to talk me out of buying it, calling it a "disposable saw." "Buy it for $750, run it for a year, then trade it in at $350 for a new one".

Pretty soon though she will be out in the woods everyday, because like an old Partner Chainsaw my father had, when I finally get mad at it and toss it headlong over a brush pile; that is where it will remain.

I have the 545, which is virtually the same saw except not an XP. A couple of my coworkers have the 550. All 3 saws have had new top ends within a short period of time after buying them- mine only had 8 hours on it- one of the features of the autotune carb is that it stores engine hours.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Stick with the 550 XP, and do NOT "upgrade" to the Husky 562 XP; what a junk saw!

I not-so-affectionately call it my "rattle box" because so many bolts and parts have rattled off the saw. Really under-powered; barely tolerable when it is razor sharp, but the second it even begins to dull, a person would be better off with an axe.

I really get a kick out of post like yours... I bet you with a little "looking" I can find one with the same message for just about every saw built! lol

I know LOT's of guys that have 562xp's and love them... I in fact have a 562xp and so far it's been a great saw, working perfect every time we use it...

Now, you say they are junk and fall apart, well I also have a Jonsered 2260, (it's really a 562xp with Johnny cloths on it) and it's been working hard for me day after day, including this last Saturday,

Nothing has needed attention on either saw, both work hard and I have nothing but good things to say about them including my 550xp...

Now, I have heard of "some" problems with very early 550's and 562's but that's been corrected long ago...

SR

 

[Jstpssng]

I really get a kick out of post like yours... I bet you with a little "looking" I can find one with the same message for just about every saw built! lol

I know LOT's of guys that have 562xp's and love them... I in fact have a 562xp and so far it's been a great saw, working perfect every time we use it...

Now, you say they are junk and fall apart, well I also have a Jonsered 2260, (it's really a 562xp with Johnny cloths on it) and it's been working hard for me day after day, including this last Saturday,

Nothing has needed attention on either saw, both work hard and I have nothing but good things to say about them including my 550xp...

Now, I have heard of "some" problems with very early 550's and 562's but that's been corrected long ago...

SR

I didn't say they were junk and falling apart; I just stated problems which we are having with them. In my (deleted) post last night when I merely asked if others were having problems; you chose to respond by replying to another, telling what a great saw it was. Would it have been that difficult instead to say; "No, I have not had problems with my saw."? My 545 is obviously running way too rich; to the point where the rings didn't even seat when it was new. I am trying to decide if the problem is with a dealer who simply doesn't understand how to work on a computerized saw; or with the product itself. Out of 3 saws purchased there, all have had new top ends replaced. It isn't quite safe to be running a saw which won't idle, instead stalls when you are trying to limb a tree; and in order to start it when it's warm you must lock the brake, hold the throttle and drop start it, sometimes taking several attempts. This gets rather hairy when the notch is cut, the bore cut is made, wedges are set, and the saw dies as you are about to make the back cut.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I didn't say they were junk and falling apart; I just stated problems which we are having with them. In my (deleted) post last night when I merely asked if others were having problems; you chose to respond by replying to another, telling what a great saw it was. Would it have been that difficult instead to say; "No, I have not had problems with my saw."? My 545 is obviously running way too rich; to the point where the rings didn't even seat when it was new. I am trying to decide if the problem is with a dealer who simply doesn't understand how to work on a computerized saw; or with the product itself. Out of 3 saws purchased there, all have had new top ends replaced. It isn't quite safe to be running a saw which won't idle, instead stalls when you are trying to limb a tree; and in order to start it when it's warm you must lock the brake, hold the throttle and drop start it, sometimes taking several attempts. This gets rather hairy when the notch is cut, the bore cut is made, wedges are set, and the saw dies as you are about to make the back cut.

Did "I" quote YOUR post? I didn't accuse you of anything...

You need to pay better attention... lol

SR

 

[KenB2920]

No tractor in this but the tractor moved these making it possible to. It and split. Had the boy chip in again. How amazing the speed with an extra set of hands. And he loves doing this (for now at least)

Nothing professional here, but this was one hour of time

 

[Jstpssng]

Did "I" quote YOUR post? I didn't accuse you of anything...

You need to pay better attention... lol

SR

Did I say that you did? I don't think so.

 

[Jstpssng]

No tractor in this but the tractor moved these making it possible to. It and split. Had the boy chip in again. How amazing the speed with an extra set of hands. And he loves doing this (for now at least)View attachment 545695

Nothing professional here, but this was one hour of time

I like the hearing protection. When I was his age we had never heard of it, which is one reason my hearing is lacking today.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Did I say that you did? I don't think so.

Yes, actually you did when you quoted my post "above" and said this to answer it,

I didn't say they were junk and falling apart; I just stated problems which we are having with them. In my (deleted) post last night when I merely asked if others were having problems; you chose to respond by replying to another, telling what a great saw it was.

That's accusing me...

I was answering broken tracks post...not anything YOU said...

Anyway, no big deal, I just think you weren't paying very good attention to who said what... lol

SR

 

[BrokenTrack]

I have the 545, which is virtually the same saw except not an XP. A couple of my coworkers have the 550. All 3 saws have had new top ends within a short period of time after buying them- mine only had 8 hours on it- one of the features of the autotune carb is that it stores engine hours.

Hey thanks, it is good to know that I am not the only one having issues. I would put a smiley on that, but when your saw rattles itself apart halfway into a twitch, it makes a logger say bad words and not post smileys or LOL's I can tell you that.

It is a $750 chainsaw so you get what you pay for, that is for sure, but even then it is supposed to be a professional chainsaw; even if it is on the smaller end of the cc side.

I just checked to see how many cord I have on this saw, and sadly it is only about 200 cord. Not really a whole lot for the amount of rattling it does. I don't think the autotune, or whatever they call it, can quite keep up with premature detonation. It is almost like its harmonic balance is off at certain rpms' or something.

Stihl is coming out with a new autocarb MS 462, and it will be interesting what that saw is like. I miss my old MS 461 dearly, but its demise was my own fault: 16,000 pounds skidder on top of an 8 pound chainsaws does not match up well. I might try one, but am afraid of the price, the pictured MS 461 was $1023 out the door, so I bet the new MS 462 will be over $1200.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I got back to this wagon load of scrounged wood today,

And got started splitting it,

Having a good 4-way wedge sure speeds things up,

If they were too heavy, they got ripped with my 268xp and then put on the splitters beam,

And S N I had a nice pile of oak, about 2 cords in all!

Now it's time to get that wagon loaded again!

SR