I don't think I've posted in a month or more. "The busy season" Try to stay saw focused as much as I can cause people cut wood all year, but only cut grass for 6 months. (That's up North here
@Onan18 , not the long mowing season you guys get.
) I almost, kind of, sort of miss you guys.
So, 3-4 months since the 572's arrived it's time for a little update on what I'm seeing. Got 50 some of them out locally, so this update only concerns those saws, not the units that I shipped out. Honestly, the best way to describe them is that they have been pretty much flawless. There has only been one single problem, which was one saw dropped a coil and lost spark. Replaced it under warranty. That's been it. No other problems at all. Naturally the poor guy with the coil lives 2 hours away, not here in town. And naturally Husky didn't have coils at the time so I yanked one out of another saw to get him up and running. Always goes that way though. LOL
Feedback from the guys has been very positive. (One guy complains it's loud; I don't get that one.) 90% of these saws are in what we call a serious work environment, not living a hobby saw life. What doesn't get mentioned here very much is how long the 572 runs on a tank of fuel. They ALL praise the fuel efficiency. One dude kept checking his tank until he finally got used to the fact that it will run a long time. Power, and pulling in big wood gets high marks. Two guys who's opinions I respect say the power approaches a 385/390. Seems like high praise, but everyone agrees it punches above the 70cc class and will walk all over a 372. AV is excellent, especially for users putting in a full day in the woods.
Sales wise, after the initial splash they kind of fell off for a while. Now we're seeing a second wave from the guys who took a "wait and see" how they hold up approach. Ya know, guys who burned up early 562's and understandably want to sit back a while and see what happens. They have completely taken the wind out of the 372 sales too. 372's to the US will be over at the end of the year, and I had a chance to do a volume buy and get them for $100 off. I ordered...…….ZERO. Yeah, I know, there will be some guys who want the 372, but not enough to load up on them. And even that will fade if the 572 continues to hold up like it's doing. The market has flipped. None of these guys who are running 572's will go back to the 372.
"The king is dead; long live the king"