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I can only speak for Scandinavia, most trees is spruce, pine, oak, birches, I don't see a 565 or a 572 as a big seller, most of our quality pine & spruce fields get cutted down with a Ponsse and not by a chainsaw, they only grab a chainsaw if the terrain is to hilly or the trees are overgrown for a ponsse.If all you want is a 20” b/c to cut 14”-16” pine, or whatever grows most abundantly in Europe, does a 70cc saw even make sense? Wouldn’t you be better off with a 60cc 560xp or 555 saw? Or a 565 (not 572xp)?
The 562xp cuts like a stock 70cc saw anyway. And the new 572xp improves on the 372xp power and (from memory) punches like my 372xpw @ 75cc. A 20” bar? Really?
I know America is the last to get invited to the table, but with the more diverse trees here, a 20” lightweight laminated bar on a 70cc pro saw makes as much sense as a screen door on a submarine.
For a guy who has lots of old oak forrest a 572 fit perfect, but most people have already cutted them down and planted spruce trees, that's how it is.