If there dead stone reliable and tough as there beefy bottom end looks I don't care its worth the weight!!!!
I recall many a discussion where (aside from the exhaust note sound), everyone praised the 288XP over the 390XP that replaced it because the bottom end was so much beefier. It was the same bottom end as on the 395xp, and that carried some real value to many people, despite the 390xp feeling smoother, having better AV, etc. Husqvarna has brought back the strong bottom end, isn't that what everyone wants?
Yup. It all depends on where your priorities lie... I see some folks say stuff like, 'If it's only half a pound more, that's no difference in weight at all'. Which is likely true. But in this case, a freakin 288XP is half a pound more... anyone here wanna try and say a 288xp is under built?
I have a 288XP. SO I guess I won't be needing a 572.
Still, that's an early g model. I am curious to see what a standard 572XP weighs when it hits the shores stateside.
Exactly! Half a pound is what the arguments are going to boil down to. Stihl users have defended their saws for years as being better than Husqvarna saws, despite being heavier and slower, so I see no reason why it should be an issue now. Seeing my 60cc 562XP next to my 75cc 372XPW, not only are the saws looking bigger, turns out they weigh more too. If its for durability it should be a moot point.
i heard they were only a few ounces more than the old 372 x torque. maybe the g model adds a lot to the weight? you have nice saws i like them all!
I really wonder about this... I know the spec says the G models weigh more, but there are only a couple parts to heating a saw.
1) the generator, by far the most weight. There is a thin stack of sheet metal rings covered in plastic that sits behind the flywheel, and a ferrous ring glued to the backside of the flywheel to create an induction loop generating electricity. On previous saws it was for sure an optional component. But on newer 5-series saws, I wonder if it isn't already there to produce electricity for the saw to run the autotune. My 562XPG has it, but I haven't checked if my 550xp does or not. I wonder how else the saw can run diagnostics on the RPM and adjust the carb if it isn't getting electricity from somewhere.
2) the heated handles. really almost nil in weight - the heating element is a foil tape under the top handle, and a small PCB board in the rear handle.
3) some additional wires. again, almost nil in weight - the wires are only a couple of inches long.
4) carb heater. almost nil in weight - a small sheet of aluminum with a big hole in it that mounts on the face of the carb
5) a plastic switch. almost nil in weight.
You'd add about the same in weight with a scrench holder, scrench, and tachometer than you would with a heated handle saw.
The weight (heavy) is the first comment I get every time I hand someone the 572xp.
"it's heavier then I imagined"
I don't know what they expected, and it gets that comment with the TechLite 20" bar and also when it was PHO.
I thought Husqvarna stopped making the techlite 20" bar?