That's 13 months free rent. AKA ..a free saw.
I took out a new 272 for a half a day and It cost me a hundred bucks and a half days pay to drop it on his lap.
I guess the secret is not to leave anything left for argument.
I came up with a lame vibration issue that nobody else in the world can detect... apparently??
I think the convo went like this.
Shop owner: " I can't put it back on the shelve like this"!
Me: " No ..I known... that's what I was telling ya... it's got a vibration"
Shop owner: No it's used so I can't put it back on the self like that"
Me: "and it's got a vibration and I can't use it like that or I would be out there"?
...Well what could you put it on the shelf for??? [$64,000 question]
Shop owner: Well I would have to at least drop the price 100 bucks.
Me: " let's do it then because we godda make the other saw shop and buy the new 371xp that I past over yesterday.
We may as well get better aquatinted over there anyway.
Shop owner ...
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The new 1996 371xp had a small air leak when It got hot. That was fine because I was burnt out and my ported 262 was sacked. It gave me a reason to leave.
I never had any problems up to then in 7 yrs.
21 yrs of 371/372 XP, I had one main bearing go in 5 months in 2007.
266,262,371/372,357 are phenomenal. engines
I have had them all ported.
Many have had good luck with the 562.
Did you ever check the model yrs of the saws?
I realize you have other saws without issue but running tight chain and jamming up and cuts tightening can all play a factor. If it's a bit tight in the belly then it's a lot tighten on the ends. When the chain speeds up it gets tighten (centripetal force) and creates more heat ...in return gets tighten.
I see you have been posting this today on a few sites that I am aware off.
May I add just one more little thing?
You were like 16 yrs old...lol
Most of these guys probably have underwear older than that.
Welcome to the site(s)
i had a 562xp that had the PTO bearing cage disintegrate after 3 months, it was repaired under warranty then 6 months later the same thing happened, i wanted my money back but the dealer convinced me to take a new saw, this one lasted 4 months before the piston ring pin came out and destroyed the top end so i got my money back and bought a Stihl ms 362, this was 5 years ago and i have not had any problems with the Stihl even though it has literally done 20 times more work than the 562xp . I cannot recommend the 562xp with a good conscience.
