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[TreeLife]

That last sentence is so true. My 261/262 is the most pain in the ass. I have to shut it off just to find the screw

My 2071 makes me have a minor stroke getting the screw driver into the tiny slot they give us...I set it on the ground on its side and try that way. Sometimes I win, sometimes I dont.

 

[T.Roller]

I wish they all came like the 395. I like the splined screw.

 

[huskyboy]

I just take the filter cover off if I can’t find the screws

 

[T.Roller]

I just take the filter cover off if I can’t find the screws

That's what I have to do on the 261

 

[MustangMike]

Sometimes a filter cover has nothing to do with it. I wish the Stihl adjustment screws were T 27. You almost have to know the angle of the slot to find it, and some saws just don't sit still at idle. I have often had to shut them off to find the screw slot, and I'm very careful to install the rubber grommet correctly.

 

[huskyboy]

Sometimes a filter cover has nothing to do with it. I wish the Stihl adjustment screws were T 27. You almost have to know the angle of the slot to find it, and some saws just don't sit still at idle. I have often had to shut them off to find the screw slot, and I'm very careful to install the rubber grommet correctly.

I was referring to the husky and dolmars.

 

[Cat 525]

And here I thought I was the only one that could not find the screws! What a relief! Ha!

 

[CR888]

Yep T27 would make for good carb screws but maybe the T-27 heads would be too big, T-15 or T-20 may be better. Even metric hex/Allen would be nice they seem to stay in the fastener until pulled out. But the old school knurled round knobs were pretty good, maybe not practical on a saw though.

 

[huskyboy]

Sometimes the adjustment grommet is wore out and flexes so the screwdriver can’t find the heads as easy. Had that problem on a 046. I said eff it and just delt with it since the saw held tune good.

 

[MustangMike]

Even if they just put like a partial funnel on the end of the screw so your screw driver stayed on it till you rotate enough to find the slot, it would be good.

 

[huskyboy]

Even if the just put like a partial funnel on the end of the screw so your screw driver stayed on it till you rotate enough to find the slot, it would be good.

That would be a great idea

 

[dustinwilt68]

Seems like we are just gonna have to wait and see how these new saws pan out, for me price is always a concern, to me paying over a $1000 for a 71cc saw is just ubsurd, long as I can rebuild saws I just can't see myself spending like that, I wanna see these saws ran against the tried and true 71cc saws (372 and MS440), stock and ported versions, with same bar, off the roll chain and same wood. That's the real test for these saws to me. Are they really worth more?

 

[rocco490]

I have had some nice 372's and there cool saws that said I would pick a 572 over any version 372. I like how the 572 is built much better bottom end vs 372's and new saw pricing from husky didn't change much. 372 vs 572 performance wise from people that have run both saying 572 is stronger in stock form than the 372 weight feels roughly the same

 

[Derf]

There are pluses and minuses to old vs new, it definitely isn’t one sided.

Old 372’s are cheaper to acquire, parts are more cheaply available, they are easier to fix yourself, and they weigh less.

New 572’s have better fuel economy, flippy caps, better AV, autotune, beefier bottom end, and maybe are a fuzz faster.

If you’ve got the money, by all means, pay for the newest and greatest and enjoy it, smiling the whole time you use it. And pay again when you need to go to the dealer to fix an auto tune issue you can’t sort out on your own. And pay again when the auto tune hides an air leak and you burn up a piston. And pay again in 2 years when Husky comes out with a new carb and boot clamp that fixes the problem. And pay top dollar again when a tree falls on it and crushes the plastics. If you’ve got the money, you won’t care what it costs because when it works it works better than the old 372.

Or, be content with an older saw that built Husky’s reputation, it cuts almost as fast, the AV is almost as good, and if a problem arises it’s already solved in the community, and you can find a cheap used part on eBay, and go back to cutting wood.

 

[MG2186]

There are pluses and minuses to old vs new, it definitely isn’t one sided.

Old 372’s are cheaper to acquire, parts are more cheaply available, they are easier to fix yourself, and they weigh less.

New 572’s have better fuel economy, flippy caps, better AV, autotune, beefier bottom end, and maybe are a fuzz faster.

If you’ve got the money, by all means, pay for the newest and greatest and enjoy it, smiling the whole time you use it. And pay again when you need to go to the dealer to fix an auto tune issue you can’t sort out on your own. And pay again when the auto tune hides an air leak and you burn up a piston. And pay again in 2 years when Husky comes out with a new carb and boot clamp that fixes the problem. And pay top dollar again when a tree falls on it and crushes the plastics. If you’ve got the money, you won’t care what it costs because when it works it works better than the old 372.

Or, be content with an older saw that built Husky’s reputation, it cuts almost as fast, the AV is almost as good, and if a problem arises it’s already solved in the community, and you can find a cheap used part on eBay, and go back to cutting wood.

An old 372 is hard to beat especially a ported one, they’re fairly cheap to buy, parts are redily available and are fast. But the 572 does look to be taking the torch and running with it also

 

[Dub11]

So I'm posting Dave's quote over here as to not muck his thread up.

This was the first chance I have had to run the new 565xp and it is lighter than the 572xp (which I ran back to back) but not a lot weaker to me.
The Husqvarna rep said they had done the 550 to replace the 346xp first to start building up a lot of EPA pollution credits (in the best selling saw size by far according to them) so that they would bank enough credits to keep building the 395xp for a long time into the future. The 365 special and 372XP are out of production now and will be sold for the next year or so alongside the new 565 and 572 models before they run out of the existing stock and sell only the new models

So @Spike60 do you see think lighter weight on the 565 might help sales?

 

[cus_deluxe]

That's what I have to do on the 261

Are you missing the little rubber thingy?

 

[huskyboy]

I’d take the better filter and more power if what Bob says is true about a modest price difference.

 

[rocco490]

same here between the 565 and 572 id take the 572 if the price is similar

 

[rocco490]

I really want to see a 581 come out and go head to head with stihls 500i and Makita 7900