Huskyboy meets the 572xp

[MarkEagleUSA]

You caught me messing up Now I feel foolish

We've all been there...

 

[Spike60]

Anyone have any 572 input? Run one recently? How’s it holding up?

Feedback from the guys we sold them to around here continues to be all positive. Even among guys who love to nitpick and gripe about stuff. We got through the heat waves without hot star complaints. I finaly did see a carb temp above 100. 107.whatever. (562's would be in the mid to high 130's in that weather.)

Guys continue raving about the power. How smooth it is. Always ready to go when you need it. These are all serious users. Logging/land clearing/ arborists. And operations where there are naturally multiple saws around. So, what is really telling is that most of these guys don't want to run the older saws. They don't want to go back to their 372's and some are moving back up from the 562 despite the weight. In a crew operation with company saws, they fight over who gets the 572's.

One land clearing guy who is also a hobbiest and builds his own 372XPW's, (and knows what he's doing), says his 572G is a "pulling fool" and there's no going back. Going to get another one as soon as he sells another XPW.

Sales mix around here as far as bar length is concerned looks like 60% 20", 30% 24" and 10% with 28's. The 28's going to the tree companies, so this is pulling some of the 390 business also. 572 has no problem pulling a 28". A saw that can pull sales from both the class above and below it is a grand slam market wise.

I know it all sounds too good to be true. Especially after what we all went through with the 562's 9 years ago. As a dealer, we sure had our fingers crossed that this saw was going to come out of the gate ready to rock. But we've honestly never seen a new product launch this good. Remember all those delays we had? Dates kept changing and getting kicked farther out? Nobody's complaining about that now, huh? If anything was ever "worth the wait", this is it.

 

[RI Chevy]

Good feedback Bob.
Thank for the report.
Just curious how they keep the carb temps cooler?

 

[Skeans1]

Good feedback Bob.
Thank for the report.
Just curious how they keep the carb temps cooler?

Wonder if the flywheel size is different, maybe a different fin design.


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[huskihl]

Good feedback Bob.
Thank for the report.
Just curious how they keep the carb temps cooler?

They have an improved bulkhead between the cylinder and carb box. Some sort of heat reflecting material

 

[RI Chevy]

Neat. Cool ideas. Reliability seems great! Strong saw.
What's not to like...

 

[CLEARCUT]

Currently running a 32 on it with no complaints. It has had no problems at all so far. I didn’t care for it stock, but ported, much better. It is a great west coast production saw, or anywhere.

 

[Derf]

...most of these guys don't want to run the older saws. They don't want to go back to their 372's ...
One land clearing guy who is also a hobbiest and builds his own 372XPW's, (and knows what he's doing), says his 572G is a "pulling fool" and there's no going back. Going to get another one as soon as he sells another XPW.

That’s great to hear, Bob.
I ran your 572xp at the CT GTG a year ago, and I was impressed. It didn’t feel any slower than my XPW with a 24” buried in wood, but it also didn’t feel heavier. It did feel smoother, and I’m sure the strato engine on the 572 was more efficient than the gas guzzling ported XPW. Probably able to cut longer per tank, even if they were cutting at the same speed the newer saw would get more work done per fill-up.

As long as there are no auto-tune issues... I just don’t like having to be dependent on a dealer for support, you know? I’m more of a DIY guy.

 

[huskyboy]

That’s great to hear, Bob.
Probably able to cut longer per tank, even if they were cutting at the same speed the newer saw would get more work done per fill-up.

And that’s a fact many fail to take into consideration for a worksaw. Fuel mileage for the wood cut. Unless you enjoy chasing your gas can around all day. It also adds up at the end of the year in running costs. Maybe doesn’t matter to the hobbyists, but to loggers/tree guys it’s something to consider.

 

[chipper1]

And that’s a fact many fail to take into consideration for a worksaw. Fuel mileage for the wood cut. Unless you enjoy chasing your gas can around all day. It also adds up at the end of the year in running costs. Maybe doesn’t matter to the hobbyists, but to loggers/tree guys it’s something to consider.

Everyone always laughed when I mentioned that in regards to the AT/MT saws, so what if you beat me in a 20 second cut by a couple seconds when I keep cutting for a 5-15 mins longer. I still don't recommend them to the DIY crowd as hard for cutting firewood, saving a gallon a yr isn't gonna break the bank, although I do mention all the little benefits of them just in case.

 

[huskihl]

Everyone always laughed when I mentioned that in regards to the AT/MT saws, so what if you beat me in a 20 second cut by a couple seconds when I keep cutting for a 5-15 mins longer. I still don't recommend them to the DIY crowd as hard for cutting firewood, saving a gallon a yr isn't gonna break the bank, although I do mention all the little benefits of them just in case.

Your point is moot. I've read on several occasions where you mentioned filling the tanks only half full so the saw was lighter and because you needed a break more often

 

[chipper1]

Your point is moot. I've read on several occasions where you mentioned filling the tanks only half full so the saw was lighter and because you needed a break more often

I can't help it I'm out of shape, my sales guy doesn't drum up enough work lol.
What's funny is with a half a tank in the MT/AT saws you could probably cut the same amount of wood that you could with a 2 series saw of similar displacement that is full.
Thanks for keeping me in check though .

 

[flying pig]

The filtration on this thing is crazy. That’s 6 tanks in extremely dry beetle killed pine. Mileage is getting better too. I’m pretty well gassed when the saw is now. Oiler was set a bit high out of the box, oil runs out just before gas. Absolutely no issues yet, I’m probably close to 40 tanks in now.

Does anyone else have issues with the 058 3/8 husky and Oregon chains wearing out the sides of the drive links before the cutters are done? I had the new Oregon chain on this thing out of the box and with the cutters at 50% the drive links were down to like 51-53 thou and it was cutting horribly crooked and likely doing wonders for my bar. Put on a new husky chain and the same thing in like ten tanks. I freehand file the cutters and run a 025 raker gauge. Shouldn’t be my filing doing it, my 28” set up doesn’t seem to have the same issue but it’s always in clean green wood, the 24” set up gets all the landing, limbing and firewood. Wonder if going to 063, Stihl chain and a cannon would help?

 

[CR888]

Feedback from the guys we sold them to around here continues to be all positive. Even among guys who love to nitpick and gripe about stuff. We got through the heat waves without hot star complaints. I finaly did see a carb temp above 100. 107.whatever. (562's would be in the mid to high 130's in that weather.)

Guys continue raving about the power. How smooth it is. Always ready to go when you need it. These are all serious users. Logging/land clearing/ arborists. And operations where there are naturally multiple saws around. So, what is really telling is that most of these guys don't want to run the older saws. They don't want to go back to their 372's and some are moving back up from the 562 despite the weight. In a crew operation with company saws, they fight over who gets the 572's.

One land clearing guy who is also a hobbiest and builds his own 372XPW's, (and knows what he's doing), says his 572G is a "pulling fool" and there's no going back. Going to get another one as soon as he sells another XPW.

Sales mix around here as far as bar length is concerned looks like 60% 20", 30% 24" and 10% with 28's. The 28's going to the tree companies, so this is pulling some of the 390 business also. 572 has no problem pulling a 28". A saw that can pull sales from both the class above and below it is a grand slam market wise.

I know it all sounds too good to be true. Especially after what we all went through with the 562's 9 years ago. As a dealer, we sure had our fingers crossed that this saw was going to come out of the gate ready to rock. But we've honestly never seen a new product launch this good. Remember all those delays we had? Dates kept changing and getting kicked farther out? Nobody's complaining about that now, huh? If anything was ever "worth the wait", this is it.

Great post Spike. When a saw starts eating into the sales of classes either above or below its very telling that its a winner and the type of saw users want between their hands. I always new Husky could get past the common problems the early 5ive's had, I just hoped the improved model wasn't too heavy, felt slouchy or were kinda disappointing. 550/562's were real factory hotrods. So its nice the 572 has been received well & your not starring down frustrated customers at the counter. Hopefully the 572xp brings customers back to the brand that had a bad taste in their mouth. I can't wait to see a new 90cc saw (590?) & a new generation of top handles. But what you've said from trusted customers is exactly the feedback the engineers & design team @Hoosky would be wanting to hear for sure.

 

[Cobby08]

Neat. Cool ideas. Reliability seems great! Strong saw.
What's not to like...

I see what you did there...

 

[CR888]

View attachment 199693 View attachment 199694 The filtration on this thing is crazy. That’s 6 tanks in extremely dry beetle killed pine. Mileage is getting better too. I’m pretty well gassed when the saw is now. Oiler was set a bit high out of the box, oil runs out just before gas. Absolutely no issues yet, I’m probably close to 40 tanks in now.

Does anyone else have issues with the 058 3/8 husky and Oregon chains wearing out the sides of the drive links before the cutters are done? I had the new Oregon chain on this thing out of the box and with the cutters at 50% the drive links were down to like 51-53 thou and it was cutting horribly crooked and likely doing wonders for my bar. Put on a new husky chain and the same thing in like ten tanks. I freehand file the cutters and run a 025 raker gauge. Shouldn’t be my filing doing it, my 28” set up doesn’t seem to have the same issue but it’s always in clean green wood, the 24” set up gets all the landing, limbing and firewood. Wonder if going to 063, Stihl chain and a cannon would help?

Take your bar off, clean all the crap off it & take it to the bench for a good inspection. Does it have wear burrs on the rail edges? Does the bar when sat upright on its rails on a flat surface fall over to one side or will it stay balanced by itself? Are your chain cutters on one side either longer than the other or dull? Hold your bar up toward a light as if its a gun and look down the rails to see if if you can see light out the end of the rails too know its true & straight. I agree the filter looks to be a good design, I just spent ten minutes with a wooden scewure as a pick cleaning out fines on one of my hd11 filters. A hd11 has about 50+ pleats in the damn thing where fines get jammed in the corners, I've been picking them out and using a vacuum to remove them. The new husky design don't have this problem, looks really easy to clean. Look how many pleats this damn thing has spaced only a few mm's appart!

 

[flying pig]

Take your bar off, clean all the crap off it & take it to the bench for a good inspection. Does it have wear burrs on the rail edges? Does the bar when sat upright on its rails on a flat surface fall over to one side or will it stay balanced by itself? Are your chain cutters on one side either longer than the other or dull? Hold your bar up toward a light as if its a gun and look down the rails to see if if you can see light out the end of the rails too know its true & straight. I agree the filter looks to be a good design, I just spent ten minutes with a wooden scewure as a pick cleaning out fines on one of my hd11 filters. A hd11 has about 50+ pleats in the damn thing where fines get jammed in the corners, I've been picking them out and using a vacuum to remove them. The new husky design don't have this problem, looks really easy to clean. Look how many pleats this damn thing has spaced only a few mm's appart!View attachment 199721

Thanks yeah I’ll have a good look at the bar, it could be a repeat offender or it could be me not sharpening often enough too. It’s happening on more than one bar too so it’s probably me that’s the common factor. Idk, just annoying. Ha ha

 

[RI Chevy]

Just thinking outloud here. Is it possible you used a .058 chain on a .050 bar?

 

[flying pig]

Just thinking outloud here. Is it possible you used a .058 chain on a .050 bar?

Naw it’s 058 for sure, they don’t carry anything else locally at the husky dealership. Stihl carries. 063 but not sure what else. Not much selection up here, we get 058 round ground chisel in full comp or skip n that’s it unless you special order something. The drive links measure 058 on new chain but the wonky ones are down 5+ thou from new

 

[RI Chevy]

OK. Good. I haven't had an Oregon chain wear out like that before. I've had good luck with them.