Husqvarna 372 versus Husqvarna 372XPW versus Dolmar 7300

[bwalker]

I would go with something still in current production for the US market personally.
I wouldn't in any circumstance buy a Dolmar. When Dolmar was a semi going concern they had poor parts availability. Now that they no longer build saws it is no doubt getting much worse.
The Jonsered probably has most parts NLA right now.
375xpw cylinders are NLA. 372 OE is still being built for other markets but how much longer?
Then there is the fact the new stuff is just better.

 

[qurotro]

I would go with something still in current production for the US market personally.
I wouldn't in any circumstance buy a Dolmar. When Dolmar was a semi going concern they had poor parts availability. Now that they no longer build saws it is no doubt getting much worse.
The Jonsered probably has most parts NLA right now.
375xpw cylinders are NLA. 372 OE is still being built for other markets but how much longer?
Then there is the fact the new stuff is just better.

372 parts are still everywhere though. The OE share so many parts with the Xtorq I don’t see part shortage in a few years and the chincom 372 parts are piling online, most of them are good except the rubber stuff.

 

[bwalker]

372 parts are still everywhere though. The OE share so many parts with the Xtorq I don’t see part shortage in a few years and the chincom 372 parts are piling online, most of them are good except the rubber stuff.

Thr 375 XPW cylinders and pistons are NLA. Its only a matter of time before more parts become NLA.
Most Chinese parts are pretty poor. You want to deoend on that crap have at it.

 

[Stump Shot]

There's likely people in this discussion and others I know of that have some xpw cylinders squirreled away. Even if they are all gone too, certainly a saw can be made whole again with a standard 50mm P&C kit. Husqvarna has been good about having parts for ten years after discontinuation. I wouldn't worry too much just yet about the 372's time to join the Dolmar's and Jonsered's of the world.

 

[qurotro]

Thr 375 XPW cylinders and pistons are NLA. Its only a matter of time before more parts become NLA.
Most Chinese parts are pretty poor. You want to deoend on that crap have at it.

375 is over rated. A 52mm bb is good in the right hand. 50 standard is not that weak.