spike60
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Got to run my 372XT in a work environment this weekend. Finished it's first tank of fuel from the CT GTG a couple weeks ago. Other than the handles feeling just a little different, there was nothing there to make you think you were running anything other than a good ole 372. (Except it goes longer on a tank of gas.) Power and acceleration were both there. The one Barney34 has is more broken in and has gained some snort from when new. I guess I can relax now and accept the notion that the 372 really hasn't gone away. Truth is, most people won't notice anything has changed any more than they noticed when the 390XP switched from a Tilly to a Walbro carb, which was not at all.
As far as the update from that meeting, it was mostly about the spring L&G program and that sort of thing. There was a 555 there along with another 560. The 555 looked identicle to the 560. No specs, and no pricing. I still don't know what the displacement is going to be on the 555. We are still supposed to be able to order them by the end of the year. Told my rep to order me a couple dozen as soon as he has the product code. (First one goes to J.Walker) They were billed as replacements for the 359/357, so I believe that chassis will go away. If it does, there will be Jonsered versions of the new 500's. Most dealers in the room had never seen them before, and it was hilarious to hear the comments. A lot of guys thought they were ugly as sin. LOL
Something is going to happen with the 346 at some point going the X-torq route. I don't know if that means an update like on the 372, or a whole new saw. No details at all other than it's gonna change. Probably not for a year or more.
As far as the update from that meeting, it was mostly about the spring L&G program and that sort of thing. There was a 555 there along with another 560. The 555 looked identicle to the 560. No specs, and no pricing. I still don't know what the displacement is going to be on the 555. We are still supposed to be able to order them by the end of the year. Told my rep to order me a couple dozen as soon as he has the product code. (First one goes to J.Walker) They were billed as replacements for the 359/357, so I believe that chassis will go away. If it does, there will be Jonsered versions of the new 500's. Most dealers in the room had never seen them before, and it was hilarious to hear the comments. A lot of guys thought they were ugly as sin. LOL
Something is going to happen with the 346 at some point going the X-torq route. I don't know if that means an update like on the 372, or a whole new saw. No details at all other than it's gonna change. Probably not for a year or more.