New Husqvarna 562XP and 555 Pics

[SawTroll]

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I'm guessing the 555 will be replacing the 359 as the "Tweener".


Stay safe!
Dingeryote

It will, that is no big secret!

What is a bit odd with the 555 is just the 555 model number - the last fives doesn't really make sense at all, as they could have used 559 or 558?

...but then it is not news that Husky are doing odd things with model numbers.....

 

[brages]

Could the 555 be the replacement for the 455? Ken

MSRP of $529+ vs the 455 at $415? Probably wouldn't fly off the shelves at Lowe's !!

 

[ChrisF]

Looks hot!

I'll be waiting for the J-red straight-handle version thankyouverymuch.

 

[MacLaren]

Looks hot!

I'll be waiting for the J-red straight-handle version thankyouverymuch.

You know it!!!

 

[SawTroll]

Looks hot!

I'll be waiting for the J-red straight-handle version thankyouverymuch.

Why do you want to mess up the nice handling of the Husky with the Jred handlebar? :greenchainsaw:

 

[TimberMcPherson]

I wonder if I will get enough for my 262xps to get a 562xp?

they will probably be close to 1500 US dollars here, better start saving!

 

[beowulf67]

Why do you want to mess up the nice handling of the Husky with the Jred handlebar? :greenchainsaw:

Why? So as to secure victory at the World Logging Championship....of course:greenchainsaw:

Getting ready for the Eastern PA GTG now.....will PM you later Niko.

 

[fishercat]

sorry if already posted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4jo02kjn_Y&feature=player_embedded

http://www.protoolreviews.com/news/industry/husqvarna-562-xp-chainsaw/image_view_fullscreen

http://www.protoolreviews.com/news/industry/husqvarna-562-xp-chainsaw

 

[funky sawman]

OMG, I am so drooling right now I gonna have to well all my saw and get the 562. Word on the street is that it cures AIDS!!!!!WOW

 

[J.Walker]

Interesting how similar the mufflers on those look to the one on the Stihl 032. Cylinder seems to depart the case at a similar angle as well.

Here is a shot with the topcover removed from a 560.

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[Woodman 460]

IMHO they are uglier than the ms441 when it came out!!!

 

[fishercat]

dont fret.

IMHO they are uglier than the ms441 when it came out!!!

441 is still the ugliest saw ever made.

 

[funky sawman]

441 is still the ugliest saw ever made.

Nope, the mcculloch BP1 is the uglyist (but also the neatist) saw ever made. the 441 comes in second place then third place is the dolmar 7900:biggrinbounce2:

 

[fishercat]

nah.

Nope, the mcculloch BP1 is the uglyist (but also the neatist) saw ever made. the 441 comes in second place then third place is the dolmar 7900:biggrinbounce2:

the Dolmar ain't that bad.Unless it's Makita blue!

 

[Zombiechopper]

IMHO they are uglier than the ms441 when it came out!!!

AGREED!

Ugly as sin. Even inside the cover is ugly. Ugly cylinder, ugly everything!

 

[STIHLTHEDEERE]

:notrolls2:

AGREED!

Ugly as sin. Even inside the cover is ugly. Ugly cylinder, ugly everything!

 

[2000ssm6]

The first husky by Fisher Price. Hope they run better than they look.

 

[indiansprings]

Prolly will run like a raped ape, but it looks like they have cut weight on the brake handle, cheapened it up. That's mine only concern, I love the performance of the 346 but the overall chassis seems a lot less robust than that of my stihls. One of the local loggers who use a 372 most of the time jokes he has as least a couple of sets of plastic onhand all the time for the breakage he suffers. When you don't gain weight with a strato design it has to come from somewhere. I hope the durability matches the potential performance. The 441 may be an ugly heavy duck but it's built like a tank, same with the old 660 design.

 

[fishercat]

change of pace ?

Prolly will run like a raped ape, but it looks like they have cut weight on the brake handle, cheapened it up. That's mine only concern, I love the performance of the 346 but the overall chassis seems a lot less robust than that of my stihls. One of the local loggers who use a 372 most of the time jokes he has as least a couple of sets of plastic onhand all the time for the breakage he suffers. When you don't gain weight with a strato design it has to come from somewhere. I hope the durability matches the potential performance. The 441 may be an ugly heavy duck but it's built like a tank, same with the old 660 design.

you guys need to learn how to abuse your saws.I have seen my 372s get pinched and go flying several times.even had buts come down on them.never broke anything.Stihls I have used seem to break if you look at them wrong.

I did take the ms200 up with me today.it was nice to use that saw again.I now I shouldn't sell it but it just doesnt look right on my shelf and I'm tired of cleaning the air filter.

 

[CentaurG2]

Chainsaws plastics like the “sheet metal” on a modern John Deere tractor are very durable. The only saws I own that have broken plastic are a dolmar 5100 that has a good chip out of the side cover and an ms440 that has chips all around the paper thin air filter cover. Funny, none of the “cheap” plastics on any of my huskys have chips and some are pushing hard on decade number 2. Husky fasteners and decals are way behind stihl but the engines and cost seem to more than make up for the difference. It will be very interesting to see how well stihl (ie we don’t change an engine design for 20+ years) manages to keep up with both compliance and profits in the new fast pace EPA age.