Just got my new 365xt 20" from a dealer for $ 565 no tax no shipping. Merry Christmas to me ! Now I have to keep the wood flowing to keep away from the propane heat to prove to the wife it was a good investment !
Slapped a 28" on her as I have a 455 20" already. I'm just a landowner and woodcutter so this is all I need. I have some big Bull/ digger pines to take down and the 455/20" was just a little too small. I respect a good Stihl but for my situation, the value of these 2 huskies are hard to beat.
I'm new to the forum but really appreciate reading about all the all the advice from you guys...I was having oiler problems with the 455 and by reading posts on the site I found my problem was indeed a mangled up plastic gear. Got the part and I'm now good to go...Saved me a few bucks as I don't have a good saw shop near by and for something like that I'd rather fix it myself.
Thanks to everyone for helping us novices out... I say I'm a novice cause even though I was a licensed faller for the USFS, that was 35 years ago and the old metal homelites are all we used in my department back in the day. I got away from it and now that I'm back cutting wood, it's a whole different world, back in my day there was no chain brakes or plastic on a saw. But those old metal saws were heavy as h@ll !
Anyway, This is a great site and I'm happy I found it...Happy Holidays to all !