562XP...Today

[lmbrman]

562xp is on the shelves in western WI.

 

[sunfish]

I doubt they would recall thousands of saws back to Sweden, paying hundreds of thousands in freight brokerage, customs fees, etc over just a little paper work issue with the epa, only to turn around and pay ocean freight and and duties, and freight to all the dealers again.....I'm not buying a paper work issue. This hiccup cost them hundreds of thousands, it'll take selling tens of thousands of this model to break even on the recall. I hope the saw turns out to be a barn burner, at over 700.00 retail it's going to be a tough sell to the commercial user or saw enthusiast.I can buy a new in box 372 xp for 80.00 more.

I doubt they sent "thousands" of saws back to Sweden. But we really don't know what happened.

 

[mdmaniac]

Indian,

I agree there has to be a major reason to recall these saws. All I can think of is the 576 fiasco when 15 of the first 25 saws we sold blew up....husky had no answer and then poof, service bulletin for the piston/cylinder clearance issue...

Now that you mention it I do not see anything on the saw as far as revboost is concerned, so maybe it was a total revamp of the ignition/autotune?

Either way they're here and hope to put one in some wood by the weekend!

By the way your $50 discount on that 372 for $780 should apply to the 562 as well making it more attractive at 689.... But at anyrate the 562 is only $20 more then the 357 it's supposed to replace. That being said it's not too bad.

Time will tell curious to check ignition numbers vs TKs saw to see if the coil changed, I see it was produced in week 41 vs the saw assembly in week 48 which corresponds withe October recall...

 

[flimflam]

Husky should issue a press release on want exactly was the issue with the saws rather than allow all the speculation to why they where recalled. Some have said rev-boost feature is gone, some say it is still there.
As a corp they have already lost their azz on this model, with all the recall cost associated with it and with the price difference between the 555 and 562, the 555 will be the blue collar saw. At a 730.00 price point your too close to 70cc saw pricing for me.

Congrats on the new saw, hope it performs to all the expectations people have built it up to. Thanks for posting!

Get real brother its a friggin chainsaw theres not going to be any sort of press release that is ridiculous. BTW ms 362 is $700 20" jan. 1st 2012. So whats the diff? $30 more and get something lighter smaller faster more powerful and with AT. Beat that!

 

[mdmaniac]

Are the 562xpg's in the ordering system yet?



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Not that I have seen, but I can look again tomorrow!

 

[SawTroll]

I doubt they sent "thousands" of saws back to Sweden. But we really don't know what happened.

It was between 100 and 200 saws, as I remember it. The number never was a secret, and is in older posts on here.

 

[MNBobcat]

Get real brother its a friggin chainsaw theres not going to be any sort of press release that is ridiculous. BTW ms 362 is $700 20" jan. 1st 2012. So whats the diff? $30 more and get something lighter smaller faster more powerful and with AT. Beat that!

Keep your Stihl. I have that saw and hate it. I now have the 562XP and I am much happier with it.

 

[Jacob J.]

Are you still top secret about where you got your 562? I sent ya a couple pms and you never responded......

He had to blow up the office of the Slovakian Interior Ministry to get it.

 

[MacLaren]

He had to blow up the office of the Slovakian Interior Ministry to get it.

JJ, I havent laughed like that in a good while.......:kilt:

 

[MNBobcat]

He had to blow up the office of the Slovakian Interior Ministry to get it.

JJ, I havent laughed like that in a good while.......:kilt:

Uh....it really wasn't funny. Note to self -- when smuggling chainsaw premix inside a balloon in your anal cavity be sure to wear static free clothing. :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[TK]

my thoughts exactly, just to see if anything changed? They didnt change anything in the ipl so im assuming whatever it was is why they had to recall them all....

Ok, I'll get to it when I get home.

Are the 562xpg's in the ordering system yet?



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Negatory

 

[TK]

Built week 27. And the number on the coil isn't an actual part number. Nothing registers.

 

[MNBobcat]

Built week 27. And the number on the coil isn't an actual part number. Nothing registers.

How do you tell from the number when it was built?

 

[SawTroll]

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Built week 27. And the number on the coil isn't an actual part number. Nothing registers.

That is no surprice, as the the coil is listed only as part of a kit, according to the IPLs. :msp_wink:

 

[SawTroll]

How do you tell from the number when it was built?

The first four (used to be two) digits is the year, the two next the week, then five more to id the actual saw.

This applies to newer saws - the system has been changed several times.

 

[trophyhunter]

Indian,

I agree there has to be a major reason to recall these saws. All I can think of is the 576 fiasco when 15 of the first 25 saws we sold blew up....husky had no answer and then poof, service bulletin for the piston/cylinder clearance issue...

Now that you mention it I do not see anything on the saw as far as revboost is concerned, so maybe it was a total revamp of the ignition/autotune?

Either way they're here and hope to put one in some wood by the weekend!

By the way your $50 discount on that 372 for $780 should apply to the 562 as well making it more attractive at 689.... But at anyrate the 562 is only $20 more then the 357 it's supposed to replace. That being said it's not too bad.

Time will tell curious to check ignition numbers vs TKs saw to see if the coil changed, I see it was produced in week 41 vs the saw assembly in week 48 which corresponds withe October recall...

Would anyone happen to have a copy of that bulletin and any others related to piston failure available? I was given the bulletin number of B0900030 regarding that problem but don't know the true cause of the problem or the fix.