Sorry about that, I got a little excited when you mentioned Echo
The 455 wil be fine for a back up saw. And trust me, when you run a good pro saw, thats all it wil be! My hatred for the 455 comes due to it being .2hp and 1.2lbs more than the 350, and a LOT more money. But free is free, so I need to GTFOI :greenchainsaw:
The 575 has been plauged with problems. The people that love them will fight you in a death match to prove the worth of that saw!!! Fortunatly there are not many of them. Most had bearing issues, or carb issues, or the damn things just wouldn't stay running more than a week. Either you get a good one, or you are misserable. I don't like playing the lottery for that much money!
And I don't think the saw handles that well myself. It's liste lighter than an ms 390, but the Stihl "Feels" lighter and balanced better to me.
If the 372 is not an option, I would HIGHLY recomend looking at the larger Husky saws then. I know a 385 or better 390 is more saw than you think you need, but I always suggest going one size larger than what you think you need.
I always thought the MS390 with a 25" bar would cut anything I ever would need to cut!! I even swore to the wife it was the end all beat all for my needs!!! Three months latter the box with my big bore woods ported 046 showed up:monkey:
Handle the saws, seems like the Husky dealer is the ticket, GO ECHO! if you really think thats the way, but unless you are all but stealing that saw, and even then, I don't think you will be all that happy. They tend to be over rated by a fair margine.