Husqvarna 570 should I ?

[ChopperDan]

I stopped in at my dealer tonight and was asking if he had any parts saws. Well he showed me a very lightly used 570. Piston is scored bad/low compression. Overall condition from 1 to 10 would be 8.5. No bar or chain for 50 bucks and he'll sell me what ever parts for cost.

My thought would be to go with 575 top end. I figure I'd have about 200ish in parts not including bar and chain. I see mixed reviews here of the 570/575 so I don't know if I want to be bothered.

I don't have a 70cc saw and won't use it a hell of a lot. I just wanted to know what you guys thought.

Thanks,
Dan

 

[expy]

I think there was trouble with the early 575's. I had a later 570, although it lacked the killer instinct of the xp saws, it was a torque monster for a mid size saw. I cut up this Cottonwood with no problem. I liked my 570 but had to have a 562xp.:msp_biggrin:

For a cost of $200.00 I'd do it. You have to be the judge on whether it would be worth it to you. I think you could at least make a few bucks if you didn't want the saw in the end.

 

[Termite]

You need to get Modifiedmark's opinion.

 

[gafirefighter]

I'll give you $100 for it and you can instantly double your money. :msp_biggrin:

Adam

 

[expy]

I'll give you $100 for it and you can instantly double your money. :msp_biggrin:

Adam

See you are making money already.

 

[ChopperDan]

I think there was trouble with the early 575's. I had a later 570, although it lacked the killer instinct of the xp saws, it was a torque monster for a mid size saw. I cut up this Cottonwood with no problem. I liked my 570 but had to have a 562xp.:msp_biggrin:

For a cost of $200.00 I'd do it. You have to be the judge on whether it would be worth it to you. I think you could at least make a few bucks if you didn't want the saw in the end.

That's the thing I have a 562XP.

 

[nmurph]

I recently had 570 come into my shop with a toasted P/C. A very nice gent sent me a 575 top end with a tiny piece of a top fin busted off. I installed it, and I must say I was impressed with the power of that saw. It is definitely a step up in power over a 372, especially off peak power. However, it doesn't handle nearly as well as a 372.

Dan, if you decide not to pursue the saw, I would definitly be interested. Shoot me a PM if like.

 

[SawTroll]

I stopped in at my dealer tonight and was asking if he had any parts saws. Well he showed me a very lightly used 570. Piston is scored bad/low compression. Overall condition from 1 to 10 would be 8.5. No bar or chain for 50 bucks and he'll sell me what ever parts for cost.

My thought would be to go with 575 top end. I figure I'd have about 200ish in parts not including bar and chain. I see mixed reviews here of the 570/575 so I don't know if I want to be bothered.

I don't have a 70cc saw and won't use it a hell of a lot. I just wanted to know what you guys thought.

Thanks,
Dan

I don't really think they are that mixed, and they should be mostly negative.

Those saws were Huskys first attempt on "strato" saws, before they bought Zenoah (Redmax) from Komatsu, and even the 575xp is overly heavy for the power.

What I don't know is how it will work with a 576xp top end on a 570, but I doubt the top end is the only difference (among other things, the 576xp is a bit lighter).

 

[ChopperDan]

Well I couldn't pass it up. Maybe I should have but I couldn't go wrong for 50 bucks. The saw was run really lean. (air/fuel stops are in place)

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[Saw Dr.]

I have had the pleasure of having a few 5 series on my bench lately. Ignore ALL of the negative comments here. You have a very nice find there. Use good parts (575 if you can,) and get her running. That will make one heck of a firewood saw. A couple of the ones I have seen have had leaky intakes. Check that closely.

 

[hamish]

I have had the pleasure of having a few 5 series on my bench lately. Ignore ALL of the negative comments here. You have a very nice find there. Use good parts (575 if you can,) and get her running. That will make one heck of a firewood saw. A couple of the ones I have seen have had leaky intakes. Check that closely.

Very common on the 570-576 family of saws, when doing a vac/pressure test be sure to remove the carb, as with the carb and blockoff in place it pushes against the inlet pipe hiding the nasty gremlin cracks.

 

[Saw Dr.]

Very common on the 570-576 family of saws, when doing a vac/pressure test be sure to remove the carb, as with the carb and blockoff in place it pushes against the inlet pipe hiding the nasty gremlin cracks.

Quite possible that this is what killed it. Again, check the intake carefully unless you are sure what scored it. Sadly, those intakes are not cheap.

 

[hamish]

Quite possible that this is what killed it. Again, check the intake carefully unless you are sure what scored it. Sadly, those intakes are not cheap.

They retail for about $40 up here in Canada, so most likely are $10 in the US.

 

[huskydude]

thats a no brainer for 50 bux

 

[sunfish]

Best deal I've seen in a long, long time!!!

 

[epicklein22]

I just got a 576xp topend for cost, it was ~$225. I think it will fit this saw no problem....AT topends and regular 576 are different supposedly.

 

[ChopperDan]

I just got a 576xp topend for cost, it was ~$225. I think it will fit this saw no problem....AT topends and regular 576 are different supposedly.

As far as I know the 576 top end is different, carb too. If I repair it I'll use 575 top end.

 

[nmurph]

The 570/575 is a direct swap. The 576 uses a different transfer arrangment.

 

[ChopperDan]

Well I pressure tested it today and believe the crank seal/s are leaking. The saw is dated 2006 44 week. I don't know exactly what the change was on these saws in 07.

I'm going to have to give it more thought about what direction to go in.

 

[nmurph]

If you decide to part with it, let me know!