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A new 550 can be had for less than $500.
Maybe, but it still doesn't make it a good value for general firewooding. The 550xpat is just too flimsy to be of any use outside of cutting cookies in the backyard.
 
Well on a lighter note I almost ended up with this saw today.

My dad and I went to the farm store who recently started carrying husky xp saws. Dad was in a Buying mood. The store had three new 372's on the shelf, We were looking at them, then one shelf up they had 2 new 550 xp, he picked it up and said it looks nice.

I had to come up with a quick excuse, I told him they have had a few issues and it would not be a good saw to purchase from a non service dealer. He promptly set the saw down and walked away.


They wanted 620$ for a 550
My local dealer has em for $550, can get one from one of the dealers here for less.
I also would not worry about the few problem saws that get talked about here.
 
My local dealer has em for $550, can get one from one of the dealers here for less.
I also would not worry about the few problem saws that get talked about here.

I thought the price was high. I only mentioned the problems because he would have bought the saw. And I just bought him the 241 yesterday.
 
Well on a lighter note I almost ended up with this saw today.

My dad and I went to the farm store who recently started carrying husky xp saws. Dad was in a Buying mood. The store had three new 372's on the shelf, We were looking at them, then one shelf up they had 2 new 550 xp, he picked it up and said it looks nice.

I had to come up with a quick excuse, I told him they have had a few issues and it would not be a good saw to purchase from a non service dealer. He promptly set the saw down and walked away.


They wanted 620$ for a 550
Whew! Close call! Good quick thinking on your part.
Merry Christmas!!
 
Or you could keep the 241, go out and get a 550 at a decent price, and wrap it up for yer father. You both win.

If I had the money something like that would be nice, but it is not in the cards right now.

I am really thinking a ported 261 will be my next/first new saw purchase for myself.
 
How long do they run them I would want to see it go a year or two with no trouble before I said its great.
Couple days. Beyond that, the 550xpat will leave you stranded. Yeah, it's really that flimsy. It's only good for backyard cookies and pecker poles.
 
Couple days. Beyond that, the 550xpat will leave you stranded. Yeah, it's really that flimsy. It's only good for backyard cookies and pecker poles.
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I definately don't see it so optimistic! 20 years equates to about 3-4 generations of new products! Do you really want to be working with a saw that is twenty years old? If we look here at this forum, not a single pro wants to work with a saw 5 years old! The firewooder guys have equipment maybe 10 years old and the hobby guys they can get cheap brand new stuff like the 5020 and be happy the rest of their life!

The reason we see a rebuild nowadays on a 20 year old saw is simply the reason because cheap aftermarket parts are available. No one in his sensible mind would go and buy an original Stihl topend for a 026/260 today! The reason we have today those cheap aftermarket products is because they mainly come all from china. I seriously doubt china will be producing cheap aftermarket products in 20 years. Which country will take it's place? I donot know. But I seriously doubt that such a market like china will evolve again anytime soon.

Further the advances in electronics is so fast, so as soon as the electronic ignition fails and the supply is dried up, I doubt there will be anyone supplying "old fashioned" electronics anymore for a very small market!

And everyone is already hoping for fuel injection introduction as a future evolutionary step, so as soon as that hits the market, spare parts will be available for the govermental required years and after that good luck! And better battery power is also only around the corner.

If we take into consideration how fast the "el cheapo" brands are evolving in quality, then we will see the change over to a throw away product, like f.e. in the consumer electronics, soon. Products are constantly becomming cheaper and cheaper in build quality to satisfy the price point and consumers are running faster and faster after the "best price" so also here we will see a change.

I would not count on rebuilding in twenty years. Who rebuilds their 20 year old car, TV, computer,...?

Come on guys stop being romantic and more realistic!

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Not only do I do several 026's per year with OEM parts, I also do a bunch of 044's and 036's... People are totally willing to pay for the work and they are essentially getting the same saw I have on my shelf new for half the price. Stihl basically keeps supplying parts as long as they are selling. There's a good reason it's so easy to get OEM 260 parts, they are still selling.
 

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