spike60
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Got me a nice 560XP prototype sitting on the counter here at the store. 
Going to take some pics tonight and figure out how to post them. Taking it home to cut and do some comparisons. It's my "date" tonight. LOL! Only a few of these in the country, and it's the only one in the northeast. I'm told to run the snot out of it for the next week or two, and then send it back for tear down. Any GTG's coming up? 
Visually, this thing is really different from what we are used to. Different enough that some guys aren't going to like it. (It has an ugly gray top that will not be on the production version, otherwise I like it.) Slim design, and slightly longer than a 357. Real good balance as your hands are a little farther apart. It is noticeably lighter than a 357 we are comparing it to, and the 357 has no fuel or oil in it. Cylinder is not straight up and down; angled back around 30 degrees sort of like a Stihl. Outboard clutch. (Sorry Pete.) Very smooth anti-vibe. Power seems really good, but I want to compare it to a couple of other saws before I start beating the drum on how good the thing runs. Has auto-tune of course. 560 is a narrow tail bar, and this one came with a .325 rim, so I'll try and change that and run it both ways. Has the captured bar nuts for you guys that lose them all the time.
Gotta get back to work.....................
Going to take some pics tonight and figure out how to post them. Taking it home to cut and do some comparisons. It's my "date" tonight. LOL! Only a few of these in the country, and it's the only one in the northeast. I'm told to run the snot out of it for the next week or two, and then send it back for tear down. Any GTG's coming up? Visually, this thing is really different from what we are used to. Different enough that some guys aren't going to like it. (It has an ugly gray top that will not be on the production version, otherwise I like it.) Slim design, and slightly longer than a 357. Real good balance as your hands are a little farther apart. It is noticeably lighter than a 357 we are comparing it to, and the 357 has no fuel or oil in it. Cylinder is not straight up and down; angled back around 30 degrees sort of like a Stihl. Outboard clutch. (Sorry Pete.) Very smooth anti-vibe. Power seems really good, but I want to compare it to a couple of other saws before I start beating the drum on how good the thing runs. Has auto-tune of course. 560 is a narrow tail bar, and this one came with a .325 rim, so I'll try and change that and run it both ways. Has the captured bar nuts for you guys that lose them all the time.
Gotta get back to work.....................
..... I guess it was the new 560 after all. :dunno:
