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Somebody's talking crap here & it ain't the tree!
I have only run the 241 and sluggish off idle throttle response is my only complaint. Husky normally have throttle response nailed.
Is the build quality of this 543XP going to be Redmax GZ4000/4500 like, or 550XP like?
After scrounging 10 cords of wood off the local mountains this winter, 40cc/60cc plan sounds good to this aging back.
Husky reps I spoke with at recent trade show told me the 543xp is replacement for 242xp . . . we'll see!
You're only upset Niko because the little Stihl had made my 550XP redundant I'm a big Husky fan too so brand bias is certainly not a factor here.
Is the build quality of this 543XP going to be Redmax GZ4000/4500 like, or 550XP like?
I am not upset at all - and there obviously are a lot of factors/variables involved.
There was guy that said his 241 smoked his 550
.... as accurate as you could get under those conditions. .......
I'm sure it was, under those conditions!
He posted videos. His 241 was ported by Brad. As good as my PS-421 cuts its not close to my 550
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Here's 2 video's i took earlier. They aren't the greatest, but you can still see the difference in speed. You will see in the video's that I have a habit of pushing the saws instead of just letting it cut. A few cuts I let the saws sit there with out pushing them. At the end of the second video, you will be able to tell and I could tell that the 550xp was getting dull. In between the video's i was still cutting and must have hit something and dulled up the chain. I know a few of the logs had a lot of water/moister in them still as I could see ice in the center of the rounds I cut off.
In this video the 550XP is wearing a 16" 3/8 LGX combo and the MS241C is wearing a 16" 3/8LP RM3 combo. The 241 was noticeably faster with the RM3 chain as opposed to the stock(PM3). I have a feeling that it feels faster due to the smaller chain that allows the saw to carry less load. To me, the 241 pulls way harder in the wood As mentioned in my other post, the ms241c still felt more maneuverable and nibble compared to the 550XP. The 550XP definitely feels heavier.
Tomorrow I will re-sharpen the saws and head out again. I will also put the 18" .325 combo back on the 550XP to see how that feels again.
What I'm taking from this thread is, your analysis in real world usage shows that there is a niche for this class of saw. Whether that niche exists only in professional use or may also find its way to the "less frequent but competent user", remains to be seen. If the 543 is competitive with the 241, it probably has a chance to be a good seller. I suspect the Dolmar 420-421 already is a good seller. How well it stacks up in professional use may well be determined by Kenjax, if he keeps track of the cost of putting wood on the ground within a given period of time as well as you do.In an outright drag race not a hope without the 550XP having a problem. Even a ported 241 would struggle.
I dont doubt in anything of what you are saying.The people that have something dead against the smaller saws like the MS241C and 543 have obviously never run one. Everybody I know who has bought the 241 ends up leaving their 50cc saws in the shed. The difference on paper doesn't seem significant. The practical difference is huge.
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