Hi everybody. As always this is the best place to go for advice and info!. I recently got a562xp in a lot i bought. The guy said the 32 and 36in bars he gave me go to this saw but I found its recommended a 28" Max. Can this saw pull a 36" of so how does it do? I have to rebuild the saw but it will be for sale so I have to educate myself I've never even held one of these until now. I sell saws btw [email protected]
562xp Max bar length
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Depends on the wood and chain but even a 28 is too much for a 60cc in general.
I'm going on husky site recommendation with the 28. I thought a 32 and 36 were a bit much but I don't claim to know everything lol. It has a 20 on it now. But those bars ain't cheap so I gotta get some saw too put em on then
From personal experience, 28" in soft wood (Doug fir or softer) and 24" in harder woods.
I don't even like the 372/572 with 32", that's 80-90cc territory.
I am down to one 562 and it wears a 20" all the time.
I don't even like the 372/572 with 32", that's 80-90cc territory.
I am down to one 562 and it wears a 20" all the time.
Clearwater
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I have a Husky 555, which is like it’s lesser twin brother and I feel 24” is plenty of bar for that saw.
Right. I tend to agree based solely on power but I can say you take a 271 and a 280 with a 20 and tell me which cuts better.... not the stronger saw I promise you that. So I figured maybe there's something about the 562 I don't know from reading.
Ran a 562xp from 2012 till this past spring. Great saw Pretty much just cutting hard wood around here. 20" was it's happy place closer to a light saber. 24" was doable but not graceful. Would never have attempted a 28" in hardwood. Just not enough saw for a 28" with any margin of safty. Wasn't hard to get the chain to stop with a 24" bar.
60cc saw with a 32" or a 36" bar is a no-go. It doesn't have the oiling capacity, clutch, or power to run that. Smallest saw I like for a 36" bar is an 066/MS660.
sand sock
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I have a 24 inch new in the cardboard. The 20 I have on it feels more like a 19. So the 24 would be more like a 23 . That's as big as I would go for hardwood s. I think hot saws was running a larger bar. Maybe 32 skip tooth on softwood
