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OK, this is kinda long, but hopefully interesting. If not you know where the back button is.
Picked up the Husky Reps 576XP for a weekend of fun and pleasure at the local dealers this morning. Got there about 10:30 and it was waiting there just like he said it would be.
Busy morning, really didn't get started on my neighbors pile of white oaks until after lunch. Prior to going over I took some shots of the saw. The weights shown on the scale are for the 576XP and my Dolmar PS7900. Both were fully tanked and had 20 inch bar and chain. Weights are certified by the order of fat old men and are only intended for reference. Certainly are interesting and bears out what you feel when you heft both saws.
Took a couple of shots of the downed trees before starting. Spent 3 tanks in the MS200T cutting up the tops and branches so I would have some room to work and be able to see what was on the ground. As an aside, the more I run that MS200T the more I like it. Great little limbing saw.
After the junk was cleared I cut just about 1/2 of everything 6-7 inches and under to length with the MS200T. Had a Coke, and fired up the 576XP. Put 2 tanks through it cutting up the tops and trunks 18 inches or so and under to length. My neighbor has a small stove by the way so everything is being cut to 14 to 16 inches in length. Takes a while to say the least.
Anyway the 576XP ran great. It has excellent power. While it seems very heavy when carrying it once you start working with it it balances well and feels quite good. I didn't find working with it to be as bad as I thought I might. As I said in a previous post, the anti-vibe on this saw is outstanding, just plain smooth. The 576 definitely has more guts and a much wider power band than the 372XP I had. To be very honest I like it better than the 372XP. It almost matches the PS 7900 in grunt, at least in the oak I was cutting. I did feel a lot of heat coming off the cylinder and muffler with my left hand when running the saw in the bigger pieces. It wasn't scalding hot, but certainly noticeable. Other than the chain being a Husky chain and not holding an edge I really can't say anything bad and certainly found a lot to like about the saw.
My opinion, Husky as reincarnated the 281XP but with higher rpms. That's what I was thinking as I was running it. Man this thing feels just like my old 281XP. High praise indeed.
So that ends day one. Tomorrow if I have time I'm going after the trunk and noodling the big stuff so I can get it on the splitter. I mounted up my 28 inch bar with semi-skip chain tonight. I want to see how the saw acts when pulling a long bar. I've got some big stumps 3 to 4 foot on diameter to cut down tomorrow as well.
Anyway, that's day one's experience. Hope to post more tomorrow or Sunday. Have to give the saw back on Monday, bummer.
Take Care
Picked up the Husky Reps 576XP for a weekend of fun and pleasure at the local dealers this morning. Got there about 10:30 and it was waiting there just like he said it would be.
Busy morning, really didn't get started on my neighbors pile of white oaks until after lunch. Prior to going over I took some shots of the saw. The weights shown on the scale are for the 576XP and my Dolmar PS7900. Both were fully tanked and had 20 inch bar and chain. Weights are certified by the order of fat old men and are only intended for reference. Certainly are interesting and bears out what you feel when you heft both saws.
Took a couple of shots of the downed trees before starting. Spent 3 tanks in the MS200T cutting up the tops and branches so I would have some room to work and be able to see what was on the ground. As an aside, the more I run that MS200T the more I like it. Great little limbing saw.
After the junk was cleared I cut just about 1/2 of everything 6-7 inches and under to length with the MS200T. Had a Coke, and fired up the 576XP. Put 2 tanks through it cutting up the tops and trunks 18 inches or so and under to length. My neighbor has a small stove by the way so everything is being cut to 14 to 16 inches in length. Takes a while to say the least.
Anyway the 576XP ran great. It has excellent power. While it seems very heavy when carrying it once you start working with it it balances well and feels quite good. I didn't find working with it to be as bad as I thought I might. As I said in a previous post, the anti-vibe on this saw is outstanding, just plain smooth. The 576 definitely has more guts and a much wider power band than the 372XP I had. To be very honest I like it better than the 372XP. It almost matches the PS 7900 in grunt, at least in the oak I was cutting. I did feel a lot of heat coming off the cylinder and muffler with my left hand when running the saw in the bigger pieces. It wasn't scalding hot, but certainly noticeable. Other than the chain being a Husky chain and not holding an edge I really can't say anything bad and certainly found a lot to like about the saw.
My opinion, Husky as reincarnated the 281XP but with higher rpms. That's what I was thinking as I was running it. Man this thing feels just like my old 281XP. High praise indeed.
So that ends day one. Tomorrow if I have time I'm going after the trunk and noodling the big stuff so I can get it on the splitter. I mounted up my 28 inch bar with semi-skip chain tonight. I want to see how the saw acts when pulling a long bar. I've got some big stumps 3 to 4 foot on diameter to cut down tomorrow as well.
Anyway, that's day one's experience. Hope to post more tomorrow or Sunday. Have to give the saw back on Monday, bummer.
Take Care
