576XPG Discontinued ?????

[Swamp Yankee]

Help from the rumor mill please.

Rainy day was out running errands and stopped at a Husky dealer this am. This dealer is not the local one I almost always deal with, but he has an excellent reputation with some loggers I know in his area. As I'm unloading my 372XPG X-Torque before next fall / winter I asked him about a 576XPG and if he would take my 372XPG in trade. He replied yes he would take it in trade but was pretty sure the 576XPG was discontinued and availability was limited to "stock on hand". If that's true, I need to decide what I want to do rather quickly.

So my question is simply, does anybody know the status of the 576XPG, either confirm, deny or add a rumor or two? Again interested in the XPG model only. It is still on Husky's website, but we all know that's not the best source for accurate info.

Thanks in Advance

Take Care

 

[R1!]

Factory just told me it is was halted last year, Reg 576 XP is still in production.

 

[SawTroll]

As far as I know, both the 372 and the 576 may be history reasonably soon, and the 576 likely first - but I have no specific info...... opcorn:

 

[taplinhill]

There is something worth waiting for.
It will most likely be seen in a "non-G" form first.

 

[mdavlee]

There is something worth waiting for.
It will most likely be seen in a "non-G" form first.

How long is this wait going to be?

 

[SawTroll]

There is something worth waiting for.
It will most likely be seen in a "non-G" form first.

The "non-G" part may not be true globally, but likely in the US. Over here, the "G" version even may be the first one out.....:msp_smile:

 

[moody]

Question is will it lose weight and take a 5'' series name? Will 72 still be part of it or are they going a new direction?

 

[Swamp Yankee]

There is something worth waiting for.
It will most likely be seen in a "non-G" form first.

No time to wait

Sorry but I need a heated handle saw to replace the 372XPG by fall. Weather is warm enough since April the 372XPG can set on the shelf, but come late Oct. I need something broken in and ready to go.

Take Care

 

[SawTroll]

Question is will it lose weight and take a 5'' series name? Will 72 still be part of it or are they going a new direction?

All I am 100% sure of is the "5" and the "7" - time will tell the rest of the story.

My logic brain cell tells me 572xp/xpg though.....

 

[ernurse]

Wow just from a marketing standpoint I can't believe Husqvarna would discontinue one of if not it's most popular and best selling saws. (372)

 

[mtrees]

Stihl did 440...

 

[hamish]

Wow just from a marketing standpoint I can't believe Husqvarna would discontinue one of if not it's most popular and best selling saws. (372)

You mean the 55 and 455?

The 372 was good in its day, as it is today, but its time has passed.

 

[blsnelling]

The 372 was good in its day, as it is today, but its time has passed.

Not in my stable

 

[SawTroll]

Wow just from a marketing standpoint I can't believe Husqvarna would discontinue one of if not it's most popular and best selling saws. (372)

Well, it already isn't what it used to be, and the xt version likely is just a "stop-gap", before it really is replaced. The 575xp and 576xp never managed to replace the 372xp, even though that was what they were supposed to do...

 

[mtrees]

I am anxiously waiting.... I love my 576XP with the exception of the weight and size. To me this is not only a Husky problem "441" is a little hefty as well. I'm sure Spike or Terry have an inside track on the future.

 

[SawTroll]

I am anxiously waiting.... I love my 576XP with the exception of the weight and size. To me this is not only a Husky problem "441" is a little hefty as well. I'm sure Spike or Terry have an inside track on the future.

The 576xp and the 441 both suffer from being first generation "strato" saws, no surprice there!

From the little I know, the only negative with the "572" is that it has an inboard clutch, same mistake as with the 372 and 576.....

 

[mikefunaro]

The 576xp and the 441 both suffer from being first generation "strato" saws, no surprice there!

From the little I know, the only negative with the "572" is that it has an inboard clutch, same mistake as with the 372 and 576.....

Saw troll...I really think you're in the minority on that one...most users want an inboard clutch on a felling saw, particularly one that size.

If you want to improve the balance maybe you can add some weights to the clutch cover....but that of course would increase the bottom line...

 

[Cloud IT]

This thread is going to cost me money. After owning a 550xp and a 562xp, I couldn't live without a 572xp.

 

[zogger]

Wow just from a marketing standpoint I can't believe Husqvarna would discontinue one of if not it's most popular and best selling saws. (372)

They quit the 346xp....

Basically these saw companies have no choice, ever increasing emissions standards dictate they keep tweaking. They also know that e15 will be quite common soon, and their saws will be forced to run on that absolute crap fuel, so they have to do something.

It may get to the point they won't even offer warranties unless run on their brand canned fuel, and the sensors will pick up on it and not even run with anything else. That's down the pike, but it certainly could happen.

The other thing..I see strato and these sort of almost smart carbs/ignition systems are pure stopgap, direct injection will be the ticket as soon as the bugs are worked out better and all the suits get done arguing and paying each other off over dubious (but *legal*) intellectual property concerns..

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[J.Walker]

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