HUSKY 575XP CHAINSAW
Posted by: AMERICAN TREE COMPANY, LLC from BEAR, DELAWARE on 1/2/2008
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I PURCHASED 3 BRAND NEW 575XP HUSQVARNA SAW FROM A LOCAL DEALER 2 YEARS AGO. I OWN 13 HUSKY SAWS, SO I DO NOT USE THE 575XP EVERY DAY. I WOULD HONESTLY SAY BOTH THE SAWS HAVE ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF HOURS ON THEM. APPROX. (50) HOURS TOPS. AT THE 50 HOURS MARK BOTH SAWS DIED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. I TOOK THEM TO THE DEALER & ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SAWS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT (BOTH) SAWS WERE BURNED OUT. THE CYLINDER HEAD & RINGS WERE DESTROYED. NO COMPRESSION, NEED NEW CYLINDER HEADS ($550.00). I CONTACTED HUSQVARNA REP. & ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING HE COULD DO WITH THE SAWS. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD INTO IT & GET BACK TO ME. 2 MONTHS WENT BY & NO ANSWER FROM HUSQVARNA REP. I CALLED HIM & HE SAID "NOTHING HUSQVARNA COULD DO WITH SAWS, THEY WERE NOT ON THE SERIAL NUMBER RECALL LIST"? THEY HAD A BAD SET OF BEARINGS IN SOME OF THE SAWS & THEY WOULD BE REPLACED BY RECALL NUMBERS ONLY. WHAT'S UP WITH HUSQVARNA? THEY NEED TO STAND BY THEIR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS. YOU GO OUT & SPEND $1600.00 IN SAWS & NOW THEY ARE JUNK AFTER 50 HOURS. I THRU THE (2) 575XP'S IN THE TRASH & BOUGHT A STHIL MS441 COMMERCIAL SAW. WHEN THE REST OF THE HUSKY'S DIE, I WILL REPLACE THEM WITH STIHL ALSO. (AMERICAN TREE CO., LLC)
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This is what I read on a review of the 575 on the Bailey's web site. and it says something about a recall, just curious if there was any more knowlage on it , or if this was just bull?