Beings no Stihl lover seems to have tried out the Husky 372xp as of yet, I took it upon myself today to buy one and to let all you saw buffs know what the scoop is on the machine.
Here are the facts. As Husky claims its way smoother than the 440 by a mile. In the hand or in the wood its extremely smooth. The vibe system is unmatched and copied by Stilh but look at it closely and you will see its a copy. Its Stihl's new system.
The filtration system uses the big air filter just like the 385xp though the dirt is suppose to be channeled away from the filter. I didn't run it long enough to verify all that but will.
Ok, the part everyone is interested in, how does it run and cut. First off, like the whole saw itself, it cranks real smooth. Another pleasure was the trigger interlock, its super smooth as well. Once fired up I was surprised at how well and fast it reved up. It goes from idle to top speed in a flash. Does not sound like the Stihl's of old, sounds more like the 272 with a deeper tone to it. After I fired it up I handed it to my brother who happened to be checking it out with me. He reved it a few times and said its sounds like a hot rod 272 but feels smoother. He recently bought a 575xp and loves it. We took it up behind the barn where we have some big logs laying around. I put it in a 20 inch oak and it walked through it like nothing. Has a awful lot of pulling power in the cut, or torque as most would say. Holds its rpm's very well. That brother of mine says no no no, that oak is soft wood. He finds a soild hickory log about 16-18inches around and says now there's a true test. I hand him the saw and said go for it. He laid into the log and the saw never let up, it walked through it just like the oak. He was all smiles to say the least. He then says this saw is one bad mother.
In all its a hot rod 385xp. Cuts great, super smooth in the hand or in the cut. It has to be by far the smoothest running saw I've ever laid my hands on. The 361 is smooth but no match for the 372xp. Will outcut the 440 easily and I think outcut the 460 speed wise as well, its one quick cutting saw that holds its rpm's real well in the cut. How much bar it will handle I do not know but the 20 incher on it was nothing for it. The weight of the saw is about a touch more than the 440 but the power and smoothness it has for that little bit of weight makes it well worth it.
Retails for around 750.00, sounds like alot untill you run it. Husky hit the mark on this baby real good. The 357xp has been a huge winner and no doult the 372xp will always be. Its a keeper.
BTW the 372xp is not dead it's black and red. "The Jonsered 2171"
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