Just the divider is the only difference in the engine. IDK if it's a true .6 HP less?
It seems they could never make up there minds if the oe was 5.3 hp or 5.4 hp or the XT is 5.4 or 5.5 hp? Maybe its 5.4hp and the 365 XT is 5.0hp+ ?.
The 365 oe & X-torq, I have seen them priced at $300 CND below the 372. Perhaps somewhat more justified with the OE as it had 48mm top end and originally had a Zama C3M carb I understand they had a different crank the first year but they had problems with both parts so they then went to the same crank with the Walbro HD-6. In the latter yrs, in and about 2007 I still seen a $300 gap in price at times.
They upgraded the Walbro to the HD-12 for the 372oe (They may have eventually came out with it first on the 371 ..IDK?)
365 was only rated for 12,500 RPM originally.
It's a marketing thing. They will tell you that's a consumer saw when there in no real difference. They purposely make one inferior. In my time they did that with the 61 vs 266. Second generation 61 vs the 272.
257 vs 262.
362/365/371/372. The 359 had half hp less than the 357. The 359 had clogged transfers but I had tried my ported 357 top ends on the 359 bottom end (without the crank stuffers) and it was night and day to me.
It is well documented on here that Husqvarna was less than honest with their weights.
Not only weights but vibrations in m/s 2
They seem to be getting more real these days.
On the vibrations with the 365/372 xt they are at 5 .7/8.0 (front and real handle)
I will post the data of the 362/365/372 and check out the weight and vibes differences on paper.
If you look below it will give you the weight
of the 365/372 plus the generated model "XPG" In LB & kg from what looks to be 2010 manual. That's the yr the xt came out and it didn't say copy right? The heated model's have always been rounded off to .2 kg/.44lb more than the xp model so I thought you may be looking at a mistake but they have it in the manual as both the 365 & 372 at the same weight at 6.4 kg and they have the more recent heated model at 6.8 kg. Yeah the 372 has been advertised as 6.6kg for a long time.
So the 372xt gained weight? ..Or they both gained weight and they lightened up the 365?
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Although their pic shows the 372 with a small single dog, maybe they now weigh it with faller dogs and perhaps a wide discharge cover? (I highly doubt what I say...Dont you??..lol) You just don't know with these guys.
In the oe models, I have seem holes in the drum with early 371 and lighter/different XP flywheels. Never seen that with the xt though.
Anyway, you said "Husqvarna experts " I'm just an Investigative Journalist. I have never actually ran a Husqvarna. Not yet but I do hope to one day, soon
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TECHNICAL DATA
Technical data
365 X-Torq 372XP X-Torq 372XPG X-Torq
Motor
Cylinder displacement, cu.in/cm3 4,31/70,7 4,31/70,7 4,31/70,7
Cylinder bore, inch/mm 1,97/50 1,97/50 1,97/50
Stroke, inch/mm 1,42/36 1,42/36 1,42/36
Idle speed, rpm 2700 2700 2700
Power, kW/hp @ rpm 3,6/4,9 @ 10 200 4,1/5,6 @ 10 200 4,1/5,6 @ 10 200
Ignition system
Spark plug NGK BPMR 7A NGK BPMR 7A NGK BPMR 7A
Electrode gap, inch/mm 0,02/0,5 0,02/0,5 0,02/0,5
Fuel and lubrication system
Fuel tank capacity, US pint/litre 1,63/0,77 1,63/0,77 1,63/0,77
Oil pump capacity at 9,000 rpm, ml/min 4-21 4-21 4-21
Oil tank capacity, US pint/litre 0,89/0,42 0,89/0,42 0,89/0,42
Type of oil pump Automatic Automatic Automatic
Weight
Chain saw without bar or chain, empty tanks, lb/kg 14,1/6,4 14,1/6,4 14,5/6,6
Chain/bar
Standard bar length, inch/cm 20”/51 20”/51 20"/51
Recommended bar lengths, inch/cm 16-28”/38-70 16-28”/38-70 16-28”/38-70
Usable cutting length, inches/cm 15-27”/38-69 15-27”/38-69 15-27”/38-69
Pitch, inch/mm 3/8" /9,52 3/8" /9,52 3/8" /9,52
Thickness of drive links, inch/mm 0,050/1,3 0,050/1,3 0,050/1,3
0,058/1,5 0,058/1,5 0,058/1,5
Drive sprocket type/teeth Rim/7 Rim/7 Rim/7
Chain speed at max. power, m/sec 22,7 22
