That just goes against all of my experience with a 372xp. And I have quite a bit.
Mine will pull a 24" bar like it's nothing in the hardest of wood.
standard logger saw out this ways is a 385 or 390xp with a 20" bar.Only the young guys use the 372, old or new. or a 660 again with a 20". it will be interesting to see if the stihl guys switch to the 461's or the 661's when they come out. I have yet to see any of the 5 series out in logger hands. Is that because they suck? not sure, never ran one but they are heavy and the 576 i picked up and looked at looked like a pregnant pig. Every now and then you see a guy that carries a 24/25" but that is few and far between, like finding a brand new xpw. i guess i'm not the norm, you can do alot with a 20" and in production cutting, there is more cutters to maintain, higher costs, etc from running longer bars. I've never seen a 24" on a logger 372 around here. i've only seen one 24" on a 390xp. 24/25's on the 660's are more common, but still rare. We still have good sized hardwoods. The amish husky dealer in the heart of logging country out here loves the old 372's but says the same thing. he's got 4 in the shop right now for new bearings on the pto side only both old an new. he's also changed a ton of 390 pto side crank bearings as well. Those saws were all 20" bars too. Whats that say?
He stocked up on the ole 372 when the Xtorq's were introduced. Guys were resilent to buy the new XT's. They hated them at first and now love them?!. these guys all run stock saws. I've ony seen one that had a series of 3/8" holes drilled in the can above the brace. they don't mod the saws or the mufflers. I'm talking stock out of the box.. we also never got the xpw's out this way. I'm talking loggers that run saws 6 days a week for clearcutting lumber for the local mills, not johnnys tree service. I still don't understand all the hatred towards the XT, its stronger out of the box than the old 372. I'm not sure if is lack of hands on and lots of internet bantering or what. Whatever, they are both good saws. I'm sure before long the XT will be gone by the wayside as well.