Yeah I am for real. I did order both a 550 & a 395. When I get them in, I will post pics of me holding them. Yes, going from a craftsman to two professional series Husqvarna chainsaws is bit crazy. But I look at most things as an investment. Now, now matter how big or small the need for a chainsaw is, I will have something to cut with. Plus, I have always wanted a saw ever since I was 10 years when I would go into the woods to gather firewood with a bow saw and my wagon and come home after 4 hours with a small load of wood and a very tired little arm.
I really do have a need for a saw(s). I have several trees that are dead and ready to fall. In the last month I have had my garage roof damaged and a nice car torn up because of trees that I have been needing to cut down, but didn't have a saw to do it. Plus the DOT has come thru on my road and cut down several trees and just let them lay on the ground. They are mine for the taking because the neighbors would like to see them gone. Because I can heat my house with firewood in my wood furnace, I can never have too much firewood. I don't keep a real accurate count, but I bet I can burn a cord a week in my furnace. I can also burn fuel oil or coal in the same furnace, but the wood is free.
Additionally, I always go overkill in most things I do. I have a phobia of equipment failure and don't like thinking that I may have been a little better off if I would have invested just a little more money. I am the guy that uses 40 lb braided line in my bluegill fishing pole. I also hate contemplating replacing what I just bought. I would have bought used a used saw, but the price difference between a new and a used saw was less than 25%. And I am the guy that would spend 3x times as much for something that lasts twice as long.
As the for the 572? I will have to see how it goes with the first two saws I have. But it sure does look sweet. I was excited when I found the 572 on the UK website because so many people told me to buy a 372 instead of the 395 when I asked in another thread about the difference between the 390 & 395. When I found that Husky upgraded the 372, I was (even more of) a believer in the popular 372.
I don't mind you guys busting my calls on the professional logger claim. It is ridicules to claim professional status before I make my first cut. But it sure is going over well with the wife & kids!