New saw!!

[Firewood Fanatic]

I just found a brand new 2015 Husqvarna 562XPGW for $700!!! Pretty great price here in Canada, and never even had fuel in it yet!!! I am pretty stoked!

 

[Stihlbillie]

Now u gotta edit ur profile


-chimpboy

 

[Firewood Fanatic]

Ya, I guess I do. Not sure how much I need the heated handles, but for the price, who cares!!

 

[backhoelover]

where is this at, you can trust me lol jk

 

[moondoggie]

I just found a brand new 2015 Husqvarna 562XPGW for $700!!! Pretty great price here in Canada, and never even had fuel in it yet!!! I am pretty stoked!

Congratulations

 

[Dave6390]

Those heated handles will come in handy when it gets to -15*C. You'll love'm then!

 

[Firewood Fanatic]

-15C doesn't happen to often here.. And I sure ain't cuttin wood in those temps, more like sitting by my wood stove,lol.

 

[svk]

You will enjoy it.

 

[Skipper]

That's a good buy. I'm in New Brunswick and the retail on those is close to a grand if I recall right.

I've got to get the heated handles working on my 372. I was cutting in -25c and my hands got cold and I was toast. Couldn't warm up. Same thing happened to the guy I was cutting with. We said screw it and went to the truck.

 

[Firewood Fanatic]

I don't think it has ever been -25C on record where I live. We do get lots of cold damp days though, and the moisture in the air makes it feel a lot colder. The heated grips seem like a nice bonus feature to have, just in case. I think the retail on the standard xp is $1029 here and the heated grips and 3/4 wrap handles are about $150 more.

 

[logeeland]

That is an amazing price! Very jealous!

 

[Firewood Fanatic]

Broke the new saw in today. Ran fantastic, cut 12 cookies in a 20" Douglas Fir to get it tuned in. Then proceeded to fill the truck with it!!! It has a big power advantage over the 550XP in the bigger wood for sure, and still not too heavy. I really like the saw, very smooth cutting, and the AV is fantastic!

 

[svk]

It has a big power advantage over the 550XP in the bigger wood for sure, and still not too heavy.

Big time. You will still want the 550 for limbing and smaller wood but the 562 is quite possibly the perfect "one saw plan".

 

[HumboldtGilles]

Congratulations on your new saw. I just got my 562XP a few days ago and let me tell you, I am one happy customer. Cleaned my 5 acre property in no time from this Decembers big storm and built a decent wood pile to boot. Have about 3 tanks of fuel through it and on the last tank I noticed it getting beefier. Can only imagine after I have about 10 tanks through it. Also starts great cold or hot.

Have fun with it, I sure am

 

[Firewood Fanatic]

Thanks, have fun with your new saw too!! I was very pleased with how it ran, snappy, no hesitation off idle, smooth as hell. I would say it burnt half the fuel my Simonized 372 XPW would have. Cut a dozen 20" cookies, then a half cord of wood, still had over 1/2 tank of fuel. Saw started one pull every time with high idle set.

 

[HumboldtGilles]

I agree on the fuel consumption. At one point I thought something was wrong. It literally sips gas. With the little amount of time spent filling gas and not having to adjust a carburetor, I find myself with plenty of time at the end of the day having a couple beers ahead of schedule

 

[Firewood Fanatic]

I mixed my fuel 35:1 with Belray H1R, and 91 Octane E-free. I think with these auto tune saws they use less fuel, which equals less oil going through motor. These machines are high rpm'ers in the cut, and I think 50:1 may be some of the reason for the crank bearing failures etc. It's curious that Husky recommends using 50:1 with their oil, but 33:1 with others.

 

[HumboldtGilles]

Yeah that's interesting, didn't know about that until looking into it now. Looks like most of the issues came from the pre-2013 saws, but seem to have fixed the bugs thereafter. I doubled up on the warranty by buying the fuel mixture and their premixed gas, which happens to be mixed at 50:1. I wonder if I should start mixing my gas at 40:1 just to be safe. I'm gonna look into it a little more and maybe give my dealer a call and see what they say.

 

[Firewood Fanatic]

I always run 35:1 or 40:1.