Welcome aboard deluxetwelve, I also bought a 550xp a couple of years ago off the bay from the US. It was exactly half the price of what they cost here. So don't blame ou for going down that path. A couple of things to mention; there are two versions of 261cm the newest (v2) is lighter and more powerful that than v1. From memory it's been out for about 6 - 12 months. My 550 took about 10 tanks of fuel to fully wake up and the difference between tank 1 & 10 is pretty significant.
Also for Aussie conditions part of your testing will have include a tank of fuel through both saws cutting dry hardwood then taking the air filter off and checking how much dust has gotten past the air filter. I'm not impressed with my 550 in that regard.
Also for Aussie conditions part of your testing will have include a tank of fuel through both saws cutting dry hardwood then taking the air filter off and checking how much dust has gotten past the air filter. I'm not impressed with my 550 in that regard.
