Gryschwein
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Need to equipped a new 20 inches chainsaw. When asking about 372XP Husky, the shopkeeper recommends a 445. He said 3 series is old model line. If you guys could gove me any good suggestion?
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445 is a home owner saw 50cc would be a stretch running 20” bar. 372 is 70cc pro saw will pull a 20 with ease and a 28” well. Night and day difference in saws also price I’d recommend a 562xp for 20” bar.
What size cc saw are you looking for , or what size wood you’d be cutting ?
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Are you in the States?
If you are only looking for advice, then we should get this moved from the trading post(a place were guys buy and sell saws).
As others have said, there's a big difference between the 445(farm/ranch saw with a plastic case), and a 372(which is a pro saw).
Depending on the wood species you're cutting and how large of pieces the 445 with a 325 chain would cut it just fine, but if it were me I'd want at least a 50cc pro saw or something with 4hp or more if I planned on cutting much at all (more than a cord a yr) and cutting 12" wood or larger on a normal basis).
I'm a collector, and I have well functioning saws ranging from 30cc to 137cc but 90% of my cutting is done with a Husqvarna 550XP set up to run 3/8" pitch, round filed, full skip chisel chain, a 7 tooth sprocket, and a 20" bar. The saw handles that combination nicely in Douglas fir, black oak, maple, and madrone--in fact, very nicely. I also have a 562XP with the same sprocket/chain combo on a 28" bar and it does very well with that setup, but the great majority of the wood I cut is under 24", so I don't need it very often.
Is that a 550mk2?
Gryschwein
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Thank you for your valuable advice!
Gryschwein
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I'm not from states, usually we working with the saw for cutting from 400 to 1m DBH. Well, 445 sounds not really what we want. 572 should fit our needs !
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If you don't have good dealer support get the 372xp. I don't have issues with autotune/ mtronic carbs, but they do have problems from time to time. If the dealer doesn't know how or want to work on them then your screwed. 372xp still had a manual carb you can work on yourself.
It is a mark 2. I couldn't remember, I had to go look lol.
Gryschwein
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We have a mighty handyman in the team, it may not be a big problem.
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3/8 x 20 should be a great runner in that wood.
3/8 x 20 square does great even on the 2252, just need to tune the chain well. This saw just has a muffler mod, more aggressive than I'd want for anything larger than this size. I should pull this saw out, it hasn't been ran in a while.
Unless he has access to the dealer only software it may be a problem down the road. Even having to replace a carb it needs programed and you need access to the husqy dealer site to download the program to the carb. Hence my If your dealer isn't proficient with the newer saw tech then skip over it. Doesn't matter how handy you are when you don't have access to proprietary diagnostic and programming tools. The issues don't happen frequently, but an issue can happen and if you don't have the support you need, your just S.O.L.
I agree with Sean. In addition, for the cutting you describe, any dealer that recommends a 445 over a 372, is highly questionable in the first place.
Personally I wouldn't touch a 445 if the choices were 372 and 445. Thres a fellow who has those 372s dialed in to a T if you decided to get it ported and that would take a 20 even stock like it didn't even notice it, ported a whole new animal I know guys who run 28 to 36 on those without a hitch. 445 if suggesting from a dealer is because they want to make a sale only
There’s a night and day difference between the 455 Rancher and a 372XP. The 372 will deal with just about anything you have to cut, and works great with shorter and longer bars. The 372 is a smooth running saw that I have never once regretted buying. The 455 is a crap saw by comparison in my opinion.
