PREL=Professional Series saw with .325" chain. PREG=Professional Series saw with 3/8" chain.

Well, did you put it in a vise, any adverse effects?

Smaller pitch seems to be more efficent for saws, alas do you really want to deal with 0.325 pitch?

Thanks for watching. I have left mine stock so far, it has worked happily right from the box.

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@Torin Cody yup, I've been watching on Flixzone for since november myself =)

I think in the case of this saw it may pass stihl and husky on some aspects. Quality wise it is built very well. Power wise it is just fine, just not as rabid as the 550. Mine wears a 20" bar and doesn't seem to mind. I have a 261 at my new job, and I think I prefer the dolmar/makita. I would buy it again before the 550/261.

That for the high and low ? I was just trying to figure it out.

We're at 7,000' here, and have had nothing but problems with autotune. Tried the 550 and 562. It was very frustrating to have a saw that wouldn't start back up if it sat in the sun for more than a few minutes. My husky dealer says the new generation of autotune is perfect, but I haven't tested them out.

Yes Ibot mark II 550XP AND IT TRUELY IS 10 X FASTER. NO COMP RELEASE BUT STARTS FASTER.HARD TO EXPLAIN. I BOT IT WHEN CHAINSAWS DIRECT HAD THEM $519+TAX

But I love it!!! I have a jonsered 2253 which looks better to me. It's new too. Hadboth running not much diff but 550 started fast and straightened out fast. Will put 18 in total 3/8 bar and chain. Swap rim gear. But It really is different.You"at 7000 ft so your air is thinner right?? I wud think less fuel also to keep mixture right.They need to make a scan tool to see codes. And data!!

Also put choke on fast idle mode to start!!! Thats suppose to help.

Mtronics doesn't have that option. yet

Glad that worked for you! Maybe Husqvarna shipped some saws with bad purge bulbs? That was our thoughts anyways. We tried the gas cap trick first with no luck... The boss has had much better luck with Echo, at least for smaller saws. I went with a Dolmar/Makita, very happy with it.

Makita/Dolmar is a good saw. But husky has alot more power. Idk what year you had but i do know that you can buy a box of 100 purge bulbs and 50 will be bad. So that is one issue. While also the older firmware from the first few models was fairly new so they were working out kinks. Ive not had an issue with any of the new ones. No issues at all. They update firmware once ever 6 months to a year. Even the newest firmware adds power and torque. Also new top covers are vented. I forgot to mention that. Husky fixed that issue as well. Stihl has gone to hell with the new emmission standards. I don't sell them anymore because i got tired of every single one of them having engine issues within a month. Holes in pistons, running too lean, detonation etc. Avoid stihl until epa lays off or they introduce fuel injection to all of them.

I just bought my 562XPW today bought the 24” Sugi Hara bar and the C 85 X Cut chains. Its a 2019 model year I’m hoping that Husqvarna worked out the kinks, I still hear the air filter seal is not good I was thinking about using an O ring or soft draft tape, I see some grease the area before putting on the air filter and some say use oil spray too on the filter, wish they had gone with the center screw car like filter on the 572XP seems far more up to date. Anyway she sure does look fantastic new especially with the Sugi lol. Thanks guys.

Yes I noticed that it builds up tank pressure, which could cause it to flood if left to stand. I changed the metering diaphragm on my 560 (see my video.), as the old one had gone very stiff and was either on or off, with no suppleness left in the rubber. This could have been caused by using ethanol fuel.

It got ran over... :(

are you going to buy a new one?

Only downsides are the filler caps and weight IMO.

@@Cuttingwithcronkito yeah the caps are so tiny I spill has and oil a lot because I can't see

@@crystalclearmentalhealth2392 Almost every time is an overfill lol

Yeah especially after throwing the spark arrestor away and porting the exhaust a bit..then retune carb.

My old crew pretty much runs Echo now. The boss got tired of messing with the Husqvarnas...

@@Cuttingwithcronkito echo makes a nice saw, but that line is distributed by golden eagle and there are barely any servicing dealers here in the pnw. Which is sad.

@@jsource10 Their smaller saws seem pretty good. Their bigger saws need some updates. That sucks about your dealers. I pretty much do all my own work, so I don't worry too much about local support. My newest saw is a Dolmar/Makita, and there is no such dealer anywhere close by.

I'll pass, but thanks for the offer!

Charlie Z is that you?

I wish husqvarna would still make the xp, the x-torq that replaced the xp is just not as good. I want a echo 620pw

One of the reasons I bought this over the 501 is the ability to switch between .325 and 3/8. This one can wear a husky small mount bar with no modifications. Apparently the echo oiler is in a different spot and the husky bar would need drilled for it to oil. That being said, the boss has switched to echo for all his smaller saws.

As long as I’m young enough to carry one through the woods i see no reason why I shouldn’t. They can feel heavy after a while but look back at the pile of wood behind you.

I have never held a 560xp, so I'm not sure if they are interchangeable or not. From what I read the 560 has a lower profile and smaller filter. If you get ahold of some info let me know, I'm curious now...

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Thanks Larry! It does seem to be pretty good. It's on about 350 trouble free hours now and still going strong.

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@Wells Benedict definitely, have been using flixzone} for months myself :)

@Wells Benedict definitely, I've been watching on Flixzone} for months myself =)

Yeah... At least rings every year. This 562 actually is on its second piston though.

You should hear it now! It spit the plug out and is parked... In the 90s it seems like you have to do the half choke dance to get it going after a break or fill up. I am done with Husqvarna for now. Out of 6 saws only 2 are still going strong. The 390 and 372.

I brought this husky back to the philippines with me brand new still in the box, Christmas 2017,I used it maybe 5 hours total in 2 days,it's so dam hot there,anyway when I shut it off it would not hit a lick,it's getting plenty of gas,I pulled out the plug it's getting fire,it should run.

@@janethbailey1085 There seems to be a spot between high idle and full choke that it will run on until it catches up with itself, but you have to be quick. We always figured the gas was getting boiled back into the tank, so that's interesting that yours was getting gas and still messing up. I hope they figure it out, because I really like how they run when they run.

@@Cuttingwithcronkito you no were I think I screwed up I mixed the gas 50:1 like we do here in America, I was supposed to mix 25:1 that's what I was told today,we're going back in June I'm bringing a 3120 with me, there like a small sawmill there,I've logged here in missouri for 30 years never had a husky do that before,I might have melted it down a little bit the humidity is 100% there normal temperature is around 95 to 100.

@@janethbailey1085 I don't remember for sure, but I think 50:1 is the recommended mixture. We run 40:1 in the work saws, and the new Husqvarnas still are a pain to get going once hot. The 550 is even worse than the 562 in that aspect, at least ours are. I suspect a lot of the problem is that they are so compact that there's a lot of heat transfer from the cylinder to the air box. I'm curious to know if 25:1 helps. I would think the heat and humidity are about the same between the Philippines and Missouri? I bet the 3120 works perfectly...

Nice! Hopefully they got them fixed since we bought this one. I love the way they run once they're running... You might try some pantyhose over the filter, seems like that cut down on the debris intake a bit.

Likewise John antoniuk photography. I’ve never had any cold or hot starting issues. Absolutely love this power saw, perfect compromise of power and weight and just great all around saw. Last power saw I’ll ever own

They make filter socks and better filters for em now. Quite a few of those were rolling though the shops for awhile blown up from getting too many fines down the intake. What’re you rockin now?

Probably so... :)

Thanks for watching! If I remember, the purge bulb is on the return side, so it doesn't seem to interfere with the flow to the carb. Starts back from empty fairly easily, almost like an old saw. Starts from cold nicely too. It was cold in this video, hadn't been used for at least a day. Nice thing is if it doesn't seem to work you can easily stick the bulb right back! Good for warranty stuff, ya know? ;-)

@@Cuttingwithcronkito thanks for the answer! yeah, for the warranty definetely it's great :)

@@sureact Sure thing! Tricks of the trade... :)

@@Cuttingwithcronkito Is there anything to gain by removing the fuel bulb? I never ever use mine or the decompression valve for that matter,i like running these saws been running them since 2012 but i find after a couple of years they start running bad

Never mind for some reason i only ended up watching the second part of this video lol