Holzfforma G372XP (Husqvarna clone) Chainsaw Review/Tear down/Tips/ETC.

[@TheRealChetManley]

I just got mine yesterday and took down a small tree. It's a beast. I'm just a homeowner, but I've never had a saw like this. I've used smaller Stihl saws quite extensively. This thing rips. I set mine up out of the box, filled with bar oil and fuel, choked it, it crackled on the 3rd or 4th pull. I turned the choke off, one pull and bam she fired right up. It sounds mean too. I am very happy with mine. Thanks for the video!

[@aborntexan]

Great to hear!

[@tinkertime7165]

Thanks for taking the time to do this. I recently bought the same saw but is white with the carbon fibre look. Someone said it the the 'professional' model with a few different parts, I think a Walbro carb, nikasil cylinder and different piston ring(s). I have only run it for about an hour. The high rpm carb adjustment was too rich and once dialled in ran great. The oiler was way over oiling too. I turned this down quite far until it seems to oil as my other saws do. Time will tell if this is a good purchase. I'm running it with a 28" bar.

[@TroubadourJuggernaut]

I love this review, and I love it when guys complain about “chinese plastic”. Not being as good as Stihl and Husky plastic. !! Bottom line these saws may need a bit more hands on but they are getting better every year, I own 2 Huskies and 2 Stihls but I am going to try out one of these for the fun of it.

[@dubbssawshop]

The old style front tensioner will be from a husqvarna 362 or real early 371. The plastic stealth around the throttle cabel will sometimes slip out of its little seat at the trigger, just have to push it back in with hemostats. Great review and you made some excellent points and things to look for. Hope the saw is treating you well and Jess is a great guy to deal with.

[@aborntexan]

Thanks for the info and thank you for watching!

[@garymcmullin2292]

a real well done overview, thanks. I bought one a couple months ago, have yet to run it but I did a bunch of replacements to OEM or upgraded after market parts...the ones most mentioned on videos I watched that would likely cause trouble. The carburetors seem to be the most often mentioned failure point. I totally disassembled this saw and came away feeling pretty good for the apparent quality. Time will tell how the electronics and other stuff holds up. For the price I could not resist something else with which to tinker.

[@aborntexan]

I hear ya!

[@dubbssawshop]

Some of the stihl clone saws with the decompression valve on the top of the cylinder, the black push button will break off and that holds the valve. When it breaks off, the inside valve assembly will fall into the cylinder and tear it up.

[@aborntexan]

Wow...so I guess it must have a thru hole where the husky clone uses a counter bore and very small thru hole. No way for the valve to pass thru the small hole and cause damage. Seems like a much better design to me

[@fernandocuello7848]

Gracias amigo, mirando y leyendo las traducciones. Muy amable

[@tedneitzel]

You do sweet work! One day im going to send you a saw for port but every time I get ahead on money i seem to buy another saw! Im up to 15 or so now lol! One day damnit!

[@h200z]

Use a spot of blue locktite let it dry then install the jet back into the carb ..the beauty of locktite for such things..

[@aborntexan]

I gave that a try along with a good cleaning and blowing carb cleaner through all the passages. Seems to have worked!

[@diggindiggenit6540]

I believe Now they are on sale for just the powerhead for under a hundred, farmtech

[@j.chrisbeck7492]

New subscriber here, looking forward to more videos, esp. the 372 content. I have FT G372xp coming in the next 2 weeks, it's the kit saw, should be a new and interesting thing for me. ~Chris~

[@aborntexan]

Nice! I think you'll like it. No regrets here.

[@RavensRidgeNC]

Great review - thanks!

[@garrymercer757]

The fill plugs on genuine husqvarna saws leak as well, I have had several saws with that problem, but mainly from the oil plug, and in those cases changing the plug didnt fix it as it is a problem with husqvarna castings

[@aborntexan]

That's good to know. I just love with the leaks...it's not that bad. Thank you!

[@j.chrisbeck7492]

The wire on my FT coil was pretty short, so I had to put some extra protection on the wire where it touches the top cylinder fins

[@aborntexan]

Hmm...I didn't really notice that on mine. I will have to look again. Thanks for the tip!

[@EB-bd4it]

My 395xp has the old school tensioner, and may fit purely based upon how yours looks.

[@aborntexan]

I've heard others say the same. Thanks for sharing!

[@bellyacres7846]

thank you for sharing your details. :)

[@aborntexan]

Thanks for watching!

[@npb3871]

Would you recommend getting one of these off of Amazon? I have a $75 dollar Amazon gift card. Also should I get the blue or orange one.

[@aborntexan]

I'm not sure. I got this one from Jes Ray at www.bluesaws.com/. He stands behind his products. The saw I received had a faulty oil pump and he rushed me out a new one no questions asked...even included the tool I would need to remove the clutch. In my case his price was cheaper than any Amazon seller at the time I purchased. I don't think the color makes any difference performance wise. I just wanted an orange one since it looks more like the real deal.

[@stevedewbre8905]

Could the hole by the tensioner possibly be the chain oil adjuster?

[@aborntexan]

No, the oil adjustment screw is on the bottom of the saw just below the clutch

[@collinedwards8185]

Curious what fuel to oil mixture are you running in that saw?

[@aborntexan]

I've been running 25:1 but I'm thinking of moving to a mixture with less oil based on the amount of carbon build up I'm seeing.

[@collinedwards8185]

@@aborntexan Gotcha, thanks for the reply. I am considering purchasing one of these saws myself. I've seen some other folks on here running 40:1 with good results. I've always been a 50:1 guy on all my other 2 stroke equipment.

[@yungkelly8102]

What is proper rpm not under load?

[@e954rr2]

Can you still buy them pre assemble in orange

[@aborntexan]

Yes...I bought this preassembled in orange. You can also buy a 288 and a 395xp preassembled in orange

[@e954rr2]

@@aborntexan thank u

[@bennyblanko3]

I think they might come in white too now? And, Neotec, not related to Farmertec has a 2 tone grey orange one, I think?

[@yenerm114]

@@bennyblanko3 that may be the “XT” version ? Supposed to be the new xtorque version like the xtorque husky’s … I kno there’s the 372xp and then the 372xt pro version supposed to have the Walbro carb n ngk plugs and some other things , if you look it up you’ll find the differences

[@bennyblanko3]

@@yenerm114 Yep, probably right! I like the older non-xtorq version a little better (non strato). Both are fine, and if running well are strong good cutting saws for the money. I still think oem is better, if you can find a good used one. But, the old non x-torq 372's are getting harder to find, and prices sometimes a little too high. They run great, and are pretty light for how strong they are, even stock.

[@cowbdave99]

The biggest thing I noticed between my Husqvarna and this one is gas mileage this saw uses I don't want to say twice as much but a bunch more gas than my Husqvarna. But it is more powerful and I was running a 455 rancher. But the chain tensioner in the pull cord mechanisms is junk.

[@tigisttigist5108]

Thank you

[@aborntexan]

You're welcomel

[@mlyniecm]

Chain tensioner for a 266se should work

[@aborntexan]

Cool...thanks!

[@kodol_kuwawong]

Good

[@aborntexan]

Thanks!

[@thomaskapetantsis4951]

STIHL chainsaws are good saws but compared to other saws their not for me. Something about them is different from other saws and I don’t prefer them. They sound different and feel different not for me.

[@aborntexan]

I understand

[@robertward8988]

the first thing you do with a new saw is take the tensioner out and thow it away

[@hardcoreplayafromthehimala4888]

All that saw need is muffler mod..

[@bennyblanko3]

And, a base gasket delete. They run decent stock though, once you get them dialed in.

[@thomaskapetantsis4951]

I don’t prefer steel products either

[@aborntexan]

They just don't seem to be the same quality anymore and the prices are crazy high

[@b_dub72]

seems like more cons than pros.. I'll stick with the real deal.

[@aborntexan]

Really the big "pro" is price. Approximately 3 for the price of one. I've had really good results so far.