Anyone managed to have a go on a 592 xp Husqvarna yet?

[Jamie Jones]

I was wondering if anyone managed to have a go on a Husqvarna 592 xp yet?
I know they had them on demo at Honey Brothers and Hayes Machinery has a demo unit...
If anyone has had a go, what's your thoughts on it? 

[adw]

I have been playing about with one, my initial comment was how loud this machine is, not sure if it’s just a different tone, but it is loud, it ran very well with the 28” bar on, however Husqvarna have never done a longer bar on 3/8, so it should be interesting to see what other bars come along, it seems a very revy saw, not what I expected for a big saw, the standard felling dogs seemed too small, quite nice to put it on choke, pull and go, I guess time will tell what other people think.

[Jamie Jones]

13 hours ago, adw said:

I have been playing about with one, my initial comment was how loud this machine is, not sure if it’s just a different tone, but it is loud, it ran very well with the 28” bar on, however Husqvarna have never done a longer bar on 3/8, so it should be interesting to see what other bars come along, it seems a very revy saw, not what I expected for a big saw, the standard felling dogs seemed too small, quite nice to put it on choke, pull and go, I guess time will tell what other people think.

I gather that it is listed that there will be a 32” bar for it as well

[adw]

The 32, 36, and 42" bars were always .404 solid nose bars , I have asked the question about guide bar lengths so we will see

[Jamie Jones]

The 592xp manual states that there is 18", 20", 24", 28", 30", 32", & 36" bars all running 3/8" chain, 1.5mm gauge, Type Husqvarna C85 Chain.

Husquvarna_592_XP_Manual.pdf

[adw]

Thank you for that sir, will teach me to read the bloody manual now and again.

[Stubby]

Once you get past 28" I tend to favor .404 .

[adw]

They are .404 solid nose bars ( Windsor ) sir, bloody awful.

[Stubby]

Just now, adw said:

They are .404 solid nose bars ( Windsor ) sir, bloody awful.

Yep I don't like them . I run sprocket nosed .404 on my 395XP

[Khriss]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

Once you get past 28" I tend to favor .404 .

Once i get past 28" i would rather it be done by someone else. K