anyone having problems with the new 560xp

[Stubby]

HI STUBBY is the 560 just too small to take a 18 ins bar it better on a 15/16max bar thanks jon

 

Ok may be but I would have thought that a 60cc saw of that caliber should run an 18" bar no probs . It says in the husky spec an 18" is ok . I have never had a 60cc saw so far that would not run an 18". That would be 262, 362 and 357 . You may well be right . My "spud" tuned 346 runs a 15" with an 8 pin power mat rim with no protest so efectively making the 560 redundent it seems !

[born2trot]

There is certainly no way the 550 will make the 560 redundant its just far too small and lightweight . The 560 should be a better saw with the 18" , much better for firewood boys i would reckon

[Charlieh]

HI STUBBY is the 560 just too small to take a 18 ins bar it better on a 15/16max bar thanks jon

 

Not to small at all Jon, I run mine on an 18 and have kept the 8pin sprocket on no bother thought I was going to have to drop back to a 7pin but its got the torque to pull it

[Stubby]

There is certainly no way the 550 will make the 560 redundant its just far too small and lightweight . The 560 should be a better saw with the 18" , much better for firewood boys i would reckon

 

Never tried a 550 . Its my 346 that is a ripper thanks to spud . I agree a 560 should run an 18" . In tha back of the book it gives up to a 20" with a .325 chain and a rediculas 28" with a 3/8 ! !

[mendiplogs]

Ok may be but I would have thought that a 60cc saw of that caliber should run an 18" bar no probs . It says in the husky spec an 18" is ok . I have never had a 60cc saw so far that would not run an 18". That would be 262, 362 and 357 . You may well be right . My "spud" tuned 346 runs a 15" with an 8 pin power mat rim with no protest so efectively making the 560 redundent it seems !

 

HI STUBBY my self mate i like lots of power we run a 660 on a 20 ins and 25 ins bar our 361 was 16 that was a good saw but our 441 on a 20ins is :thumb down:all the best with it jon

[Stubby]

Not to small at all Jon, I run mine on an 18 and have kept the 8pin sprocket on no bother thought I was going to have to drop back to a 7pin but its got the torque to pull it

 

Hi Charlie . Thats good to hear bud . Have you cut the full width of the 18" bar with the 8 pin on ,in big wood for a good while ,or just nipping up and coppicing type of stuff ?

[Charlieh]

Hi Charlie . Thats good to hear bud . Have you cut the full width of the 18" bar with the 8 pin on ,in big wood for a good while ,or just nipping up and coppicing type of stuff ?

 

done a few days with a reasonable amount of stuff over guide bar lenght, Im finding im using it more than the 346 in smaller stuff and more than the 372 in bigger stuff

[mendiplogs]

done a few days with a reasonable amount of stuff over guide bar lenght, Im finding im using it more than the 346 in smaller stuff and more than the 372 in bigger stuff

 

HI MATE thats good i my now get 15/16 bar thanks jon

[Stubby]

done a few days with a reasonable amount of stuff over guide bar lenght, Im finding im using it more than the 346 in smaller stuff and more than the 372 in bigger stuff

 

Well thats the saw I thought I had bought ! !

[Charlieh]

I love it, i am picking it up in preference to the 346 for general use even in smaller thinnings.

 

 

I want to see how good the 543xp will be as i dont see the need for me to run a 550 sized saw along side the 560