550xp or 560xp?

[JimM]

No weight issues with the 550xpg. Every bit as agile as my 346

 

I wear warm gripper gloves too, but once they get wet they are miserable in the cold. The heated handles make quite a difference and you go back to concentrating about how you're using the saw and not the fact that your hands are cold.

[G'day Spruce]

In general there is about 200g difference between having heated handles and not!! I've never really noticed the extra 200g while working, well worth it for less than half a lb in weight gain.

[David Dobedoe]

The hard the saw works the more the handles are heated. Big difference between tick over where there is little heat and working hard where there is lots. The handles loose heat quite quickly in cold wet conditions even when the saw is left ticking over.

[Riggerbear]

I've had a try of a 560 and was very impressed but the guy who I work with most days has just brought a 555 and I'm equally impressed with that. We get a little obsessed with having a XP model as it's the done thing but don't overlook the 555.

[Eddy_t]

So, was gonna get the 550, but it didn't seem to have the go of the 346, as for the 560, Jesus what a saw!! Cost me £100 more!

 

 

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[G'day Spruce]

So, was gonna get the 550, but it didn't seem to have the go of the 346, as for the 560, Jesus what a saw!! Cost me £100 more!

 

 

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Hahaha Enjoy

[mendiplogs]

So, was gonna get the 550, but it didn't seem to have the go of the 346, as for the 560, Jesus what a saw!! Cost me £100 more!

 

 

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HI EDDY were did you get the the 560xp mate thanks jon

[Eddy_t]

HI EDDY were did you get the the 560xp mate thanks jon

 

Bought it from my local dealer, got it knocked down in price a little more than usual

 

 

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[shavey]

has anyone tried a 3/8 chain on there saw at all just wondering how it was running in hardwood

[Chris Sheppard]

So, was gonna get the 550, but it didn't seem to have the go of the 346,

 

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Was the 550 fresh out of the box or had it been run a few days? I've not used a standard 346 that's anywhere near the performance of a 550 yet.