need a new groundsaw again, 560xp letting me down :-/

[Craobh]

HI CRAOBH but one thing is for sure husky customer service at head office very bad and with im out if husky the only i could get i would use a hand saw thanks jon

 

That cool buddy.........but I'd rather have a chainsaw than go back to a misery whip .......

[Sawbee]

Had mine " tweeked "by petemate and it never lets me down . Using it all morning today . ( 560 that is , not blower )

 

How long have you been running the 560? What "tweeks" have you had done Stubby...... make a world of difference?

 

 

Seeing as mines not out the box yet........ Does it stay or does it go?

[Eddy_t]

Mines fine, I run it swapping between aspen and normal 2 stroke, and when I get a new saw, the first few weeks are when I TRY to break it, including me felling a double bar length tree, limbing and cross-cutting without taking it off full throttle

 

 

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[Stubby]

How long have you been running the 560? What "tweeks" have you had done Stubby...... make a world of difference?

 

 

Seeing as mines not out the box yet........ Does it stay or does it go?

 

Well petemate was a bit secretive about what was done so can't be sure . I do know the exhaust can was cut and shut and the cat taken out as I can see that . Don't know if he did any porting that's why I say tweeked as apposed to ported . I think they are quit well sorted in that department as standard . It does start easily from hot or cold and goes like a banshie !

[ben lightfoot]

I know guys running them and apart from going through a few chain brakes I think there good. Got mine on order and convert to 3/8 running gear

[Chris Sheppard]

HUSKY UK YOU NEED TO RECALL ALL 560XP NOW JON

 

I'm going to have to disagree with you for once Jon

 

Other than the few niggly problems early on, there's only a couple of people on here I have noticed that really seem to be fed up with their 560's - with everyone else mainly happy.

 

Whilst I don't have a 560 yet, I've had my 550 for about 14 months or so and it's never yet let me down. I know that if it did my local dealer would do everything they could to make it right - sometime's the problem isn't the manufacturer, it's the dealer not having the balls to take on the manufacturer.

 

The only reason I haven't bought a 560 yet as well is because I already have another 4 saws that will do the same job and can't really justify another just because I want one.

 

What amazes me most is the fact people actually want to go back to 346's - There's much better old huskys out there than the 346, the 242 or as already mentioned, the 254 for instance

[Craobh]

I'm going to have to disagree with you for once Jon

 

Other than the few niggly problems early on, there's only a couple of people on here I have noticed that really seem to be fed up with their 560's - with everyone else mainly happy.

 

Whilst I don't have a 560 yet, I've had my 550 for about 14 months or so and it's never yet let me down. I know that if it did my local dealer would do everything they could to make it right - sometime's the problem isn't the manufacturer, it's the dealer not having the balls to take on the manufacturer.

 

The only reason I haven't bought a 560 yet as well is because I already have another 4 saws that will do the same job and can't really justify another just because I want one.

 

What amazes me most is the fact people actually want to go back to 346's - There's much better old huskys out there than the 346, the 242 or as already mentioned, the 254 for instance

 

the 254 is a legend

[slasherscot]

bought a new 560xp on tuesday on 18inch bar converted to 3/8 by dealer at a little extra (under a £5).......been felling a small stika spruce clear fell, anything up to a cubic........hasnt missed a beat, start A1 all the time, took the rakers down a bit, pulling like a train. so far:sneaky2:

[Kay 9]

Have a 550 and not a single problem as of yet. Only one so far is the old man flooded it yesterday. That new switch is confusing for some of the older fellas it seems.

[mendiplogs]

I'm going to have to disagree with you for once Jon

 

Other than the few niggly problems early on, there's only a couple of people on here I have noticed that really seem to be fed up with their 560's - with everyone else mainly happy.

 

Whilst I don't have a 560 yet, I've had my 550 for about 14 months or so and it's never yet let me down. I know that if it did my local dealer would do everything they could to make it right - sometime's the problem isn't the manufacturer, it's the dealer not having the balls to take on the manufacturer.

 

The only reason I haven't bought a 560 yet as well is because I already have another 4 saws that will do the same job and can't really justify another just because I want one.

 

What amazes me most is the fact people actually want to go back to 346's - There's much better old huskys out there than the 346, the 242 or as already mentioned, the 254 for instance

HI CHRIS i think it all down to how good the dealer you have your saw as husky uk said go back to the dealer but then there some chaps on here gone to there dealer 5/6 times i no you get that with stihl saw to but when you ring husky uk and there rude theres no need of that now is there thanks all jon