Husky 560XP clutch issue.

[daddyola50]

haha your right the 357 is overweight and underpowered . when your 560 dies post it and I will post when the 620 dies with approx tonnage , seems fair lol

[spudulike]

I would say that info from this site will get back to the factory and the people that matter then improvements will be made to the saws construction.

 

Fortunately, despite some of the adverse comments, Husqvarna do make changes to their products on known faults.

[Sveriges]

I would say that info from this site will get back to the factory and the people that matter then improvements will be made to the saws construction.

 

Fortunately, despite some of the adverse comments, Husqvarna do make changes to their products on known faults.

 

Exactly!

[daddyola50]

if you owned a 560 and tried to use it 5 days a week proffesionally .then took it to be repaired all the time . sent emails to deaf ears and still got no body really taking an interest some of you on here would not be so quick to defend husky , . you need to of used a saw for months to comment on it but there seems to be people talking down makes and models of saws without even picking that particular saw up let alone using it for a decent time .

[R Mac]

it's a racing engine, higher performance lighter weight more heat means more service that's just how it is. You don't get something for nothing. Put a stronger heavier duty clutch on and loose out or shift a problem else where. I've seen a few do this but it's not every saw. Other saws may not have all the niggles these have but none can touch it on performance. No machines perfect

 

I would say that info from this site will get back to the factory and the people that matter then improvements will be made to the saws construction.

 

Fortunately, despite some of the adverse comments, Husqvarna do make changes to their products on known faults.

 

Exactly!

 

Sveriges, make your mind up, 1st you're saying it's a racing engine and the issues are just the effect of it and being light and powerful and that putting a stronger, heavier clutch on it will mean the consumer loses out or the problem will shift elsewhere now you're agreeing that the factory will look at the problem and address it.

[daddyola50]

Sveriges, make your mind up, 1st you're saying it's a racing engine and the issues are just the effect of it and being light and powerful and that putting a stronger, heavier clutch on it will mean the consumer loses out or the problem will shift elsewhere now you're agreeing that the factory will look at the problem and address it.

 

the saw been out 4 or 5 years now and the same clutch problem is there . I don't think husky are unaware of this . maybe they, dare I say it. don't care .

[njm]

the saw been out 4 or 5 years now and the same clutch problem is there . I don't think husky are unaware of this . maybe they, dare I say it. don't care .

 

 

TBH the Rep i know is always up to speed with products / issues and will always take interest in problems with saws old or new . i fit a lot of 560 clutches in a year but it is the most popular saw around here .

[timbernut]

I can't fault husky or my dealer, we had lots of probes with 4 early 550s and only 1 of the 560s,this included repairs done for nowt long after warranty ran out. My newest 560 just over a year has been no problem apart from snapped a couple of springs which I put down to chain brake activated inadvertently (by branches) at hi revs while snedding conifer.

One of the reasons I went over to mainly husky was because stihls service was ****. I am considering an 880 though[emoji15]

 

 

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[wrsni]

it's a racing engine, higher performance lighter weight more heat means more service that's just how it is.

 

But this saw ain't no F1 car, it's a Ford Mondeo, bought by people to earn it's keep doing a job day in day out.

 

Any muppet can save weight on a component by just shaving material off it. Clever design is redesigning a component to be lighter/more compact/whatever yet retaining or even increasing it's strength.

 

It CAN be done, it's not easy, but then these guys are supposed to be one of the two best manufacturers of these things in the world. So they should be the ones pushing the boundaries, but doing it properly.

 

Thirty plus years ago I was riding bikes with 100hp weighing 240kgs, now I'm riding bikes with 180hp and weighing less than 200kgs, reliability not an issue. Fifteen years ago you would total a rear tyre in 1500mls, now you have more hp but can get a tyre that's better and it will last 3-4,000mls!

 

That's proper progress.

 

Oh, and it's also pretty bad form for a company to use it's customers as product testers, they should have that done BEFORE putting the thing on sale!

Edited October 14, 2016 by wrsni

[wicklamulla]

if you owned a 560 and tried to use it 5 days a week proffesionally .then took it to be repaired all the time . sent emails to deaf ears and still got no body really taking an interest some of you on here would not be so quick to defend husky , . you need to of used a saw for months to comment on it but there seems to be people talking down makes and models of saws without even picking that particular saw up let alone using it for a decent time .

 

good post.