Mark_Skyland

Royal mail have really let us down lately. They 'lost' a large amount of parcels over the Christmas period. They have let our customers down and it will cost us a couple of grand at the least.

Only 1 allowed per dealer

Did you have to design that cap yourself or is there a file for it? Our house is littered with plastic surrons and fidget spinners!

They didn't do a recall as not all batteries were affected. I think its a two year warranty for pro use and 5 for domestic so its definitely worth contacting your dealer if they have failed especially at £180 a pop. I think that every battery that we have had in for warranty has failed within about a month or 2.

The batteries do have temperature sensors but I don't think that that is the issue as they are having problems all year round.

Reading the info about the 550I it says "The B540X battery ensures peak power and runtime, and supports longer bars, while the lighter B330X offers outstanding manoeuvrability" I presume that means you need to use the B540X to achieve full power and any other battery will produce less power but its not 100% clear. Stihl state that you need to use the AP 500 S. Although you can use other batteries their machine will only run a power level 3 with the 500 S. I think husky need to be more clear if certain batteries produce less power or not.

There has been an issue with those batteries. Speak to your dealer as they will be replaced if still in warranty. This is the improved replacement battery. ECHO Battery LBP-56V125 - Skyland Equipment SKYLANDEQUIPMENT.COM The updated LBP-56V125 is the latest advancements in ECHO’s 56V lithium battery line up. Designed for superior performance, they feature improved connectors that minimize...

They wont be genuine at 25 new. Unless its salvaged stock.

The 260 was a decent machine, reliable too.

Ill try to check it this week but I've just had a lot on my plate getting machines fixed before the Christmas closure. I did have a scan on the interweb and resets only seemed to apply to resetting batteries that have Bluetooth connectivity, just to reset that bit so they can connected to other Bluetooth devices rather than resetting a failed battery.

Thanks. The 300's should provide full power. If its anything like the Stihl MSA 300 it will only hit about 5,000 RPMs with a standard battery.

I didn't think that they had arrived in the UK yet as I was trying to buy some spare parts the other week and there weren't any available, I couldn't even order them which usually means the machine hasn't been launched. If anyone does have one don't break it!

If you do buy one I would be interested in any feedback please. Do you have the X series of batteries as you will need to use those to get full power?

I think that the cost is part of the issue why they don't sell very well. It used to be that a machine, battery (or maybe 2 if there was an offer on) and charger was the same price as a petrol machine.

Not yet, possibly due in Jan 2026. We have had a few enquires about them but I'm not sure if any have landed in the UK yet. We only ever stock a few battery chainsaws machines as they just move far too slowly. Has anyone in the UK used or seen one for sale yet?