Husqvarna 572xp fuel consumption

Noobie to the forum. I added a 572xp to replace my aging Stihl 440 magnum. It appears to be a heavy drinker, am I the only one experiencing this. I am running a 24 inch .058 bar full chisel slightly lowered rakes. Stihl has same setup but 20inch bar.

 

Welcome to the forum !
Mine wears a 28” for the most part, and doesn’t seem near a thirsty as my7910 ,or 390 xp wearing the same length bar . I know that is an apple to oranges comparison , but it seems very decent on ,given the work it has done .

 

From all I’ve read & heard about them they are supposed to be a very fuel efficient saw. New technology & all that.

 

Well I ran the first two tanks through my 572 over the weekend. I have to say it burns at least as much fuel as any other 70cc saw I own. Maybe these saws are setup with a break in tuning, than the system leans out a bit? I don't know, it didn't seem to be running rich to me.

I have to be honest non of the Strato saws I've ran seem more fuel efficient than non Strato saws, at least not noticeably without timing and measuring everything. I've called BS on this in the past, and stand by that until proven otherwise. Would be nice if someone would actually take the time to do an actual accurate comparrison. So far it's just been hearsay.

 

Also a new tight engine will be less efficient, so that will indeed have an effect.

 

Milkman welcome to FHC.

I personally don't know anyone who has the 572 so I can't help with your question. Like mentioned, I'd imagine it'll loosen up after some run time. Is this your first Husky? Maybe a bit higher rakers would not put so much load on it and let rpm's speed though the cut. Just thinking out loud here. Kinda like going up a hill in 5th at full throttle vs 3rd/4th at partial throttle.

 

Nope, had a husky 372 give me 29 stitches left knee cap around 10 years ago, it was raw power. I agree the rackers are probably holding it back some and loading it up, I mainly wanted to get a convo started and get to know some of you members.... got tired of reading, wanted to join some of the excitement. I like the 572 but low end is lacking compared to some of my past older models.

 

Talking about excitement,
A while back I got my 394 ported, you wanna talk about a gas hog. But damm, the powa!!!


How many tanks through the 572?

 

Hello Nixon, you have hardwood in PA, just curious? If I sunk this girl in a hedge big enough for 28 inch bar I would get my money's worth for sure!

 

Little over a gallon so far, I would guess around 7 or 8. I run her hard and the auto tune has taken me a bit to get used to. It will fluctuate the rpms when I ask for serious work.

 

Head it for little over a week, I don't care much for the husky chains I got with it. I'm used to running a full chisel. I will get used to it, but it's gonna take several cords to figure out her desires!

 

Welcome to the land of BTU's Milkman. No comments on the 572xp as I don't own one, but I sure like my 562xp especially since I had it AWOLed. Are you north or south of St Louis?

 

The 572 has more low end than say a 372. I'm thinking that smoothness has you fooled a little, super smooths saws always feel lame until you start timing the cuts, then you get a surprise. Perception is powerful. New Strato saws take a good 20 tanks before they free up, so it's not fair to compare to an older broken in saw.

Yeah round chisel or semi chisel will kill the performance of any saw, so not a fair comparrison there, and would most certainly hurt fuel efficiency as well.

 

I have that saw. Into my third season, and I don’t find any remarkable consumption. I suspect it may be a break-in condition.

I had a devil of a time to get it to run when I first got it. Guy at the shop said to choke it, and whenever you hear that first sign of starting, take the choke off. That did the trick.

 

The 572 was released in March of this year.

 

Ah... I didn’t check my own signature. Still same information applies, unless the 572 has no choke. Then, as the Saturday night live lady would say. Never mind.

 

3.5 hours west

 

I will pay a little closer attention this weekend. I am cutting dead honey locust currently, little on the hard side.

 

Yes ,we do have some decent hard wood . . Oak ,Locust ,Hickory , the occasional Hedge , etc ...

 

You've obviously never run a Husky 395XP or 288XP regarding fuel consumption. Heck it holds almost a quart of fuel.