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He's a hack I've heard

 

Is your big saw now a 365?

 

Coincidentally, this popped up to the East of me yesterday:

Husqvarna 390 xp - $550


Have a 390xp with a new 28" bar. Saw has little use on it. Not even a year old. Excellent condition

 

The terrain in and around Pittsburgh is very hilly and wrinkled with river valleys, much of it too steep to build on or farm. Ergo, lots and lots of trees. I wouldn't say that big saws in good condition like this are common, but they aren't hens' teeth either. The less-than-great economy in areas away from the city tends to keep prices down, too.

 

I do have one echo, a pole saw that has treated me well. But I have only ever owned Husky's and they have been very good to me, so I will be staying with Husky. Don't want the rest of the Husky's turning on me if I buy something different.

 

I use the 365 with a 20 inch bar for most log stuff, and the 550xp for limbs (that saw is wicked fast, and runs 14,000) . But I am replacing an old 266 that I had a big bar on, want something to run a 28"+ bar for big jobs, leveling off bigger stumps etc.... That's what I would get a 390 for, or something near that size for.

 

Ok just wondered if 28" was going to be max or maybe a 32" or bigger was possible.

 

390xp specs say not to go above 28inch bar. 576xp, which has autotune, says it will take 32 inch bar???? with 1 less horse power ???
395xp is a monster, will take 36inch bar, but at a monster price.

But I'm only going to use this saw 10-20 hours per year, and I want it to last a very long time. List on the 576xp auto tune is 959, while the 390 is 1099, and the 395 is 1259. So now I'm back to looking at the 576 and a 32inch bar. I know if I buy 28 inch only 30 inch trees will fall down. Thinking 18 inch 550xp, 20 inch 365xp, and 32 inch of something above should cover me

 

I've run a 36" on 390s. 395 is a pig for anything besides milling or 36-50" bars. I'd snag a used one for that little use

 

I kinda like this one.

 

mdavlee was the person on you tube that got me interested in trying to build these saw. Now, I must confess, my building of saws has been very limited but, he was the one that interested me in it. After watching a video of him tearing down a saw and rebuilding it, I thought this is the dude I need to watch. And, I think I have watched every video on his channel.

I don't know what to tell you about which saw to buy. I too thought the 576 sounded slower but, run hard. Kinda like a 385. It cuts faster than you think. In small wood, you'll be disappointed in what difference you'll see between the two.. In big wood, you can lean on that 390 more.

Personally, with the weight difference not being to much, I'd get the 390, send it to mdavlee to tweak and, saw some serious stuff. While those big saws are nice and will fool you stock, they are GREAT when you tweak them enough that they pull on you like a high rev'ing 372 with a 20 inch bar. You really begin to understand you are running some serious power then. and, it is AWESOME!!!!!! UR, UR, UR!!!!!!!!

God Bless

 

That's a very good deal if it checks out ok

 

It's gone already, and not to me. I knew it was a good deal, but I don't need another larger saw. Besides, I rarely buy a saw that isn't broken.

 

thanks for thinking of me, but 4 hours away and would really like to have it in my hands before i would buy.