These easter red cedars have met their demise at the hands of my 4th and newest saw. Others will follow. I really don't like taking down trees but these are a major fire threat to our house with the National Forest nearby and it does my heart good to see the mountains from our living room again. I like the saw BTW, the new tool-less fill caps are great, the power is good, and the extra 2 inches of reach (over my previous 18) is great.
Good luck with the new saw. My first saw, was a Jonesred 2255 which is supposed to be the same thing as the Husky 455 Rancher. I don't think there is much difference between the Your's and mine. The only thing that worried me when I got mine was the single bar nut as opposed to 2 bar nuts, but it has never given me any trouble on that, and I still own it. You have to stay on top of those Red Cedar trees, because they will take over in a few years if not whipped back and thinned out. I have seen entire fields totally taken over and consumed with red cedars in a few years. I think it may be the most prolific tree I have seen in my life.
Yeah, I was concerned about the single bar nut myself but no one seems to be reporting problems with them. The cedars, we have a lot of them, way more than the photo shows. Luckily I know a guy with a mill and he'll saw them up and keep half of what he cuts. I'll be encouraging/planting deciduous trees to grow in their place.
Thank you, I can see it now. Looks like some of my country, except my ground is rougher in most of my wooded areas.
I've had a 450 for about 7 or 8 years now. It's not the Rancher with the 20" bar, just a standard with an 18". It has the single bar nut and I've never had an issue with it. It's been a great saw.
Glad to hear of lots of people having good luck with these saws. It help's give me confidence in my Jonesred holding up.
