Stihl MS462 Vs Husqvarna 572xp - Chainsaws - Arbtalk

josharb87

Posted December 22, 2017

josharb87

• 
• Veteran Member
• • 9.9k
• Location: Sweden

• • Report

Posted December 22, 2017

A quick preview of today’s fun and games, let me know if the video doesn’t work 

 

 

 

• 9

Log in or register to remove this advert

• Replies 84
• Created 8 yr
• Last Reply 7 yr

Top Posters In This Topic

• 

  10

• 

  8

• 

  7

• 

  6

Popular Days

• Dec 24

  28

• Jun 21

  10

• Dec 23

  9

• Sep 15

  8

Top Posters In This Topic

• 

  Stubby 10 posts

• 

  spudulike 8 posts

• 

  Treespotter 7 posts

• 

  Joe Newton 6 posts

Popular Days

• Dec 24 2017

  28 posts

• Jun 21 2018

  10 posts

• Dec 23 2017

  9 posts

• Sep 15 2018

  8 posts

Popular Posts

josharb87

December 22, 2017

A quick preview of today’s fun and games, let me know if the video doesn’t work       

Mick Dempsey

December 22, 2017

Goes to show, sometimes when people ask ‘which one should I get’ the answer can be ‘ ’both are good’

spudulike

December 23, 2017

I believe that we are now in to the area in chainsaw development where they are designed to do around 5 years and that is it. The saws that used to last 20 years have come and gone. The old 254XP, 346

Posted Images

• 
• 

Steve Bullman

Posted December 22, 2017

Steve Bullman

• 
• Administrator
• • 46.7k
• Location: Suffolk

• • Report

Posted December 22, 2017

Pretty even!  Running same chains?

slasherscot

Posted December 22, 2017

slasherscot

• 
• Veteran Member
• • 1.5k

• • Report

Posted December 22, 2017

huskies was a longer bar and the stihl was at the thinner end LOL and the stihl jumped the start lol

Mick Dempsey

Posted December 22, 2017

Mick Dempsey

• 
• Veteran Member
• • 17k
• Location: Au milieu de nulle part.

• • Report

Posted December 22, 2017

Goes to show, sometimes when people ask ‘which one should I get’ the answer can be ‘

’both are good’

• 7

Treespotter

Posted December 22, 2017

Treespotter

• 
• Member
• • 309
• Location: Houten, The Netherlands.

• • Report

Posted December 22, 2017

Good show Josh.What did you think of the weight difference?

josharb87

Posted December 22, 2017

josharb87

• 
• Veteran Member
• • 9.9k
• Location: Sweden

• Author

• • Report

Posted December 22, 2017

Sigh, there’s always one hey @slasherscot

 

both identical length bars, both identical new chains, the husqvarna side was 5mm bigger.

 

that video sums up them tbh, naff all in it! 

 

We’ll be taking them out in the forest in the new year to do some felling.

 

@Treespotter the weight difference is considerable, the husqvarna feels way heavier but both are nicely balanced 

• 1

lux

Posted December 23, 2017

lux

• 
• Veteran Member
• • 1.1k

• • Report

Posted December 23, 2017

Interesting that there is such a noticeable weight difference in them. I have no allegiance to any of the top manufacturers I simply buy what I consider to be the best tool for the job and as such I have a mixed fleet of Stihl, husky and echo. One disappointment with the latest stihl products has been a noticeable and unwanted change to flimsy plastics. The latest HL92 trimmer being a good example. I wonder if this runs deeper into the stihl internals and will result in them not lasting as long as previous models. I'm all for the kit being lighter but not at the expense of its longevity. Hopefully the 462 will be as robust as its predecessor.

• 1

spudulike

Posted December 23, 2017

spudulike

• 
• Veteran Member
• • 15.1k

• • Report

Posted December 23, 2017

I believe that we are now in to the area in chainsaw development where they are designed to do around 5 years and that is it. The saws that used to last 20 years have come and gone. The old 254XP, 346XP, 357XP, 372XP, 395XP, MS260, MS200, MS440, MS460, MS660 are the last of the long lasting saws and are replaced by faster, smoother, lighter but more fragile saws.

Just the way it is I am afraid to say!

 

• 4

Stubby

Posted December 23, 2017

Stubby

• 
• Veteran Member
• • 32.7k
• Location: South Downs National Park .

• • Report

Posted December 23, 2017 (edited)

12 hours ago, josharb87 said:

Sigh, there’s always one hey @slasherscot

 

both identical length bars, both identical new chains, the husqvarna side was 5mm bigger.

 

that video sums up them tbh, naff all in it! 

 

We’ll be taking them out in the forest in the new year to do some felling.

 

@Treespotter the weight difference is considerable, the husqvarna feels way heavier but both are nicely balanced 

Not seen either in the flesh yet but saw a photo of them side by side and the Husky looked considerably slimmer . Is this the case ?

Edited December 23, 2017 by Stubby

lux

Posted December 23, 2017

lux

• 
• Veteran Member
• • 1.1k

• • Report

Posted December 23, 2017

I believe that we are now in to the area in chainsaw development where they are designed to do around 5 years and that is it. The saws that used to last 20 years have come and gone. The old 254XP, 346XP, 357XP, 372XP, 395XP, MS260, MS200, MS440, MS460, MS660 are the last of the long lasting saws and are replaced by faster, smoother, lighter but more fragile saws. Just the way it is I am afraid to say!  

Out of interest do you think it will reduce their lifespan further with porting etc. ? The old built to last saws presumably had more tolerance for modifications ?