Firstly, great info, so thank you sir. Ok... i don't understand why Husky didn't rename the 550 and 562 mk2 to something else (551, or 563). After all they are completely different saws from crankcase to muffler (same applies to Stihl 462). Unfortunately, I am one of the statistics for a lemon 2018 550 mk1. Started fine, but wouldn't idle when warm. It would cut like a banshee, then randomly lose power and die at wide open throttle (very infrequent, and sometimes it would be fine for hours). It'd always restart fine, but wouldn't idle. Two husky dealers told me it was fine, and that it had to break in. Finally a third dealer had it for 6 weeks. After getting it back, she ran fine for a few tanks of fuel, then started doing it all over again. ?!? Vac/pressure test is fine, compression is fine when hot. Now the warranty has expired, so I just deal with it. That being said, I love the saw. Its power, weight, and overall size is excellent for a 50cc. But, I miss my 346 NE. Lol.
Thanks Donny. Got a 2022 550mk2. It runs great as is but i wanted some extra fun with it. Getting it ported by a trusty guy here in Norway. My first thoughts is to get the heat out , sharp chain and don't be an idiot when running them.
HelloSir, Thanks again for your insite on those 5-series saws. It's like you are looking in my garage. I recently rescued a 2019 562 and a 2014 550. The 562 is getting a new oem top end and the 550 just needs a good cleaning. I may pick your brain on any upgrades the 550 may need to fix the air filter and heat issues. Take care my friend.
I had a lot of 562 S an the 550 an always had bearing problems an no warranty at my local dealer had to switch to stihl 261 love them like you said keep them clean an sharp an mix your gas with lots of oil an keep dirt out the tank they hate that. Great video love hearing this type of stuff !
Tks Donny for your time and problems with 5 and 3 series husqvarna. Yrs ago jonsered took 630 turn out the 2163 turbo the bearings went on bottom end . Little over $600 bill for a chainsaw shop to replace the bearings. 😊
Howdy mr.donny, right on man good stuff,you run saws you gotta be a mechanic and tearem apart to learn how to fixed man,got a 390 on the bench right now,picked it up cheap,it was straight gassed!!! That's why you loan your wife before your saw!!!!lol 😅got it apart got a new hiway top end and going to slap the jug on her+ seals and tune up parts, and back in business, crank a little colored but they are tuff sonofaguns, love them 390's,a white bar to give it some style and it will feel loved,good stuff as always,you are a encyclopedia my friend, always learn here!!! Thanks much! Pleasure!!Sierra.John
What awesome series blue bloods is Eh Donny on season 10 just about done it Thanks Donny for doing this video I will defiantly watch for these issues on my brand new husky 562 mark 2 what great looking saw they are
Awesome information, brother man! I wish Husqvarna would listen to you and build a 75 - 77cc saw. I believe they would sell faster than they could make em. Stay safe, and God bless
Thanks ur so honest I hope all is well keep up the great stuff....making guts from everything fit ms660 crank almost in my 372xp cases epoxy to fatten up the case for gasket sealing. Case is very thin. Got the 272xp crank in a 350 almost 360 rotation clear that's gonna be nice with my 450 tank on that saw. lots of fun the 288xp crankshaft when right in the 272xp case lots of mag then they made them case nice and heavy. Didn't fit the 54mm top on yet but close I can't just do one pro-ject ya know lol that's again for all the inspiration karts and all keep an rub down and wide open catch u when I can later.
Donny, is it wiser to purchase a 545 vs a 550 since the 545 does not rev as high or just go for the best and get the 550xp? Your wisdom is appreciated from Michigan.
It's too bad that "new developments" or "the latest new improvements" turn out to cost a man working in the words a lot of time and aggravation, not to mention down time and wasted time talking to dealers, while trying to get his saw up and running again. I'm thinking of my experience with the Stihl 500i, which I got rid of after just a few tanks of gas. Some of us don't have the time and energy to baby-sit a problem saw when we should be making money. This is the message Stihl and Husky need to hear.
Donnie, Great video as usual. I'm perplexed why Husqvarna stuck with seeing on the MKll revisions. The price of the bearings is just ridiculous, $80 for a set! HVe you had any issues with the 592? Here in North Central Ohio were seeing internal pieces of the muffler breaking off and being sucked into the cylinder along with a rash of boots tearing. Apparently the bellows on the boot don't allow movement until the AC limit stop is reached and tears the boot before that and of course the boots are back ordered. Your thoughts?
Hello Donny people don't have any clue how much time is involved in tearing a saw. Down for a rebuild or lower case repair , I live in Pennsylvania and occasionally a local saw shop reaches out to me Todo there warranty work and I charge $600 and that's cheap compared to buying a new saw
We blew up a 562 do to the worthless decomp and now I see the new ones have no decomp. I appreciate your knowledge Donny. I figure a saw that blows up aint worth fixing because the time and labour and parts cost it is cheaper to buy new and avoid the issues.
Ive come to the conclusion with this HUGE saw craze with yourself bucking Mike Morgan WCS guys ect ect. Lots of good people that increase folks to get into power saws. Witch is AWESOME!! However I know for sure LOTS of folks doing fire wood doing cutting channels doing anything with a power saw they are NEW to saws. Some of these videos blow my mind that a guy buys a 500i and its broken the first tank. USER ERRROR. Ive been running saws not a LONG time but more then a home owner and ALL my saws WORK AWESOME. I just have a feeling that a person that has NO real idea how to run a saw will end up breaking it or cooking it. There inexperience will lead to issues with the equipment.
10 saws out of 100 with problems and you think this is OK. I have seen quite a few 562xp mk2 and 550 xp mk2 . This issue was meant to be fixed and clearly its not . Why have they stayed with this unreliable design on these bearings and seals . I can't argue when these saws are running properly they are hard to beat . I don't see echo or stihl saws with these issues why is that . Answer this truthfully if it was not for husqvarnas older saws and history and the company was only around from these 5 series saws would Pro users be buying them , if you were not a husqvarna dealer what would you be saying about them . If it was left to these new saws husqvarnas reputation would be as unreliable saws and that is the truth and what really amazes me is you think 10 out of 100 is OK for failures . You should be ashamed
The problem with the 550 is Husqvarna wants to out cut stihl so they tune the thing to run at over 15,000 RPMs and that's why it's eating bearings It will out cut the 261 but it won't last... one 261 will Outlast 4 or5/550 XP's
Firstly, great info, so thank you sir.
Ok... i don't understand why Husky didn't rename the 550 and 562 mk2 to something else (551, or 563). After all they are completely different saws from crankcase to muffler (same applies to Stihl 462).
Unfortunately, I am one of the statistics for a lemon 2018 550 mk1.
Started fine, but wouldn't idle when warm. It would cut like a banshee, then randomly lose power and die at wide open throttle (very infrequent, and sometimes it would be fine for hours). It'd always restart fine, but wouldn't idle.
Two husky dealers told me it was fine, and that it had to break in. Finally a third dealer had it for 6 weeks. After getting it back, she ran fine for a few tanks of fuel, then started doing it all over again. ?!? Vac/pressure test is fine, compression is fine when hot.
Now the warranty has expired, so I just deal with it.
That being said, I love the saw. Its power, weight, and overall size is excellent for a 50cc. But, I miss my 346 NE. Lol.
Thanks Donny. Got a 2022 550mk2. It runs great as is but i wanted some extra fun with it. Getting it ported by a trusty guy here in Norway. My first thoughts is to get the heat out , sharp chain and don't be an idiot when running them.
HelloSir, Thanks again for your insite on those 5-series saws. It's like you are looking in my garage. I recently rescued a 2019 562 and a 2014 550. The 562 is getting a new oem top end and the 550 just needs a good cleaning. I may pick your brain on any upgrades the 550 may need to fix the air filter and heat issues. Take care my friend.
I had a lot of 562 S an the 550 an always had bearing problems an no warranty at my local dealer had to switch to stihl 261 love them like you said keep them clean an sharp an mix your gas with lots of oil an keep dirt out the tank they hate that. Great video love hearing this type of stuff !
Tks Donny for your time and problems with 5 and 3 series husqvarna. Yrs ago jonsered took 630 turn out the 2163 turbo the bearings went on bottom end . Little over $600 bill for a chainsaw shop to replace the bearings. 😊
Howdy mr.donny, right on man good stuff,you run saws you gotta be a mechanic and tearem apart to learn how to fixed man,got a 390 on the bench right now,picked it up cheap,it was straight gassed!!! That's why you loan your wife before your saw!!!!lol 😅got it apart got a new hiway top end and going to slap the jug on her+ seals and tune up parts, and back in business, crank a little colored but they are tuff sonofaguns, love them 390's,a white bar to give it some style and it will feel loved,good stuff as always,you are a encyclopedia my friend, always learn here!!! Thanks much! Pleasure!!Sierra.John
Thanks Donny. Have a good night.
Your a great man, Donny, take care.
Love hearing Mr. Fozzzz in the background!
Busy man, keep on er donny
What awesome series blue bloods is Eh Donny on season 10 just about done it
Thanks Donny for doing this video I will defiantly watch for these issues on my brand new husky 562 mark 2 what great looking saw they are
Really appreciate your experience and opinions. Thank you!
Awesome information, brother man! I wish Husqvarna would listen to you and build a 75 - 77cc saw. I believe they would sell faster than they could make em. Stay safe, and God bless
Thanks ur so honest I hope all is well keep up the great stuff....making guts from everything fit ms660 crank almost in my 372xp cases epoxy to fatten up the case for gasket sealing. Case is very thin. Got the 272xp crank in a 350 almost 360 rotation clear that's gonna be nice with my 450 tank on that saw. lots of fun the 288xp crankshaft when right in the 272xp case lots of mag then they made them case nice and heavy. Didn't fit the 54mm top on yet but close I can't just do one pro-ject ya know lol that's again for all the inspiration karts and all keep an rub down and wide open catch u when I can later.
Thx Donny I have two 562 did bearings in both is there a cheaper price to get them thx for your info 👍👍👍😘
Nice video
Donny, is it wiser to purchase a 545 vs a 550 since the 545 does not rev as high or just go for the best and get the 550xp? Your wisdom is appreciated from Michigan.
261 is a great saw but you are correct about how they're run
got 562 been under the bench 3years maybe 4
It's too bad that "new developments" or "the latest new improvements" turn out to cost a man working in the words a lot of time and aggravation, not to mention down time and wasted time talking to dealers, while trying to get his saw up and running again. I'm thinking of my experience with the Stihl 500i, which I got rid of after just a few tanks of gas. Some of us don't have the time and energy to baby-sit a problem saw when we should be making money. This is the message Stihl and Husky need to hear.
what's best chain to run on very green Douglas fir that is full of sap. ? I'm using full chisel Oregon chain but it struggles
I purchased a 562xp mfg. In 2022 so what model would this be a Mark I or a Mark II ? This was a brand new saw in the box delivered to my house.
If it's a Mark II, it will say so on the flywheel cover, smaller print below 562.
Hi Donny
I’m looking at buying a 455 rancher 18” bar for a present any issues with this saw?
Donny, are the 372 short blocks still available?
CHECKOUT SAW SALVAGE I BELIEVE THERE 299.99 FOR HUSQVARNA 372XP
Donnie,
Great video as usual.
I'm perplexed why Husqvarna stuck with seeing on the MKll revisions. The price of the bearings is just ridiculous, $80 for a set!
HVe you had any issues with the 592? Here in North Central Ohio were seeing internal pieces of the muffler breaking off and being sucked into the cylinder along with a rash of boots tearing. Apparently the bellows on the boot don't allow movement until the AC limit stop is reached and tears the boot before that and of course the boots are back ordered.
Your thoughts?
Hello Donny people don't have any clue how much time is involved in tearing a saw. Down for a rebuild or lower case repair , I live in Pennsylvania and occasionally a local saw shop reaches out to me Todo there warranty work and I charge $600 and that's cheap compared to buying a new saw
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We blew up a 562 do to the worthless decomp and now I see the new ones have no decomp. I appreciate your knowledge Donny. I figure a saw that blows up aint worth fixing because the time and labour and parts cost it is cheaper to buy new and avoid the issues.
Ive come to the conclusion with this HUGE saw craze with yourself bucking Mike Morgan WCS guys ect ect. Lots of good people that increase folks to get into power saws. Witch is AWESOME!! However I know for sure LOTS of folks doing fire wood doing cutting channels doing anything with a power saw they are NEW to saws. Some of these videos blow my mind that a guy buys a 500i and its broken the first tank. USER ERRROR. Ive been running saws not a LONG time but more then a home owner and ALL my saws WORK AWESOME. I just have a feeling that a person that has NO real idea how to run a saw will end up breaking it or cooking it. There inexperience will lead to issues with the equipment.
10 saws out of 100 with problems and you think this is OK. I have seen quite a few 562xp mk2 and 550 xp mk2 . This issue was meant to be fixed and clearly its not . Why have they stayed with this unreliable design on these bearings and seals . I can't argue when these saws are running properly they are hard to beat . I don't see echo or stihl saws with these issues why is that . Answer this truthfully if it was not for husqvarnas older saws and history and the company was only around from these 5 series saws would Pro users be buying them , if you were not a husqvarna dealer what would you be saying about them . If it was left to these new saws husqvarnas reputation would be as unreliable saws and that is the truth and what really amazes me is you think 10 out of 100 is OK for failures . You should be ashamed
The problem with the 550 is Husqvarna wants to out cut stihl so they tune the thing to run at over 15,000 RPMs and that's why it's eating bearings
It will out cut the 261 but it won't last... one 261 will Outlast 4 or5/550 XP's
Stop running their shit oil at 50:1
90 people are happy. And he clearly said on early saws before changes. 5 series are great saws and its most likely you wont have an issue