Do you mean the 365XP, 562XP or the 372. I don't believe they make a 362. For back yard work and fire wood I don't think you need the 365 or 372 which are both 70cc saws. The 562XP is 60 cc and is a great all round saw. I have the 555 which is 60 cc and does all that I need and can take up to a 24" bar I believe. The 555 X Torque is a professional model but not the next step up which is the XP series (562XP is the same but in XP). Personally I would stay away from the lower level series of Rancher, the X Torque or XP are abetter quality. As the saying goes, buy once, cry once. I bought a professional model 266 in the early 1980's, put hundreds of hours on it and it never failed for 30 years until it finally packed it in.
im a faller on the north island, I've used huskies and stihls. i don't have a lot of experience with the little saws, but i can say that with the bigger ones from my experience stihls out class huskies by far, i had to carry a lot of spare parts running huskies and work on them weekly, stihls, i pull the cord and go to work with no problems. that being said if your not running them that much, id imagine both brands will be good
I'm partial to the husqvarna 55 (55 rancher) size saw as well. Nice balance between weight and cutting power. While the husqvarna 55 is not considered a "pro" saw it has served me faithfully since 1997.
I guess, the next logical question is how much firewood do you plan on bucking up in a year? 2-4 pickup loads? 30-40 pickup loads?
edit: and what diameter tree?
Last edited by westcoaster; 07-28-2018 at 09:07 AM.
I use a stihil 261c with 22 inch bar to cut about 30 truck loads of firewood a year, work on my property, and clear blow down out hunting/fishing. No issues what so ever and plenty of power for my needs
I have used huskies and don’t find them near as comfortable to work with. The arborists and fallers I know say the new stihils are more reliable then the new huskies but husky is still second choice
The main thing is don’t buy a cheap model if you want quality out of either brand