Glad to help, I wish Stihl had some system that made sense to me! I am confused how to know what is what, but then again, I am not the sharpest stick in the woods.
Great saws my uncle professionally logged with husky saws. Growing up was always around them. I bought my first one 20 years ago never gave my any real problems. I been thinking of getting a 372 ported.
Not trying to insult you ,but, does your wife cut firewood? And are you employed and make money and lastly do you wear pants? Haaaaa! Get the saw you want!!!!
I've always used Stihl because that's what most people use down her and I never knew Husky model numbers told you the CC. Genius. Stihl saws tell you very little unless you have each model memorized. Great info.
Heated handlebar saw? Learned something. Being in FL I'd like a cooler on mine. I have two Echo's and a Husky for my property. Great video with your brother.
I bought a 390 6 months ago and love it. I take it in the woods and for bucking. Before that I had a 60cc saw, which is okay and still use. But when I first ran the 390, I thought I bought a freaking moped the power is crazy. I think it’s 2lbs lighter than the 395😜. Thanks for sharing!
Kool! Agrees with everything said! My big saw is the Johnny 2166 and I do all the meat and potatoes with 60cc Echo/Shindaiwa because they cut like they are 65 cc saws and good social drinkers and a little bit heavier than the Husky or Stihl 60cc, but a whole lot less expensive. If I was in a woodyard, yeah then heavy-er is an asset because the saw will do a lot more work all on it's own; just gotta hang on! Not quite so early this morning, my backup heating (shivering) didn't kick in until about 6 A.M. We might get above zero today...fingers crossed!
If you do one thing, sell or trade in your 455, I did long ago, and get a bigger saw, 372 or a 572.... you will cut 50% faster and a lot more wood and the saw will do the work. Just do it.
Hey Chris, I'm a new subscriber. I enjoy watching your videos. In a past video of yours, you were rattling off all the different types of trees that the split wood came from. I'm terrible identifying and remembering tree types. Could you explain how you can identify the different types of wood, even with less clues when split? Thanks, Chad
Thanks for the sub! Check out video#57 where I split a bunch of different kinds for a start. That is a tough lesson to teach by typing I'm still learning after 58 years of working living and playing in the woods. There is color, grain structure and pattern,texture of the wood and bark, smell, weight, splitting pattern.......and lots of variations for same kinds in the base of the tree, trunk and limbs too. Get a book on tree identification first and get out in the woods and start trying to figure it out, it will take a lot of time. I wish you luck!
Do you notice a difference? I tend to like less complicated work horses. But I’m always open to new things that are effective. I’m currently using a 460 to cut 10+ cord per year for an outdoor wood boiler. Thanks for the response btw.
Thank you, but we don't see them as a collection, they all work, a lot, to me a collection is a bunch of things that are put on a shelf and polished once in a while. Thanks for watching Jerry!
@@InTheWoodyard I have a 28” on it and you’d think it was an 18”. Also was asked by a local dealer to demo an echo 7311. That’s carbureted, but has great power and is only 1lb heavier than the 500i and only $800 or so. Ran a 28” on it also.
@@InTheWoodyard yes it’s an echo and is 73cc (what a novel idea putting the cc in the model number!!) As a stihl guy I very much agree with you on their model numbers!
Years ago when I first got land, started out with a generic 25cc top-handle chainsaw. Then got a 14in 40V battery chainsaw, sold my 390xp to buy that and a pole pruner which was a mistake. Then bought a generic 45cc Chinese chainsaw. Now have an 80V chainsaw to keep peace with the neighbors where I live, Echo CS-590, Holzfforma G372xp and G660 clone saws. Next saw will be a Husqvarna 550xp and 572xp when the saws I have die. Total have 7 chainsaws now, three of them battery powered.
@@InTheWoodyard, that it is! No debt is the only debt. Makes it hard to get things going on only firewood sales. Hope to have a decent good first year. Good enough to give me some hope.
@@InTheWoodyard, the Farmertec-Holzfforma chainsaws are getting better all the time. My G660 saw will onlu be used on the monster logs or chainsaw sawmill work. Bought the G372xp to be my main big wood chainsaw, a balance of power and weight. Then once they make enough wood to buy me a wood splitter and a few truckloads of logs, then maybe upgrade to the rral 572xp.
The Stihl 660 is compatible to the Husqvarna 395 I have both and run a 36" bar on both my largest sas are the Stihl 880 with a 59" bar and my Husqvarna 3120 I have a 72" bar for it and they are both a beast. The bad thing about me longer bars especially if you file by hand it takes forever.
great collection of saws, that 395 must really sing with that little 24” bar, mine came stock with a 32” from the dealer and it spins it no problem, love it, question for you’s, do you run standard chisel chains or full skip chains? i run nothing but full skip because they really eat ( better hold on tight though), but mainly because they have half the teeth to sharpen, pretty much gonna get a spool of .050 full skip chain and the link machine and put full skip on all my saws very soon, if you don’t run them, try one out, they’re pretty aggressive but half the teeth means half my time at the sharpener.
I think the ones I run now are the semi skip, the husqvarna H47 chains, of all the chains I have tried I like these best so far I'll have to try a full sometime. Thanks for watching.
Chainsaw poor! 🤣 I do like how Huskies have series numbers and the second two are the CC. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I didn’t know that. You learn something every day. GNI
My Walkerized 372xp has pretty comparable power to my 394xp. I haven't really used my 394xp since I got it. I'd say maybe 10-20% less power but not 50% like your brother figured
No sponsors, just what we use, we are not selling and posing with toys, just tools. A 285 is a good saw, word is husqvarna is coming out with a new one to compete with the 500i, it is going to be a 590xp.
I like my 20" bar. It's on an echo 490. My stihl 180 has a "16" it's a lot closer to 14. It works... That's the last good thing I can say about the stihl. The 490 is almost the same weight for a bigger engine and bar. It works a lot better. Never used a husky. Can't trash them but the echo has me convinced to stick with them
I am not sure, maybe 15-20ish each, we usually buy a couple dozen at a time at the logging shows and get a good deal on them but this last year they all where canceled!
Hi Chris - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Very interesting discussion on the merits of different size saws. I'm on a totally lower level of operation now but my go to saw is my 2010 Husky 365 (non XP) with a 20 inch bar and semi chisel chain. It has been utterly reliable with no breakdown or even carb adjustment, even when I was bucking 180 cords a year. All it got was just frequent cleaning and meticulous gas mixes. My newer Husky 555 (non XP) is in the shop at present due to erratic starting, as far as I am concerned due to Autotune. A fabulous saw when going but it will take some convincing to get me to buy another computerised saw. The US models appear to have paper airfilters while Husky saws here have the standard lower profile engine covers.
My brother really likes his 372s and I have had no issues at all with my 576s or my 572s, my advice with and tool or equipment , do not fight it, sell it and get something else.
@@InTheWoodyard Chris - Depressed Rodders here. The 555 is in the shop so I can only hope for a sympathetic bill and that I can get it back and just run it to death. The price over here is comparable to the 365. In hindsight, I should have just got another 365 but I thought I would try out the future and buy the computerised 555. The experience has taught me just to stay in the present! I've just started back splitting for my Tree Service Co at half a cord a day, starting at 7.30am and then back in time to catch your daily epistle at say 11am our time, feet stuck in the stove and coffee in hand.
Need 70cc saws to put out more than branches around the house?! Come on now I run a stihl ms 391 all day long, I think it's around 55-60cc and I do a 100 cord a year normally. I'll try a bigger husky some day
My biggest is a 460 Rancher. I would love to get a 572xp, I have a 357xp and that saw is by far my favorite. Just something about the pro series saws. In time a 572 will join the group, more so when my better half will let me get one. Lol.
@@InTheWoodyard my dad had his 272xp since 94 he loves it I love it I would love to get a 372xp and see what the differences are. I just cut down a tree with it and I have a youtube channel I got it also T and Js outdoors
The 372 is less and is a great saw too. I used to think my 455 was fine until I ran a 576 years ago and saw the light, small saws waste time cutting and only produce half the wood. Try out a bigger saw, you will see why instantly.
@@InTheWoodyard I understand completely! But he is a very colorful entertainer! You've heard of The Property Brothers? You guys could be The Woodyard Brothers!
Talk Tractors! Old in Greek means “chris needs a tractor! As I lay here with crippled back! And getting ready to buck up wood with the bobcat and Halverson, while sitting in an heated air ride seat! Beats laying in bed!🚜🪵👍🏼🇱🇷
i've ran them all and husky and Jonsered were my best and longest lasting. i see your hand still bothering you eh, good to watch your father falling and give it a rest for a bit. ha ha i have my share of aches and pains, getting old ha ha
Best brothers on TH-cam.
👍
They really are
Thanks , I have another one that is cool too!
Thanks!
@@InTheWoodyard does he chainsaw?
I learn something with every one of your videos I watch. Thank you!
Glad to hear it! I learn a lot from the people on here every day too!
I didn't,know that about the numbers on Husqvarna model numbers.. Thanks for the lesson..
Glad to help, I wish Stihl had some system that made sense to me! I am confused how to know what is what, but then again, I am not the sharpest stick in the woods.
Great saws my uncle professionally logged with husky saws. Growing up was always around them. I bought my first one 20 years ago never gave my any real problems. I been thinking of getting a 372 ported.
That is awesome! The 372 is a workhorse!
My next one will be a 572.
You and your brother are some great TV. Thank you
Awesome, you will like it! Thank you!
This video was better than a morning cup of coffee!! All that orange got the adrenaline flowing! Good stuff! WST
Glad you enjoyed it, Ya know an orange tractor for me would match the saws nice!!
Hello Chris, another fine video with your brother. Have a great day!
Thanks, you too!
G’morning Chris. Awesome shop talk. I’ve been trying to convince my sweet wife that I need a 372xp for the longest time. Keep up the good work. GNI
Not trying to insult you ,but, does your wife cut firewood? And are you employed and make money and lastly do you wear pants? Haaaaa! Get the saw you want!!!!
Maybe I’ll have to use reverse psychology on her
Jeli te udara😂 tvoja žena😂
I've always used Stihl because that's what most people use down her and I never knew Husky model numbers told you the CC. Genius. Stihl saws tell you very little unless you have each model memorized. Great info.
Exactly, unless you have shopped and had a few it makes no sense at all their number system.
Heated handlebar saw? Learned something. Being in FL I'd like a cooler on mine. I have two Echo's and a Husky for my property. Great video with your brother.
Thanks for watching!
Morning Chris. You guys had so many Huskies lined up, it looked like a sled dog team🤣 You and your brother put a smile on my face😉 Be safe out there!
Thanks Al!
I bought a 390 6 months ago and love it. I take it in the woods and for bucking. Before that I had a 60cc saw, which is okay and still use. But when I first ran the 390, I thought I bought a freaking moped the power is crazy. I think it’s 2lbs lighter than the 395😜. Thanks for sharing!
Right on, one you run a pro sized saw everything else seems weak.
Kool! Agrees with everything said! My big saw is the Johnny 2166 and I do all the meat and potatoes with 60cc Echo/Shindaiwa because they cut like they are 65 cc saws and good social drinkers and a little bit heavier than the Husky or Stihl 60cc, but a whole lot less expensive. If I was in a woodyard, yeah then heavy-er is an asset because the saw will do a lot more work all on it's own; just gotta hang on!
Not quite so early this morning, my backup heating (shivering) didn't kick in until about 6 A.M. We might get above zero today...fingers crossed!
Ya, those big saws are thirsty and heavy to tote around! It is suppose to get up to the teens today here!!!
Good info there Chris, thanks! My 450 is going on Craigslist, I want an upgrade!
Right on Adam, you will thank me!
Congrats on 1,000,000 all-time views!
Thanks Mr. Wood Chucker, I did not even know, thanks for the good news!
Best content going right now. Great video !!!
Glad you think so! We just shoot what we do nothing staged or pushing equipment that we pretend to work with.
@@InTheWoodyard that's why it's great. The real deal for sure
Nice collection of saws, one day Ill move up from my 455
If you do one thing, sell or trade in your 455, I did long ago, and get a bigger saw, 372 or a 572.... you will cut 50% faster and a lot more wood and the saw will do the work. Just do it.
Hey Chris, I'm a new subscriber. I enjoy watching your videos. In a past video of yours, you were rattling off all the different types of trees that the split wood came from. I'm terrible identifying and remembering tree types. Could you explain how you can identify the different types of wood, even with less clues when split? Thanks, Chad
Thanks for the sub! Check out video#57 where I split a bunch of different kinds for a start. That is a tough lesson to teach by typing I'm still learning after 58 years of working living and playing in the woods. There is color, grain structure and pattern,texture of the wood and bark, smell, weight, splitting pattern.......and lots of variations for same kinds in the base of the tree, trunk and limbs too. Get a book on tree identification first and get out in the woods and start trying to figure it out, it will take a lot of time. I wish you luck!
Trying to decide between 372 and 572. Any helpful insight?
I prefer the 572, I like new technology myself and they just work, BUT the 372 is a great saw and it is cheaper too!
Do you notice a difference? I tend to like less complicated work horses. But I’m always open to new things that are effective. I’m currently using a 460 to cut 10+ cord per year for an outdoor wood boiler. Thanks for the response btw.
32” is the only way to go! IMO just a west coast thing I guess but it saves the back!
We don't really need much bigger than 24" for the trees we have here. A big bar would be nice once in a great while. Thanks fro watching Mountain Man!
Yes sir love watching the vids! Stay safe bud!
Nice collection.
Thank you, but we don't see them as a collection, they all work, a lot, to me a collection is a bunch of things that are put on a shelf and polished once in a while. Thanks for watching Jerry!
I tell ya guys that stihl 500i is the power of your big saw with out the weight. Been a great addition to our arsenal.
I like husky too, just speaking about the heavy saws you hate to lug around, but when you need em, you need em.
I would love to get one, everyone who has them raves about the power!
@@InTheWoodyard I have a 28” on it and you’d think it was an 18”. Also was asked by a local dealer to demo an echo 7311. That’s carbureted, but has great power and is only 1lb heavier than the 500i and only $800 or so. Ran a 28” on it also.
@@mitchjones2821 So is the 7311 an ECHO and how many ccs is it?
@@InTheWoodyard yes it’s an echo and is 73cc (what a novel idea putting the cc in the model number!!) As a stihl guy I very much agree with you on their model numbers!
Awesome vid that day Chris! 🔥💯👍. See you soon! Andrew from NB :)
Thanks for coming again!
You two are great!!
Thanks Harold, we try!
Years ago when I first got land, started out with a generic 25cc top-handle chainsaw. Then got a 14in 40V battery chainsaw, sold my 390xp to buy that and a pole pruner which was a mistake. Then bought a generic 45cc Chinese chainsaw. Now have an 80V chainsaw to keep peace with the neighbors where I live, Echo CS-590, Holzfforma G372xp and G660 clone saws. Next saw will be a Husqvarna 550xp and 572xp when the saws I have die. Total have 7 chainsaws now, three of them battery powered.
Sold the land almost 2yrs ago to get out of debt faster.
I have heard the Holzfforma is pretty good for the money!
No debt is the best kind!
@@InTheWoodyard, that it is! No debt is the only debt. Makes it hard to get things going on only firewood sales. Hope to have a decent good first year. Good enough to give me some hope.
@@InTheWoodyard, the Farmertec-Holzfforma chainsaws are getting better all the time. My G660 saw will onlu be used on the monster logs or chainsaw sawmill work. Bought the G372xp to be my main big wood chainsaw, a balance of power and weight. Then once they make enough wood to buy me a wood splitter and a few truckloads of logs, then maybe upgrade to the rral 572xp.
Where abouts in Wisconsin are yall from? I'm in Douglas county!
I am in Appleton!
The Stihl 660 is compatible to the Husqvarna 395 I have both and run a 36" bar on both my largest sas are the Stihl 880 with a 59" bar and my Husqvarna 3120 I have a 72" bar for it and they are both a beast. The bad thing about me longer bars especially if you file by hand it takes forever.
Yes, that and they weigh a ton!
great collection of saws, that 395 must really sing with that little 24” bar, mine came stock with a 32” from the dealer and it spins it no problem, love it, question for you’s, do you run standard chisel chains or full skip chains? i run nothing but full skip because they really eat ( better hold on tight though), but mainly because they have half the teeth to sharpen, pretty much gonna get a spool of .050 full skip chain and the link machine and put full skip on all my saws very soon, if you don’t run them, try one out, they’re pretty aggressive but half the teeth means half my time at the sharpener.
I think the ones I run now are the semi skip, the husqvarna H47 chains, of all the chains I have tried I like these best so far I'll have to try a full sometime. Thanks for watching.
Wow, nice saws!
Thanks, they just work.
4:50 is so relatable i had to pause the video😂
YES! it is a jungle out there!!!
Love my 372xp....
Ya, to me most any saw that is 65-80ccs is a good size saw for just about anything I do. We have had good luck with the 372,572 and 576 saws.
Orange is a beautiful color!
Yes it is Ron!
The bars are all on upside down! They will never cut!! lol
Ha! Ya, we are just learning!
No you just have to cut from the ground up! HA!
@@MJADoingStuff Thanks for the tips!
My brother and I are also 10 months apart and during the summer people couldn't understand that we were the same age but not twins.
Yup same here, couples back in the 50s and 60s made a lot of babies!!
You gotta add the stihl 500i. It’s in its own category of awesome.
That is what I hear! I would like one for sure!
Some guys are really into bars...
me too except my favorite wears a chain necklace and quenches it’s thirst with something more viscous than whiskey
Ha! That is a god one!
Chainsaw poor! 🤣 I do like how Huskies have series numbers and the second two are the CC. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I didn’t know that. You learn something every day. GNI
You bet Todd, thanks for watching again!
How many beers were involved before this interview?
May be one. I was sure to do the talk first because Ken can get even more wound up with more!!
@@InTheWoodyard let's see the next interview after a 12 pack...
@@andystampfli9127 He only buys Bush light 30 packs........so, it would be a hoot for sure!
My Walkerized 372xp has pretty comparable power to my 394xp. I haven't really used my 394xp since I got it. I'd say maybe 10-20% less power but not 50% like your brother figured
Ya, I suppose if you had work done on it she has more power!
Hey Chris thanks for all you do. Not judging your brother but if he had a channel half the video would be bleep-bleep-bleep hahaha
Thanks, you are right he is as raw as they come!
Chris You know I love my 395 husky brothers and Irish twins ! LOL
Ya, 395s are real beasts!
If that wasn’t a Huskie sponsored vid it sure as a hell should be. My first huskie was a 285 and it was a dandy.
No sponsors, just what we use, we are not selling and posing with toys, just tools. A 285 is a good saw, word is husqvarna is coming out with a new one to compete with the 500i, it is going to be a 590xp.
Everyone in my area run Sthil's. I like my Husky more everytime I use it!
They are both good saws!
I like my 20" bar. It's on an echo 490. My stihl 180 has a "16" it's a lot closer to 14. It works... That's the last good thing I can say about the stihl. The 490 is almost the same weight for a bigger engine and bar. It works a lot better. Never used a husky. Can't trash them but the echo has me convinced to stick with them
Yes, I have heard from others that they like their echos too.
How many chains do you and your brother buy per year?!
I am not sure, maybe 15-20ish each, we usually buy a couple dozen at a time at the logging shows and get a good deal on them but this last year they all where canceled!
Hi Chris - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Very interesting discussion on the merits of different size saws. I'm on a totally lower level of operation now but my go to saw is my 2010 Husky 365 (non XP) with a 20 inch bar and semi chisel chain. It has been utterly reliable with no breakdown or even carb adjustment, even when I was bucking 180 cords a year. All it got was just frequent cleaning and meticulous gas mixes. My newer Husky 555 (non XP) is in the shop at present due to erratic starting, as far as I am concerned due to Autotune. A fabulous saw when going but it will take some convincing to get me to buy another computerised saw. The US models appear to have paper airfilters while Husky saws here have the standard lower profile engine covers.
My brother really likes his 372s and I have had no issues at all with my 576s or my 572s, my advice with and tool or equipment , do not fight it, sell it and get something else.
@@InTheWoodyard Chris - Depressed Rodders here. The 555 is in the shop so I can only hope for a sympathetic bill and that I can get it back and just run it to death. The price over here is comparable to the 365. In hindsight, I should have just got another 365 but I thought I would try out the future and buy the computerised 555. The experience has taught me just to stay in the present! I've just started back splitting for my Tree Service Co at half a cord a day, starting at 7.30am and then back in time to catch your daily epistle at say 11am our time, feet stuck in the stove and coffee in hand.
Need 70cc saws to put out more than branches around the house?! Come on now I run a stihl ms 391 all day long, I think it's around 55-60cc and I do a 100 cord a year normally. I'll try a bigger husky some day
64.1 cc
@@jeffreyrudolph5061 close enough then lol! Been about a year since a bought that one, mustve been thinking my MS 291 when I said 55
Nothing wrong with your saws at all, just try the new 500i and you'll see what we mean about more power, it is awesome!
That’s a lot of saws!
We need more!!!
I got my dads 455 rancher love it whoops my echo
Now you need to try out a pro size saw, a 372 or a 572 and your eyes will light up with joy!!!!
My “big” saw is a 455... someday I will get one with balls!!👍
Listen carefully Jeremiah, SELL IT and get a bigger saw, you will thank me.
@@InTheWoodyard now your spending other people’s money Chris, that the fan ‘s job not the job of the godly host of the channel lol
My biggest is a 460 Rancher. I would love to get a 572xp, I have a 357xp and that saw is by far my favorite. Just something about the pro series saws. In time a 572 will join the group, more so when my better half will let me get one. Lol.
@@crazyman3157 Please , take this the right way, Put some pants on and get the saw you want! HA!!!!
@@stannelson2582 Payback Stan, payback!
272 XP was the best saw ever made it has power and it's not heavy
Ya, that was a good one, not to different from the 372 was it?
@@InTheWoodyard my dad had his 272xp since 94 he loves it I love it I would love to get a 372xp and see what the differences are. I just cut down a tree with it and I have a youtube channel I got it also T and Js outdoors
@@tommyhunter1803 Okay, I saw you on back 40 the other night, I'll check out your channel now!
@@InTheWoodyard yup I'm on there 90% of the time
you guys about 60 years young?
Yup, close we will turn 58 and 59 soon.
@@InTheWoodyard i figured i am 59
Very expensive tailgate, my next saw I want a 572 but at $1250 cad the little 555 will do.
The 372 is less and is a great saw too. I used to think my 455 was fine until I ran a 576 years ago and saw the light, small saws waste time cutting and only produce half the wood. Try out a bigger saw, you will see why instantly.
Come on Chris! We have to get your Bro his own channel!!!
Ha, that will not happen! He is not interested or able too with his highly specific skill set, work! I'll have him on quite a bit!
@@InTheWoodyard I understand completely! But he is a very colorful entertainer! You've heard of The Property Brothers? You guys could be The Woodyard Brothers!
Talk Tractors! Old in Greek means “chris needs a tractor! As I lay here with crippled back! And getting ready to buck up wood with the bobcat and Halverson, while sitting in an heated air ride seat! Beats laying in bed!🚜🪵👍🏼🇱🇷
Right on Larry, it will happen eventually!
You should get a 3120 for cutting logs. No need for it but it’ll cut way faster than your 572
No thanks, I would not want to carry it or pay for it. A 590xp would be nice if husqvarna gets them out soon or a 395 would be more than big enough!
@@InTheWoodyard get a 395 and send it out to get it ported so it’ll cut faster. You may want to keep the decompression valve though
As a Stihl man. I will say, huskys are easier to work on. Both are good Saw's.
So, until your next video... Good bye!
Right on, as long as a saw cuts it is good!
i've ran them all and husky and Jonsered were my best and longest lasting. i see your hand still bothering you eh, good to watch your father falling and give it a rest for a bit. ha ha i have my share of aches and pains, getting old ha ha
Thanks ! Ya, if you are not in some kind of pain, you ain't really living much either!!! HA!
Lots of saws
They all cut!
First
Thanks but there is no prize!
-18, 🥶
I will get better soon!!!