Husky 353 replacement

[BzRman]

Well I decided to end it with my 353. We had a rocky relationship, when it was good we had a great time. Unfortunately we had quite a few arguments over the years. I had similar arguments with her little sister 350.

I'm a husky guy by heart and would love to replace her with a similar saw but with the love I get from my 372.

Any recommendations? The make doesn't really matter. I would like to stay with husky but I've had bad luck with the last two smaller saws from husky. Is it just bad luck? I loved my 371, but someone stole it, replaced it with a 372 and love that saw too. Can I find love in a smaller package?

Thanks

 

[Tony]

The Husky 562 is running well for me. All the cutting the 372 has with a 20" bar and good professional chain.

More bar than that though and keep hugging the 372!

Tony

 

[Treetrim]

The replacement for the 353 is a 545 which is a detuned 550xp basically. The 545 $400 range, cuts with a NE 346 50cc and handles better and lighter weight then 346. The 550xp is even better in the cut $500 range. I only like 16" and 3/8 on these size saws.

If running 20" bar everyone is liking the 60cc 562.

You can get a 365XT 70.7cc cheaper then you can a 562 if needing a bigger saw and same as 372xp XT with restrictors in transfer covers that can be grinded out and then you have a budget 372.