Any REAL WORLD feedback from Husqvarna 460 Rancher chainsaw owners?

[tripledog]

Scooter, I forgot to mention that if you do toss the 55, toss it my way

[tripledog]

OStihl all the way but. U need a saw guy bought a farmall after i picked the saw to death he gave me the u break it i'll give u half off a demomodel

Everything made nowadys is junk anyways. A replacement or real warranty is your best bet.

John derr has tractors assembled in spain with french engines and english electronics nothing is sacred anymore
My tractor carries the name of the country it came from Belarus its Communist built then thrown over the iron curtain you would think i would now speak of its greatness nope. It was cheep and parts still avalible, end of story.

I appreciate your input, but it seems that perhaps something was lost in the translation. Once again, not my intent to insult or offend, but can anyone dechiper this for me?

[sanchez]

Buy em cheep maintain it of course but everything new seems inferior to the older stuff
Warranty's are great

[Jason Hall]

Look on the serial #tag and see if it says it was made in Sweden, China, or Taiwan. From what I understand only the Xp huskys are made in Sweden anymore!! You can buy them at lowes, but those are the cheap built saws.. Give me a old McCulloch Any day.. I have a few saws, and the Macs are my favorite, they are so torquey. I do have a 365sp that is one hi strung cutting mammer Jammer. I also have a old husky 61 that is nothing compaired to my 365. Over all though my old Pro Mac 850 is my favorite saw, and it was a freebee.

[tripledog]

Jason, the ID tag states that the 460 was made in Sweden. More acurrate if it stated that it was assembled in Sweden. I am quite sure it has a Chinese carb, as does my 55 Rancher, which is also labled as made in Sweden.

[Jason Hall]

Did you buy it from a husky dealer? Or from a chain store? My 365 has a walbro carb instead of a Zama that is the Chinese carb. If your 55 is still usable, I would look for a 365sp, or a 372xp They are a completely Bad ass saw!! They will pull a 24" bar Nicely even a full chain not a skip tooth. From what I have read, the X torque is different than the standard Xp's. A 365 is basically the same saw as a 372, just has a smaller piston.You can put the bigger bore 372 cylinder and piston in the 365. The 365's can be picked up pretty cheap sometimes, and most all the parts interchange between them, but not the X torque models.

Check out Arborists Site for all the info you would ever need. This site is Awesome, use the search bar and you will find out anything you need to know about any saw ever made.
http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/

[tripledog]

Jason Hall, thank you so very much for the link! I have saved it to my favorites. I am saving up for a 372XP, which is what I should have probably purchased in the first place. Still looking for an old 55 Rancher to use as a spare, even if it needs some work. I love that saw!

[Escanabajosh]

I bought the 455 rancher from tractor supply a couple years ago....first one I got I brought home and filled up with oil and then gas...by the time the gas was in all the bar oil was on the floor.....brought it back to store and they made me use by 1 year warranty I got thru them....they gave me a new saw but I had to re buy the 1 year deal again....$50 more bucks.......so far so good with the new saw.....not a drop. I don't cut enough to say if it's a good saw or not....if I could do it all over again I would save up the extra and buy a xp

[briano]

I would but from a dealer. You might pay a little more but they have a two year warranty on them and they come all set up. You can't just take one out of a box and have it run good, the carb needs to be adjusted to run right. It's done using a wireless tach that is placed near the spark plug cap and then the rpm's are dialed in. I used to work at a Husky dealer and set up a lot of saws over the years. My buddy bought a 359 off the net and complained about it from day one, a quick carb tuning to get everything right and it was like a different saw, he could not believe the difference. Plus if you need to have warranty work done at a dealer, guess who's last in line in the repair shop because you decided to save a few bucks buying off the net or big box store.

[MyMistress86R]

I had the Husky R55 as well and did like it but chain maintenance was a chore. After it was stolen, I picked up and Echo 530 and then it was stolen and now cut with an Echo 450P. All had 20" bars. Both Echos outcut my husky every day, all day long. I looked at Echo because I love my fathers old John Deere saw which was made by Echo.

I think the biggest drawback to the Huskys is exactly one of the points they use to promote them. They have super-sonic high RPM but not much down low. The Echos have good grunt and can still wind up nice for quick hit limbing and such.

Just my .02

[brapp]

find youself a 372 xp ive had mine for years, they still make them new and great saws, will cut circles around the ranchers.

[tripledog]

Thanks brapp and briano. The plan is to buy a new 372xp from a local dealer, after I pay down some of my personal debt...

[leevarnado]

never had any problems with my 460,been through a couple hurricane seasons cutting up to ten hours a day.also have an old homelite xl i found beside someones trash can.now that little saw can do some cutting.

[YAMAHA_Jim]

Try a 562xp,Its worth the extra money I swear there is a supercharger hidden in there somewhere. I have a 61,372xp,455 rancher,562xp and 10 old homelite xl beaters.Only complaint about Husqvarna saws,The vibration springs wear out between the handle and saw after a few yrs.Not too costly to replace.
I buy all my saws/parts from a small town Husky/Stihl dealer.My boss bought a Husky Lawn tractor last year with a Kawasaki v-twin for a motor

[RIDE-RED 250r]

The thing to remember in the XP saws are the pro grade saws. They still have magnesium crankcases/oil tanks as opposed the the plastic found on almost all non-XP saws. There is a reason a 357xp costs almost $700 and a 460 Rancher is $500.

I have 3 Husky XP's, a 346xp with an 18" bar, (screamer) a 357xp with a 20" (mid-size, go-to saw for most of what I do) and a 372xpw with a 24". The 372 I use for some of larger stuff I get into some of the time. I once bought a Husky 350. I didnt even run it once and it leaked all the bar oil out all over my bench. Turns out the plastic crankcase (which is also the oil tank) was faulty. They ended up giving me full replacement credit and I applied it to a new 346xp instead and I couldnt be happier. My friend had the same bad plastic crankcase problem with a 460 Rancher he bought. Like me, before he even used it the first time it leaked all the bar oil out all over his shelf.

Stick with an XP... ANY XP, you won't regret it.....