HUSQVARNA 357 XP®
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Love This saw
Fuel efficient always starts with one or two pulls. Will idle without stalling and it cuts with ease. For a saw with this amount of power it is amazingly lightweight and comfortable to use all day. Minimal vibration fatigue.
Reliable and gets the job done
February 24, 2011
357xp
This saw rips! Great power to weight ratio. Cuts faster than one of my bigger saws. I cut alot of wood, this saw has yet to let me down. A great choice for an all-around mid pro saw.
February 24, 2011
What a machine!!
We updated our chainsaws with a pair of Husqvarna saws.. I am a mechanic by trade and a racer at heart, I always have been able to pick apart and try to improve nearly all of my mechanical purchases. This saw is impressive in so many ways I hardly know where to start. Power and efficency have been excellent, handling and the lack of viberation makes each cut easier. This is one of my best purchases ever.
February 23, 2011
357 overall performance and longevity
As an owner of a tree service company for over 22yrs I search for quality and value to ensure our dollars are well spent.The 357 meets that requirement.The power to weight ratio is outstanding.Our 357s are the 2nd most used saw in the fleet,338xpt is 1st(also outstanding) these saws average about 1300hrs a year and have proven themselves with the low cost of repairs needed.The ergonomics are also unmatched by any other brand. Husqvarna will continue to be our saw of choice
February 23, 2011
Missed on this one.
Yes I would recommend this to the average homeowner. But as a professional tree removal company I would have to say no. Possibly a good back up saw. My experience with the 357xp was short, my local saw shop neglected to tell me the effects of ethanol mixed gas ,that most stations nowadays sell, will lean out your mix. As such my saw only lasted 3 months. Mixed correctly but because of the ethanol in the gas the mix created a very lean condition and burnt the rings out and loss compression. Local shop insisted they adviced me they told me but when I ask the day I purchased it they had no idea. Any way they refused to replace. 960.00 paperweight. Just riching up your mix or buy only from non-ethanol stations. Also because of all the EPA regulations, the saws are a shadow of what they used to be power wise . I have the pre EPA models and they still run and are every bit the beast they where and are the saws I fell in love with and would not take anything for them. My true money makers. But getting harder to find case pieces for....plastics.. It was hard to write this about huskvarna..truly...I am a 4th generation tree removal company passed from my dad and his dad and grandad before him. And the one sure thing from father to son was always, keep the huskys up and they will never let you down.. I hope the same can be said once the torch is passed to my two sons..
February 23, 2011
Cuts like a hot knife
I have this saw and a Stihl. Even thought the Stihl is smaller and lighter I pull out the Husky for almost all jobs. Great saw
February 23, 2011