Went to the local saw shop this morning, owner talked me into a test drive of a new Husqvarna 572XP. He had a 32" full skip chisel bit chain on it, a dry old 3 ft Doug Fir test log.
WOW, just wow. an absolute roostertail of sawdust just flew. My old saw is a 372XP (same cubes, 71cc). Never ran a saw this size with that much torque, awesome.
Wondered if any of you guys have been running one of these, I am always skittish about buying new "revolutionary"..."new and improved", sometimes I get a little carried away with myself.

Been running a 372xp with a few modifications for about a year, usually with a 32” skip tooth. My brother bought the 572 a few months ago. they’re about even with his being bone stock. Both are a pleasure to cut with. I chose the 372 because it was proven, the 572 with auto tune had a lot of bad reviews.

If you really want to smile grab a 395!

I don’t know how it could be better than the 372 but haven’t had the chance to try the 572. I bought a used saw with skip chain and I just don’t see what the lure is to it. Seemed to cut a lot slower.

Hutch

Big bar for big wood, on a smaller CC saw to keep the RPM up. If you’re not cutting large diameter wood then no, you wouldn’t see a need for it.

I've ran a 394xp for years. Trim saw it is NOT lol but I've yet to set it on anything it wouldn't breeze through. Its running a 36" bar

Hutch, I see you are from east Texas, don't know about your tree varieties...but in softwood varieties in the PNW a full skip (with enough power) at high rpm/chain speed boosts production and wins logging competitions. I would suspect in hardwood it would be a disaster.

I ran the 394 which was the predecessor to the 395 as my falling saws. Great saw IMO.

After a 394 for years I now am on my 2nd 395.

I've never run a 395, I've heard they are something else...but at 74 years old, I'm not capable of handling an 18 pound powerhead..let alone all the bar it could handle. Grin.

My buddy just bought a 572 and I couldn't believe how high that saw ran, and really cut into 2-3ft fir pretty good, great saw.

Not a husky guy. Heard mixed feelings on them. Of course the guys that don't like them bought the cheaper ones.

Yes it was a post oak about 30in diameter. Never tried it on a pine. Bought a regular chain the next day. I’m not a logger just a lineman that has to cut a lot of trees off the line.


Hutch

I own and use a 372XP at home, I use a 572XP at work and my next purchase will be a 572XP X-torq.

No issues with the 572 I take it? I’m wishing I went that way after seeing my brothers stock 572 run right with my modded 372xp x-torq . The main issues I’ve heard about them is elevation changes screw with the auto tune in the 572’s. That’s no good for me so I shied away from it.

Correction fellas, I tested the 572XP X Torq, More than impressed but would like to hear more about auto tune...wild variations around here with elevation, 1000ft to 7,000ft.

None what so ever, ripped into a couple of black box trees in the main park during the week and it tore them up in a satisfying manner. The starting is different but not a problem or issue, I find the saw to be excellent to use and it definitely has more grunt than my 372XP.

I cannot say anything about how it operates at elevation as I live on a bloody great big flat plain and I am kept busy cutting down everything that is higher than I am...feels like that anyway.