My wife is a trooper

You sir, have a good woman.

Well done, on many fronts!

What size bar did you put on that?

Lundrunner said:

pen....it came with a 20" ....I'll have a 24 hanging on the wall shortly

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I'm pretty certain the 372 can take a 28 inch bar and be a happy saw,,,,,, I'd have a hard time not giving it what it deserves

If you already have the 20, I'd say, go big for the extra good-sized bar..... even though, for most wood, the 20 will probably be your go to.

That's an awesome saw, and it'd be sweet to have that big a swing with one saw,,, especially since it can do it.

If it were me, I'd buy the 28inch and 2 chains, and expect to use them for the big jobs, on a rarity sort of situation. And buy what you think you'll need / want for 20 inch chains for your every day work.... Then put any other chainsaw you have into deep storage mode, as that is what is going to happen once you let this thing loose!

Lundrunner said:

pen....she'll take a 28" but I'm not sure of the trade off...or rather if I'll be losing much if any speed....but you just gave me an idea. I'm running a 16" on the Jonsered...I'll leave it alone...I'm running a 18" on the 346XP....bump that up to a 20" and slip a 28" on the 372XP as long as I don't lose anything....I see more research in the near future
Dan

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I ran a 50cc 350 husqvarna for years, and did about 8-10 cord of year worth of cutting with that. Once things jumped up to close to 20 cord per year, I bought a 555 husqvarna. The comment that the shop owner (and my friend) said to me when I bought the 555 was,,,,, get that 350 set for storage, you won't use it. I loved the 350, and still do, and didn't believe him at the time....

A year after buying the 555, he's right. The only time I've run the 350 was to clear the fuel that was in it out and get it ready for slumber.

That said, my 555, is a bit lighter than the 372xp, so for everyday activities, I'm more inclined to let it fill whatever gap. For me, the only time I'll fire the 350 up again, other than just to give it exercise, is if I know I have a full day of limbing while crawling through thick woods.

From what I've experienced, Husqvarna isn't like many of the cheap brands, in that, if they say the saw will run X bar well, it really does.

Just my 2 cents,

Have fun, I'm jealous!

pen

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From what I've read on arborsite.com they all seem to think that running skip or semi skip chains on the 28" is the best way to go. It appears that running a straight chisel can bog them down....now....how much of that bog is operator induced is anyone's guess but there is a wealth of knowledge over there....what bar are you running on the 555?

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I'm running the 20 inch on the 555, but that 372xp has another 10cc on me.

Not trying to persuade you, but if it were me, I'd be going for the 28 inch bar if it came with the 20, all day long..... If I ordered it with a bar to my choosing, I'd have probably taken the conservative route and gone in the 24 range.

But since you already have the 20, I'd take the big jump and have it,,, the saw was made for it.

But, so long as you don't go crazy in buying chains, and feel things out for yourself, you can always go to a skip tooth or semi if you think it is needed without much invested.

In general, once I found a bar / chain combo I liked, I went to the aggressive side and change the chain at each fill up. It only takes about 1/2 to 2/3 of a can of beer to resharpen the chain, and I was going to drink it anyway, so I don't hesitate to rotate it out