562xp problems

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duramaxman05

Minister of Fire
Aug 17, 2014
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Perryville, Mo
Has anyone had any issues with them? My father in law bought and thr first one had some problems running lean. Took it back to the dealer and ended up at husqvarna. They said it had too long of jug bolts and was running lean. So they gave him a new saw. The second was good for about a month and the started running bad and is hard to start. I ran it when it was new and loved it. I would like to buy one but that kinda has me concerned a little. He does cut timber for a living so he is harder on it than I would be.
 
I bought a 562 in 2012 and had the same problem. Ran a couple tanks through it, then couldn't restart it. Brought it to the dealer, they said no compression, gave me a new unit. The second one has been going strong since then however.

I had a thread about it back then you could probably find. Not a lot of info, but would confirm my story at least!
 
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There was a lot of reports about new Husky's having problems with scored pistons a few years ago. I think it was mostly with their bigger electronic saws. Also lots of reports that they were not accepting the blame and making customers pay the bill.
 
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