Husky 545

[perchin]

I'm about to pull the trigger on this saw... I've searched and searched about auto-tune and can't find much. Does anyone have any real world experience with it yet? Sounds good in theory, but I'm a bit skeptical.

 

[MasterMech]

Autotune on a non-XP saw? Interesting Indeed.

No first hand exp here but every word I've heard has been positive for the AutoTune saws.

EDIT: Any reason you like the 545 better than the 550XP?

 

[HittinSteel]

Head on over to the arboristsite.com. There is enough reading for several days. Bottom Line is the auto tune is great and save a few extra pennies for a 550XP.

 

[kingquad]

Are you not happy with your 450? The 545 will be stronger, but not enough to convince me to spend the extra $$$. What size wood are you cutting? I'd be making the jump to a bigger saw. I agree with the 550xp suggestion though. Autotune is sweet.

 

[Pallet Pete]

I used my fathers saw with auto tune and that thing rips like a bad boy ! One heck of a saw

Pete

 

[Freakingstang]

I have a 550xp with the Autotune.. before this little hot rod, I used 70cc saws for my firewood duties.. this thing has taken the place of them.... I still have them, but for 20" and under you can't beat it.

 

[deranged]

One aspect that some buyers would consider an advantage that the 545 has over the 550xp is the warranty. The 545 has a 2 year, vs the 550xp at 6 months. And while it used to be for consumers buying an xp model, they got the full 2 year warranty, but that's no the case any longer. You buy any XP model, you get 6 months.

That and cost are what drove me to buy the 555 vs the 562xp.

 

[Freakingstang]

I personally don't think the warrenty matters. If something under warrenty is going to show up, it will show up in the first six months. 6 months of pro use is more than firewood cutters will cut in a lifetime.

Don't be fooled by the warrenty either. Husqvarna or stihl isn't going to warrent something after gas has sat in it
For a year anyways

 

[perchin]

To answer the questions about why the 545... to me it was all about vibration, My right hand has some serious pains from past injuries and I lose control and feeling with excessive vibration. I used to have the 455 rancher and switched to the 450 for less vibration. Now that the 545 is out, I tried that out and fell in love with the dealer demo. Back to the power of the 455 and also the 20" bar... not to mention the warranty.

 

[deranged]

Really can't go wrong with it.