Me too! My 361 is only 4 oz more and has 9 cc more power. I do love the original 550xp, they should have upgraded the muffler and air filter and left it alone. The new filter anf muffler is the only cool features i see on the mark2.
@@davido6915the mark 11 is a completely different saw and light years better than the first 550xp, people who have both all hate the first one and love the mark11
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@@GardenandForest Já měl 550XP párkrát jsem s ní řízl a hned jsem ji prodal, je to podle mého zmršenina, snažili se o stejný vzhled jako na 560 a dojebali to. Vzadu se jim natahovala pružina, museli tam dát látkovej pásek, kartry se jim rozjížděli, protože chtěli ušetřit na váze a nedali tam šroub, si blbci řekli, že když tam jeden nedají nebude to vadit, válec díky málo žebrům přehříval vnitřní prostor, musili tam udělat dírku v plastu na chlazení, ale co hlavně proč jsem ji dal pryč, oproti 560 se to blbě drží, je to krátký a přední madlo je pro dětskou ruku prostě zmršenina. 560 je ok, ale 550 už nechci, stačí mě hitachi cs35el nebo jsem si koupil čínu za 4000Kč a zastane kolem baráku to samý za 1/4 ceny. Do lesa 550 nahovno, na dom stačí Fuxtec 155 profi. S 550 jsem se spálil a tady ta nová už to u mě nespraví.
Stihl went to the slanted fin design and husky went backwards to the flat fins and added more weight, no decompression valve, louder muffler, ill stick with my old 550 and 261 new edition. Seems like husky fans don’t criticize anything bad the company does.
I worked with a 550 Mk1 for years at a tree company. Hands down my favorite ground saw of all time. Very light and nimble, and powerful enough that we only went to a larger saw when we ran out of bar length on the 18" we had on it, and that would depend on if we were making a lot of cuts or not. When I saw a Mk2 at a dealer, picked it up, then put it down in disgust. I don't care that it makes a little more power. Its chunky and doesn't feel perfectly balanced like the Mk1. I can't imagine swinging it all day on the ground when it weighs so close the the 562 and has less power. The 550 xp had the perfect balance of being nimble and powerful for an all day ground saw.
To make it short. Is it worth to do an upgrade when your " old" 550 is running well? Why not simply put the 1,3 325 bar and chain on the old one? I can not understand, why the new 550 is 400g heavier. Stihl made the upgrade up to 4,1 hp without making the saw heavier. Why not Husqvarna?
Stihl rates the hp of their saws differently than Husqvarna making it seem like the 261 has more hp. I own both the 261c and 550 mk2. I really like the Stihl but the Mk2 is the better / stronger saw.
@@GardenandForest mam nadzieję że w nowym modu będą lepsze łożyska na wale bo te w 550xp lubiły się często wysypać co nie zdarzało się w 346xp no chyba że na korowarce
@@tomkmx8277 Tak, nowy model ma lepsze chłodzenie skrzyni korbowej, głównie wokół łożysk wału korbowego i układu wydechowego. Nawigacja powinna być najmniej przenoszonym ciepłem z układu wydechowego do skrzyni korbowej, dzięki ceramicznym wkładkom na śrubach wydechowych! Husqvarna reaguje na wszystkie małe rzeczy, swoją moc!
I smoked the piston on my OG 550 on a 90 degree day. I only run Hisqvarna premix. Replaced with the mark ii. Not as light, but it’s not noticeable to me
Why did it smoke the piston? Ours just did the same. I have not taken it apart to see yet. We did have the ignition flashed recently…?. I have had over 30 Husky saws and have never had one smoke a piston. It’s a saw my dad runs and we know the mix was correct.
Man I tell you I was stoked when my company started giving us the new mk2 right when they dropped a few years ago. I have run countless hours on both versions, and I can't stress it enough that I would pay 800$ for an OG 550xp over the 600$ mk2. The MK2 will cease up in the cold North East winters, clog up in the rainy summers. And the Bubble, I'm telling you the bubble man it's all about the bubble. If you fuel up on both gas n bar oil to the rim, you just tilt the saw round and das bubble does it's magic, on mk2 you fill the rim and try closing the caps and bam got a lil juice on your saw hands or gloves Brah. If you can find an ol OG husky 550, friggin buy it! Don't bother with the MK2, my advice. Foreal man I'd bring the OG 550 to a gunfight such a reliable workhorse. Even seent one drop outta a bucket over 40' bar was done butt ol gal was still fighting 💣💣
Dylan Rott Im with you 100%. I totally forgot about that bubble, and your SO right! that was the perfect touch to a great saw. I ran 550's for the first 5 years of tree work, been missing them ever since as the other companies I worked at didn't have them. And yes, this includes companies that have 261's. Still miss the 550 Mk1.
11.7 pounds powerhead weight is too heavy? Lol I'm coming from a 455 rancher which is 13.2 pounds and heaviest I've used was 16 pounds so this is definitely light
@@joshualake4882 Don't get me wrong, it's a great saw. It's just my opinion that saws are getting bigger and bigger. Compare the size of an Stihl MS 260 or a Husky 246/ 346 to the new 550 mk 2 and you'll see that it is was bigger even tho those 3 saws are all in the 50 ccm class.
@@joshualake4882 You should try a 550 Mk1. Then you'll understand why we call the Mk2 heavy. And clunky. Its just not as nimble as the Mk1, and when you are going out with multiple saws, that little extra power at the cost of extra weight does not make sense. When you put down the 550 Mk 1, you were picking up a 372 or larger.