Truth About the Husqvarna 450 Rancher Chainsaw Will Shock You! 

I Don’t disagree!

I keep mine under my pillow with my 390xp

A craftsman plastic roller toolbox holds my wedges, bar oil, 100 ft. Rope, trufuel, scrench, and various other items I know I'll need. It is a cheap, light, and easy way to keep your gear collected in one spot that's easily portable to your worksite. I've got enough room in the gack box to add gear if needed.

If you get the combi fuel / oil can its got a compartment for the basic tools. Got non return fillers and while I know you dont need it, its a good bit of kit.

Good Luck with your new saw Tory !! I still love mine...

I bought the 450 to replace my old saw about 5 years ago.. the thing is a beast, despite it only having a 20 inch bar I was able to do things like chew up and spit out a 60 foot silver maple that was 3 feet at the base. I love that saw.

@@bobross9332 YES !!!! Based on most of the comments sounds like I made the right choice. So many people love this saw ! I’m glad this is my second saw because I got most of the learning out on the first saw, which eventually crapped out on me….long story. But thanks for the comment dude ! Mike

awesome! i’m glad, its definitely one of my favorite tools ! glad to hear from others that they like it. Thanks Mike

ahahahah - yes right next to extended clips ! lol yeah - not sure why i said blades... it happens

Oh....it's OK, I forgive you ! :-}@@FamilyDIYtv

Good choice!

Exactly. The vibration would end up making your "schrench" fall out of any plug wrench holder on the head of the saw. That is what it's called fyi a PLUG WRENCH. Sure the other end fits the bar nut- and you have a flathead (or a Torx ~T5, T15, T30 etc., hex, allen, Phillips - depending on the saw- my old Stihl 026 had torx, - the 6 point star looking bits) anyway, buy the case, it protects the saw HEAD, the BAR (it's sure as hell not a blade) & chain with the SCABBARD built into the box, which has a snap in place holdsr for the plug wrench. That plastic dust cover is not worth the effort to keep it on. Btw that's not how you tighten a chain. especially a NEW chain. Good lord. New chain: take the bar off, remove old chain or the new safety low kickback homeowners chain that HUSQVARNA = HUSK•VARN•UH Altogether now, HUSKVARNUH. Fu** man. anyway, your big saw (my baby saw, for teaching the kids how to run a saw, sharpen, not get in the dirt, not call everything on the fuc**thing by the wrong name/made up/guesswork or whatever you want to say for yourself for getting up on here with a video review on a piece of equipment that you have no clue, no need and absolutely no business being the one to review it -- where was I? Oh yeah, you don't put the chain on/tighten it like that! JEEZUS H. Since it's already on, fast forward to the point where you loosen the bar (the blade to your limited vocabulary and I'm guessing IQ) PINCH the center of the bar from the top hand gripping down, pull up til the bar is an inch higher than where she sits tightened down. If you can't lift it up easily, loosen the bar nut a little bit more, now keep your hand on the bar holding it up, now simply tighten the chain until the all the drivers are in the bottom of the bar- the chain will look tightened up into the bottom of the bar. Now lower the bar that you're holding with the other hand, and tighten up the bar nut. To check the correct tension, you now lift up the chain from the TOP, and you should have exactly 3 drivers showing, not 2, not 4, 3. Take a rag and give it a roll test (might wanna do that before you ever tighten up a new chain as well. It should ofc roll along the bar, smoothly without making any noises from within/around behind the clutch drum, or anywhere in the bar- those xtorq bars have a bigger sprocket with more teeth in the tip of the bar. OK next- before you cut anything -- new chain -- tightened as I just explained - start your saw, run it slow enough to get it around the bar without reving for a few rotations, then go ahead and rev it up, a little more each time for a couple minutes. Your new chain just stretched, so, it's time to go back and repeat the same process to tighten it Lossen bar nut/s, lift bar, tighten til bottom of the bar has all the drivers snug inside. lower and tighten the bar nut and check it - lifting the chain from the top of the bar, and look for what? THREE drivers above the bar. NOW, go to work. File that bi**h proper, using the right angle for the pitch- it's either 25 or 30 degrees almost always, and please - don't angle your file up or down - flat, hold it on both ends, file from the inside of the cutters out, start with the most damaged cutter, and count how many passes it takes to get it done with the 80/20 rule. 80%of your file is in the cutter, 20%above. Do them all equally and evenly. Now use a Depth gage and take your rakers down to to spec. easy. But that's after 50 years of practice, teaching, and sharpening my saws - touch ups, throughout the day, for many long winters, hot summers, and beautiful falls. The newest 450- right there in this boneheads dining room - is narrow, light and just as powerful as the last version of 455 ranchers. The new 455s are bigger, but it's not worth it compared to the XP 550 Mark II if you are a professional. Thats my go to even for 4' to 6' diameter maples. Humboldt or open face cut with no Dutchmans to get my guys killed, plunge cut, and she goes exactly where I want. Felling wedges and mall never a bad idea if you are too close to your hinge. Ok I've ripped on the new guy here enough and I think I shared enough pro arborist knowledge for a RU-vid video of a homeowners saw by a guy who doesn't know anything about this sh** yet...(they say that "arborist" - to me I'm still a logger just like I was 50 years ago- and always was since- the job aint changed, why should the name of it...) Good nuff...

Wish I got that ! O well. Glad you did!

Yeah - it’s a sweet homeowner saw !

13 years ! Wow ! I’d say that’s a pretty good record ….

@@FamilyDIYtv yup, maintain em, run good gas and keep sharp chains and they should treat ya well

Right on

Thanks for info ! Btw - there’s plenty of companies that store this on the saw. My craftsman does for example. Thanks again ! Mike

soooo you got me there !! lol

i gotta get better at doing this, thanks for the idea !

wait - you called it a blade ! again - great comment!!! thanks again - Mike

Idk why ppl seem to loathe sharpening their tools...I Sharpen my knives and chisels every time I use them and every 30 mins worth of tooling

@@brianfreland9065 i wish i did this, i loathe sharpening, mostly because i’m not good at it. although a sharp tool is a safer tool ! i’ll get there on day - i hope. Mike

@@FamilyDIYtv I used to throw tools out and buy new...once I finally sat down and learned how to do it correctly and efficiently, its absolutely changed my relationship with my tools. I actually enjoy maintenance now. It's a good excuse to get away outside and have some alone time haha

hahaha !

BAM !!! all chainsaws are awesome !

Echo wasn’t on my radar for some reason. So you like your echo more? Or ?

@@FamilyDIYtv I a Husqvarna guy.

Bam ! Really ! Didn’t know that, thankyou so much !

I’m looking to get that can

Cant find that can anywhere.

I seen it one place and was $80 for no thanks.

@@alexandercopeland2849 About £50 over in UK not cheap but the non return fillers work well . Guys I know that are cutting all day love them. Ime gonna treat myself to one soon.

No thankyou !

can’t go wrong man ! 455 was very highly recommended to me.

yeah - that would be cool !!! i mean all tools are cool and upgrading them is ever cooler !!!

They don’t make it easy …. Check this link - www.husqvarna.com/us/discover/extended-warranty-program/

You have to buy them together and then Register the product and say you bought the fuel. Then save that receipt in a safe spot. I’d take a picture of it and email it to yourself and call the email husqvarna rancher… something searchable.

@@FamilyDIYtv thank you I had already bought the saw so I missed that one..oh well!! Good luck

i gotta to agree with ya here !!!!

Husqvarna doesn’t make the craftsman anymore since Sears sold off the label to mtd. The new craftsman, troy built and Remington saws are all the same Chinese build saws. Now Stanley, mtd and black and decker are all one company.

@@christopherlehman4045 Well not sure havent seen a new craftsman since 2012.

LOL ! u won the comments section today ! hahah. glade to hear i’m not the only one that loves this saw

Me too, after I bought a ripping chain I was smiling ear to ear.

lol ! 😂

Awesome ! Glad to hear so many people love this saw, I’m glad to hear that !

Most of us crosscut 99% of the time.

Gotta watch till end … it’s in there - ha

I love mine, definitely heavier than my old craftsman but not to bad. If you ran it all day for your job, you’d be jacked ! Lol. I want to eventually get a 12” dewalt battery powered saw, that way I only need this for bigger jobs Or can swap between them depending on needs. -Mike

It's a heavy pig. I bought a 440 that weighs almost 4lbs less and use it for everything but bucking up larger logs. In hindsight, had I bought a 50cc 450, I'd have one good all around saw for all my needs that isn't too heavy.

just picked up a brand new 440 for 250 at pawn shop.. love it!

I mean in all honesty, I hope I outlive this saw- ha !

Agree 100. I have the same bag, I just see myself losing it out in the woods, that’s all. Those other things technically could be lost and you could make do, but when you need a wrench, well you need a wrench. But I hear yeah man ! Thanks for comment and Happy Friday !!!! Maybe I should buy an extra one and attach it to my bag…. !

I need one !

never thought of a chain breaking on a chainsaw - make sense ! thanks for heads up... new fear unlocked - lol i was out there the other day in sandals and a bathing suite !! lol - jk of course (well... :) )

hahahah ! that’s would be awesome !

I want a 460 with a 24'' bar now... lol

@@FamilyDIYtv sell me this 450! 😂

@@jremeee1599 I love it to much to sell it !

460 !!! Nice !

Can’t wait to try it ! Thanks Mike

"pick straight up on the bar".. I don't get what you mean by this.

@@utrutr6013 grab the tip of the bar and pull up.

@@carrera0002 It's how I have always done it.

Valid point ! Respect that

It’s an opinion my man. We all have ‘em.

@@FamilyDIYtv that’s true!

Only path to drop it … that’s why I had six guys to instantly start cleaning it up. It was blocked for like maybe, two minutes.

Are you his neighbor

Yeah - agree, wonder why they did that …

What makes it dangerous?

@@fractuss well its constantly coming loose chain has come off while cutting glad I had boots on

@@keithmorris341 Yea that can't be good.

@@fractuss but starts every time and cuts like a bad dog just keep your wrench close😁

yeah, the chainsaw didn't last, but pretty sure it was like $120 bucks on sale... had old set of craftsman drills/drivers, they held up pretty good ! But in general, I agree

@@FamilyDIYtv Their hand tools were once ok, although they sometimes honored their "lifetime guarantee" with non-craftsamn replacements rendering the guarantee somewhat less than lifetime. Also as my buddy once pointed out, their power tools featured egg shaped bearings. I can't argue with that assessment from my experience.

@@fractuss Pretty much. Ever since they started outsourcing their stuff to China they went down the shitter in quality. I won't buy ANYTHING Craftsman or Kobalt. Junk throwaway tools.

nice ... you're prob correct. i have no idea what it's actually called... lol .. how about we call it chainsaw wrench ! spelled - scrench

I’ll check the muffler, thanks! But I kinda like a caps. What’s your issue with them ? Curious

I was wondering about the caps also. I have the old style ones on my Husky41, the new flip up style look not as tough, but much easier to use.

I respect that !

Homeowner models don't come with a manual option that I am aware of.

Also why?

Because it doesn't oil near enough. If you're in cedar or something with a lot of sap it doesn't put our near enough oil to compensate. I just bought one a couple months ago to replace my bigger Mcculloch and it runs great but the oiler just doesn't do the job. I have two smaller Echo that are adjustable and never had any kind of oiling issue with them. From what I've read this is a common issue with the 450.

WHAT !!!! thats crazy ....

Sounds like an unscrupulous dealer.

@@fractuss dealers make or break the brand, just ask GM. The dealers were 75% of the problem in the 70's, 80's, and 90's.

damn, that stinks. did you replace it yet? what are you gonna replace it with ?

I bought one from a pawn shop and it has been great. Fuel quality is really important with saws. Non ethanol fuel is the best to use

@@popsnorthcutt1741 is the premixed gas ethanol free ? i’ve been using that primary in my saw ….

@@FamilyDIYtv it should be, it usually says on the can. I buy it out of the pump at a local fueling place. It’s kinda hard to find and the last I bought was $6.60/gal.

@@popsnorthcutt1741 OmG ! 6.60 a Gallon …. i’ll have to start looking for it. i’ve never seen it but i’ve never really looked for it. i’m in PA… wonder if a regional thing ???

O jeez ! What did you get instead ? Stihl?

@@FamilyDIYtv I didn't by another chainsaw. I bought this exact model Husqvarna 2 weeks ago (used it one Saturday) 😑. This past weekend the pullcord rips out. If name / quality is what people are paying for....this manufacturer needs to do better.

@@manicjsvision444 can't argue with you one that ! I'd be pretty upset, especially if i had work to do and was stuck. i had an issue with their backpack blower, i couldn't find one with a serial number, hence i couldn't register it, hence i couldn't get warranty. I was pretty upset and had me wondering - how do you forget to put the serial number sticker on a machine you're building... tried multiple stores to over a few months. had my puzzled...

Probably coming form a dude that ‘drop starts’ the saw, yanking the mother freakin crap outta the starter assembly, when it’s an easy start. Sheesh

I’ll go second !

Your criticism is less than constructive

Less coffee, and look up the difference between they're, their, and there. Look up the difference between your and you're while YOU'RE at it. I would also go over punctuation, and run-on sentences....just sayin. Dude is trying, and YOU'RE being a tool.

wow !

Dang dude...Snarky much? Or are you just drunk and putting your trolling cap on tonight?

Seriously man, that's a douschebag comment. The guy said he's not a pro and recommends it for homeowners like himself. What, you want a pat on your back because you work in the tree cutting business and know how to use a saw better than a homeowner? Dude, you cut down trees. That doesn't take much knowledge, sorry dude it's a labor position I wouldn't be proud of to be honest. I'm a brick and stone mason and I try to give people good advice when theure clearly in over their heads, not put them down and insult them. Take your little attitude, ya low level tree cutting laborer, and take a hike! We don't need your sh!tty take on it!

What in the world?

LOL, thanks for the laughs - please subscribe and like for more PMCS Tips & Tricks. Here's your first tip - with little to no information, it's never a good idea to assume so much (as done in your comment), especially when every assumption is wrong, it doesn't come across very well. Don't forget to like and subscribe ! Mike

Well played. No idea why they would comment that. One of my favorite sayings: Nothing is often the right thing to do and always an intelligent thing to say. Apparently they haven't heard it...

@@MrSoup2121 i appreciate you and i’m thinking they were just having a bad day. I like you saying, i’m going to remember that one. Thanks ! Mike

@@FamilyDIYtv the economics is a fact in this matter. Literally look at the cost analysis itself. It’s real simple math. And if you really did PMCS than you would have saved money. So. I believe that is a safe assumption. It’s ok to laugh at things sometimes. I’m just calling you out on your bullshit. Welcome to the internet. And if I come across as “cross”. Well. Hi there. It’s me! Get thicker skin. Thanks for the laughs! I can do this all day with YOUR own publicly offered material.

@@MrSoup2121 hey, chummmmp. If you look at the cost you’ll see what I’m saying. If you can do simple math. And people comment on publicly offered material. Welcome to the internet. And the world. If you get the need to affirm this guys choice of response than I guess you’re also the type to look for confirmation in everything else. In other words, neither of you can stand on your own. Again: look at the cost analysis I provided. Can you refute it? That’s why I commented. Apparently you haven’t the ability to utilize critical thinking skills. Good luck though. Oh yeah. Just so you’re not confused: I commented on YOUR comment. Now go tell mommy.