Husqvarna 562 XP AutoTune

Great saw, reliable, 8 years of keeping the house with heat – Bought new nearly a decade ago. Never let me down. Religiously sharpen the chain, and it's outcut other folk and their saws two to one. Great on fuel. Accelerates and Cuts fast. 20" bar. Never let me down on startup regardless of it being 3 deg or 33 deg C. This alone is worth the $ in time saed. Just read the manual to understand how autotune… Read more

works on start up. Used OEM fuel/bar oil Bar oil seal started to leak in Year 3, but I've never had a saw where it didn't. Easily replaced One productive saw paid for itself in firewood many times over.

A recall might be needed – There is more and more evidence that this saw has performance issues, like ceasing up after a few years of operation. Dealers claim the operators, but the fault points more towards the manufacturer, who might have launched a faulty product. My 372XP self tune bought in 2017 performs still well, but my neighbour got his 2014 model already rebuild… Read more

twice (and the dealer blames him for ceasing it both times). I agree that a recall for the product might be needed.

562 reasons not to buy this lemon – At first I thought I’d hit the jackpot. Shear power to weight was awesome. Then the problems started. 2 rebuilds later and I admit defeat. This saw is an absolute lemon. Local dealer has a pile of them out the back but Husqvarna blames the operator. My opinion is the air filter system is crap but think there’s more to it than that. Don’t buy this… Read more

saw. Heard nothing bad about other Husky models so chose another model like the 460. Brilliant saw. The 562 xp should be a recall. It’s a shocker

great saw – Great saw but air filter could be better when cutting dry hardwood I use two stroke oil on the filter and it can sometimes have a hot start issue but only in very hot weather. Show details

Husqvarna 562 XP AutoTune - A great saw......but – Yep agreed the 562 XP A/T is a great saw. Really hooks in. I too, chainsaws for 30 odd years in Australian hardwood. Like you guys, I'm dissapointed with the air cleaner as it lets the very fine stuff through. The dealer did say it would be OK as the saw will just pass it through. My concern is the longevity of the motor when the warranty runs out. Husqvarna really need to do some work here. Show details

great saw – i bought my 562xp back in 2014 and have never regreted my decision i have found that with all 2 strokes that if you run quality petrol and oil and clean it every 3 tanks it will look after you, i run an 18 inch bar and have put well over 60 hours on this saw, i have had great aftermakert service from richlands mowers and chainsaws and have zero… Read more

worries when ever using my 562 xp weather cross cutting or slabing, i also have a 28 inch bar with a skip tooth for bigger timber i come across and the power of the saw handles it very well

Not Happy! – Bought a 2014 model. Found it to be excellent tool. I cut about 2-3 full cords of wood a year. In the last few months the exhaust bolts fell out. New gasket and heat shield. Just discovered the oil pickup weight had fallen off the suction hose. Suction hose is split. Have also noticed several bolts coming loose on the handle and spike bar. Not… Read more

very pleased with the quality of such an expensive saw. Will try different brand next time. Dealer has been great.

Died after 2 years would not support warranty – I've been running chain saws for 35 years. I have an 18 yo Saw a 20yo line trimmer and a 25 yo leaf blower. No issues maintaining and running. I purchased this saw to mill lumber, pine and ran the saw hard but this is why i purchased a pro rated saw. The cylinder is scored Husqvarna claim I ran the fuel mix lean however I've kept all my other… Read more

equipment running for many years issue free. Very unhappy with this product and Husqvarna "Warranty"

Have to thanks to dealers apprentice mechanic – We all make mistakes from time to time. Admitting to them is much harder for most people but particularly companies. I was happily using my 562XP for not quite a year, very busy, set a colleague up with a new Husky fuel can and some new chains on my old 445e and lost concentration and failed to put 2S oil in the fuel of my new 'can.' Quickly… Read more

burnt out the chainsaw to not running within one tank. Took it to my dealer and got an apprentice masquerading as someone highly experienced. He showed no compression in the pull start and that I'd failed to put oil in the fuel so I asked embarrassed for the first time in 35 years of engine use what a rebuild would cost. He said Husqvarna weren't going to help me out, the piston, cylinder and crank would cost $960 and there would be $500 odd repair costs involved. I needed a machine to keep up with the firewood supply so I was forced to buy a second one.

Turned out I didn't need a crank even though I got a genuine one and other components from the USA for less than half the price in Australia through, at least, my dealer. After spending $12,000 plus in 12 months with my dealer on Husqvarna products, you'd think Husqvarna Australia could have supplied a rebuild kit for cost. An incredibly over priced 'cost' for Australian customers in the first place! (Just compare the .com to the .com.au sites for prices). Anyway, it turns out I only needed a new piston, ring and, arguably, cylinder head. So I could have got going again within a week for less than 20% of the parts cost quoted to me based on American retail costs - not costs to Husqvarna and be at worst off, no other discount, down only $700 AUD but going. Yeah so I bought a new saw and with the parts from the US as well as chains at less than 1/3 the price here, I had 2 saws. 2 and 3 years on, I have found the saws to be pretty reasonable IF over maintained. This is to say, if you want to operate 1 for a full day, day in, day out, you will actually need 2.

Use 1 for a tank, let it cool down whilst using the second one for a tank. Thats around 25 to 45 mins use. Then rotate the bar on the first one, replace the chain with a sharpened one, replace the air filter with one of your 5 spares, grease the sprocket, the clutch and fastidiously follow the warm starting procedure. Don't over oil the fuel to hope for a longer engine life as it will cause you grief to get going again as the crank chamber will become over oiled too and thus starting will bomb every time to flooded if it doesn't fire first go on plug removal and clean out. Don't EVER seek to show how good these saws CAN be by having people around you try to start it warm if it didn't start warm first pop by following procedure. Understand that Husqvarna are not owned by the original Swedish mob they used to be but by foreign interests determined to make money on their original good name. Understand that corporatisation and the way it is chooses to downgrade their quality control and accept higher percentage returns (if they have to) as another rather questionable way of upping profits whilst decreasing over all costs.

Understand that brands like Stihl will necessarily have to do similar things to remain competitive. Understand that Australian regulations about where something is made really means, it can have one or two small parts put on in assembly in Australia to be claimed as Australian made. So even if the saw says "made in Sweden" do you think the saw is really, in entirety, made in Sweden? You know, forged and manufactured and assembled in Sweden by the Swedes? Think again. Generally speaking, it's the design that makes these chainsaws and products in general potentially better than from elcheapoland. Generally there is an expensive reputation to at least attempt to uphold for a few years more to either recoup invested monies or carry a market advantage into the future in making good money. But for goodness sakes, don't rely on a dealer and especially on the brand in Australia because, like insurance companies, if they can get out of it for squiggling and worming hard, you can be sure you will cause yourself ill health before they will admit to or even generously give you any kind of a fair go without a lawyer!

After 15 yrs with huskys, bought a new 562 xp to retire 372 xp faulty saw from the first day – Would not cut straight,.After spending $400 on recomended parts from dealer and huskys technical bloke finally threw it at them,wanted a replacement so much for 5 yr warranty,just blame the operator. Finnally solved,faulty oil gear worm drive ($6 covered by warranty) 12 hrs work 10 hrs latter,piston seizure, Verdict, ran without oil, other 2… Read more

saws,running perfect,no signs of being ran without oil. All 3 run of same fuel,,Warranty, no way ,my fault. New husky head kit ,3 tanks ,piston seized,again Huskys,respond ,bab luck your fault,no oil,Other 2 saws still going,

Never, Ever will i buy a husky again,5 yr warranty,biggest joke out,nothing wrong with there machines ,Jst ask them

Husqvarna saws – Husqvarna 576xp have these saws and alot of other husqvarna saws love them. 395xp 576xp best saws..... Sorry to hear you have had a bad run . Have used the 562xp and thought it was a good saw am using one again tomorrow. Like I said sorry to hear you had bad luck.....  Show details

562-XP EXCEPTIONAL ! 5 STARS CUTTING SEASONED RED GUM AUSTRALIAN HARDWOOD – After 30 years of disappointment using Stihl & plastic bits breaking & McCulloch that wont start hot or cold ! I bought a New Husqvarna 562 XP Autotune after seeing friends use Husqvarna ,season after season and start ! 1st or second pull ! even after 6 months in shed ! Important ! *1/ I read manual ! AND *2/ Right from the box ! Started saw !… Read more

* Ran it flat out ! cutting Red Gum or what ever you cut ? To Educate or tell the Auto tune ! Brain ! how you want to to perform ! and sync it in .

My 562 XP Autotune Wow it cuts hard ! I cut ? 50 + ton of Redgum Australian hard wood every winter on our Property ,In conjunction with purpose built three cylinder Diesel saw bench ,and a D9 Caterpillar ram hydraulic splitter. Both are tow behind units on 6 stud toyota rims & offroad tyres ,so fair to say ! " We cut a reasonable amount of wood " ! Sure the 562 XP Autotune, she can be temperamental ! like ANY Chainsaw ! *BUT If you treat it right and use the *EXACT same start procedure *EVERY TIME ! it starts 2nd pull Each and Every Time !

eg : Cold start = Push fuel prime bubble 7 times , Decompression in ,Choke on ! Pull start once,very occasionally twice ! until it fires ,Choke off ! Decompression in , Pull start Away you go ! Note once saw is Hot ! Start = *NO CHOKE , *No Decompression , Pull start ! Away you go ! IF YOU follow that it starts EVERY TIME & CUTS HARD ! Every tank of fuel as soon as it splutters for fuel ! shut it down , making easy re start when hot .

i resharpen my chain every tank ! ( 3 or 4 minutes ! all it takes ) using a Granberg 12 Volt Hand Held Chain Grinder with decent quality white stones or swap another chain and rotate bar ! *I grease bar tip every tank & use a paint brush to clean off saw dust on saw .Each week i remove side cover ! * make sure brake is off ! I clean cover etc then *grease clutch shaft needle roller bearing through hole on end of shaft .I use a chainsaw roller bar tip grease gun ,with Castol Castrol Agri Grease Ultra a Dark Green lithium extreme pressure grease .Each day i remove cover & brush off saw dust from air filter & every week ? wash filter in 2/stroke petrol & blow dry air compressor .I carefully blow out the build up of gunk ! in and around airfilter base /carby inlet with air compressor obviously with butterfly closed & saw upside down ! Yes air filter could be better ! but if maintained , i have had no problems ! If really bad build up i use a brush and petrol to clean gunk in carby inlet with saw upside down ! & blow out with air .If that butterfly is closed ! i have had no trouble getting gunk in carby , but do it carefully not 100 Psi !

Overall A Beautiful Chainsaw that has excellent torq ! and cuts bloody hard !

Number One Rule ! is if your not using your saw ! * Run it out of fuel ! even if you have to tip fuel out ! start & run dry ! before storage ! Use that on ALL your 2 stroke & ,4 stroke equipment pumps ,saws ,mowers etc ! = No Headaches next time !

Husqvarna 562 XP Auto Tune A Beautiful Chainsaw & 30 years experience of cutting Australian Hardwood.

562xp Husqvarna chainsaws are DODGY – I bought 3 new husqvarna chainsaws from Red shed melbourne dealership in 2016. 2 of these were 562xp at $1500 each.. Both saws have required a rebuild twice in 18 months. Husqvarna australia honoured 1 rebuild and i had to pay for the 3 other rebuilds. Prior to this I owned older model jonsered CS2165 chainsaws for 10 years with no problems. … Read more

Husqvarna have declined warranty due to "lack of filter maintenance".. Fine dust particles are getting past the filter which is true. We have followed their advice and used lubricant on and around the filter without any improvement. They still maintain the problem is a result of no filter maintenance. We are cleaning the filters twice as regularly and the saws last 9 months before going back to the dealer. I'm pulling my hair out trying to resolve the situation. Ive had enough of husqvarna and need to replace the saws ( $4000 after purchasing and repairs ) Can anyone suggest an alternative brand. ?

Fantastic saw – I've been using the 562XP for about 3 seasons now and it has been a ripper. Starts easily, (apart from when my wife flooded it) light and easy to handle. I'm not a profesioanal and only use it to cut wood for myself and the inlaws and it has not let me down. Keep the chain sharp and it eats through the logs. Criticisms: the bar oil… Read more

tank runs out a bit before the fuel tank, adjusting the oil flow down leave s the bar a bit dry.

The air filter lets a fair bit of very fine dust through.

Waste of hard earned money – Finally upgraded to a bigger saw from my 440. Worst decision I've made for a very long time. My 562 xp has been a problem from day one. Will not start hot no matter what tricks you try. If it doesn't start in the first 5 pulls when cold it won't start at all. Been at the dealership longer than its been at my place. They tell me "oh it's flooded" or it didn't have enough fuel. Extremely poor service and I'll never buy another Husky.  Show details

Husqvana downhill – After 40 years in the bush using stihl, dolmar, homelite, pullan, jonsered and then xp husqvanas for the last 12 years I bought the 562 Xp. Not even cutting 50 metres of wood its on its 3rd rebuild, hard to start when warm, an all round dog of a saw, not suitable for professionals when it's advertised as a professionals saw  Show details

Junk – On my second saw now. First one engine seized 12 hours. That was using husqvarna brand fuel that I bought for the extra warranty. After four months, got a replacement saw and 12 hours on that saw, crank broke by the clutch. Waiting for another warranty. This product is pure junk.

562 junk – The 562 is a garbage piece of equipment. Had 2 of them, both were garbage. Had the 2nd saw 26 days, the crankshaft broke off right next to the clutch. I've had clutch problems, with the springs breaking, even the houseing for the clutch went to pieces. I've bought two chain oil pumps, about 4 worm gears and the list goes on. Not a professional saw in my opinion.

Good saw but crap air filter – I've had my 562xp for about 3 years now and have had on going problems with fine dust getting into the air filter holder and a constant layer of gunk in there. When I took it back to where I purchased it from (Melbourne farm supplies) they were pretty good to deal with. I asked for a new saw and was told that husquvana Australia had said NO! But… Read more

they would rebuild the saw and give me a new saw warranty as the bore and piston were rooted. When they plugged my saw into the computer it said it had done 4 hrs run time. Any how got the saw back and Husquvana recommended that I lightly oil the filter and put a small amount of grease round the bottom of the filter, which I have never had to do with any other chainsaw I've owned... Oil and dust don't usually go to well together one would think. what a mess is all I can say!!! The air filter is caked in the first 10 minutes, the grease runs when the saw gets hot and still lets dust in!!! Back to the dealer this week and see how I go...

Excellent piece of machinery – I bought an 562xp autotune 3 years ago as a farm chainsaw as we had nothing but problems with Sthil chainsaws. Using a 50:1 fuel mix you get excellent power and unreal cutting whether it be old dry gum or fresh Blackwood haven't had a problem Sometimes after a long cut when it's hot, takes a few pulls to start but runs great Recently used a… Read more

28" bar to slab out a huge gun, had no issues turning it into sawdust

Recommend hands down to anyone thinking about getting one

Bought from mowers galore, great service

562xp – I was very disappointed with the 562xp at first. Hard start and low power. 357 out performed it. After a lot of effort locally with no results I sent the saw out of state to a Husky tech shop that new the saws well. The saw was replaced by the area husky rep; had carb and autotune defects and oil coming out of the crank case by the muffler. … Read more

They gave me a new saw and after run in this is the best saw I've ever run. Been using it for 2 years now with just an occasional starting issue when it gets warm and humid out. Very, very nice saw but make sure you buy one from a dealer who has the tech equipment to work on it.

357 (ported muf no base gasket), 562, 372 (ported muf no base gasket)

love the light weight slim style lots of power when working right – I am a professional logger loved this saw except for hesitation once warmed up good took it back to the dealer put it on computer they said it was fine but the problem was still there every day its only one year old and bottom end done in for warranty work now not sure how that will go.

Best all around Limbing Blocking pro saw ever to date!! Hands down – I'm a professional aborist in northern wi "nicolet national forest". I own over 25 husqvarna saws. Everything from 334xp's & t540's one hander bucket/climbing saws to 385xp's with 34 in bars and i own and operate my own tree service business this is by far my favorite saw to run i all ready sold 4 of the 562xp's to my close friends and they… Read more

absolutely love them 5 stars dont even give this 562xp justice!!! The rev boost is like no other saw on the market!! Hang your stihl on the garage wall!!! And never touch it

562xp best work saw out there – bought and updated the autotune and then broke the saw in with the biggest wood I could find after the auto tune did its adjustments this saw was dancing around my brothers 361 stihl. the 562xp is better balanced and better power to weight ratio and better fuel efficient and has better general maintenance then the stihl dose air filter stays… Read more

cleaner and the bar nuts are captured so I would loose them anymore this saw has almost doubled my work load capability faster production of wood clearing. this saw is really the holy grail for work saws reliable, power, weight whats not good about this saw nothing 2 years and still going nothing wrong with it great saw

Husqvarna 562XP Why you shouldn't buy one – This is the worst chainsaw that I have owned. It was hard to start right from the begining and it was broken within the first four tank refills. The local dealer Krambach Pumps and chainsaws gave pathetic service not even able to look at the saw for three weeks and then didn't have the correct diagnostic equipment to correctly examine it. … Read more

Husqvarna Australia were no better in that they have not honoured the warranty. I have spoken to two separate people at Husqvarna Australia and they both have a different story. Luckily I taped both calls so it is going to be very interesting when this goes to the small claims court. The very first time the saw was used my mate was making a muck a round video so shortly I will put this footage on Youtube along with the lies that the dealer and the Husqvarna representatives have told. I am really fed up with the saw.

They really believed they were going to get away with saying that there was no oil in the fuel which was not the case.

In short stay clear of all Husqvarna products, they may have been a good brand a long time ago, but now they are trying to trade on their reputation. It is about time people found out about their products. Nothing Extremely bad experience, very poor warranty.

my chain saw – i usually buy cheap saws on ebay which i usually throw away when they stuff up this time i bough husqvarna 562 and its magic it cuts the wood as if its made of butter the power is un real the saw makes cutting wood efortless imm 72 and i can cut 5 ton of wood no effort i even got energy to split with axe get one there good and the dealer in romsey is good to thanks john e ev ery thing  Show reply

Great saw – I have a 372xp24"bar & 346xp16"bar & have just purchased a 562xp20"bar, this saw has heaps of power with its rev boost it makes it a great performer in all the hard wood i could find.It is well balanced & very easy to use.I would recommend this saw to anyone who wants a light yet powerful saw for demanding use. Powerful,light weight well balanced  Show 3 replies