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I fair picked up a 455 Rancher about a month ago (today is 4 May, 2006) . This is a enormous saw. I had been using for more than 20 years, and composed spend to some degree a Stihl 028; another worthy saw.
There are some pros and cons to this saw as with all things.
Here's what I like. It's easy to operate and have. Accessibility of the under-cowel components such as the air filter, spark wobble, and clutch housing is a no-brainer. It starts easy. In fact, you really don't need the pressure valve. It "pops" after a few short and hastily pulls. Remember, once the saw "pops" with the choke, un-choke it and pull it again. You do not need to warm a two stroke with the choke on like you would a 4 stroke engine. Attempting to warm with the choke is the biggest cause of two stroke engine flooding.
Here's what I do not like. The low/hi mixture settings are runt by EPA regulations; a complete and total joke. If you retract the controls to optimize your settings, the warranty is void. But, I judge it's better to do that than cook engine from lean settings. There aren't enough chainsaws running in any given period of the day to elaborate this regulation. So if you are a casual user, really pay attention to the crash in procedures. Since the saws race lean, you need to do clear to fracture them in with extra care. If you exercise them noteworthy more frequently, capture the EPA limiters and richen out the hi/low mix, otherwise you will cook your engine.
Overall this is a substantial saw. The chisel chains do well for heavier applications. Be careful of kickback with these style chains. You can find low-kick relieve chains from any dealer. It's all a matter of personal preference.
I have outfitted my saw with an Oregon 20" Bar, chain, and rim sprocket. Once again this is a personal preference utter. The power head of the 455 is plenty and the applications many. If you are a causal user of this saw, talk with the folks at the saw shops for tips and ideas. They are a repository of knowledge and can befriend you originate informed decisions about your saw.
-Washington State
Living in Alaska heating oil costs can pick up enormous. I made a decision this year instead of paying the local breeze yard $125 a cord for split spruce; I would buy care of it myself. After the 1st half cord of wood my broken-down McCullough fair wouldn't cleave it anymore. The local saw shop didn't want to work on it and so I started looking around for a decent saw.
I first purchased a Poulan 18" that was completely worthless. Gas and Oil leaked from the abominable cap accomplish while in operation and at rest in it's case. The poulan wouldn't stop running despite all my efforts to score it to behave.
I quick returned the Poulan and purchased the Husqy 455. I've been very contented with it's performance to date. It chews through White and Dusky trim at insane speeds. I've slash 3 cords with it already and the only plight I've had to date is after about 45 minutes of cutting the saw will shut off at inactive. I'm assuming this is a possible heating shriek. If you let the saw rest for 2 minutes it fires good succor up like it never had a predicament. The choke handle is indeed very cheap plastic and I'm taking reliable care to handle it gently.
The saw has already paid for itself and I quiz to procure many capable years of service out of it. All in all it's the best saw I've ragged to date; but that's comparing it to Poulan and McCullough.
Ask anyone who has never race the 455 Rancher, or couldn't identify one by behold if their lives depended on it, and they'll likely suppose you how dreadful the 455 Rancher is... or that it's a saw that's been on the market for a few years. On paper it's about .7lbs heavier than it's 50-something cc neighbors in the Husqvarna line. On that basis, the experienced professional is likely going to go with the 359 every time. Not only because of the weight factor, but because the 359 is a moral professional saw, whereas the 455 Rancher was always intended to bear a gap between the upper raze homeowner saws and pro saws.
This isn't a professional saw, but it's a ravishing saw that's a pleasant choice for serious firewood cutting or whatever you want to throw at it. With an 18" bar, and a superb chain, this thing blows through wood like butter and is unbiased as impressive as any of the Husqvarna saws. The wings on the limiter screws for the carb do wail to be saw off with a Dremel, but other than that, it's a advantageous choice for a homeowner who does a glorious amount of cutting.
I assume that the reputation of this saw may improve significantly in the next year or two as more and more people have the opportunity to actually race one.
