Husqvarna 455Rancher Chainsaw 20 X Cut

Of course the key will be how durable it is over the long term, but based on a day's very heavy use under winter conditions, this saw is an absolute delight to use. It's going to take a bit for my arms to get used to its weight, but as I already have a battery powered Makita for light duty jobs (which I can't speak highly enough about), this was the perfect compliment to it. The saw with a 20" bar is very well balanced and surprisingly easy to control given its enormous power. The decompression start is a huge benefit- relative to my old Poulan saw, this thing is a dream to start.

well packaged, arrived quickly, great saw at a great price what more can I say

Well, I purchased this saw, haven't used it yet so my review is NOT ABOUT THE SAW itself but for the extremely low quality blade guard, cheap plastic not worthy of a kid's toy. So to me it means a lot about the quality of the saw itself. People agree Husqvarna are good quality saw, however why presenting it in suck cheap material. Chainguards should be of good quality, simply because it protects the chain for one, but also protects us from getting injured by the chain itself. My review will be reassessed if I get good service and a decent guard is send to me in order to replace the crappy one that comes with it. The pictures you see were taken right after I pulled the saw from the box... brand new!!

Seems QC has dropped BIGTIME since they started putting their saws in big box stores. Purchased this saw new, had to have it worked on under warranty twice now. DOA - no oil making it from tank to bar. Dealer fixed, one week later all the oil has leaked out of the tank into the storage box. Back in for warranty. Dealer says this is the new normal for Husqvarna chainsaws. 700 dollar saw, havnt been able to use it once. I would get a refund if I was able to, but nope.