Husqvarna 565 & 555 Forgotten Saws? Farm Saw, Municipality, Tree Service Saw?

[weimedog]

Probably more the culture of more power, latest and greatest, modded everything that is common with motorsports & the enthusiast mentality pushes saws like this to the back in conversations. Fact is for those companies, farms , and municipalities looking for a solid saw as a tool vs. a toy would do well with these saw options. An example would be a highway department with a fleet of saws for road side "tree crew" work. Unlike a loggers world, production is defined by a chipper and the foreman. A saw like these would keep up. More importantly will last a long time, great deal for the tax payer who infact bought the tools. Same with a tree service looking for a saw for the ground crew.... a farm with farm hands. Even just a saw for a quad to check fence lines. Speed and bling not the focus. Just a saw that works when needed with enough power is. A few saws from Husqvarna fit that scenario, 460 Rancher, 555, 565 are the ones that come to mind. The "five's" are Priced lower than the "XP" variants but have the same hard parts like cases cranks and cylinders, these saw were built to work and last.

Husqvarna 555 & 565 The Forgotten Saws, Unboxing And First Job For A 565 - YouTube

[barbender]

I've never understood the big difference in price on those saws- with most all of the parts being the same, why the disparity? A good example was the Jred 2172 and 2166. What was there, $150-$200 price difference for what was essentially the exact same saw?