Husqvarna 455 Rancher

I have the same problem that a lot of others are having. Took it to the dealer and of course he said it was the bar. New bar, new chain. It doesn't matter. I have looked at other Husky's and they have guide plates in them the same as my Homelite. Seems to be an engineering flaw. I have heard the "you must be doing something wrong" the same as others. That way worked fine for the last 35 years. When the chain comes off and wraps around your leg it pulls out chunks of meat. No problem there yet. It grew back. No help from Husqvarna. I am a bit disappointed in them. Starts and runs good. Plenty of power. You just can't use it.

Chains run out of adjustment in 2 hours, new bar and sprocket oiler works bar tip lubricated (yes right size chain correct tension same results with different mfg chains. Why does it eat bars and chains. Last chain was 3/4 inch longer than new after 45 minutes. The bar needs to be longer than the standard 20 inch or the chain shorter. Costs to much to keep it running

I purchased the saw, Husqvarna 455 Rancher about three years ago. I used it once for about an hour. Drained the gas tank and ran until engine quit for storage. Several months later I had another job for it so I took the saw out of the case and all the oil had leaked out of the saw. Messy !! I then decided that when I would put the saw away in it's case I would drain the oil. However, that was very inconvenient. Recently I bought oiler parts for the 455 from ereplacement parts on line. I replaced the two oil tubes which was not easy on the one in the crankcase. Lo and behold it still leaks, just as before. This is a manufacturing problem and after all this time now I am saddled with the saw and oiler problem.

This oil problem with the 455 is not just a little oil leakage after use,

which happens with many chainsaws, but a definite problem. 03/24/14

I received this saw as a gift last October and fired it up last weekend for the first time. However the saw leaked excessive oil in the carry case. Made sure the cap was tight and cleaned up the mess. The saw leaks oil. I've worked with Stihl and never had an issue like this. The dealer says, they won't take it back because their 30 day warranty is up and they have it for "repairs". This is in the shop brand new and never cut a log. After reading some of the reviews here I'm not sure I even want this saw.

bought this saw in nov big fan of husks had a 61 for 20 years with out a prob 1st tank of gas not even chain fell off went to put back on would not fit it messed up the runners on chain never in my life have i seen that happen bought new chain thinking that was the prob did it again now i have been cutting for over 20 years and i know how to tighten a saw but dealer insist that is the cause dont think so showed him how i do it and he said thats right so now i think i just got a lemmon after reading other reviews on here think husky should fix prob bar and sprocket are garbage on this saw if you are a true chainsaw user do not buy unless they fix this problem my dealer is looking in to it for me since i am buying a better quility one not the dealers fault just hope husky lives up to their name or will be very disappointed

I run husky's. I think they are the best pro forestry saws going, for the XT models. I use the 390xt, the 575xt, 372xt and 346xt. I bought a 455 because it was 1/3 the price of the pro models, $300 vs $1000. It has a very strong motor, starts good, and for a $300 saw, cuts fast. However, this is the best example of you get what you pay for. The chain oiler is cheap junk, the sprocket is junk. It costs more to put this saw to work than any other I have because it eats up chains and bars and sprockets. $21.+ $32. +$40 + a trip to town = about $100 a month x 12 = I should have bought another 372xt instead of the 455.

The 455 is a good saw, but will not hang for a logger. For a backyard/home owner, firewood, they would probly think it's the worlds fastest and best saw. It will work just fine for a once a week saw. Husky could a home run with with this saw if they would put a good oiler and sprocket on it.

This is a poor saw , first off when i first got it the chain break broke on it . then the chain was falling off all the time. I fixed that by buying a after market bar. The bar the saw comes with is the wrong one. So after i got that fixed with the new bar i was having problems with it getting hot and boiling the fuel so when i shut it off i would not start again into it cooled off. And another thing you have to keep the air filter super clean or i will not run. for the money i spent i could of got a sthil and had no problems at all

I bought this chain saw two years ago, and have cut plenty of trees, and logs for firewood since then. I've had no troubles with parts except one, and the chain has never come off by itself. It has plenty of power, and cuts like butter. There seems to be one problem however. At times if the chain break is on when you shut it off you can't remove the cover to clean the chain saw, or replace the chain. Unfortunately I didn't know about this defect until I had to purchase a new cover. I only learned about this defect by going online, and finding out about the problem. Now I simply restart the saw, disengage the chainbreak, shut it down then remove the cover/faceplate. It would have been nice if I knew about this before I paid to fix the problem once, and then afterwards had to buy a replacement part the second time.

Recently bought a 455 Rancher. Saw starts fairly easy, but I have used it twice and it slings the chain which results in the chain being damaged each time. I have run the saw twice and I have had to return it each time to get it repair or buy a chain. I have been running chainsaw 30 years and have never seen anything like it. Local dealer won't do anything about it. I have always used a Stihl saw up until this point and was convinced by the dealer that the Husqvarna was the better saw. Just went and bought a new Stihl saw. Used the Stihl cutting down a number of trees and did not have the first problem with any part of the Stihl saw. So, buyer beware of Husqvarna saws.

Powerful BUT

The chain keep coming off and gets ruined!!!