Husqvarna 455 Rancher Gas Chainsaw, 55-cc 3.5-HP, 2-Cycle X-Torq Engine, 20 Inch Chainsaw with Automatic Oiler, For Wood Cutting, Tree Trimming and Land Clearing, Gifts For Men

Needed for clearing up storm and flood damage after Helene. Amazon was the only place I was able to get one at the time. Fantastic saw, plenty of power, easy to start, not too bad heavy, and got it on sale. Overall for my first real saw, it's been a good buy.

I had a couple of other chainsaws and were not happy with how they cut. This one is the perfect size and weight. It starts right up no matter how long it sets. It likes to eat through wood quickly. If I would've know how much better this chain saw is than the ones I had, I would have bought it long ago. This thing is so much quicker.

I love this chainsaw. It's easier to start than my 450 R, the extra power makes it easier on my body because I don't have to work the machine in to the wood. I'm able to buy a skip tooth for it so sharpening is easier and cutting faster. It's a great strong woman chainsaw. I'm 72, I've had huskies for 30 years. The last 2 were somewhat disappointments but not this one. It rocks. I love the compression release and the way the choke is set up to use. The 20" saw chain and bar are the perfect counter weight to the machine.

Very solidly made a very impressed with it. It's easy to start and obviously quality made. It comes with a 20-in bar but I've used it with the 24 inch bar and it works just fine.

Wow! What a saw. I’ve always had a chain saw and have cut many trees down. This is my first husqvarna and the most powerful one I have owned and man is it awesome. I guess this is my first professional saw. I have always used smaller stihls. Love this saw and see why there is such a rivalry between them and stihl. Starts like butter. Cuts like butter. Only one problem the oil pump was clogged when I started using it. Did some investigating and it had some shears of metal in it. So I was mad about that. But I can understand stuff happens and it is a simple mistake. Rather than go through the whole warranty and return I just ordered a new pump kit for $15. That’s why only the four stars. Other than that it’s 5 stars. Maybe it was good because I learned about the oil pump and other parts of the saw. Smaller saws don’t have these features. Another feature it has is the decomp button for starting, that is new to me. Make sure you read the proper starting order. Once you know it starts perfect. Also a much cheaper deal here than in stores.

This chainsaw has some serious power! I've ran it side by side with a Stihl MS 290 and it definitely keeps up just as well in my opinion. I unfortunately had a chain come off one time, and the way that the catch is designed on this saw definitely trashed that chain... This only happened once, and I've used the saw for 20+ hours at this point, which is a lot of sawing! As such, I don't think that's going to be a continued issue or a flaw with the saw itself. Saws this size are going to be heavy, so keep that in mind depending on what you're planning on doing with it... but the compression relief valve makes it easy to pull start this saw, the fuel bulb makes it easy to prime the carb before you try to start the saw, and typically it fires up on the second pull

Bought this as we had several big trees to cut after a big stor. Got all the safety gear and once saw showed up followed instructions on how to get started. 1. No matter how tight, bar bolts always came off mid-cut(safer issue) I had to buy fresh ones from Home Depot that would prevent coming off from vibration. 2. No matter what I do, chain constantly gets loose, resulting in poor if any cut. Will tighten, run saw for few min and then Chain sags. Spend more time retightening, stopping, than getting actual work done. Have watched many videos and other day none of this should happen once saw is broken in. Friend of mine that used saws for years said same thing. I had to also clean the interior because no way after just a few minimal uses that got that dirty. Also had to replace the belt as original one came with just wanting cutting. Really hoped for better. Once I FIXED it seemed to run fine. However to invest more time/$$ n something that should have had minimal setup, new, and saved time was not good. Update Sept 2024 Still issues persist, chain flies off regularly now and basically useless no matter what I do. Unacceptable for ‘new’.

The 455 has plenty of power and not too heavy for most jobs. Easy start every time and cuts through trees like butter. The 20” bar is ideal for my main use which is cutting firewood and larger limbs. I was a Stihl user for years but now all my outdoor tools are Husqvarna. Highly recommended!