Husqvarna 585 vs Husqvarna 592 XP
Tinted cells mark the better figure on that row alone: more engine, longer bar, lighter, cheaper. A lighter weight is only a win on the same basis.
What owners like and complain about
Husqvarna 585
- 86cc and 6.9 hp with a 28-inch bar and chain included at $1,540
- Rated to a 36-inch bar, enough for most hardwood felling in North America
- Heavy .063 H83 chain standard — more durable in dirty wood than narrower gauges
- X-Torq engine keeps fuel burn reasonable for the displacement
- Three chain gauge options so the saw can be set up light for bucking or heavy for felling
- At 16.5 lb it is heavier than the more powerful 592 XP — the XP has the lighter build
- Only $140 separates it from the 592 XP, which makes the value case awkward
- 16.5 lb powerhead plus a 28-inch bar is a two-hands-and-a-break saw, not a limbing tool
- No AutoTune at this price, where the XP flagships get electronic management
Husqvarna 592 XP
- 7.6 hp from 92.7cc at 16.3 lb — lighter than the smaller 585 while making far more power
- Ships with a 32-inch bar and chain, so the headline price is a working setup
- Long-term owner accounts in heavy production hardwood report no major mechanical failures
- Magnesium-intensive build and rebuildable pro architecture
- Chain gauge can be specced from .050 up to heavy .063 H83 to suit the wood
- A fuel-filter problem is widely enough reported that owners inspect it as routine maintenance
- Hot restart is poor — after a ten to fifteen minute pause it usually needs choking again rather than a warm start
- Standard bucking dogs chew up the front of the muffler, and owners treat it as unavoidable
- $1,680 and dealer-only, with a design still young enough that long-term durability is unsettled
- 16.3 lb plus a 32-inch bar is pure felling and bucking weight — no limbing manners at all