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

This is a great chainsaw..powerful and easy to use and start..it does feel heavy at 20 lbs ..

The Husqvarna 455 Rancher is truly an excellent saw. It came completely preassembled from Amazon ready to run. After a one tank break in, I unleashed it on about a 50 year-old white mulberry tree that had fallen in our yard. This is very hard wood and the saw performed flawlessly, hour after hour. The saw is well balanced, and starts easily cold or warm. I would highly recommend this or any Husqvarna product. Five stars all around.

Great saw

I can see why it's the most preferred amongst the pros. Very powerful and smooth. Does get heavy after a bit.

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.

Great saw for someone who cuts 40-50 trees a year

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.

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’.