My local Jonsered dealer switched to Efco : (

[mn man]

So i stopped into my local jonsered dealer to look around and see if they had anything i needed... When i saw all the Efco's i was pretty disappointed. He explained to me that after tractor supply started carrying jonsered their sales went way down so they weren't ordering as many saws. When the distributer switched from tilson to whoever they have now they said the communication was terrible. So when they tried ordering jonsered parts they said they wouldn't send them since they didn't order enough jonsered saws... I thought this was rediculous, anybody hear anything like this? Now i have to go even further now to get my jonsered stuff

 

[bryanr2]

They might as well go ahead and go out of business. Efco was a big mistake.

 

[CoreyB]

Ya our jred dealer carrying them years ago. Real bummer because I liked them a lot better then the stihl dealer.

 

[mn man]

Should went with husky... not a single one of those in the county... nobody knows the efco name... not even them, I was explaining the straight handle instead of the angled ones and he said their both the same then I had to show him...

 

[mn man]

Ya our jred dealer carrying them years ago. Real bummer because I liked them a lot better then the stihl dealer.

from MY experience 95% of the stihl dealers know less about their products then I do, and I don't even know that much...

 

[oakcutter]

Efco is a quality saw........

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Efco is a quality saw........

Just very few dealers and poor support.

 

[Stihlbillie]

Are efcos truely good saws or are they just red poulans?

 

[oakcutter]

Are efcos truely good saws or are they just red poulans?

Is this a serious question??????

 

[rburg]

Efcos are Italian made saws

 

[Stihlbillie]

Is this a serious question??????

Yes

 

[Fishnuts2]

The Efco saws that I've run seem like good equipment. The last John Deere saws were Efco too. But I'd still prefer the Swedish saws over them. Getting parts could be a problem IMO.


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[olyman]

They might as well go ahead and go out of business. Efco was a big mistake.

your right, as usual. the only brands worth owning,,are stihl cadillacs,,and huskys....................................the saw mindset of this forum is atrocious..........

 

[olyman]

The Efco saws that I've run seem like good equipment. The last John Deere saws were Efco too. But I'd still prefer the Swedish saws over them. Getting parts could be a problem IMO.


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[Franny K]

Efcos are Italian made saws

Efco is the brand name that Emak chooses to use in the USA. I am not an expert on them but have a few devices. Their entire product line is not Italian made. The place I got two of them dropped the line a few years ago similar to post 1 around the time distributors in this area changed.

 

[bryanr2]

your right, as usual. the only brands worth owning,,are stihl cadillacs,,and huskys....................................the saw mindset of this forum is atrocious..........

Id say they make a fine saw, but their parts avail, limited number of dealers, and the way they treat the dealers leaves a lot to be desired. There was a thread about Efco Warranty some years back, and I can't put my finger on it, but I believe it was from a dealers perspective and not being able to get warranty claims paid. That effects the Consumer in the end.

http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/no-more-efco-parts.279573/#post-5355137

 

[rburg]

Several years ago when Tilton was the distributor for Olympk (Efco) and Jonsered, it was common where I live for a dealer to carry both of these brands at the same time

 

[SawTroll]

So i stopped into my local jonsered dealer to look around and see if they had anything i needed... When i saw all the Efco's i was pretty disappointed. He explained to me that after tractor supply started carrying jonsered their sales went way down so they weren't ordering as many saws. When the distributer switched from tilson to whoever they have now they said the communication was terrible. So when they tried ordering jonsered parts they said they wouldn't send them since they didn't order enough jonsered saws... I thought this was rediculous, anybody hear anything like this? Now i have to go even further now to get my jonsered stuff

Sorry to hear about that!

 

[SawTroll]

Id say they make a fine saw, but their parts avail, limited number of dealers, and the way they treat the dealers leaves a lot to be desired. There was a thread about Efco Warranty some years back, and I can't put my finger on it, but I believe it was from a dealers perspective and not being able to get warranty claims paid. That effects the Consumer in the end.

http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/no-more-efco-parts.279573/#post-5355137

I remember it the same way.

 

[olyman]

I remember it the same way.

except that,,you only heard one side of the story...I knew both sides......get it?????