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Seems like it was echo for the longest time but i really like my echo.
Most under rated chainsaw????
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Some Echo snobs don't like them but those that have run a well tuned one do. Steve
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The arrogant Echo people can keep their crappy saws for themselves, hopefully no-one else is interested in saws that they don't even try to port decently.
I'd guess there's a LOT more arrogant Husky and Stihl owners that think they are the only saw made. Steve
Well, I at least own three Echo saws in addition to all my Stihl saws. They run very well and seem to offer good value, especially since Stihl keeps raising prices. My vintage Echo 500EVL is pound-for-pound my favorite. It will eat the lunch of my MS290.
late 70's poulans... mine is 4200...
The one I use holds 24 oz. I use two of them when I go to the field. 48 oz usually lasts all day for me. Funnels don't let you see where you are when you fill the tank, so you usually slop it over. Quart oil bottles are a good option, but they are harder to fill than the syrup bottles that have a wider mouth.
Anyway, we sure hijacked this thread in grand style.
right hahaha i go off topic alot anyways. i dont think this thread would still be going
The one I use holds 24 oz. I use two of them when I go to the field. 48 oz usually lasts all day for me. Funnels don't let you see where you are when you fill the tank, so you usually slop it over. Quart oil bottles are a good option, but they are harder to fill than the syrup bottles that have a wider mouth.
Anyway, we sure hijacked this thread in grand style.
i just kinda ported a 55 the other day 46mm mahle i just ground the chrap out of the exhaust and intake with the idea of what i was going for in mind. i turned a dead saw in to a revived beast. so much mid range power for a 55. i was not expecting the results im tempted to try a 24 inch bar on it and do some oil pump work some how. if it pulls it dont have a bar right now so it will stay the 18" 3/8 if anyone has ran into the 44 mm 51 top end i think its a 44mm. the saw has limited intake and exhaust work becuase of the window piston. i think it will pull 325 very well but its to much top end for 3/8 chain and to little displacement. thats what my 55 is running the one i just talked about was for my brother. I am going to have to make some changes to mine
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Awful nice bar for 5 years old eh?
25" on a 390 is probably not ideal, by the looks of that load o' rounds a 50cc with 16" bar would be all that was needed.
When I run a 25" it is attached to sumthing 85cc or better. 24" on a Husky 2100 is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FUN!
IMHO 'most' Stihls are very overrated, but if you absolutely have to have respect from the 'flock' there is no other saw to give you that warm fuzzy feeling eh?
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The bar is pretty because i am but a homeowner using his homeowner saw with care. Also, that pic is from a couple years ago. I could only post pics when they changed website formats. The saw looks more battered now because every year i become roughly 30% more hardcore.
Hey Troll
I sold my neighbor a CS400 and a CS520, he mostly runs the CS520 as he loves it and said his friends who run Stihl and Husky saws fight over the CS400. How to sell a Echo, just let someone run it. Steve
I think the 009L is the most under rated. Heck most people dont even pay for them anymore, someone else just gives it too you. Whats better then free ?
I keep trying to trade JJ for one of them minty 044's he keeps building but cant get him to see the value in 009's. I may have to let him borrow mine then he'll see the light.
I keep trying to trade JJ for one of them minty 044's he keeps building but cant get him to see the value in 009's. I may have to let him borrow mine then he'll see the light.
I agree that the Husqvarna 353 is under-rated - probably from living in the shadow of the sexier 346. But it is a capable, reliable saw that is comfortable to work with for a wide range of cutting tasks. Like a Ford Taurus or Toyota Camary.
Saws like the Dolmars and Jonsereds are probably under-rated, because a lot of people just aren't familiar with them. Good deals if you have access to parts or a local dealer.
The STIHL MS250 is another saw that does more than expected. We ran the snot out of them doing storm cleanup, and they held up much better than a 'homeowner' saw should. Like the Husqvarna 350, it gets dismissed due to the clamshell design.
But to really get flamed, the most under-rated saws are the better quality electric chainsaws. Too many guys dismiss them due to the cord, or the slower chain speeds, or the cheap ones sold at big box stores. But they have torque. They are easy to use, quiet, and vibrate less. No fuel to buy, store, transport, or dispose of. No fuel related problems (carbs, vents, EPA restrictions, running out), or ethanol issues. Almost no maintenance required. No smoke or two-cycle smells. Easy on, easy off. Great saws within 100 feet of an outlet (house, barn, shed, garage, etc.).
Philbert
Saws like the Dolmars and Jonsereds are probably under-rated, because a lot of people just aren't familiar with them. Good deals if you have access to parts or a local dealer.
The STIHL MS250 is another saw that does more than expected. We ran the snot out of them doing storm cleanup, and they held up much better than a 'homeowner' saw should. Like the Husqvarna 350, it gets dismissed due to the clamshell design.
But to really get flamed, the most under-rated saws are the better quality electric chainsaws. Too many guys dismiss them due to the cord, or the slower chain speeds, or the cheap ones sold at big box stores. But they have torque. They are easy to use, quiet, and vibrate less. No fuel to buy, store, transport, or dispose of. No fuel related problems (carbs, vents, EPA restrictions, running out), or ethanol issues. Almost no maintenance required. No smoke or two-cycle smells. Easy on, easy off. Great saws within 100 feet of an outlet (house, barn, shed, garage, etc.).
Philbert
The MS250 is by far the best of that class Stihl saw, cut almost as fast as a 290 and is light Steve
The Husky 353 may be the most under-rated Husky of them all. Nobody seems to want to sell them. They will throw away all of their other chain saws and keep the 353.
i love my 353 re work the muffler and an it breaths much better just a nice saw. fell in love at first site my first decent saw it pulls a 18 3/8 bar well for me. thinking about going back to .325 with an 8 pin its tricky to get the 3/8 chain on the bar with the bigger rim on that saw tight but it goes on got to roll it on then easy after is stretches. just don't go overboard with the depths. but ive gone to a couple chains a year from 4 chains and less files also the only reason i dont run the .325 right now but for tipping trees its fine but bucking on the muddy rained on timber on the ground eats .325 chain. now i got an old 372xpg when that thing warms up its an animal of 70ccs
Somebody said that Husky used a narrow kerf bar on the 353 because they didn't want anybody with a Stihl Farm Boss running 063 using their chains on it. Makes sense to me. Heheheheh....
I remember narrow kerf blades first on table saws. On my 353, the guide bar has a little more flex, so it might not hold up as well to heavier use. And the chain is a little harder to find. But it makes sense that it would make better use of the available horsepower, and has worked well for me.
Philbert
narow kerf less bar oil, lighter weight, less power just makes sence to me takes real skill to sharpen tiny chain i want to get into square filing
