mikemcC
ArboristSite Member
Hey guys this is only my second post but I have been doing tree work on the side with my father for quite sometime (he was self employed doing tree work for over 30 years). The other day I purchased a brand new 338xpt for $400 out the door so I thought I got a great deal. Well when i was up in the tree yesterday the saw had no power at all. It would just bog down and wouldnt cut. I took it back to the dealer and he said that he thinks the saw is fine but there is no way it should cut like that. I had to send it back down and have a ground guy send up an echo cs 341 which made the 338xpt look like a toy. I asked the dealer to order me a new 338 to try and he agreeded but he said that he thinks its going to cut the same way. Has anyone else had a problem like this? I didnt want to spend a fortune on a ms200t so i figured the 338xpt would be a great alternative. Hopefully it is just a bad saw and the new one will be better but i am just curious if anyone else ever had this problem. thanks for any help!