Echo CS 501P vs Stihl MS 260
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The OP said it was four stroking, which means it's rich. Making it richer will only make nit cut worse.
Some folks dont know what they hear. I have had guys say that and hitting coil limiter when I check them on saws. So just in case.
501 should be unlimited though.
026's 260's and 501's need a muffler mod IMHO. Both night and day differences.
One muffler modded one not. Night and day difference with both early better 44mm. Echo is same way.
He said it's 4 stroking lightly which means it most likely is lean or running up against the rev limiter, Echo saws have the best torque of any 50cc saws, he said his is low on torque which points to it being to lean. Steve
Are we talking in or out of the cut with a sharp chain?
Which is way Mtronic/Autotune is a good thing and 30 year old Echos are not.
If it's four stroking lightly it's still rich... 4 stroking is the saw running so rich it's misfiring...
Most guys can't tune a saw to save their lives or even know what one feels like.
Are you trying to say it shouldn't 4 stroke out of the cut and clean up in the cut. Have you ever run a well tuned muff modded Echo that was broke in. Steve
In most cases, no it shouldn't. Depends on a few different factors.
The whole 4 stroking out of the cut and then cleaning up in the cut was something that was started to make tuning easier. It's pretty coarse in reality and in no other industry is it an exceptable way to tune a 2 cycle engine.
The last Echo I ran was labeled Kioritz. No desire to run 30 year old designs. Echo has nothing over Stihl or Husky other than they are cheap and they are so for a reason.
With Stihl and your paying for hype. I have Stohl and Husky saws , prefer Echo for thier wide power band. Steve
With Echo your paying for antiques.
Tgecwider power band I suspect is bs.
Maybe rather than flapping your mouth you should run a modern Echo. It will change your mind if it's tuned right. Steve
There is no such thing as a modern Echo.
Being dislike by that bunch of culls is a blessing. The whole forum is a bunch of grown men sucking up to Randy. Whatever floats your boat.
damifino
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walker, its also this forum......grasp that.
And again your Honor, I rest my case.
Grasp this.. I don't GAF.
That's not true. I'm active on the other forum and have no contact with Randy, as do several other well known AS members.
Maybe I should have worded it that Randy has set up a site where grown men blow sunshine up his skirt. And make no mistake he loves it.
This sight has a few that blow sunshine up their own skirt.
ihookem
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I will side with Bwalker on the Stihl is a better saw. They are more advanced and very dependable . They use less fuel than Echo's . I have a Stihl 441 that many people don't like , but is used about that same amount of fuel as my Echo 620 and maybe less. I imagine the autotune is even more efficient... No? Maybe not, but who cares. I have a lot of wood cut and only used 1 gal. so far this year. The Echo is a good saw however. The Echo does not have a long lasting bar neither. My Stihl bars last for a long time and are better saws.
