miking
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The Echo website says 13 lbs wo b/c
no you don't see it.
it is a fine design.
a honda civic is all of those things in the first line.
but it still sucks.
and to the above poster comparing echo to a company,sorry you can't compare it to a s-10 with a 4.3. that would make echo saws, compact gas hogs that are outdated. its more like a new civic si with power, torque, efficiency, and simplicity that people trust. The big question is what if honda made a chainsaw?
I bought two of them NIB from some dude who was going to start a wood business then got offered a heavy equipment operator job out of state and was moving (he had a lot of other stuff for sale at his garage sale). He had gotten them from HD and then never used them and waited too long to take them back. Anyway, I set one up with the 20" bar, started OK, ran it slow then some fast then slow etc for the first tank.Anyone running a echo 600p, looked one over at the dealers today, looked well made, any issues with them, what's the power output?, there site only gives cc's no hp #'s
I bought two of them NIB from some dude who was going to start a wood business then got offered a heavy equipment operator job out of state and was moving (he had a lot of other stuff for sale at his garage sale). He had gotten them from HD and then never used them and waited too long to take them back. Anyway, I set one up with the 20" bar, started OK, ran it slow then some fast then slow etc for the first tank.
Second tank (all using echo mix at 50 to one with non ethanol fuel 92 octane fresh)(ya, one guy near me still has non ethanol fuel) I used it more "regular" just cutting a few on a big oak branch, then stopping, letting it cool down while I was trimming more with my Husky137. Worked fine.
Next trip out, after cleaning and filing, was to attack a huge shagbark hickory that had blown over. Filled the tank, made about four cuts in some around 24 inch stuff, it stalled. OK, started it again (not pushing it hard, just letting it drop at its own speed in the cut). Stalled again...whuttheheck. Started it again, finished the cut, went to the next, stalled.....fine. This is six cuts now, big rounds on the ground. Went back to the tractor with it, opened the tank and it was freaking EMPTY. It had used all the mix! And it has not started since. Compression does not seem very good. Don't have it apart, it's not seized but it did seem excessively hot. I took the plug out, wet with fuel. cleaned it, dried it out by turning it upside down, etc (after draining the tank) pulled cord about a dozen times, let it sit, cleaned the plug good and dried it off, stuck it in..bupkis. I think I now have a very expensive to me piece of garage art. Maybe it is salvageable...
The second one is still in the box and I am afraid to even try it out now, as I borrowed the loot to get the saws in the first place and have no more scratch to get another big saw. (purchase price to me was close to two saws new for the price of one is why I got them, craigslist ). (Oh I checked the label, made in Japan models)
So you tell me if they are good or not. While running it would pull and cut fine, then it just..quit. It very well could be operator error on my part, I tried to break it in correctly, and not sure what I could do different.
Anyone who might have any hints on resurrecting the first saw please chime in. The second one I will wait until I am more familiar with these saws (read a lot here so far before registering), or sell it still new and try to get something else that works in a similar class (I need a larger saw, my 137 works great for smaller stuff).
If Honda made a chainsaw I'm sure it'd spin fast and want to run fast.
those for some reason,,,well thanks to the epa,,is running real lean out of the box,,,i had to fatten mine up a little over a 1/4 turn on both sides,,,so trim the limiters and try it,,should take care of the problem
There are clear instructions in the owners manual about how to set the carb adjustments prior to any serious work time. I think a LOT of people miss this and have problems with Echo saws. My 600 hasn't had a ton of time yet but it has performed flawlessly. You might want to check that manual out before you get to carried away worrying about it. Just fyi.
There are clear instructions in the owners manual about how to set the carb adjustments prior to any serious work time. I think a LOT of people miss this and have problems with Echo saws. My 600 hasn't had a ton of time yet but it has performed flawlessly. You might want to check that manual out before you get to carried away worrying about it. Just fyi.
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