EFCO Brand - Please leave me your feedback!

[clintonior]

we need a picture to make sure we are talking about the same saw, they have not been available for several years in the Efco build.
55 cc doesn't match...the 156 or any other Efco I am aware of. I have seen the made in china MTD/Remington in that size....opcorn:

The Home Depot

 

[Hedgerow]

that is not an efco.....

Sure don't look like it...
Reminds me of a new Mac...

I think I need one...

 

[Hedgerow]

it is a mtd/Remington, very heavy and bulky compared to the Efco 156 sitting on the shelf next to it at Menards for
$250 for the 55cc model, looks identical to the 51cc. I think a Poulan 5020 is a much better value at Tractor Supply for $180:msp_mellow:

Same manufacturer as the new Mac?
Or different all together??

 

[clintonior]

Home depot has the IPL and its not a clam shell motor which a poulan is correct? thats also why I thought it might be the efco

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/24/244f16ea-60e4-412f-9709-a1f6fc0ea9a9.pdf

increase compression...neat saw I think I need one too. fwiw I'd like to know who is making these for cub cadet and remington

weak primer bulb set up and that impulse hose is bound to fail at some point. but looks to have large transfers and mabye a windowed piston ?

 

[Sagetown]

it is a mtd/remington, very heavy and bulky compared to the efco 156 sitting on the shelf next to it at menards for
$250 for the 55cc model, looks identical to the 51cc. I think a poulan 5020 is a much better value at tractor supply for $180:msp_mellow:

repped !

 

[Philbert]

Some time back there was talk suggesting changes coming to Efco saws.

Anybody heard anything, about models, management, practices, etc. ?

Thanks

Philbert

 

[Steve NW WI]

All I see on their web site now is the smaller xx00 series, and the 152. Either they're getting ready to roll out some new big stuff, or they've given up and just want to sell Menards-grade saws.

 

[Philbert]

They are not in Menard's (locally) anymore - replaced by Remington's.

Philbert

 

[Steve NW WI]

Hmmm, had not noticed that. Sadly, another point towards being on the way out, rather than up.

Efco dealer locator (notorious for listing dealers no longer with them) shows one dealer 20 miles away. I might call down there Monday and see if they actually still sell them. Otherwise there are 3 dealers listed in the Cities as "Sales and service", and quite a few more as "service only".

 

[7sleeper]

There's a new MT6500 out that is a ~64cc saw.
http://www.myefco.com/new-mt-6500-professional-chainsaw.html
It was already tested here in Europe on a german site by a few pro's. One of the local dealers provided a testmodel. The bottom line was well made, good power but not par with the top of the line Stihl or Husqvarna models. Here's a link if anyone is interested.
http://forum.motorsaegen-portal.de/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=65366&hilit=mt+6500

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[Philbert]

Still trying to follow up: anybody heard anything about Efco rebranding or re-marketing itself?

Just curious. I was waiting to see if they were in the middle of some kind of turn-around, but it has been a while.

Their website is still up, but I don't see them anywhere. Most of the dealer locations are marked 'Service Only'.

Philbert

 

[mp5n]

I just picked up a low-hour non-running John Deere CS-40 (Efco 940). I like the design and initial quality looks OK. I got into the saw last night and there was a very week spark. I reset the air gap to .010" and the spark was still erratic and week. I tightened it up to .006 and it fired up and ran real nice till it heated up and died. Checked for spark and it was weak again. I disconnected the kill wire and have the same results. Does anyone know if the coil is specific to this saw? I'd like to get this one up and running. It looks like it has potential.

MP5N

 

[z71mike]

I just picked up a low-hour non-running John Deere CS-40 (Efco 940). I like the design and initial quality looks OK. I got into the saw last night and there was a very week spark. I reset the air gap to .010" and the spark was still erratic and week. I tightened it up to .006 and it fired up and ran real nice till it heated up and died. Checked for spark and it was weak again. I disconnected the kill wire and have the same results. Does anyone know if the coil is specific to this saw? I'd like to get this one up and running. It looks like it has potential.

MP5N

Start a new thread. You're not gonna get any traffic buried in here.

 

[SawTroll]

The best advise likely is to forget it, regardless if some members like some of their saws!

 

[z71mike]

Agreed. I was looking forward to a major competitor to the 2 big boys. Guess that aint gonna happen.

 

[Philbert]

Efco is sponsoring banner ads here on AS. Are they 'back'?

Philbert

 

[7sleeper]

Efco is sponsoring banner ads here on AS. Are they 'back'?

Philbert

They never have been away as far as I am aware. It will take them years and big bucks to overcome the emotional overflow and the negative rep they recieved here. But then again they were never, like Dolmar/Makita, Hitachi/Tanaka, Echo/Shinadaiwa, etc, ever a major player that could even think of putting up with the major two players! Just a guess but I assume Efco's whole advertisement budget is probalbly the size of Stihl's homeowner saws. With what are they going to win?

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[Philbert]

We used to say that about Hyundai and Kia.

A lot of guys liked the saws.

Philbert

 

[7sleeper]

I like mine.

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[oakcutter]

Efco is doing away with all their bigger saws in the US. Biggest is going to be the 152. I LOVE my 152, but the company could sure do a lot better from the business end. Too bad, they have great saws.........