Thanks for the video. It looks cold there for sure.
25cent rebuilt 550xp and 25cent rebuilt 490 with 502 head , no mod same chain-bar-sprocket-gaz oil motul800
It's was -25 degres this morning
550 is 10sec faster for cookies .
If you look at the advantage you can take a coffe brake in cut with the 490
If i ship me some where with only one saw and no acces , i will choose the echo
But for turn around and play choose 550xp
Yeah I se a taste of what you deal with in Minnesota this weekend is all 10 below actual tempyes and i have a good knowledge about this sometime here its -30 degrees one day next day 0 degrees make big difference in cut
Have you try the 490?No sign of 4 stroking on the Echo, set way lean and boggy, stock with the clogged up muff? That's how they cut with no work done to them. Steve
You can tune that echo and the 550 will still stomp it. I own a 550 I know how they cut. Not bashing echo as I own a couple and really like them. Still thinking of grabbing a 490 to mess around with but my 550 will still be king.No sign of 4 stroking on the Echo, set way lean and boggy, stock with the clogged up muff? That's how they cut with no work done to them. Steve
Have you try the 490?
Have you make video of your 500 or 490 in hard wood ?Yes I own a 500p and 490, not as much snort as the older 510, 520 or 530 saws which I'd run against any 50cc saw when both are muff modded. I agree the new 50cc Echos are down on power but not as bad as your vid as I've seen vids of them cutting right with a 261 Stihl. and other good saws. Steve
I called my dealer and plan to buy a Echo 490. I already own a 590 with a 24 inch bar. Because I have a new 3/8 drive bar and chain taken off the 590 my question is will the 590 bar fit the 490 saw? Thanks in advance.I switched mine over to 3/8 18 inch bar it comes with .325 it had a 20 inch bar on it and it cut fine I cut mostly 14 inch and larger hardwood and just wanted my bar and pitch the same with my other saws it's very quiet stock and plugged up once I pulled the limiters and the tube in the muffler and cut the deflector back and retuned it really woke up I use this saw the most after my neighbor tried it he bought one need to weigh it but its light for a 50cc that I've used.
Thanks. Had no idea a Echo 400 ran 3/8 chain. Not a fan of. .325. I may try a Rim drive already on hand. Does the 400 have a 7 tooth spur or a rim?Wow The best thing you could do to a CS490 is a good muff modd, even more than just pulling the tube out, tune it good and put on a 3/8 lp setup off a Cs400, then you wont want to put it down .. I think a regular 3/8 7 tooth is too much chain for a 490 unless you have it ported. My CS500p after being broke in good with a good muff modd is pulling real good and I'd run it against any muff modded 50cc saw, it might not win BUT it will be real close one way or another. Quite a few vids on youtube with the Echo 50 cc running right with the best 50cc Stihl and Husky saws. Steve
Maybe an Echo part that fits another model Echo would fit the 490?View attachment 640864 I use a Stihl rim modded by Homelite410. It was $12 with shipping. There is no 3/8lp rim for the echo small spline setup that I could find.
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