First off want to thank all you guys on here, if I hadn't found this site I would have never been able to make up my mind on a new saw. This place is filled with endless amounts of good info.
My journey to picking up a new (used but new to me ) saw has been quite the trip. I've been running a small landscaping business with my father for quite a while, 99% just basic cuts nothing major. In addition to that I've always worked with a good family friend who's got a pretty large operation landscaping business going, everything from tree work to full landscape design. Between my father and my buddy I've grown up with the idea if you buy a chainsaw you buy a stihl. Well my experience went a little different ha!
I've got a ton of wood to cut and decided I try to pick up a nice used saw (stihl) to take on the task.
-saw1- go pick up a super clean ms250 yesterday for $150. Brand new chain, saw was clean etc. get it home fires right up cu 1 log bogs and dies, won't start. Being all jacked up when I bought it I saw it had a little gas in there and figured I'd just get it home and run it, guy I bought it from seemed to know his stuff. Apparently not dumped the old gas and it was 99.9% that.... Straight gas. Luckily he gave me my $ back.
-saw2-stihl ms260 pro, 40 mins from my house for $200 drive up to pick it up and what do you know won't start. This one was at a pawn shop, didn't know that before hand it was listed on Craig's. So I asked the guy if I could give it a try he's says no he's got it.....have at it 3 pulls later rips the pull cord right out.
-saw3- so this leaves me at saw 3 he tells me how sorry he is etc etc and I believe he was genuine but trying to sell me a beat ms250 then a old really beat up 024 ( like those saws) but this thing was ugly and he wanted $200 for either of those. Said no thanks then he comes out with a mint 2010 model echo cs-600p says well I've got this but were asking $315 ill give it to you for $275. Being the stubborn a** I am I said no thanks I only got $200 to spend so ill give you $200 for it....his response take it. So in the end it killed my whole weekend to get my wood cut but I have a feeling I'll be pretty happy with my new cs-600p, especially after seeing what mastermind has done with them. Plan to do the muffler mod and tune it.
Sorry for the long first post but it was a frustrating weekend that turned out surprisingly well. Thanks agin for all the info.
My journey to picking up a new (used but new to me ) saw has been quite the trip. I've been running a small landscaping business with my father for quite a while, 99% just basic cuts nothing major. In addition to that I've always worked with a good family friend who's got a pretty large operation landscaping business going, everything from tree work to full landscape design. Between my father and my buddy I've grown up with the idea if you buy a chainsaw you buy a stihl. Well my experience went a little different ha!
I've got a ton of wood to cut and decided I try to pick up a nice used saw (stihl) to take on the task.
-saw1- go pick up a super clean ms250 yesterday for $150. Brand new chain, saw was clean etc. get it home fires right up cu 1 log bogs and dies, won't start. Being all jacked up when I bought it I saw it had a little gas in there and figured I'd just get it home and run it, guy I bought it from seemed to know his stuff. Apparently not dumped the old gas and it was 99.9% that.... Straight gas. Luckily he gave me my $ back.
-saw2-stihl ms260 pro, 40 mins from my house for $200 drive up to pick it up and what do you know won't start. This one was at a pawn shop, didn't know that before hand it was listed on Craig's. So I asked the guy if I could give it a try he's says no he's got it.....have at it 3 pulls later rips the pull cord right out.
-saw3- so this leaves me at saw 3 he tells me how sorry he is etc etc and I believe he was genuine but trying to sell me a beat ms250 then a old really beat up 024 ( like those saws) but this thing was ugly and he wanted $200 for either of those. Said no thanks then he comes out with a mint 2010 model echo cs-600p says well I've got this but were asking $315 ill give it to you for $275. Being the stubborn a** I am I said no thanks I only got $200 to spend so ill give you $200 for it....his response take it. So in the end it killed my whole weekend to get my wood cut but I have a feeling I'll be pretty happy with my new cs-600p, especially after seeing what mastermind has done with them. Plan to do the muffler mod and tune it.
Sorry for the long first post but it was a frustrating weekend that turned out surprisingly well. Thanks agin for all the info.
Btw, nice saw!
