Hey guys! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to ask you pros some questions about a little saw I bought my dad a month ago. It is very much appreciated. So, I spent about 5-6 hours researching small, lightweight, quality saws and ended up going with the Echo CS2511-T. The other couple that were in the running were the Husky 240 (pretty sure that's right), and the Stihl MS201C. Anyway, as you can see I went with the Echo because of all the great reviews I read and the weight was just unreal. Here are the issues my dad is having:
1. Vibration/Bounce - sometimes as soon as he starts cutting into a tree or limb the saw starts jumping/bouncing for lack of better words. I saw online other people were having the same issue and fixed it with a new chain and bar. So, I took it to a local Echo dealer and he said "Oh, that is not the chain you want." and gave me a chain he said would fix that issue free of charge. Well, it didn't fix a thing. So, I am hoping if I bought a new bar that will fix the issue, but I wanted to be sure with you guys first, and I wanted to see which bar I needed to buy. I really hate I have to buy things for a brand new saw that should have been right from the get-go, but it is what it is.
2. No Power - my dad claims the little saw is "a dog" as he puts it. I did some more research online and saw where some people tune it & drill a hole in the exhaust and supposedly that fixes the problem. Is this true? And if so, where would you guys suggest I go to see how to go about this tune (keep in mind we're a couple chainsaw dummies, so if you could point me in the direction of a video or something that explains how to do this like his audience is a 1st grader that would be great)? Also, I believe I saw drilling a hole in the exhaust voids the warranty. So should I just buy a new exhaust and drill it and save the factory one in case I need the warranty down the road?
So those two things are my only issues. I really cannot thank you guys enough in advance for letting a dummy like me ask you pros a couple questions. I appreciate it SO very much. Y'all have a great day.
Josh
1. Vibration/Bounce - sometimes as soon as he starts cutting into a tree or limb the saw starts jumping/bouncing for lack of better words. I saw online other people were having the same issue and fixed it with a new chain and bar. So, I took it to a local Echo dealer and he said "Oh, that is not the chain you want." and gave me a chain he said would fix that issue free of charge. Well, it didn't fix a thing. So, I am hoping if I bought a new bar that will fix the issue, but I wanted to be sure with you guys first, and I wanted to see which bar I needed to buy. I really hate I have to buy things for a brand new saw that should have been right from the get-go, but it is what it is.
2. No Power - my dad claims the little saw is "a dog" as he puts it. I did some more research online and saw where some people tune it & drill a hole in the exhaust and supposedly that fixes the problem. Is this true? And if so, where would you guys suggest I go to see how to go about this tune (keep in mind we're a couple chainsaw dummies, so if you could point me in the direction of a video or something that explains how to do this like his audience is a 1st grader that would be great)? Also, I believe I saw drilling a hole in the exhaust voids the warranty. So should I just buy a new exhaust and drill it and save the factory one in case I need the warranty down the road?
So those two things are my only issues. I really cannot thank you guys enough in advance for letting a dummy like me ask you pros a couple questions. I appreciate it SO very much. Y'all have a great day.
Josh
