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I currently have an Echo CS 800 with a 36" bar for milling hardwoods. The mill will allow up to 29" cuts and the chainsaw handles it all ok. As I lean into the lumber business a little more, I'm looking at upgrading to a larger saw with a 41-42" bar that will allow us to cut wider and...

For my business, the only reason I'd bring in a saw to a repairman would be for porting. It's something I just don't dare do to one of my saws. All the other repairs, I just order the part and fix it myself. Many of the other tree companies I work with are in the same boat. We do our own...

You know...I haven't thought about a sprocket change on it. I admittedly don't know how many teeth are on the sprocket on there...7 or 8. I'm going to have to test that out. I've been doing a lot more milling with it over the past couple years and it's grown on me. My mill cuts up to about...

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Hey sorry. I'm not on here as much as I'd like to be. Here are some pictures of the boot. It really isn't too bad to take in and out with some needle nose pliers.

I scored the piston on my cs800 a couple years ago with the same problem of that rubber plug. It had about 1-2 hours on it at the time. I learned a pretty good lesson on that, including replacing my first top end. Since then, I've used that saw for over 200 hours on milling, stump cuts, etc...

Good on you for helping 'em. To be honest, I think our climates are pretty different, which translates to big differences in the way our trees handle decay and damage. Here in Utah, when a tree dies, it dries up, the bark falls off 2-3 years later, and the wood starts cracking. The only soft...

Good on you Mr. K. It takes courage to do what you did. It sounds like that tree shouldn't be climbed but you're the best person to make that call. When you talked with the owner, did you offer up some options of some other people that might be able to do help them out? Is there some...

I have a CS 800 and I've milled a lot with it. If I were to do it again, I would have gone with the larger saw as well. It has a lot of torque but the lower chain speed seems to slow down the cut. I haven't done any mods to it yet though that has been something I've been kicking around for...

You'll probably hear from the group that the 620 is a great saw. The Husky or Stihl may boast a bit more HP, but at the end of the day, your buyers remorse would come from overpaying for an unsatisfactory product. That just won't happen with the 620 (or 590 for that matter). They would last...

It seems like if I decide to drudge through it, the weather keeps on coming. But the moment I call it, the weather clears up. I've tried fooling it by walking outside and yelling "let's call it for the day"! But it seems the weather knows what I'm up to and continues 'till I call my team and...

It might be tough for us to tell you how bad this tree is from the pictures. This one doesn't look too bad right now from the pictures. Fast forward 5-10 years and it could have some larger problems. This tree may even have some concealed rot where those trunks meet. Those two trunks will...

Good to hear you've caught the tree climbing bug. I've got some considerations for you: Storm damage can produce some of the hairiest situations. The company you'd be doing this with...do they have great equipment to help take some of the danger out of that work like a crane or bucket truck...

I agree with Del. There is no good long term scenario for this tree. Rot has been working its way in the crack for years now. It's been girdled by the strap holding it together which will send the tree into decline eventually. This tree will not add value to your property. It is a current...

I took a few of my chainsaws camping with me last month. I live at about 5000 ft, and our campsite was at about 7500 ft. Both saws were as you say "blubbery rich". I didn't tune them up there, brought them back to work, and they were right on again. It definitely makes a difference.

When it comes to tree wrapping, are you talking about wrapping the trunk and exposed branches of the tree? I'm in Utah, were we have freezing and thawing temperatures in the winter. We usually recommend this for younger trees with thin bark to prevent southwest winter damage to the trunks. We...

I've got two echo top handles: the 355t and the 2511t. For the 355, I have the 14" and haven't run a larger or smaller bar on it yet, despite having it for 3 years now. Now that you bring it up, I may try my 2511's 12" bar on it to see how it goes. I don't think a 16" bar would be great on...

2500cc chain saw!?! That could power most cars! Scam or no scam...I gotta have one!

I had a similar issue with mine, a week into having my 800. It was my fault in my case though. I wasn't good enough about putting that rubber plug back into place just right. Since I rebuilt the top end (it got scratched up from all the dust that got in there), I have been more vigilant about...

So when I posted originally about the chain chatter, I was cutting a lot of dry ash. Today we took down some living elms and the chain was a lot more smooth...go figure eh? Since my dealer doesn't seem to have a good selection of .325, what sites do you guys like to order your chain from...