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Picked it up a few days ago and a couple impressions and lessons learned so far.
1. The lightweight is amazing. All dressed it's less than a gallon of milk.
2. Don't rev it out of the wood or else it pisses oil all over it's face and undercarriage. In the wood it acts as it should and the oil is in the shavings and not all over the saw.
3. Although I opted for the .043 ECHO bar and 90px chain, it can be grabby in the wood unless it's driven like a motocross bike; wide open from the start. It's not good to try to accelerate while in the wood because it may not power through the grabbiness unless it's at full power. Atleast that was the lesson in a green 3" diameter maple. It cut fine when used the way it needs to be used.
4. It it yet to be confirmed if the .043 setup reduces or eliminates the bar hop some have experienced with the .05 setup. Some more use will tell.
5. Repeat, the lack of weight is amazing.
1. The lightweight is amazing. All dressed it's less than a gallon of milk.
2. Don't rev it out of the wood or else it pisses oil all over it's face and undercarriage. In the wood it acts as it should and the oil is in the shavings and not all over the saw.
3. Although I opted for the .043 ECHO bar and 90px chain, it can be grabby in the wood unless it's driven like a motocross bike; wide open from the start. It's not good to try to accelerate while in the wood because it may not power through the grabbiness unless it's at full power. Atleast that was the lesson in a green 3" diameter maple. It cut fine when used the way it needs to be used.
4. It it yet to be confirmed if the .043 setup reduces or eliminates the bar hop some have experienced with the .05 setup. Some more use will tell.
5. Repeat, the lack of weight is amazing.