Just for fun I'll read reviews on line to see what's being said about saws. So Home Deepho has the Echo cs490.
First Review some guy Scott gives it 5 stars.
Here's the deal. He MUST NOT have even seen the cs490 BECAUSE ( read it for yourself) he said pump the primer bulb and it starts right up.
The cs490 DOES NOT HAVE a primer bulb. Other sites have reviews that repeat other reviewers reviews. It's gotten to where a few honest knowledgeable people are dealing with Fakes. When (and I saw this somewhere) a review tells you a Poulan is a good buy but never mentions an Echo you have a wonder. When I was a Kid Chevrolet owners used to say a Chevy is a poor mans Cadallic. In my opinion Echo is a poor mans Sthil. I own 3 Sthil's and 3 Echo's. The Echo's get used most often. When a cs490 cost 350.00 and a cs590 goes for 399.00 unless someone needs the lighter saw I'd buy the bigger saw for 50 bucks more. I replaced a Sthil 024 with Echo 352 and a Sthil 026 with the Echo490 because I simply wanted to. The Echo's start easier are lighter and run about the same. And frankly I simply wanted the new toys. Here's a comparison. The Sthil 029 ( after some mods) cuts real good BUT weighs almost as much as the cs590. The 029 is 54cc and the Echo 590 is 58.8 (?) or there abouts. However. The modified Sthil 029 with only 4cc more than the cs490 will zoom past it out of the gate. It's a little heavy but I do at times use the Sthil 029. Some guy was watching me buck with it a while back and loved that saw. He almost bought it and I would have let him have it for 300 but he balked. The mods include a rim drive 3/8 system and several bars. People look at a saw and unless they really know saws have no idea. However, for 400 and tax he could but a new cs599. Unless money is tight he may have made a good choice. New bar chain, impulse line, gas line plug carb cleaned, air filter. I can't lower the price. My Grandsons will inherit it.
First Review some guy Scott gives it 5 stars.
Here's the deal. He MUST NOT have even seen the cs490 BECAUSE ( read it for yourself) he said pump the primer bulb and it starts right up.
The cs490 DOES NOT HAVE a primer bulb. Other sites have reviews that repeat other reviewers reviews. It's gotten to where a few honest knowledgeable people are dealing with Fakes. When (and I saw this somewhere) a review tells you a Poulan is a good buy but never mentions an Echo you have a wonder. When I was a Kid Chevrolet owners used to say a Chevy is a poor mans Cadallic. In my opinion Echo is a poor mans Sthil. I own 3 Sthil's and 3 Echo's. The Echo's get used most often. When a cs490 cost 350.00 and a cs590 goes for 399.00 unless someone needs the lighter saw I'd buy the bigger saw for 50 bucks more. I replaced a Sthil 024 with Echo 352 and a Sthil 026 with the Echo490 because I simply wanted to. The Echo's start easier are lighter and run about the same. And frankly I simply wanted the new toys. Here's a comparison. The Sthil 029 ( after some mods) cuts real good BUT weighs almost as much as the cs590. The 029 is 54cc and the Echo 590 is 58.8 (?) or there abouts. However. The modified Sthil 029 with only 4cc more than the cs490 will zoom past it out of the gate. It's a little heavy but I do at times use the Sthil 029. Some guy was watching me buck with it a while back and loved that saw. He almost bought it and I would have let him have it for 300 but he balked. The mods include a rim drive 3/8 system and several bars. People look at a saw and unless they really know saws have no idea. However, for 400 and tax he could but a new cs599. Unless money is tight he may have made a good choice. New bar chain, impulse line, gas line plug carb cleaned, air filter. I can't lower the price. My Grandsons will inherit it.
