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After camping on the long holiday weekend, I find myself once again contemplating downgrading from a 70cc saw to a 60cc saw to save weight. I figure with the 1 lb less powerhead combined with the shorter 20" b&c vs the 24", I'd be down around 1.75 lbs.
So I'm contemplating trading the Husqvarna 372xp for a Echo 590 or possibly the Dolmar 6100. Good trade or no? I would want a new model for my great condition used. Is that even feasible, or just try to sell it? Should I put an ad in trading post or would it just be easier to contact a local dealer and try to negotiate with them?
Speaking of dealers, I like the convenience of the Echo dealer (less than 10 minutes away), but I've come to discover it takes a long time for him to get parts. So having an Echo dealer close by seems kind of worthless if they have to order everything just like I would anyway.
The Dolmar dealers don't stock any saws and aren't really saw shops anyway. Not sure what to do on that end.
I'm steering far around Autotune saws, so Husqvarna is dead to me with their current lineup. I'd much rather have the internal clutch of any of the other saws anyway.
I'd consider a Stihl, but only one of the newer computer model saws. I've read to stay away from the older 362 model.
Thoughts?
So I'm contemplating trading the Husqvarna 372xp for a Echo 590 or possibly the Dolmar 6100. Good trade or no? I would want a new model for my great condition used. Is that even feasible, or just try to sell it? Should I put an ad in trading post or would it just be easier to contact a local dealer and try to negotiate with them?
Speaking of dealers, I like the convenience of the Echo dealer (less than 10 minutes away), but I've come to discover it takes a long time for him to get parts. So having an Echo dealer close by seems kind of worthless if they have to order everything just like I would anyway.
The Dolmar dealers don't stock any saws and aren't really saw shops anyway. Not sure what to do on that end.
I'm steering far around Autotune saws, so Husqvarna is dead to me with their current lineup. I'd much rather have the internal clutch of any of the other saws anyway.
I'd consider a Stihl, but only one of the newer computer model saws. I've read to stay away from the older 362 model.
Thoughts?