You may not understand what I was saying but, trust me, Husky and Stihl know. You guys can talk all you want about how large Husky and Stihl's sales are but I can assure you they have felt the impact of Echo introducing the 590 (& other saws). It's really hard for the average firewood cutter to ignore the 590 while shopping for a new saw when price is a concern. The same could be said for the 490 as well.
And no defensiveness here...heck, I've never even owned a 590. I think you've really taken my comments the wrong way. If you go back and read my posts, you will see that I actually like the Husky products. I'm just stubborn and don't like "auto tune" of any flavor. And should Echo introduce an auto tune saw (& more than likely will), check back and you will find me saying the same thing about Echo. That's one of the reasons I have two NIB 600p's (not in my sig) sitting on the shelf as we speak. For $400 each to my door, I couldn't pass them up. And they help to insure that I don't have to buy an auto tune saw in the 20 or so years I have left cutting wood (hopefully). Weird? Maybe, but to each their own. Between auto tune and the manufacturers greater and greater transition to Chinese made parts/units, I don't like where the industry is heading. I want to have a little control in what I run. But then again, I'm not the average customer so my opinions really don't mean squat
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