Saw Troll,
You make a very valid point, but honestly, I don't understand what all this concern is about weight vs. horsepower. If the saw is reliable and has enough horsepower to get the job done, what's the big deal about several ounces or even a couple of pounds. Working in the logging business, etc. is hard work and you ought to be able to handle 15 to 20lbs. for most of a day. Again, I guess I am a dinosaur, but I cut for years with XL-925s, C-72s and Super Wiz 66s and never even thought about the weight. I just wanted good reliable saws and they were. Everyone is jumping up and down about the MS-460 so I broke down and ordered one. I didn't look at the weight because I don't care. I got the saw on the advice I was given on this forum. I am more than happy with my Echos and Homelites, but I guess I was curious about all of the hoopla over Stihl (ran them before, but never owned any). I want saws that work when I need them to work and have great reliability. I think my Echo power tools have fit that bill perfectly. I don't know why they don't advertise h.p. Maybe they feel like I do. My CS-670 has plenty of speed and more importantly, plenty of torque for a 4.0 cubic inch saw and I know it is reliable. It wouldn't win any races (I don't race with a saw, I work with it) and it won't win any sveldt contests (guess it doesn't care about Jenny Craig) but it cuts everything I need it to and it has a manual oiler over-ride just in case, as I believe all saws should have.
