Butch(OH)
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I was just at a dealer today checking out the CS-450. Right above it was a 530. In my hands the 450 weighs the same as the 530 and was only like $30 less than the 530. I would go the 530 route if it ws me.
Do you have any experience with the 450?
Sorry, no experience with a CS-450. The CS-510/520's are excellent, and there are a lot of them showing up on E-Bay these days. I just grabbed up a nice 520 for $142.00. They are quite a bit stronger than the 440's, and not much heavier.....Cliff
both are great, if it was me i would splurge for the 400.Cliff,
Any opinions on the CS 400 as opposed to the CS 370?
Am I wrong in thinking the 370 doesn't have an adjustable carb. If they do can you mod the muffler to make them run like a 211? I've ran a 370 for about 5 minutes and thought it was extremely weak, I just bought a 211 and it is a high revin rippin little limbing saw that just flat out performs. I don't know if it's gonna hold up under commercial use but we'll find out.
I've got an Echo cs440 that I bought new three years ago and have been using it mainly for limbing and for trail clearing for atv trails. I did a muffler mod on it and it really came alive! They are really choked down a lot in the muffler dept. Got rid of the 18" bar and replaced it with a 16" which it handles a lot better. I have probably put 25 to 30 tanks of gas thru it and the only thing I have done to it is clean the air filter.They are a good saw when used for their intended purpose and are very reliables. They will leave a Wild Thing in a pile of wood chips!!!
Quote:"I'm really liking my CS400 lately, one feature it has is a automatic throttle advance when you pull the choke out, the 370 doesn't. i'll be doing some timed cuts soon now that they're broken in. I found that a 1" drill bit in a drill press with a vice for holding the muffler takes that cat out in a couple of seconds. Steve"
Steve, thanks for the info.
I have some questions:
Did taking out the cat make the muffler any louder?
Did you mod any other part of the muffler?
Did you have to take the limiter caps off and re-adjust the carb?
I'll be looking forward to your timed cuts. :greenchainsaw:
Ronnie
Hey Eastexan, which saw did you finally buy?
I was in Home Depot the other day and happened to see last year's display model of an Echo CS-306 and got it at a good discount.
I know it's old tech, but it's light & perfect for the small stuff I have around here.
So now, I think I'll look for a good mid-range saw around the 40cc size, like the CS-370, 400, or 450.
Ronnie
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