looking to buy my first chainsaw. I want to get one more than I need to grow into it, but not overkill. I have some other Echo equipment that I like, but more importantly, I like the dealer. So, my main question is whether the 490 is a “better” saw for the money, and whether a storage/carrying case is important.
I can get the 400 with the “value pack” (case, hat, and a thing of bar oil) for 325ish...or...
I can get the 490 for about 305ish out the door.
Looking at reviews on (too) MANY sites, the 400 gets great reviews. The 490 seems to my inexperienced/uneducated etes to be the better deal and it gets good reviews, but it just gets less reviews.
So I turn to AS fir guidance. I have looked at Husky and Stihl, but the price on the Echos are nicer and my dealer is Echo. Thanks.
I can get the 400 with the “value pack” (case, hat, and a thing of bar oil) for 325ish...or...
I can get the 490 for about 305ish out the door.
Looking at reviews on (too) MANY sites, the 400 gets great reviews. The 490 seems to my inexperienced/uneducated etes to be the better deal and it gets good reviews, but it just gets less reviews.
So I turn to AS fir guidance. I have looked at Husky and Stihl, but the price on the Echos are nicer and my dealer is Echo. Thanks.