Hello all,
I have been lurking around here for the last two weeks, reading and trying to learn as much as I can. I currently own two saws, an old Homelite Super 2 and a Pouland Pro with an 18 inch bar. The Homelite my dad bought in 1979 and the Pouland I bought about 5 years ago.
We moved to the country about 2 years ago,,,these saws arent cutting it, pardon the pun. We have 100 acres that is almost all woods. Our home is one one acre with alot of trees as well. I need a good saw that will handle cleaning up limbs etc. I do cut down a few trees.
I am currently looking at 2 saws. The Husquvarna 435 and the Echo CS-400. I looked at a few Stihls but cant remember the exact model number.
I was very impressed with the Echo, It just feels more solid than the others. Being a mechanic I really like the ability to get to the spark plug and I love the airfilter on the Echo.
I am more than likely going to get the Echo, we have a dealer here that really seems to know what they are doing, they have been in business since the 1940's.
Any other suggestions? I want this to be the saw that makes me appreciate chain saws...instead of wanting to blow them up.
Cliff
I have been lurking around here for the last two weeks, reading and trying to learn as much as I can. I currently own two saws, an old Homelite Super 2 and a Pouland Pro with an 18 inch bar. The Homelite my dad bought in 1979 and the Pouland I bought about 5 years ago.
We moved to the country about 2 years ago,,,these saws arent cutting it, pardon the pun. We have 100 acres that is almost all woods. Our home is one one acre with alot of trees as well. I need a good saw that will handle cleaning up limbs etc. I do cut down a few trees.
I am currently looking at 2 saws. The Husquvarna 435 and the Echo CS-400. I looked at a few Stihls but cant remember the exact model number.
I was very impressed with the Echo, It just feels more solid than the others. Being a mechanic I really like the ability to get to the spark plug and I love the airfilter on the Echo.
I am more than likely going to get the Echo, we have a dealer here that really seems to know what they are doing, they have been in business since the 1940's.
Any other suggestions? I want this to be the saw that makes me appreciate chain saws...instead of wanting to blow them up.
Cliff