I own and operate both ms 362 and 562xp love my saws but i'm bout to not be able to hold back and buy a cs 620pw ! That saw rocks !!!Opinions, preferences/issues with these two saws? Looking at both, hoping for some with experience to chime in.
Thanks
Not when you ask a Stihl dealer... Those guys are so far up Stihl's butt they turn their head the other way at anything good that Echo makes and spread anti-Echo propaganda. Yesterday I was by a place that's a Stihl dealer looking for a flywheel key for a Kohler V-twin. The used to sell Echo but stopped a couple years ago. Any time you ask them they would say "Yea, we never sold any of that crap." Even when they were selling Echo there were Stihl sign's all over the place and 3 of the 4 walls were wrapped in Stihl products. Who do you think they pointed the customers to when someone cam in looking for a piece of equipment? Echo products are underrated and the consumer needs to be informed of the facts to have a successful Echo dealer. Most people think that since Echo is sold in Home Depot that they aren't true commercial grade. When the reality is that Echo agreed to sell products in Home Depot to fund new factory projects in the states. When I mentioned Shindaiwa to this guy he said, "Man, they used to make some of the best stuff out there until Echo bought them." What a load of crock! Shindaiwa is still great! The EPA has changed things and equipment isn't as good as it used to be across the board so if you want to say Shindaiwa isn't as good as it used to be, then neither is much of the Stihl stuff.
Some are saying Echo is the better saw. Some are saying "for the money". Hmmmm.
Two different answers.
All I know is that Echo does not exist in the pro market here. Maybe someday they will...
That 501p interests me a little.
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