MOA_Chaser
New Member
New to the forum; I have never owned a chainsaw. I own two acres that has a total of two trees on it, a house with no fireplace, and no wooded property... but we do have a 400 acre hunting lease. I basically need a saw for clearing trees that fall across logging roads, and possibly clearing brush/shooting lanes.
Looking at various reviews and recommendations, it seems like the Echo 590 is a beast. BUT... it weighs in at 17 lbs.
Of course there's always the chance that a 30" tree could fall across a road, but I'm wondering if the 590 would be overkill and heavy for the type of use I'd expect to see. I was initially thinking about the CS-400, which gives an 18" blade and comes in at around 10 lbs.
I guess I'm not sure about what exactly I would need/want for any given chainsaw situation.
It seems like I could use the 400 for a lot longer without getting tired, but when we get a 20" oak falling across a road am I going to be cussing it out and wanting to throw it in the brush? What kind of bar length and CCs should I be looking at for this kind of varied clean-up duty?
Looking at various reviews and recommendations, it seems like the Echo 590 is a beast. BUT... it weighs in at 17 lbs.
Of course there's always the chance that a 30" tree could fall across a road, but I'm wondering if the 590 would be overkill and heavy for the type of use I'd expect to see. I was initially thinking about the CS-400, which gives an 18" blade and comes in at around 10 lbs.
I guess I'm not sure about what exactly I would need/want for any given chainsaw situation.
It seems like I could use the 400 for a lot longer without getting tired, but when we get a 20" oak falling across a road am I going to be cussing it out and wanting to throw it in the brush? What kind of bar length and CCs should I be looking at for this kind of varied clean-up duty?