80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?

[DelawhereJoe]

With you guys going on about Dolmar, Echo, no one talks about Efco. Who's is good and who's is less then ideal.

[mad murdock]

I have never dealt with or handled an Efco. They look good on paper, but I have heard more negative than positive when it comes to support.  Not sure if that has gotten better, having never had one.  I personally will stick with Echo, Dolmar, and Husky, probably in that order.  I have never been a stihl fan, just personal preference I guess.  I don't like the high price of Stihl parts.

[sandsawmill14]

doesnt matter what brand the saw is buy from the best shop ;)  you will hate any brand if its a bad dealer >:(

[HolmenTree]

Top pro saw on the market closest  to 80cc is the Stihl MS461.

[sandsawmill14]

holmentree  i dont have one but the mill im sawing for does and what little i ran it while my 441 was in the shop it seem awesome and will be my next big saw purchase they went to sthil because of the top end problems with the 385/395 huskys does anyone know if they got that fixed or was it just a few that were in our area ???

[49er]

doesnt matter what brand the saw is buy from the best shop ;)  you will hate any brand if its a bad dealer >:(

Or ya could buy from a site sponsor.

[sandsawmill14]

my brand just took one of the new banners ;D ;)

[wndwlkr65]

I have a 7900 Dolmar & it does a good job. No dealers close but I do my own saw work anyway.

[tom h]

I have a7910 that has been modded. It's quite the saw.

[pabst79]

I'm very happy with my 800 Echo, its been a great saw so far, and fits in nicely with my Stihl lineup  .

 

[AdkStihl]

Top pro saw on the market closest  to 80cc is the Stihl MS461.

+1

[BUGGUTZ]

Just for conversations sake, I own a Cub Cadet 52cc 20" saw. Its made by EFCO.  I bought it a dozen years ago and use it for my light duty work. At the time it was bought to cut my firewood and I used every inch of the 20" bar. In all that time all I have had to repair was the coil burned out. Its a cheap entry level saw and was worth the money ($250-$300 range).

That said I like big Husky saws. I also run a Shindaiwa 757 28" that is a torq monster.