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General Forestry => Chainsaws => Topic started by: DelawhereJoe on March 11, 2016, 10:02:19 AM

Title: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: DelawhereJoe on March 11, 2016, 10:02:19 AM
With you guys going on about Dolmar, Echo, no one talks about Efco. Who's is good and who's is less then ideal.
Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: mad murdock on March 11, 2016, 01:27:00 PM
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.
Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: sandsawmill14 on March 11, 2016, 07:49:43 PM
doesnt matter what brand the saw is buy from the best shop ;)  you will hate any brand if its a bad dealer >:(
Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: HolmenTree on March 12, 2016, 11:25:56 PM
Top pro saw on the market closest  to 80cc is the Stihl MS461.
Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: sandsawmill14 on March 12, 2016, 11:43:45 PM
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 ???
Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: 49er on March 13, 2016, 11:38:40 AM
Quote from: sandsawmill14 on March 11, 2016, 07:49:43 PM
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.
Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: sandsawmill14 on March 13, 2016, 01:20:24 PM
my brand just took one of the new banners ;D ;)
Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: wndwlkr65 on March 15, 2016, 09:11:02 AM
I have a 7900 Dolmar & it does a good job. No dealers close but I do my own saw work anyway.
Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: tom h on March 16, 2016, 12:11:58 PM
I have a7910 that has been modded. It's quite the saw.
Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: pabst79 on March 16, 2016, 01:58:37 PM
I'm very happy with my 800 Echo, its been a great saw so far, and fits in nicely with my Stihl lineup  :).

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Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: AdkStihl on March 19, 2016, 12:43:45 PM
Quote from: HolmenTree on March 12, 2016, 11:25:56 PM
Top pro saw on the market closest  to 80cc is the Stihl MS461.

+1
Title: Re: 80cc saw...who's making the best and worst..?
Post by: BUGGUTZ on March 25, 2016, 04:53:30 PM
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.
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