Echo saws...

[ladylake]

  Dan You'll like the 670, make sure to keep it tuned well, some come lean from the factory but your dealer should have tuned it good, if you have to use gas with ethonal that will make it run leaner also. Other than that give us that 25 year report, I've been running Echo's (mostly used ones from Ebay and a couple of new ones) for 8 years now and have had to buy 1 AV mount besides bars and chains.    Steve

[ladylake]

 Dan I'm a little confused(easy to do) do you have 2 CS670 saws now?  Steve

[tim1234]

DanG,

I have a CS-300 too.  I love that saw.  I climb with it and cut everything.  I like how light it is.  And with a sharp chain, it cuts white oak with no problem. I've had mine for about 6 years.

Tim

[DanG]

No Steve, I just have one 670 and one 300.  Not sure where that confuzzment came from.  As I said, I may buy a 50cc saw soon, and it will be an Echo.  I'll let my dealer advise me on which one.  His is a small shop, and he sees everything that comes in or goes out, and talks with his customers.  He knows which ones hold up best, and who likes what saw and why.  Best of all, I can trust him to give me the best advice he can.  I wish all of ya had a dealer like him.

[timber tramp]

   if you have to use gas with ethonal that will make it run leaner also.

??? ??? Not trying to hijack this thread just have'nt heard this before, maybe I don't pay enough attention. TT

[ladylake]

 Dan  Once I looked at the dates of these thread the confusion went away, at least for a while. Timber Tramp   I think gas with ehtonal either doesn't flow as good or has less energy for the same volume making it leaner, I've heard this in the snowmobile industry years ago. I believe it's true also, my BIL bought new Echo CS440 which ran fine on my gas with no ethonal, then he used gas with ethonal and it got lean, bogged easy, didn't rev up good and the plug was white, I pulled the caps , readjusted richer and and it's been running fine ever since untill he left it behind the skid loader. I got in the skid loader backed up a ways and it came rolling out the front.  Didn't hurt too bad, a new top handle and straightened the bar and it's running good again.   Steve

[SwampDonkey]

Well, when looking at brush saws, Echo have the best Warrantee on professional brush saws that is. Sthil and Husky only give you 90 days, Echo has 1 year. But, I have one guy who isn't the easiest character on a saw. Like trying to get away with running straight gas for a day and thinking the dealer won't be able to tell. :  But, his first saw he got two years and his second saw he pretty much trashed it by season end. On the other hand my most seasoned guy, thinned over 25 years, got three years out of his Husky and 300 acres of brush cutting. I like Stihl myself and have been satisfied with their performance. I found the Echo is a lot louder than the other two. When your cutting professionally, you like to stick with the brand and model so you have spare parts. So, it's semantics.