Echo 590 or the X Series?

[EddieWalker]

Where are you seeing it for $419 with the 20 inch bar? Not that I would buy it from Home Depot but when I ask my local dealer to price match I will need a link most likely. Thanks!

ECHO 20 in. 59.8 cc Gas 2-Stroke Rear Handle Timber Wolf Chainsaw CS-590-20 - The Home Depot

Maintain your yard and remove thick bushes easily with the help of this excellent ECHO Gas 2-Stroke Cycle Chainsaw. Increased performance and durability.

www.homedepot.com

Why wouldn't you buy a chainsaw from Home Depot?

 

[WinterDeere]

I am a self confessed chainsaw addict. I am not brand loyal but have a few saws that I favor.

The two that go with me back into my woods is the Husky 562XP and the Echo 2511T.

I will admit I love that little 2511T. If I bought any Echo saw, it would be one of their top handles. I'm running a Husqvarna 435T now, again because it had highest power/weight ratio of any of the top handles at the time I was buying, but I really don't love that saw.

And I'm not telling the OP to ignore Echo. You can get a reliable 60cc Echo for $500, which is a bargain, especially if you're not using it very frequently. I'm just refuting the idea that it's in any way similar to a 60cc Stihl MS-362 or Husqvarna 562XP, both closer to $900, because it's just not. You're comparing an E-class to a Camry, if you believe they are.

 

[Duds13]

ECHO 20 in. 59.8 cc Gas 2-Stroke Rear Handle Timber Wolf Chainsaw CS-590-20 - The Home Depot

Maintain your yard and remove thick bushes easily with the help of this excellent ECHO Gas 2-Stroke Cycle Chainsaw. Increased performance and durability.

www.homedepot.com

Why wouldn't you buy a chainsaw from Home Depot?

I like supporting my local shop. Plus, if it ever needed warranty work it seems the local shop moves products to the end of the line that weren't purchased from them.

 

[tradosaurus]

I like supporting my local shop. Plus, if it ever needed warranty work it seems the local shop moves products to the end of the line that weren't purchased from them.

Same here. I bought both of my Echo's from a small town dealer near me. As well as a Toro zero turn. His prices are as competitive as the big box stores and he and his wife know the products.

 

[WinterDeere]

Same here. I bought both of my Echo's from a small town dealer near me. As well as a Toro zero turn. His prices are as competitive as the big box stores and he and his wife know the products.

Agreed. Also, even those of us who do our own repair sometimes can use some help on diagnosis, and I'd feel awful sheepish taking a saw bought at a big box store to the knowledgeable local dealer, asking for their help on it.

 

[Duds13]

Same here. I bought both of my Echo's from a small town dealer near me. As well as a Toro zero turn. His prices are as competitive as the big box stores and he and his wife know the products.

Nice. I've spent a lot of money with my local shop and am considered a VIP customer, so I seem to get moved to the front of the line when it comes time for repairs. So far I've purchased lawn tractor, walk behind mower, Ferris zero turn, Echo backpack blower, Echo trimmer, Kioti tractor and brush mower, lots of oil, saw chains, etc.

 

[EddieWalker]

According to the Echo Website, the only local dealer in Tyler is also the same dealer that sells Scag lawn mowers. I bought my Scag mower before they opened for business from anther dealer that retired a few years after I bought it. I've been there several times for parts for my Scag, and they just rape me on their prices. Amazon is significantly lower in price the they are, which makes me very hesitant to want to go there to buy a chainsaw from them. Home Depot is super easy to walk into the store, pay for it, and leave.

 

[tradosaurus]

According to the Echo Website, the only local dealer in Tyler is also the same dealer that sells Scag lawn mowers. I bought my Scag mower before they opened for business from anther dealer that retired a few years after I bought it. I've been there several times for parts for my Scag, and they just rape me on their prices. Amazon is significantly lower in price the they are, which makes me very hesitant to want to go there to buy a chainsaw from them. Home Depot is super easy to walk into the store, pay for it, and leave.

I typed in "Echo chainsaw dealers Tyler Tx" and the following came up in the search:

Outdoor Power Products of Tyler

Tyler Power Equipment

Lone Star Power Equipment

Lawnmower Pit Stop

 

[Duds13]

According to the Echo Website, the only local dealer in Tyler is also the same dealer that sells Scag lawn mowers. I bought my Scag mower before they opened for business from anther dealer that retired a few years after I bought it. I've been there several times for parts for my Scag, and they just rape me on their prices. Amazon is significantly lower in price the they are, which makes me very hesitant to want to go there to buy a chainsaw from them. Home Depot is super easy to walk into the store, pay for it, and leave.

Understandable, but I think all dealers are the same way. Tough to compete with prices you find on Amazon, but that applies to just about everything not just mower or saw parts

 

[5030]

I almost bought a 261 about 10 years ago and kick myself for not stepping up to that model, but aren't the Stihls now almost double the price of the Echos?

Certainly are, well not 2X the price but at least 1/3 more. One thing amount Stihl and that is, every Stihl I've owned, first thing you do is open up the muffler because Stihl succumbed to the noise police years ago.

That and their E-Tronic fuel injection. Puts me in mind of T4 tractors and I want neither.