new saw

[JeepHead]

Both my Timber bear and the 620 came jetted rich, not lean. Not a big deal, easy to adust. Big improvement with an Echo is relieving the back pressure in the can.

For the love of god, it's a Timber WOLF, not BEAR! We have told you this a 100 times!

 

[xyz123]

590 isnt a timberbear or a 620. SMH

590 TimberWOLF

 

[5030]

For the love of god, it's a Timber WOLF, not BEAR! We have told you this a 100 times!

Whatever Bear to me, wolf to you...

 

[airbiscuit]

Grizzly Wolf?

 

[5030]

Grizzly Adams...

 

[John_Mc]

My experience with several Echo saws, over many years now, is that they're set lean from the factory. I have yet to come across one set rich.

Exactly. Almost every saw I've seen (that still has a manually adjustable carb) sold in the US comes set on the lean side from the factory. They do this to meet the EPA emissions requirements.

 

[Soloz2]

I think it depends on budget. If you have the budget a Stihl 500i would be my choice, but for a bit less an Echo 7310 is a nice looking saw. I haven’t run one, but I’ve run a 620p and I wouldn’t run anything more than a 24” bar on it. Felt sluggish compared to my Stihl 400c.

 

[neilpaku]

Have you guys considered fitting a 7 tooth sprocket? It's like changing down a gear. Chain runs slower for the engine rpm but makes a longer bar more feasible. Still have to accept that it will take longer to saw but then one would only have a small saw with a long bar if one was only occasionally sawing large diameters. If you're doing large diameters all day long, then of course you'd buy a 90cc or something large

 

[Skypilota72]

If you were looking at getting a new saw and needed a 24-inch bar with the option of using a 36-inch when needed to cut off stumps, what would you get?

I have an Echo 7310, which can handle a 32” Bar. It has great power and torque, so I think this would be your best bet.

 

[Fields_mj]

How often are you going to use it, how mechanically inclined are you, and how much money do you want to spend?

To go up to a 36" bar, you need a saw that's at least 70cc. Saws in the low 70s may need a high output oil pump for the bar. If you run it a lot, get a Stihl or Husqvarna. If you don't run it a lot, or you are pretty mechanically inclined and don't want to spend a ton of money, I'd get a clone. I've been running a G660 with a 28" bar and occasionally a 42" bar for a few years now and love it. Its not my main saw, but when I want something longer than 18", that's what I grab. There were some parts that I had to replace right off the bat (clutch, high output oil pump for the 42" bar, mounting screws for the handle and spikes), and there were a few more that I replaced because I wanted to (dp muffler, starter pawl), but it has been well worth the $321 I spent getting it to my door. If you're not mechanically inclined, reach out to bluesaws.com. They will sell you one that they've gone through and checked out OR they will build you one that's ported for about half the price of the OEM saw, and I'd put their built saw up against an OEM saw any day of the week in both power and durability.