New Saw Recommendation

[Tkekic]

I love my Echo. Son also has a couple including one wiyj a 24 blade. He loves them. My Husky did not last long. Still Electric is great for the light work we do. Larger Still has become very hard to start. Con't do better than a Echo.

 

[sd455dan]

The little 2511 clone is almost here from Hockfire saws- I finally grabbed the Farmertec G660 kit I bought about 4 years ago off the bench and have started looking at putting it together, found the flywheel removal tool and seem to have misplaced a crank installation tool, has to be around somewhere. Have to find the 28" bar and chain that I must have stashed elsewhere as well.
Definitely going to croakus cloth or ? the port edges, and the cylinder casting has a big amount of flash at the center of the head section that I will need to grind out /remove as well as they cast the intake port off center as well.

Looks like the white orange Stihl color's combo are NLA now?

Blue NLA unless old stock now.

Clone saws of the old saws we all liked. Those are 440 460.

I have had about all of them testing out and for my uses anymore.

3120 880 Gen 2 361 2511 200T 372xp 288 395 660 you name it. The older ones we loved.

Holzfforma Farmertec IMHO #1 in clones.



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[xyz123]

The little 2511 clone is almost here from Hockfire saws- I finally grabbed the Farmertec G660 kit I bought about 4 years ago off the bench and have started looking at putting it together, found the flywheel removal tool and seem to have misplaced a crank installation tool, has to be around somewhere. Have to find the 28" bar and chain that I must have stashed elsewhere as well.
Definitely going to croakus cloth or ? the port edges, and the cylinder casting has a big amount of flash at the center of the head section that I will need to grind out /remove as well as they cast the intake port off center as well.

Looks like the white orange Stihl color's combo are NLA now?

Ya the pro ones they do the beveling way better then the regular ones.

IMHO the parts kits to me are the worst alot of the times. Sometimes I swear looks like seconds. JMO

 

[Soloz2]

I love my MS261c. I wanted something bigger and after comparing pricing for a bigger Stihl I grabbed an Echo CS620p. It's a turd compared to my 261 despite being a bigger saw so I brought it back. The Dealer wasn't happy, but I did get most of my money back and I went down the street and got a MS400c. Never looked back! The Echo 60cc was slower to rev and didn't feel like it had any more torque than my 261 did, but the 400c absolutely rips and has the torque to boot.

 

[dh206]

I have three Stihl and two Husqvarna chainsaws that were all great when new, but became harder and harder to start every year. They are all different sizes and when running, they all work great. But even after paying to have them serviced, they are never easy to start.

My current favorite chainsaw is an Echo Timberwolf with a 20 inch blade and 59.8cc engine. I've had it three years and it is the easiest saw to start that I've ever used!!! The engine is huge and it's the only saw that has plenty of power. I also like how the plastic for the gas tank is see through and you can see how much fuel you have.

In my opinion, just about every saw in the same bar size and power range is going to cut as good as the chain that's on it. For me, what's important is how much I will have to suffer to get it to start when I want to use it.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/ECHO-20-in-59-8-cc-Gas-2-Stroke-Rear-Handle-Timber-Wolf-Chainsaw-CS-590-20/204221580

I like the translucent gas tank too! They take some getting used to in the Start department with choke compared to other chainsaws I have owned, but yeah, runs great!

 

[Noah]

So, my small engine mechanic tells me all new saws are garbage with these new EPA emissions. But I have a bunch of maples I just had felled. They are 14 inch at the tops and 26 and 31 inch at the bottoms. I only have an old Stihl 029 and thinking about getting something bigger. What do you all recommend.
I find looking at the saw websites very confusing. You see small saws that are more expensive than big saws?
Figure for what it cost to get them to block it all up, I may as well invest in a bigger saw.

What do you all recommend for this job?

 

[Noah]

Most have recommended that you get the pro series saw in whatever brand you like, I highly agree with that. I have two huskies that were new in 1997 which I still use. Neither one has ever needed a carburetor adjustment. Both start very easily cold or hot. I did upgrade to a 372 do and have an older 357 xp. A few months back I got a 562xp which has the computer in it. So far so good very easy to start if you follow directions.