coast40
Bronze Member
Can't beat facts! Thanks RT!What you see is 1/2 the products of 2 years ago, And a couple of the saws on the website are showing discontinued on the dealer B2B site which is the dealer parts and wholegoods order site.
Can't beat facts! Thanks RT!What you see is 1/2 the products of 2 years ago, And a couple of the saws on the website are showing discontinued on the dealer B2B site which is the dealer parts and wholegoods order site.
I wonder if it’s a profitability thing, or a climate change thing?The reports I'm seeing about Makita is that they had announced they were discontinuing production of gas engine products at the end of March 2022. I have not been able to find published confirmation that that actually happened as scheduled, but it's clear they are getting out of those lines.
Makita claimed that the gas power products was only 5% of their annual sales volume.I wonder if it’s a profitability thing, or a climate change thing?
I just hope they sell the line off to someone and keep making those saws.
I run 40:1Just replaced my Husky 562XP with the Echo 620. Lost the bearings in the 6 yr old Husky, not sure why. Have only run one tank of gas through the Echo, but seems to have the power I was use to, controls set up logically, like the sprocket outside the clutch, see thru gas tank. It does have a lot of plastic, but so does everything else. Time will tell about how it lasts, but it was also $599 instead of $900+ for the comparable size Stihl or Husky. The 5 year warranty and a good dealer also helped.