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buddyb
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I need a bigger saw due to some property I am buying.I think about a 20 inch bar and 50cc engine.Looking at an Echo CS 590. yes or no?
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I bought a Stihl over forty years ago, still (pun intended) running strong.
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I own Stihls, but Echo makes good saws.
And weedeaters.
Echo cs 590 for the money is good, but they are heavy. It is a mid-range homeowners saw kind of like the Stihl MS 291 or Husqvarna 460. The power head weighs 13.2 lbs. A lot depends how much you want to spend, and what you will be cutting.
Model Profile: CS-590 (acresinternet.com)
I've owned a 20" cs400 for about 5 years and it has been a good trouble free saw. I did use a bigger one, 501?, that a friend has and it worked great. A little heavier than I'd want to use all day but a good powerful saw. I'd buy another Echo without hesitation. Bob
Where I live the folks who cut trees for a living use Stihl and Echo. Post Oak, Red Oak, Black Jack, White Oak, Sweet gum, Hickory mixed with Pine.
Echo makes good chain saws.
I have an Echo weedeater that is 19 years old and still runs like a top.
I run 4 saws on my tree farm. I am happy with Echo and Husqvarna. Dropped Stihl.
I’m on my second Stihl a 291 with an 18 inch bar, first one I gave to son in law after over 20 years of use. Never found anything it couldn’t handle. Can’t really comment on any of the others.
Find a used Stihl 064 and be happy that you did.
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What are the odds? Just read Mr. P’s post then saw this while on the tools section of c-list!
OH HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love my stihl and my little echo's. My Echo's never, ever, let me down. I also have a couple of Alpina chainsaws, made in Italy. They are very expensive and never friggen work. Pieces of Junk. The one has a 36" bar and worked great for about two years and then never worked right again. I don't even know if you can get them anymore. A logger at our cabin told me about them. Hate that guy till this day. Add sarcasm.
Wow, they sure get some hefty coin for those old saws! My 064 refuses to give up. It's the last saw I fell timber with so it is over 25 years old.
I like saws from Sweden, and Germany. I build log cabins with them. They're good for firewood.
The CS590 is a very capable saw and not too difficult to start/handle. It's a BIG step up from something like the CS400 which is a good saw in it's own class.
When we go out to cut wood, we often take a small 'Arborist' saw, 2x CS400, and a bigger saw-either a CS 590 or 620.
I don't run the bigger saws anymore-just not strong enough. So the 400 is about the upper end for me.
I have had several Stihl 064s and they have about as much power as and 066.
In Coeur 'd Alene no less. I think that one is a bit high, so I would keep looking. I would expect to find something closer to the $650 to $700 range but that one does look really clean.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
My 1956 Mccollough I-43 still putts along, but I haven't used it in years. Just start it up once or twice a year, slice a few logs sose it don't feel neglected and put her back on the shelf. Us old timers need to feel useful occasionally too.
I used to have an old Pioneer IEL saw. It had a hand clutch to disengage the chain, a cable instead of rope to start it and an exposed pulley that you could wrap a rope around for starting and the handle bar was used for the bar oil reservoir. It was gear driven and very heavy. I sold it to a collector who was very happy to get it. Wish I had a picture of it.
A couple of Jonsereds have served me well for quite a few years.
I found a deal on an almost new Echo CS 8000.Runs like new,but I have not cut anything with it yet.27 inch bar and 80cc.Its going to be a handful.
My left arm is still about 4" longer than my right from packing an 066 around.....
Got to run one of these a while back, what a saw.
https://www.stihlusa.com/products/chain-saws/professional-saws/ms500i/
Yeah, the 066 is about a pound heavier than the 064.
That 500 has an impressive .482 hp/lb power to weight ratio! Wow.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
On my tree farm, harvesting hardwood, I have never found the need for a saw with a bar longer than 20 inches. In fact I use a 16 inch bar most of the time. I have large trees.
I run 16 inch bars on my 362's. lots of cutting power and stays out of the dirt better.
My 460 magnum gets the 24 inch bar. A cutting machine with a skip tooth chain.
Got a hold of an older 75 Stihl. I had to make sure the thing was switched off. Left running unattended for a minute or two it would cut a pick up load of wood by itself. He he.
My friend who runs a tree service says if you're not running a Stihl 362, you're just playing.
I have my father in laws Solo. 25:1 ratio. I am not man enough to run it. No plastic in this one.