Who Owns An 'Echo' Chainsaw?

[deemus]

Yep Axxe55 - Although it is off-topic, I had an Echo weedeater that was awesome. Even got driven over by a truck - I didn't do it - and it kept working for years. I'd preferably buy a Stihl chainsaw, but the one I used (Farm Boss) was a bad-ass and felt like it - very heavy case. The Echo's with the same bar length were a lot lighter. I just inherited a 16" Husqvarna - it's been sitting on a shelf with gas in it for years. Going to try to resuscitate it - right after I get that 9mm case stuck in my sizing die out.

Same here on both counts. Echo trimmer works like a charm. I use the canned pre-mix gas and it fires up quick and runs like a scalded dog. I’ve had zero trouble with it.

I also have a Sthil 12” arbor saw that runs great.

Either brand is quality and I’d buy either again. That Stihl saw is the best I’ve owned.

 

[deemus]

last year i needed to get a new chainsaw and decided to go battery powered instead of another gasoline powered one got a skil brand 40 volt 14 inch and it does everything i need a chainsaw forand all my olpoulon chainsaw bars and chains fit on it as well!

HD had a Ryobi battery saw (12”?) on sale for $100. I bought it. It works good and is very light. I use it fir small limbs as it tends to throw the chain more than my gas saw.

But it uses the same batteries as my drills and saws. Very convenient.

 

[jonevill]

For trimming small limbs and such, I have found that a heavy duty saws-all works great. Much lighter and easier to maneuver.

 

[Axxe55]

HD had a Ryobi battery saw (12”?) on sale for $100. I bought it. It works good and is very light. I use it fir small limbs as it tends to throw the chain more than my gas saw.

But it uses the same batteries as my drills and saws. Very convenient.

iirc i paid $179 for mine at lowesthat was the saw battery and chargerand caseplus skil makes other yard power tools that use the same batteryiplan on getting th pole sawand weedeater next

 

[rr2241tx]

RIP Old Echo. “Helper” ran it on straight pump gas until it seized. It was the lightest, best cutting saw in the barn.

 

[TxPython357]

I used to sell Echo back in another life. Good quality at a good price. I know back then Tree's Inc. used Echo exclusively on all their trucks. I owned one myself for many years and it took down many a tree and did a lot of clean up after storms.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I ordered a Black & Decker 10" electric chain saw just to cut and clean up some of the broken branches from the ice storm. So we'll see how that works out.

Meanwhile, Project Farm:

 

[Hoji]

Supposedly, made in Japan, not china.

That's a fairly good particular, but I don't know anyone who owns one.

If you do, please sound off...like it/hate it?

After 12 or so years of service, my Husqvarna can't be used any longer. It won't stop leaking gas and so far is un-fixable...

Have the rechargeable battery Echo. Tossed the 16” bar that took the narrower, pain in the ass chain to sharpen and put a regular 13” bar on and absolutely love it. Great battery life for working on property, and big enough for 95% of what I need it for.