Echo 50cc saw bar length

[Graham]

34 minutes ago, Saw-sick Steve said:

Well, my local Echo dealer doesn't seem too bothered about making a sale as they haven't got back to me so looks like it's going to be a sale for Husqvarna? Saw will be worked hard for 6 months of the year but not a lot outside of that. Heard various things about the auto tune on the 550, what's the general consensus? 

I've used the CS390 ESX for three years now. Only a recoil spring replaced.  Worked hard on my hedgelaying, small felling and firewood.  Bloody good saw and that's from 45 yrs on saws.

[carlos]

the husky 550 is a great saw, i prefer it to the echo 501. we have not had any problems with husky auto tune on either the 550 or 560.

[gary112]

3 minutes ago, carlos said:

the husky 550 is a great saw, i prefer it to the echo 501. we have not had any problems with husky auto tune on either the 550 or 560.

Agreed both great saws

[Echo]

On 29/10/2020 at 18:20, Saw-sick Steve said:

Well, my local Echo dealer doesn't seem too bothered about making a sale as they haven't got back to me so looks like it's going to be a sale for Husqvarna? Saw will be worked hard for 6 months of the year but not a lot outside of that. Heard various things about the auto tune on the 550, what's the general consensus? 

Make sure you get a 550 mk2, it is a completely different saw than the old 550 that had the problems, they can easily be specified with a 15 inch bar and a 64 link chain, the .325 bar and chain that comes on the saw is Narrow Kerf, so no need to change anything, it will cut faster than standard .325, Stihl now make an RS .325 Pro Narrow Kerf Full Chissel chain that will run on this bar, it has no bumper links other than the ones that act as depth gauges, so is should be really fast cutting. Think its the same file for the Husky chain that comes on the 550 and the Stihl chain I mention, that helps too.

Edited October 30, 2020 by Echo

[peatff]

Nobody has the 550xp mk 2 in stock, they are reporting out till 30/11/2020 all the shops I've looked at.

[gary112]

Our local dealer has em in stock,dont know how many but saw a couple on display the other day

[Moose McAlpine]

2 hours ago, peatff said:

Nobody has the 550xp mk 2 in stock, they are reporting out till 30/11/2020 all the shops I've looked at.

Toolstoday has them in stock.

 

I have a used one i might sell, rapidly running out of money. ☹

[peatff]

11 hours ago, Moose McAlpine said:

Toolstoday has them in stock.

 

I have a used one i might sell, rapidly running out of money. ☹

 

Not according to their website

 

[Moose McAlpine]

They have XP in stock, but not XPG by the looks of it.

[carlos]

try fr jones.