Echo chainsaws 5 year warranty

[predator]

Just been moochin on screwfix website and noticed echo chainsaw 5yr warranty thats a wow from me who else give that sort of trust in a saw Echo ECCS310ES 30cm Petrol Chainsaw 30.5cc | Screwfix.com

[Lyncombe-climber]

Interesting. Seems they trust it

[RobRainford]

It's probably a non professional user warranty. If the hobbyist homeowner buys one it will probably sit in their garage for 4 years and 50 weeks of those 5 years of warranty. They will probably forget they have it long before then!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Why Echo? Warranty

[18 stoner]

At two years for pro then, its still damn good!

[Garyjp]

...and 2 years from Husky too

http://www.husqvarna.com/uk/support/warranty-registration/

 

 

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[ratcatcher]

who is echo made by?

being a newbie here I have no idea

but breaking it down, thats £60 per year 5 x 60 = £300

as stated already, would they honour the guarantee after 4yrs of use, or try saying, oh no, its void, you cut a tree down with it?

 

I'd rather my £80 japan import, a years guarantee and if it breaks in a years time, buy another, thats 50cc too rather than 30cc

[Sussex Groundie]

As Rob says its all relative to the usage, there area approx 2 billion battery electric drills in the world and there average life usage (on paper) is 30 mins....I know all our drills get used more like our chainsaws.

[18 stoner]

...and 2 years from Husky too

Husqvarna - Global Leader in Outdoor Power Equipment

 

 

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Very true, but a £300 husky aint worth a jot in comarison though:blushing:

[wyk]

who is echo made by?

being a newbie here I have no idea

but breaking it down, thats £60 per year 5 x 60 = £300

as stated already, would they honour the guarantee after 4yrs of use, or try saying, oh no, its void, you cut a tree down with it?

 

I'd rather my £80 japan import, a years guarantee and if it breaks in a years time, buy another, thats 50cc too rather than 30cc

 

Echo is made by Echo... sort of. Echo recently bought Shindaiwa, whom made great saws as well. So their technology is a mix nowadays. They manufacture equipment both in the US and Japan. My Echo CS-520 was made in Japan. It's about 10 years old or so? I forget. It's still going strong. I gave it to a good friend whom works in forestry near the outskirts of London. This is what it sounded like after a mild port job spring before last:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlRuyVtQI5I]Echo CS-520 Ported - YouTube[/ame]

 

Wow, hadn't realised how loose that bar and chain were. Must have been a tad hasty when I grabbed it for a quick video. That is a 15" 3/8 bar and chain there. I eventually put a 20" 325 on it for the reach, as it made it much easier on my back snedding cedars in Dorset. It pulled it very well, even buried in Oak.

 

In the states, simply having the receipt is all you need to claim the warranty. I dunno how it is in the UK. But, like most manufacturers, it can be nerve-wracking to claim the warranty, especially after a few years. I dunno if they are pro-rated or some such, either. Never had to claim it on any Echo product I have ever used. I am fond of their stuff in the states as they can often be had for great prices used since arborists tend to favor them in many areas. A good product at good prices new; at least they are in the states. A new Echo 500p is about $450 retail or so.

Edited April 20, 2013 by wyk