Top handle chainsaw dilemma

[SawTroll]

The echo is a good high quality saw, better built that the others imo, & cheaper. wack one of Rob D's carving bars on & you have a superb bit of kit, nothing wrong with the stock bar, but it is bull nosed & has a safety chain. The saw can be hotted up very easily.

 

Sexy!

 

002 by geoff321, on Flickr

 

Doesn't even look like it could be high quality - so it is hard to believe it actually is.

 

Echo saws mainly are sold because they are cheap, not because they are good or high quality....

[Coletti]

Doesn't even look like it could be high quality - so it is hard to believe it actually is.

 

Echo saws mainly are sold because they are cheap, not because they are good or high quality....

 

I'll second Geoff on the quality and I believe your wrong. I believe that echo sell well because they are well built, very reliable and at a much more affordable price. Don't knock it till you've tried it!! Everyone that has used one of my two top handles has been plesently surprised by there quality and performance

[geoff]

Doesn't even look like it could be high quality - so it is hard to believe it actually is.

 

Echo saws mainly are sold because they are cheap, not because they are good or high quality....

 

Well I beg to differ, having actually owned a few Echo's over the years, looks can be deceiving sir, & beauty in the eye of the beholder. They are cost effective, yes, 2 year pro warranty, well thought out, strong plastics, smooth & reliable motors, & dare I say it, Jap built.

 

So what is your personal & professional experience with them Troll, if I may ask?

[August Hunicke]

My two cents on this subject would be to find a used stihl 200T (if you don't already have one) if you can find one. Even if it is a total basket case, buy it and have it rebuilt by a skilled saw man. Nothing else compares.

 

 

Live to inspire.

[harvey b davison]

The echo is a good high quality saw, better built that the others imo, & cheaper. wack one of Rob D's carving bars on & you have a superb bit of kit, nothing wrong with the stock bar, but it is bull nosed & has a safety chain. The saw can be hotted up very easily.

 

Sexy!

 

002 by geoff321, on Flickr

 

Never owned one or used one, but yes, that is a sexy saw !

[harvey b davison]

On a serious note, what are the makita / dolmar top handles like. I heard they were the lightest on the market.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Doesn't even look like it could be high quality - so it is hard to believe it actually is.

 

Echo saws mainly are sold because they are cheap, not because they are good or high quality....

 

Do you know anything about Kioritz boyo?

[codlasher]

Yes geoff that's a fine looking set up. Thank you for the picture!

I have an older Echo 50cc saw so am already a fan. No the plastic's not nasty and apart from loosing a nut and bolt over the 14 years of me owning it it has always done exactly what I asked.

I did use the top handled one about fourteen years ago, when I was asked by Echo to help provide the 'forestry environment' for their original brochure picture shoot. I remember vaguely that it was much lighter than my 020!!

I'd be quite tempted, as I'm not going to be using the saw every day, to have it gently tweaked........but I'll have to think further on this. No decisions yet

codlasher

[treequip]

Do you know anything about Kioritz boyo?

 

Well I for one didn't, but I do now

 

Yamabiko Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Given the state of play with top handled saws I would give one a go