The future is echo, cho, oh, o.

[Daythe trees]

Bought one echo saw, and have had to buy more echo machinery. No fancy stuff no over design etc it just gets on with it, so I have bought more! 280tes and a 185 hedge trimmer on the way. Considering selling the stihl and husqvarna kit and replacing it with echo stuff.

 

I get the feeling from other threads a few others are feeling the same way?

 

Any, recent, bad reviews of echo kit? My one nagging doubt is we all use husqvarna and stihl so have found all their faults, maybe echo having a smaller commercial circulation just means it's a grass is greener situation.

[daddyola50]

did you find it running lean out of the box

[bumble B]

I want to know more about the 360. Apparently there is a smaller version in the pipeline to rival the ms150. I would hope that more Echo's get sold and the market divided more to rid a bit of the complacent attitude especially from Stihl.

[THE88MAN]

I have a 620sx and its ace,particularly in hardwood.ultra reliable,bags of grunt and great anti vibe.it sits between a 550xp and 372xp perfectly,thumbs up here

[Shane]

I have a PTT265 telescopic pruner (which can, and does, run a hedge cutter).

It has been perfectly reliable - much more robust than the tinfoil Stihl which used to eat pole bearings twice a year.

 

The only issues are

1 The weight, it feels a lot heavier than the Stihl, but then it's more robust

2 The trigger configuration makes it awkward to hold in anything but the 'correct' position, and there are a few occasions when that's not ideal.

3 On the hedge cutter attachment, the 'closed' locking position is about 30 degrees open

So when you fold it up for transport it doesn't lock fully folded? Just needs another hole BUT the bracket with the locking holes is made of space-ship hardened plutonite.

 

Overall, when you are out there using it - it works all day (unlike the German offering)

 

I'm currently shopping for a couple of new top handles and its gonna be the 360!

 

I echo the support for Echo.

[easy-lift guy]

I have a PTT265 telescopic pruner (which can, and does, run a hedge cutter).

It has been perfectly reliable - much more robust than the tinfoil Stihl which used to eat pole bearings twice a year.

 

The only issues are

1 The weight, it feels a lot heavier than the Stihl, but then it's more robust

2 The trigger configuration makes it awkward to hold in anything but the 'correct' position, and there are a few occasions when that's not ideal.

3 On the hedge cutter attachment, the 'closed' locking position is about 30 degrees open

So when you fold it up for transport it doesn't lock fully folded? Just needs another hole BUT the bracket with the locking holes is made of space-ship hardened plutonite.

 

Overall, when you are out there using it - it works all day (unlike the German offering)

 

I'm currently shopping for a couple of new top handles and its gonna be the 360!

 

I echo the support for Echo.

 

Shane, You need an Easy-Lift for using your Echo PTT265, problem solved.

That said 4 years ago Echo discontinued the hedger attachment here state side which IMHO was really a foolish decision. I actually never heard any bad comments about the hedger attachment for the Echo other than the weight.

That issues was solved with the ELH.

All the best

easy-lift guy

[Shane]

Shane, You need an Easy-Lift for using your Echo PTT265, problem solved.

That said 4 years ago Echo discontinued the hedger attachment here state side which IMHO was really a foolish decision. I actually never heard any bad comments about the hedger attachment for the Echo other than the weight.

That issues was solved with the ELH.

All the best

easy-lift guy

 

A good salesman never misses an opportunity:thumbup1:

I can see the benefit by my guys say they don't want to dress up like dodgem cars.

I'm working on it.

[Ukulian]

I echo the support for Echo.

 

That echo's around here too! :thumbup1:

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

That echo's around here too! :thumbup1:

 

And here.

[easy-lift guy]

A good salesman never misses an opportunity:thumbup1:

I can see the benefit by my guys say they don't want to dress up like dodgem cars.

I'm working on it.

 

Pride always go's before the fall or in the case of your helpers future problems with HAVS, or carpel tunnel syndrome , tennis elbow or rotator cuff injury or worse replacement. Personally I never gave any though to my appearance in conjunction with work and using the ELH. I always let the results and other testimonies speak for them selfs:thumbup1: I hope you are well Shane.

easy-lift guy