Buy an echo!!

[geoff]

First time anyone's used the terms 'works perfect' and 'husky can' in the same sentence!!

 

Maybe husky are paying me to say that...busted:lol:

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I don't believe for a second that it is a coincidence that "hail Echo" threads lately have appeared on about all saw forums - it likely is a campaign sponsored by the brand!

 

The desperate way the fans are defending their "wiews" only serve to support this theory.

 

I was in the Kioritz factory in Ohme the 90s - seeing the way the 2-strokes were designed. Likewise I spent time at Stihl Camberly and Husqvarna Stonehouse during the same undergraduate research project. Never forgotten the momumental tosser that was UK sales director (can't put names here but would love to) for Husq; put me off for life. Then latterly I had a love affair with the ol Huskies that I'd missed out on because of that twits attitude. Bought myself a load of 242xp, 254's and 262's and so on. I was one of the first to pre-order a 562xp (before they decided the UK .325 would be called the 560xp) and subseqently cancelled my order as problems with the saw became more and more well known. I was a full time cutter at the time and firepower and reliabilty were the order of the day irrespective of price differences in the 60cc zone. I remembered the Japanese build quality of the HC2300 hedgecutter and SRM brushcutters and knew full well that Kioritz and Kawasaki 2-strokes were very sweet and high iron-content motors (hence the need for a warm-up). This led to the "hell of an echo" thread on here - re the CS600. That saw has cut thousands of tons of timber and never broken a single thing. I sold it to a mate who values its slick smooth power and of course it still works, day in day out. I'm saving for a CS-620sx for very obvious reasons. Echo aren't paying me to say this you dumbass!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

For anyone else brainwashed by Echo, the attached propaganda will maintain the illusion

 

http://www.yamabiko-corp.co.jp/echo_global/products/category_detail/id=3608

CS-620SX.pdf

Edited October 31, 2015 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[shavey]

Great stuff there I got a question for you bud

Is there much difference between the cs-8000 and the cs-8002 as the latter is of interest to me in the form of a px in the coming week just needed your opinion

Cheers

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Great stuff there I got a question for you bud

Is there much difference between the cs-8000 and the cs-8002 as the latter is of interest to me in the form of a px in the coming week just needed your opinion

Cheers

 

Slightly different carb from what I gather. Not sure what else. There was an 8001 too so goodness knows what was going on there. Got a ages ago booking tomo and tues and will be at HA rest of the week bud

[shavey]

Slightly different carb from what I gather. Not sure what else. There was an 8001 too so goodness knows what was going on there. Got a ages ago booking tomo and tues and will be at HA rest of the week bud

 

Cheers bud thanks for that

[Ian C]

Just had a look at the 620sx and it's 20 quid dearer than a ms362! So you pay more money get a saw with a 1970s on off switch is heavyer and parts are slow to get??????

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Just had a look at the 620sx and it's 20 quid dearer than a ms362! So you pay more money get a saw with a 1970s on off switch is heavyer and parts are slow to get??????

 

See other thread. It's actually £60 cheaper from the same shop that sells both. Even if it was £20 more, the reliability of the thing would make that back so to worry about a poxy £20 in this context would be really short-sighted.

[geoff]

Just had a look at the 620sx and it's 20 quid dearer than a ms362! So you pay more money get a saw with a 1970s on off switch is heavyer and parts are slow to get??????

 

Still ms362, £560 on honey bros website.

echo cs620, £480 on forest and arb.

 

Both dealers competitive with these brands, and are advertising on the forum.

 

Some folk,me included like the toggle switch, but thats personal choice, not necessarily a deal breaker.

 

Spares, only ever had to order a brake band,that took 48hours.

 

There are a lot of good reasons to opt for the echo over the competition, depending which category of saw you are looking at.

 

My figures are real quoted prices, do your research, it took me 5 minutes!

 

Talk to forest and arb, spares very similar to the big S and H.

Edited November 2, 2015 by geoff

[peatff]

Still ms362, £560 on honey bros website.

echo cs620, £480 on forest and arb.

 

It's £584 inc. vat on forest and arb according to their website or is there a different one on there ? I had to look out of curiosity as it would have been interesting at £480. It didn't take 5 minutes to find that and post an actual link