Usual chainsaw question.

[Couldyajust]

The time has come to actually choose what saw I'm having. The 3 options are now....

 

1) ECHO CS 420-ES, 18" bar, second hand

2) Stihl ms 181C-BE, 14 or 16" bar, brand new

3) Husqvarna 236, 14" bar, brand new

 

If it was your choice which would you go for?

 

You could always get one of these new thief resistant saws instead.

 

 

On a more serious note I would go with the Echo & invest in a shorter bar to go with it. If it is an Echo branded 18" bar that comes with it then keep hold of it as they are very high quality bars & it will come in handy when you upgrade to a bigger Echo saw.

[TGB]

Chain's a tad loose on that pink beauty.

[Midge]

I'd love a pink saw haha!

 

Thanks for the advice, will definitely be putting a smaller bar onto it but can't work out weather it is an ECHO bar or not....

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/chainsaw-echo-cs-420es-professional-chainsaw/1133299294

[stihlmadasever]

I'd love a pink saw haha!

 

Thanks for the advice, will definitely be putting a smaller bar onto it but can't work out weather it is an ECHO bar or not....

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/chainsaw-echo-cs-420es-professional-chainsaw/1133299294

 

Not sure myself,doesnt really matter if your putting a 14" bar on it does it?

[Couldyajust]

I'd love a pink saw haha!

 

Thanks for the advice, will definitely be putting a smaller bar onto it but can't work out weather it is an ECHO bar or not....

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/chainsaw-echo-cs-420es-professional-chainsaw/1133299294

 

That one does have an original ECHO bar on it at the moment, name hasn't quite worn off yet.

[Midge]

Thought it might be but couldn't work out for sure.

 

It doesn't really matter stihlmadasever, but like couldyajust says they are good quality bars so worth keeping hold of especially if I do get a larger saw in future.

[WD40]

Looks like a clean saw & a good deal.

Think person selling has maybe not measured bar as it looks like a 15.

Took a pic of my 420 with original 15 Tsumura bar.

Looks like a 15 to me?

 

http://s14.postimg.org/4qw51yh6p/IMG_20151111_202609.jpg

[Stubby]

Looks like a clean saw & a good deal.

Think person selling has maybe not measured bar as it looks like a 15.

Took a pic of my 420 with original 15 Tsumura bar.

Looks like a 15 to me?

 

http://s14.postimg.org/4qw51yh6p/IMG_20151111_202609.jpg

 

Looks 15" to me also .

[stihlmadasever]

Thought it might be but couldn't work out for sure.

 

It doesn't really matter stihlmadasever, but like couldyajust says they are good quality bars so worth keeping hold of especially if I do get a larger saw in future.

 

Great mate nice one.As stubby says if its a 15" you dont need to buy another bar.

[Midge]

Great mate nice one.As stubby says if its a 15" you dont need to buy another bar.

 

Exactly, so even better for me Hope it does turn out to be a good saw and I don't turn up and it's actually falling apart!