Which Echo machines do you use?

[Wolfie]

That reminds me, i've also got the Echo PB251 hand held blower.

Not as powerful as the Stihl BG's despite me drilling extra exhaust holes.

[jose]

ive got a 360 tes

Bag of shite!

 

doesnt feel balanced in the hand

starts like an old worn out saw from brand new.

over runs like a saw thats starting to run out of fuel.

doesnt have the grunt of the other saws its size.

Biggest thing damn fuel filler opening is tiny! end up peeing fuel all over the shop or else have to but another fuel container just for it.

 

If i wasnt such a lazy/busy sod i would have booted it onto ebay.

And worse is its only a little cheaper than Stihl etc so not worth the savings if you ask me.

[Stubby]

ive got a 360 tes

Bag of shite!

 

doesnt feel balanced in the hand

starts like an old worn out saw from brand new.

over runs like a saw thats starting to run out of fuel.

doesnt have the grunt of the other saws its size.

Biggest thing damn fuel filler opening is tiny! end up peeing fuel all over the shop or else have to but another fuel container just for it.

 

If i wasnt such a lazy/busy sod i would have booted it onto ebay.

And worse is its only a little cheaper than Stihl etc so not worth the savings if you ask me.

 

Dont sugar coat it , tell it like it is ....

[Joe Newton]

That little saw is gonna be great if it's as good as it reads on paper.

 

300g lighter than the 150 with 10% more power.

 

The proof will be in the pudding though.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

ive got a 360 tes

Bag of shite!

 

doesnt feel balanced in the hand

starts like an old worn out saw from brand new.

over runs like a saw thats starting to run out of fuel.

doesnt have the grunt of the other saws its size.

Biggest thing damn fuel filler opening is tiny! end up peeing fuel all over the shop or else have to but another fuel container just for it.

 

If i wasnt such a lazy/busy sod i would have booted it onto ebay.

And worse is its only a little cheaper than Stihl etc so not worth the savings if you ask me.

 

Polar opposite to majority experience; reckon you got a duffer.

[timbernut]

ive got a 360 tes

 

Bag of shite!

 

 

 

doesnt feel balanced in the hand

 

starts like an old worn out saw from brand new.

 

over runs like a saw thats starting to run out of fuel.

 

doesnt have the grunt of the other saws its size.

 

Biggest thing damn fuel filler opening is tiny! end up peeing fuel all over the shop or else have to but another fuel container just for it.

 

 

 

If i wasnt such a lazy/busy sod i would have booted it onto ebay.

 

And worse is its only a little cheaper than Stihl etc so not worth the savings if you ask me.

 

 

That mirrors my only experience with echo saws! I keep reading all these good things about echo instead of husq/Stihl for felling and we have had fair share of both major problems and little niggles with Husq 550/560 and colleagues have had problems wi new stihls and have been looking at Echo, amongst others, as replacement but that one experience niggles!

[Ian Leach]

ive got a 360 tes

Bag of shite!

 

doesnt feel balanced in the hand

starts like an old worn out saw from brand new.

over runs like a saw thats starting to run out of fuel.

doesnt have the grunt of the other saws its size.

Biggest thing damn fuel filler opening is tiny! end up peeing fuel all over the shop or else have to but another fuel container just for it.

 

If i wasnt such a lazy/busy sod i would have booted it onto ebay.

And worse is its only a little cheaper than Stihl etc so not worth the savings if you ask me.

 

I'll give you £5 for it.

[geoff]

ive got a 360 tes

Bag of shite!

 

doesnt feel balanced in the hand

starts like an old worn out saw from brand new.

over runs like a saw thats starting to run out of fuel.

doesnt have the grunt of the other saws its size.

Biggest thing damn fuel filler opening is tiny! end up peeing fuel all over the shop or else have to but another fuel container just for it.

 

If i wasnt such a lazy/busy sod i would have booted it onto ebay.

And worse is its only a little cheaper than Stihl etc so not worth the savings if you ask me.

 

Take it back to your dealer and get it looked at, these saws, set up right run fine.

 

They do take a minute to warm up from new,but after some use this improves.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Slow to warm up is a good thing - not for a man in a hurry, but for a 2-stroke engine. Eludes to high quality cylinder. How many times have I said this now.

[jose]

Yes i should/ will. Need to find out when i got it as tbh is painful to use.

I too had read good things so imagine the disappointment i felt when i got this.

 

Perhaps if the OP is near someone who has a decent one perhaps they could borrow it for a day to give it a try.

 

And to the £5 offer, make it £6 and u got a deal lol