best saw for £500

[Commando]

What about the new Echo 390, and you'd have plenty of beer tokens left over too!!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

what about this, think the rrp is a bit off

 

ECHO CS-450 15" Bar (rrp £539.00) Price £373.68

 

or

 

Echo CS-550-38 Pro Chainsaw (40cm 15") (rrp £635.00) Price £411.85

 

Anyone own either saw?

 

The 450 is alright but ignore the 550; downtuned, down cc'd same weight 600 series.

 

Get this:

 

Echo CS501SX | eBay

 

make offer; of £19 less (or more) and Bobs yer Mothers Brother...

 

CS-501SX| All Products | PRODUCTS | ECHO | YAMABIKO CORPORATION

 

Good prices you quoted tho...

Edited December 12, 2015 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[openspaceman]

Forget S&H. Echo / Dolmar. I have an new old school Dolmar 115; what a saw!!!

 

What are your thoughts on the 114?

[felixthelogchopper]

what about this, think the rrp is a bit off

 

ECHO CS-450 15" Bar (rrp £539.00) Price £373.68

 

or

 

Echo CS-550-38 Pro Chainsaw (40cm 15") (rrp £635.00) Price £411.85

 

Anyone own either saw?

 

I've got the CS450. It's a good, solid, reliable little saw but more of a plodder than a screamer. To be fair though, I haven't taken the spark screen out yet. I'd recommend it.