Do we basically dislike the new generations of saws?

[flatyre]

I have had the misfortune of spending a day using a 3120 and it was a bit overkill, and it was a bloody pain, plus do they like a drink! Unless you have plenty of work requiring something that big I'd avoid, found my 661 big enough for everything.

 

Find an echo dealer nearby you won't look back.

 

Oh and check the brake band I sent, concerned I may have sent the wrong one! If I have let me know and I will either find the correct one and send it or you can buy the correct one from your local dealer and I will pay for it and you post the one I sent back to me. Hope that seems fair.

 

you've been more than fair buddy, I take the side casing off every couple of jobs to give it a clean, no sign of brake band problems. If it lets go i'll get a new one, small price for a great saw!

[Daythe trees]

Ok mate, that's good of you.

[Lillywhite Timber]

I dont think anyone actively sets out to be dissapointed with something that represents a reasonable Investment ,do they ? .

Can anyone reasonably tell me the Stihl MS 261 is a particularly good saw ? . Throw in a couple of weeks in a dealers getting issues sorted out inside its first three months from new , it goes from being a mediocre one to a bad one in my opinion .

Is it 25 years of R and D better than an 028 definitely not . Has Stihls backup improved ? , the opposite id suggest .

Likewise the 576 Husqy i bought , absolute dog , with no customer backup , now in several biscuit tins . Is it better than a 266 that i sold to a neighbour which is still running , definitely not .

I think a major problem for both major manufacturer is releasing models early and solving problems as they arise as opposed to having them tested beyond fault prior to release . Later in model runs saws do seem to be better and more trouble free but surely that should be at the manufacturers cost .

Undoubtedly saw performance should be improving , after all were paying for it every time we buy a new one ! , but to the extent that id be confident im automatically buying a better one every time , without a doubt no .