Echo cs501sx.......what a little cracker

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

According to the only somewhat serious test I have seen of the 501SX, it isn't anywhere close to the 550xp in performance, and it was firmly placed in the "semi-pro" category = more comparable to a 353 or 545.

 

Then there is the cheap and brittle feeling Echo plastic with sharp corners in the wrong places etc.

 

Yawwwwwwwwwwwn

[R Mac]

Yawwwwwwwwwwwn

 

Ignore him, he's not worth the effort. Just a Fanboy and a boring one at that.

[IVECOKID]

 

WorkEd its little cotton socks of today ,just love how the saw feels very Postive

 

Ste

[SawTroll]

Ignore him, he's not worth the effort. Just a Fanboy and a boring one at that.

 

Ignoring the truth is what Echo fanboys are really good at, as the truth just is too embarrassing.

[R Mac]

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WorkEd its little cotton socks of today ,just love how the saw feels very Postive

 

Ste

 

Mine from recently after a days work,

 

 

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Ignoring the truth is what Echo fanboys are really good at, as the truth just is too embarrassing.

 

The truth is that 550/560xp are the least reliable saws available. Sod that junk.

[R Mac]

What's with the ignoring the truth thing? I can read the manufacturers spec just fine, so Echo are a little heavier (empty with no bar or chain) and a little less powerful, I get it, so what? Am I not allowed to make my own choices without having to listen to some amatuer firewood cutter tell me how bad they are?

 

I use my saws daily to earn a living, I can't afford to lose a day or weeks pay because my saw has broken down and a 2 year warranty for professional use suggests the manufacturer has faith in the product, if I have to replace a saw it's more than a weeks wages and I can't support my family on fresh air so i make my choices based on my circumstances and needs.

 

Do I think Echo are the only saw worth having? no, I've used Husky and Stihl and where I've had actual hands on experience I've commented and even recommended them. What I wouldn't do (because I have some manners) is go on a thread about a saw I don't own and tell the people who own them that they should have bought something else, that's just a lack of manners and more than likely to start trouble, trolling if you like.

 

Just add him to your 'Ignore' list, he's on every forestry/treework forum I've been on spouting the same rubbish like a 12 year old, obviously paid by Husqvarna to do so, I mean really, how can it matter so much to him what anyone chooses to use? I don't care if someone wants to fell trees with a bread knife if that's their thing, makes f all difference to me.

Edited September 17, 2016 by R Mac

[MattyF]

The truth is that 550/560xp are the least reliable saws available. Sod that junk.

 

 

Interesting ... In all of this echo is so reliable talk I brought my self a long reach echo hedge cutter about two months ago on Wednesday the gear box on the cutter disintegrated and it's only been used for trimming! The starter cord won't recoil properly and overall I'm not impressed ,Heavy piece of junk with bad vibes my hands are still numb now .

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Interesting ... In all of this echo is so reliable talk I brought my self a long reach echo hedge cutter about two months ago on Wednesday the gear box on the cutter disintegrated and it's only been used for trimming! The starter cord won't recoil properly and overall I'm not impressed ,Heavy piece of junk with bad vibes my hands are still numb now .

 

That is frankly very odd. Can you post some pics - I've got a theory brewing...

[MattyF]

Aye mate , I'll get it apart and some pics up when I get a minute.