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

[wyk]

On 19/07/2017 at 20:58, Will Heal said:

Well an update on my 501 which I have had for about a year now.

About 8 weeks ago I had to remove the clutch bell to mend the brake band which had popped out of place.

The clutch bell is held on by a nut and washer instead of a circlip like still and husky.

Put it all back together and obviously didn't tighten the nut enough as when I next used it it fell to bits- my fault completely.

I thought no bother I'll order a new nut and washer from local dealer.

Dealer said 1 week to get it.

Not there after 1 week or two or three, or four I ring the dealer every week he's not too bothered tho.

After 6 weeks I ring echo uk who say the nut is in stock and blame the dealer.

They suggest a local dealer who say yes can get you one tomorrow.

I week later I get a phone call saying it is not in stock and won't be there till the 8 th of august!

I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER ECHO MACHINE AGAIN!!

Should have bought a dollar ( sorry shavey!)

 

 

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Chances are those nuts and washers are available at most hardware shops, and many places on line.

The saws IPL should specify what it is.

[carlos]

i think parts for echo machines are easier to get these days, our local dealer in ireland doesent seem to have any trouble.

• i have found that under the brake band needs cleaning otherwise the brake band gets pushed upwards from a build up of crud and starts to slip of the edge of the clutch drum, once this happens we had to put on a new brake band to fix.

[wyk]

On 16/09/2016 at 21:10, SawTroll said:

 

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.

Just a heads up, Mr Info collector, Echo uses mainly PA6-GF30 like everyone else making saws do. Only a select few polymers fit the sort of use and abuse saws will experience, so expect all the major makes to use the same stuff.

[Echo]

The filter on the 501SX is a perfectly good filter.

I had Two of them, just met a man I never seen for Eighteen months,

and recently acquired another one.

 

Dust does get in the carb box, if you find a way of blocking the hole where

the idle is adjusted through, you will have way less dust.

The other thing I noticed, one of mine came with the filter not seated,

there is a rubber ring on the collar of the inlet where the filter sits over,

I put vaseline on this, now when the filter is sat down, it slips over

the rubber ring and seals, before this, the plastic of the filter would

GRIP on the dry ring, and not go down, this resulted in the top cover pushing

the filter down and pressing it little out of shape, this out of shape can open the joint between the two halves of the filter, then dust gets in, and when you loosen the top cover the filter springs into shape again, so no gap to be 

seen.

Get a piece of filter foam and cut it so it cant slide back forth up or down

and lay it inside the airbox, you can soak it in oil first and squeeze it out 

before fitting, these filter are no problem at all. 

 

@Saw Troll

The Echo will outlast the 550xp.

To me they are saw for different purposes.

If I was working in the wood, or getting paid for commercial work,

I would take the 550xp, its nimbler, revs quicker and higher, thus I

would get more done and get paid more.

 

For me that cuts firewood mostly, the Echo is a better saw,

I do not get paid for cutting my own firewood, so the slight edge

in cutting speed most due to the rev boost is not important,

whether you think so or not, high revs like that are not good for

an engine, heat and shorter life are usually the result, ok if your paid

as you can move on to another saw, but the fire wood cutter cant 

afford that, for he is not getting paid and it would make his wood

a great deal more expensive, same if he has to take the AT controlled

saw in for repair, it costs him, where he can probably sort a non AT or

MT saw on his own time.

 

Standing in the one spot sawing log after log for hours at a time

really works a saw, the Echo in my opinion will hold up better,

look on other forums that mod saws, the Echo cylinder and the

rest of the saw get mentioned for their outstanding finish and

the materials used.

 

They knew Fifty years ago that two rings on a piston transfered more

heat away from the piston, so who does Husqvarna put one in the 550xp,

they can't be that stuck for cash, they did put two rings on some piston,

those saws simply lasted too long.

Also, the fire wood cutter needs a saw that he can keep right, give me the

tools to do this with the Husqvarna and I will buy one, till then, unless I

was being paid well, I will stay well clear of AT or MT.

 

Am I here to bash a brand, not a hope, as said, I would gladly buy the

newer tech if I were getting paid well enough to replace it at sooner 

intervals, I can't switch my head off and pretend there were no issues

with Husqvarna's AT, and indeed Stihl have had plenty of problems too.

 

Old reliable tech for me any day, electronic components have a short life

span, then one has to buy again, false economy.

 

Hope I have not offended anyone, this is why I like Echo, as opposed to

any saw that depends heavily on electronics.

 

OH, I have to get this in, the Echo's start when you need them, imagine that,

no cooling down, no altering springs in the carb,

no removing the primer bulb and joining the pipes,

no filing bits off choke flap, no computer required either,

and thats after a few fruitless trips to the dealer,

hows that for time lost instead of working.

Edited February 1, 2019 by Echo