TimberCutterDartmoor

He's a doughnut if he won't price match...

Yeah, the 620 is the gruntier of the two. 362 and Dol 6100 have a certain similarity - they feel powerful until buried in wood, then the 620 makes it obvious whose got the torque. Dol 6100 has unbelievable acceleration tho, insane 0-60 speed!

That's my point; we're talking a weight difference that your muscles should grow to cope with after a week! We've got an 8002; not a saw you can break in a hurry! Proper solid aren't they!

Lol, that was dreadful!

See other thread. It's actually £60 cheaper from the same shop that sells both. Even if it was £20 more, the reliability of the thing would make that back so to worry about a poxy £20 in this context would be really short-sighted.

Dunno how you got to that; £60 cheaper from R&T. The switch appears old but is more durable than others. Next day parts here; again R&T. Heavier, by a few tomatoes and double dogs.

Jensen A141 is a beaut!

Slightly different carb from what I gather. Not sure what else. There was an 8001 too so goodness knows what was going on there. Got a ages ago booking tomo and tues and will be at HA rest of the week bud

6 years! New in Sept 2009! I'm reckoning on atleast 8000 hours on the saw and yes indeed no breakdowns whatsoever. I have a spare exhaust as the current one has a ding and I wanted to be ready to avoid a lean run but not needed it yet. I will take pics and post. Got an 18" Oregon on it now; actually sold the saw to my mate who works with me so it's doing the same work as ever. The eq Dolly (6100) is more powerful than this 600; I think the 620 Echo has edged the Dolly tho. I have a 620 firmly in the cross-hairs. I do have a secret formula for engine longevity though; Kioritz engine + Redline Oil = the ultimate combination. Saying that it's done half its life on Echo Power Blend oil; another good FD oil but not RL!

Yes same bar mounts I think. Yes a little heavier but I can live with that, I'm a big boy now! As above, balance is so good it irons out extra weight in ergonomic terms.

This faithful machine still cuts day in day out. Not a breakdown or part required since the start of this thread when the saw was new.

My old CS-600, case in point: Been production cutting for years now; no parts required. Not one.

I love Echo but wouldn't touch an Echo Bearcat chipper. Not really sure why Echo put their name on it, Crary product I think.

That's Insa Turbos right?

Ha! How things change and move on; had the Hankooks a long time but they got noisier with time; so noisy they made the truck unbearable. Now on the hunt for more for other truck. Don't want or need MT's anymore. Insa Turbo AT copy vs Kumho KL78 vs Toyo AT2 vs General AT vs Cooper AT3... ...???

No matter what anyone says, cast iron or more latterly compacted graphite iron will always the superior material from which to build engine blocks, crankcases etc. Less expansion, better thermal characteristics, better lifespan. Not light weight no hence the lions share of i/c engines are now alloy / allu with liners. Funnily enough, kioritz engines in Echo chainsaws have a higher iron content than any other 2-cycle. Sorry for the slight derail.

For anyone else brainwashed by Echo, the attached propaganda will maintain the illusion http://www.yamabiko-corp.co.jp/echo_global/products/category_detail/id=3608 CS-620SX.pdf

Yeah but they advised me not to buy from them! See first post!

I think traditionally cast iron is the superior material in this context; the wavelegth of heat energy from it is better too. I think the top stoves now use a mix of both; there are some cheapy mild steel ones out there to be avoided. Overall stove quality would be the deal maker over exact construction material perhaps.

I was in the Kioritz factory in Ohme the 90s - seeing the way the 2-strokes were designed. Likewise I spent time at Stihl Camberly and Husqvarna Stonehouse during the same undergraduate research project. Never forgotten the momumental tosser that was UK sales director (can't put names here but would love to) for Husq; put me off for life. Then latterly I had a love affair with the ol Huskies that I'd missed out on because of that twits attitude. Bought myself a load of 242xp, 254's and 262's and so on. I was one of the first to pre-order a 562xp (before they decided the UK .325 would be called the 560xp) and subseqently cancelled my order as problems with the saw became more and more well known. I was a full time cutter at the time and firepower and reliabilty were the order of the day irrespective of price differences in the 60cc zone. I remembered the Japanese build quality of the HC2300 hedgecutter and SRM brushcutters and knew full well that Kioritz and Kawasaki 2-strokes were very sweet and high iron-content motors (hence the need for a warm-up). This led to the "hell of an echo" thread on here - re the CS600. That saw has cut thousands of tons of timber and never broken a single thing. I sold it to a mate who values its slick smooth power and of course it still works, day in day out. I'm saving for a CS-620sx for very obvious reasons. Echo aren't paying me to say this you dumbass!

Matey might be selling both, tba...

I think it's Nordic that Clark Forest do...

If I could make a million from imported kiln dried like that I simply wouldn't. How can I expect myself and other timber harvesting firms in the UK who are really struggling at the moment to sit back and watch imports finish them off?

Chip wanted in plymouth! If you can't loose it any earlier (assuming your heading back north afterwards - dunno why?!)... Happy to take it...

Ah, that's mine! Cab doesn't smell so smokey anymore; I think dossers had chucked something through the back door and hoped it would burn much more. Only evidence of that sorry business now is a slightly melted plastic cap on one of the crane levers. Take it it was at Chapelhall workshops? They put a new seat in it and replaced the cab roof and painted it white. Through the gap where the seat carousel spins you can see scorch marks.