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I'm putting good money on the Echo's. My 420 is a powerfull little bugger :-)
Marc.
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you can still buy stihl stuff online without restriction
I think the online dealers are ignoring the restriction- goood on them
Only the odd one maybe but out of all the dealers I rang only one would ship me a saw. I couldn't even buy a pair of pants!
Good bye Stihl,
Marc.
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I have two Stihl machines and I have just picked up an Echo cs420. I love the Stihl but I can quite honestly say that Echoes start better, feel better and sound better. As and when I need to replace my stuff it will be replaced with Echo.
By the way I just picked up an old Echo hc160. It had not been touched for years. I took it home filled it with Aspen and it started after only a few pulls! Now it starts on the second pull. Amazing machines.
Marc.
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Get yourself an Echo. Superb saws!
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Echo! You'd be daft not to look at them. Just got a CS420 yesterday, absolutely love it!
Marc.
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strange, I answered this post and now it's disappeared
115 - old but very good
Way ahead of its time.Haha
No you answered me in another thread that i started 'Echo or Dolmar'.
Thanks mate, you're not going crazy.
Marc.
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Yeah, it is a problem having no dealers. The only reason i'm considering one is because i'm off to Germany. But I keep hearing good things about them. But I hear lots of good things about Echo, so I think I will wait for my saw and buy a Dolmar in a few years.
Marc.
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jjIL7PyWX8]ECHO CS-8000 HOT - YouTube[/ame]
Wow! LOL.
Marc
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Well the PS5105 is off its head as per multiple other dolly threads at the mo!
The 115i is old but brilliant design, so solid and a great performer; I had one and it was just superb, injection choke was a one off and worked ace but if it broke was a pain. I'll get another tidy one one day. Way ahead of its time in power output terms. Real character saw.
I love echo saws because they are kioritz and a kioritz 2 cycle was THE best unit on the planet. Yamabiko merged echo and shindaiwa which is producing some interesting saws. How about this modded 550!!!
Hell fire! So that's what an Echo on Crack performs like:biggrin:
Marc.
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I think I would look at Echo and Dolmar as well. They really do have some good saws.
Marc.
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There's also the Shindaiwa 452S.
Nice saw for sure but double the price. So just too much for me I'm affraid.
Thanks,
Marc.
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Echo 420 is a good saw; very free revving, proper crankcase and will last forever. Which Dolmar you thinking of?
To be honest all of them!
Anything from the PS420 trough 115 to the 5105, the 115 and the 5105 I know are more money, and probably bigger than I need them to be, but they do look good.
I have ordered the Echo for £296, which is a pretty good price. So any Dolmar around that price would be a contender I guess.
Nice to hear the Echo is a good saw though.
Thanks,
Marc.
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Planning on using aspen in the 2 big saws that dont see as much use, also in my ms150 which only i use on lighter reductions (so not as often as the 200)
Sure i read people having issues switching back and forth between aspen and regular fuel?
Big saws are both older Stihls.
My Stihl HS45 Had some problems which were sorted. My FS90 ran pretty good straight away.
I would say just go for it and see. Worst case is you need to change the carb diaphragm.
Marc.
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Given the chance which would you guys go for?
I have ordered an Echo CS-420ES but have been waiting 4 weeks for it and no sign yet. So I was looking at Dolmars website as I am going to Germany in a few weeks. My interest was piqued by some of the saws.
I know most here have a lot of good things to say about Dolmar but what I want to know is should I wait for my Echo or pick up a Dolmar?
Thanks all,
Marc.
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TCD Have you any experience with the 115? Supposed to be indestructible. Might not be available in the US though.
Marc.
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Echo does not have the same policy as Stihl. Nor does Husky.
Marc.
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Radmore have an Echo CS-310es for 178 quid delivered. From what I have seen and heard it is a super saw with a 5 year warrenty.
I Had it in my hands a couple of days ago. Its a very nice machine, what's more its the same saw as the CS-352 that TGB recommended but with a slightly smaller engine and a lot cheaper! And made n Japan.
Marc.
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STIHL China ? Quality ?Made by STIHL? | STIHL Blog
and who said the saws were still made in germany!
I put a comment on there yesterday, not a good one but not a bad one either, but it looks like they have removed it. And what's more worrying is the fact that there are NO comments. Does that mean they have removed all the comments because they are too negative?
I know censorship in China was a problem but that's going a bit far!
Marc.
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Just out of interest.
My Husqvarna 135 says Made in Sweden, which ones are made in China and does it say so as they are required by law to have the country of origin on aren't they ? Tanaka saws are made in Japan and they are quality items I am led to believe.
I was told anything below the 435 is made in China now. I'm not sure it has to say where it is made over here, but it does in the USA. but I could be wrong.
I have nothing against products being made in China so long the quality doesn't suffer. But what I don't like is when the price stays sky high. In that case it may as well be made in Germany or Japan.
Marc.
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99.9% of the time Husq and Stihl are assumed to be the only pro saws... I was having this kind of conversation with a plant hire co yesterday; he rightly said the UK is SO behind other parts of the world that have seen the light... Efco, Dolmar (Makita), Jonsered, Echo build rolls royce kit...
I couldn't agree more. I have always bought Stihl, so when I needs a saw I naturally thought Stihl. But my Stihl stuff is a little older and made in Germany. I am now getting told by Dealers not to buy Stihl! Most of the smaller Huskies and Stihl are made in China. No thanks not when Echo are made in japan.
Marc.
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It's that or an Echo CS-352es. Got to get something in the next 7 days.
Marc.
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Haven't used a Solo saw for years. Used to use one, was about 45cc, and a semi-pro saw. Frankly it was a bit of a dog, under-power and unreliable, but it was what I was supplied with at the time. Got my hands on a Jonsered as soon as I could.
Perhaps a bit unfair to judge a small semi-pro saw in a professional environment, but I don't have good memories of them.
What is its intended use? Once a month for cutting logs it might be a lot better than 5 days a week felling and processing trees.
Just fire wood really, but I want it to last and perform. Don't want one if they are a POS.
Thanks,
Marc
Way ahead of its time.
Cheaper brand saws
in Chainsaws
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I have 2 Stihl machines and 2 Echo machines. I can tell you with out doubt the Echo are way better quality than Stihl and Husky for that matter (the Huskys I have handled). They start better sound better and use less fuel. It's in the detail as well, for instance my Stihls have steel mufflers both rusting a little, but both Echos have Stainless steel mufflers.
Don't think Echo are cheap machines, they are not. Try one, you'll never have another brand.
Marc.