At the Home Depot recently I was walking thru the outdoor equipment (just gotta do it,lol) ,looked down in floor and found a echo CS-590 timber wolf saw 20" bar for $100.03 unopened unused needless to say it came home with me! I had been looking for a bigger saw and this just fit the bill. I have ran about 4 tanks thru it and it's a cutting machine.
Chainsaw deal of the year
- Thread starter Big Gee Tn
- Start date
That's true! No they only had the one.That stores biggest saw is going to be the CS-490.50cc,the 590 is 60cc. I went to another one hoping to find more of them but they are going to continue selling the 590. Their price was $399.99! I like echo stuff ,my weed eater is 9 yrs old took out muffler screen and pulled the mixture caps to richen it up when new and have never touched it again
On a lark I bought a Tanaka top handle arborist saw with a 14" roller nose Oregon bar and it's been flawless for a couple years now.
Paid 100 bucks on Amazon with free shipping.
Replaced the gutless Stihl top handle that went back. The Stihl is a 400 dollar saw and was totally gutless.
Tanaka is the Chinese subsidiary of Mikata. Don't care if it's Chinese, runs great.
I'd take an Echo over the Stihl too. My older Stihl's (have 3 are all good saws with plenty of power except my MS which I had to modify the muffler to get it to run properly. Stihl has succumbed to the noise police. They are so restricted from the factory, they don't want to produce power.
Paid 100 bucks on Amazon with free shipping.
Replaced the gutless Stihl top handle that went back. The Stihl is a 400 dollar saw and was totally gutless.
Tanaka is the Chinese subsidiary of Mikata. Don't care if it's Chinese, runs great.
I'd take an Echo over the Stihl too. My older Stihl's (have 3 are all good saws with plenty of power except my MS which I had to modify the muffler to get it to run properly. Stihl has succumbed to the noise police. They are so restricted from the factory, they don't want to produce power.
dirtydeed
Well-known member
Lifetime Member
Equipment
B2650 BH77, U27-4R2, BX23TLBM, box blade, rear blade, flail mower, Stump Grinder
For you guys looking for a sharpener, I picked up one of these and they're friggin' awesome!
Seriously, they do a great job on chains in minutes and are very easy to use. Unlike most chain "files", this one takes care of the depth gauges in addition to sharpening the cutters. Works like a champ. I think they are available in 2 pitch sizes.https://www.amazon.com/Stihl-EASY-CHAINSAW-CHAIN-SHARPENER/dp/B00HY90LAE
You can find them for less $ at Ace hardware.
shootem604
Member
Lifetime Member
Equipment
L245DT with Kubota (Arps Model 22) FEL and Kubota B/L4520B (Woods 650) BH
Orangeglo ,the guy in power equipment said that ,in their store , that the cs-490 was going to be the largest saw they sell.Just not a big seller in that particular Home Depot I guess.At another one ,about 25 miles away ,still in stock and $399.99
Dirtydeed,I bought one of those sharpeners and you are right is works good.Mine is Pferd brand ,that is who makes them for Stihl.Looks identical except it's blue.
Sidecar ,I too did a muffler mod and pulled caps on mixture screws.Echo ,like all others,choke them down to make quieter and lean them down to pass California emissions. A 1/8 to 1/4 turn richer makes a big difference in power.