I like this saw. Works well. Tore up the original bar and chain. Anyone can tell me if I can run the KAKEI 18”, 3/8 LP pitch, .050 gauge, 62 drive links onto my Echo CS 310?
I have 5 Echo saws a 370 with 18 inch bar a 400 that’s dead a tree got it a cs 530 18 inch bar then we move up to the cs 600p 24 inch bar then comes my cs 620p 28 inch bar that saws a best.
I love my Shindaiwa 501SX too (identical except red). Apart from the nice build quality and way best weight compared with the equivalent Stihl and Huskie pro 50cc's, I love how it just digs in, strong torque. Nice and nimble to handle too. Good job Yamabiko.
Sir, I noticed you have black bar on your C S5 90 Timberwolf I’m looking for one and I live in Tennessee. I cannot locate one on the Internet the ones that I found on the Internet and the description say maybe shipped to you in silver or black and I always get silver and send them back. Do you know where I could purchase one?
They don't make saws with black bars any more. They switched to silver about 4 years ago. But there's still a lot of black bars out there! Call a dealer.
Like Makitas this is a straight commercial grade saw line that aint have fill saws like home, farm etc which increases costs of saws for that maker. When i visit Makita, Echo, Zenoah they are all one grade saws which makes it easy to not waste time in shop comparing with others. It keeps dealer showroom less cluttered too
I don’t see a point in getting anything less than a 45-50 cc saw. It light enough to carry around and u can limb or cut a big 20 inch log if need be. No need to have a super small saw cuz u will struggle with bigger pieces or have to get a different saw. The 50 can just handle everything and only use 1 saw for the job.
Perfect fit for my Echo CS-370, and the chain cuts very well ru-vid.comUgkxBd8qUztQUCL8Rm1-aIig5ViBT2E_kO_6 . I had been using a Stihl chain that I had sharpened several times (sometimes at a shop, sometimes with my own electric chain sharpener), and there's no comparison -- the new chain cuts much better and holds its edge longer. We'll see how the new chain holds up when it needs sharpening, but for now I'm happy.
My Echo journey started with a CS400 from home depot, had a new property with many trees to deal with.... After seven years, learning to climb, and working professional tree industry stuff, with other saws.. I still run my 400, in addition to a 2511t, 355t, 600p, then recently I found and rebuilt a 800p.. All amazing machines, for price and ease of use.... Echo should not be overlooked..
These are all excellent saws, I own the 490,the 620 and the 7310. People are selling an upgrade for the air cleaner for the 49 and 501 because your air cleaner is allowing small finds by into the carb. other than that I love echo products.
If anyone had to choose would it be a cs490 or cs590? I don't have money to buy new and do not want to buy chinese clones. So a local small engine shop has used $130 cs490, $200 cs590, $350 cs680. What would be the best of these for Colorado mountain cutting at 10,000ft?
@@lifeoutdoors3953 I cut the guts out of the muffler, enlarged the outlet for more flow. Then I popped off the limiting caps on the carburetor screws and opened the high jet a bit more for more fuel. Completely different saw now.
Un-corking the muffler and pulling the fuel screw limiters really woke up my CS-490 but IMO is still a bit lacking versus 'pro' level 50cc saws. Torquey but not a high revver.
That's a great little saw. It's the smallest out of what I run but it gets it done - just like all Echo products. It would only hit 9k rpm out of the box and had a sluggish idle. All it took was pulling out the jet screw limiting caps and 5 mins of my time to tweak it. After hours of limbing my left arm and shoulder gained the ability to speak and actually thanked me. All these guys that have issues with this saw must not understand small engines. It's only 3 things: gas, air and spark. But not everybody has a knack for such things. To be fair, a new machine near sea level at moderate temps should fire up and run well.
Not enough changes to warrant me upgrading my 8010T to the newer model. If they put on a tapered nozzle like Stihl and a side pull start like Stihl…. I’d buy!
How prevalent was the overheating issues on the 8010? Looking at the engine how can one tell if a machine has suffered overheating? What is it manufacturers hours of use on both? Meaning when engineered they estimated a lifetime of xxxx hundred hours
I bought the CS590 and did a muffler mod and had the plastic limiters removed and tuned. It cuts pretty good, I'm more satisfied with it than the Stihl 271 Farm Boss I purchased before buying the Echo.
I run a 16” bar and chain. I haven’t run the 14” version and I wonder how it compares. The 16 is a bit doggy and needs to be run somewhat soft handed. And as others have mentioned, comes loose no matter what I tighten down but not too bad. Starts every single time the same, choke, 2 pulls, close choke, put money that the next pull it fires. Every single time who does that but echo. Warning: don’t ever “upgrade” to the Oregon bar for this. it turns this beast into a decrepit dangerous pos.
@@offensivejerk Oregon sells a replacement bar for the Echo CS-310. It caused the chain to slip off mid cut. Very dangerous. I confirmed this issue is prevalent with the Oregon bar. I put back the original Echo bar and chain and haven’t had a single slip of chain once. From every time to never again chain slipping. Shame on Oregon.
I've had the Echo straight shaft weed cutter for about three years. It worked great off the rack from Home Depot, and still works great today! It still starts on the first couple of pulls, even in cold weather. The chain saw motor sounds about the same, and seems to perform well and after watching your review I've narrowed it down pretty well. Thanks for the review.
I have an Echo 28cc powerhead with multiple attachments (the PAS models). I bought it 15 years ago and beat the snot out of it. Even loaned it out. Never tuned up. It starts like new. It will outlast me. The CS310 is not built to the same level (it costs less of course), but I'm happy with mine.
Hey, I got a brand new PB 9010T. Not supposed to let go of the pull cord. It slipped out of my hand today. Took the assembly off and, at some point, I loosened the center screw. Then, I heard the spring underneath go out of position. Don't know how on earth to get that thing back in place or how it's supposed to all line up. *sigh* Special tools needed or what? Any advice? Also, can you just take the assembly in and have someone put it back together then bring it back home and screw it back on? Thanks, in advance.
