This video along with several other reviews on multiple comparable saws in this category (mainly Husq, Stihl, and Echo) all lead me to realize the solid American built Echo is what I want to purchase, thank you!
@@md-fq9ye Correction, Echo is a subsidiary of a Japanese company that makes some parts and models, Echo is a company out of Illinois that still manufactures and assembles most of the equipment sold in the U.S.
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I appreciate that man! I’m sure they’ll be much more useful when I get my saw back that’s ported and can handle those aggressive things. I usually cut oak and pecan around where I’m at so they aren’t a huge help but they help a lot when I’m doing a sideways cut like on the trunk. They were like 40 bucks
I work with a 400 and own a 7310. The 400 is a great medium saw in terms of weight and power. It feels like what a 362 should be. However, interior only (and small) dogs and no full wrap option feels bad for a 60 + CC saw. The 7310 is a big, heavy saw. It's weak for its size/weight out of the box. However, it does everything else right. The torque is great, the dogs are good, there is a full wrap option etc. It feels like the person who designed the saw uses chainsaws. IMO, Stihls generally need a more aggressive set of dogs, but that's about it and you've got a good saw. In contrast, Echos need to be ported, which is much more involved, but once ported they are amazing.
OK I stopped by my dealer hour ago that carries both echo and sthil price of them both was same which one would u recommend running say 5 hours a day that's with 24in bar on both power weight economics hard oak etc
24" bar and no bigger...400c all the way. But if your gonna slap a bigger bar, like 28" or 32"...7310 for sure. And once ported, the 7310 is very hard to beat.
@@novicelumberjack ok ya if i go to 28 or bigger have my redmax 7100 for that have ran it with 28 before had 2 trees the 28 and 20 on one of saws i had at that time wasnt big enough to cut through it one was a 180year old live oak and a piss elm
stihl as a company does suck now. stihl pro saws are hard to beat overall. they are overpriced though. the homeowner saws like the 311 - 391 are overpriced crap! might be the worst cylinder design ever. the e.p.a. sure the hell has not made life any easier on the manufacturers. these a$$wipes making the regs. have probably never picked up a saw
Of course, all chainsaws have a sweet spot where they perform flawlessly. A chainsaw has got to know its' limitations... That Stihl is 7cc's smaller so there is over a 10% difference in size.....
I used to be 440 460 stihl guy, then when I tried a husqvarna 562xp when it first came out I switched, but that 400c has changed my outlook AGAIN, it's a very good saw.
What's nice about the 7310 is the ability to replace the rotating assembly in about 15 mins....and for about $80.... Not that you want a saw to blow up. But if it does you can do this as a beginner mechanic easily. The 400 is a 2-3 hr rebuild, very sizable teardown...and around $250
Why in the heck didn’t Stihl have enough freaking brains to incorporate the ccs into the model #. People that don’t know their product line have no idea what size their saw is!!
@@TheWoodsmanMilling …. i gave my 064 to my neighbor for 10 minutes and when I came back, it was smoking and no compression. I took it to the Stihl dealer to give me a price for rebuild or get a new saw and he said it was well worth the $800 OEM rebuild. I’ve had it back a year and it’s a beast. It is heavy, ugly and eats wood with an angry attitude, gives me a workout. I think the other old big saw still serviceable is the 046, Stihl still makes OEM pistons and jugs for it I believe.
io non capisco ma di iqueste motoseghe servono per tagliare legna oppure per andare in pista a indianapolis?🤔 si vede ad occhio nudo che la lama della Echo non taaglia bene.....io ho acquistato la 6210x ha uuna potenza ai tronchi gli fa la barba pelo e contro pelo.
Yep, love the 400, I have one, but for the performance I demand, it needs a sharp chain, a muffler mod (like Bark Box or Straight Shot) and don't run more than 20" bar. Need more? Then go for a lot more diaplacement.
@@Moosehound597 it’s supposed to be “out of the box” so there goes the filing comments. But yes, I agree. It really needs to be a fresh file job before ANY cuts for it to be fair.
I’ve been eyeing both these models because they are only $25 difference. Dealer I use sells both echo and stihl. My only issue is I have an 036 that I love but I know if I bought the 400 I’d probably never pick up the 036 again. Saw mechanic said the echo pulls like an 044 and everyone that’s bought one loves theirs.
The Echo needs a port job. Without it...meh. not bad at all, but feels kinda big and heavy for that amount of power. But with a port job...You're blown away. It's amazing. If you're looking for a big saw, get the Echo and then down the road, port it. If you're looking for a medium saw... get the 400 and just love it for what it is.
The Stihl didnt want to go down through the wood with pressure on it the saw bogged so if it had a more aggressive chain it would've really bogged down
That's the whole point is to cut bigger chunks and not press down hard on the saw you got those saws revving to the moon and spitting out saw dust that's how you smoke a bar
It is a VERY nice saw, but...still a bit too pricey. I'm not really complaining though. I'd rather have it than probably anything else you could buy for a grand. So yeah.
Is it the most powerful saw you have? Because...it's power is really put into perspective when you run something with much more power and you quickly realize...oh- what I thought was powerful, was actually just kinda mediocre. I really like the 7310, but they are not known to be powerful saws in stock form. I used to think a 455 Rancher was really powerful.
@@novicelumberjack 500i is the biggest I've got. My 7310 on some days will out cut it and of course it's the other way around. I know all saws are not the same and not tuned the same. But when I first got my 7310 during break in stage it was very sluggish.(fat) after it broke in and I tuned it HELLO.
@@andrewslagle1974 ya the 400 and the echo was around 1100 where I live here in TX trying to see which one to get running several hours a day thinking leaning towards the sthil because has power of my redmax 7100/ Husqvarna 372 but close to weight of my 545 which run 90 of time but like have a 24plus bar OK one that's light weight and I can run several hours a day and seems like the sthil be a good fit
@@andrewslagle1974 Shop around, i got my 7310 for $849 just a couple weeks ago. The deals are out there. Some of the dealers are gouging the customers.
