Echo CS-310 Let the Hate Comments Begin!! Part 1 

I really wish you were the only person this ever happened to. Sadly unscrupulous people will do this and the real tell tale sign of never go back is when you machine goes in as a complete unit and comes back in a milk crate totally disassembled. Happy to hear you got it running again. Good job guys🍺👍

Alan Marshall STEALERSHIP! I love that! Im using that from now on.

allischalmerswd Me too great saw

Echo is manufactured in Illinois. But the Company is a subsidary of a Japanese company.

I couldn't agree with you more Joe. I have had guys bring in machines and ask me to put it back to "normal" after they worked on it so they can return it and get a new machine under warranty. The repair would be next to nothing but they want to be dishonest. I get how some people can be like that.

Dave Ackerman 1967 Im just slow uploading but I texted the lady I got the saw from. I offered it back to her for the $45 service and parts fee. Said she is working a deal to get another 310 at a discount w/the dealer. Part 2 and a trick coming up buddy.

I admire you for that.

JP, very well said and the only thing I would add to that is 90% of machine owners,not just chainsaws, don't read the owners manual.

@@ZombieDaveAZ So true! I get blown away at the number of people who buy a tool or machine (cars and trucks included!) and never read the owner/operator's manual....it can make life so much easier!

The price point is a blessing and a curse. Under $200 for new and repairs are priced high enuf by the stealership to justify buying a new one. It's a shame. I have a cs330T and a cs 310 of my own. They are very dependable. Thanks for the comment and you are absolutely correct. Very good saw for the money.

@@ZombieDaveAZ i wouldnt say price is blessing and curse in this price range. usually these things broke when people "dont use em right" like drops the saw or something. we have this same saw in our cottinge now about 2 years, nothing wrong with it, keeps going. and i myself bought maccullogh saw (-50% sale) and in year have felld 20+ trees and limped many more, not a single issue with it, good for the price, no need for carb tune up or anything.

What?! Why is the country of California going to ban this saw? Or is it all saws, 2 Stroke?

@@ZombieDaveAZ California is banning the sale of all small engine equipment, 2 and 4 stroke. I have a fairly new CS-590 and now a spare CS-310, so I’ll be ok for a while. Despite what the news media says, there is a rural California that doesn’t like the way our state is run.

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Everything you are describing especially the chain derailing sounds like it's on backwards. I'm just saying. Stumps and dirt will fill it up pretty fast..

ulitepilot aka Zombie Dave DONT mean to be snarky but... absolutely not!! Chain is and was on properly on both chains !! But I’m sure dirt has dulled it fast and so a dull chain gets hot fast stretching chain I guess. My dads echo 590 timber wolf didn’t have this problem as much but it happens to them all eventually . Somebody said it could be the chain aka it’s a average chain and that when they bought a quality stihl brand chain it stopped!! Echo uses Oregon chains which are ok but under repeated stress with stumps and hitting dirt they probably won’t last very long so you need better!!

I wasn't trying to be snarky either. Just elimination of the possibility.. know what I mean? Sorry if I stepped on any toes.

thats why i take stihl or husqvarna

Hi James, thanks for reaching out, the new stihl saws are equipped with the new M-tronics. They are the next step before fuel injected saws make there way over here to the states. A Stihl 180 is probably too small but you never told what kind of use you would be using it for. Either way a 310 with a 16" bar and a good Oregon chain works just fine. It won't lug or bog down the engine and if the chain is sharp it will cut like a beast all day long. The occasional 10" tree for firewood puts this saw front and center to get the job done. It's not constructed to work all day every day bucking and felling 20-25" trees. I like echo and would have to side with your friend on this one. The warranty is better for the homeowner with the cs-310 as well but you might wait weeks if it goes out for warranty work. Try to buy from a shop that has a mechanic that comes in a few times a week and not from someone like Ace hardware or Home Depot that sends your machine out for repair. As far as the follow up on the complete rebuild of my last 310, the video was too long and I did not have enough space on my phone to have 2 copies. So it's lost dog gonnit! Any questions or particulars that you might have a question about, I can sure shoot that video and post it for you. Stay safe 🍺😷👍

Here is kinda sorta part 2 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xGc49ch8f6k.html

Do I think you could? Yes. Do I think it would be good for the saw? No. I think the CS 310 is an all day bucking saw and occasionally 10-12 trees. Other than that prolly not a good idea.

David, there is a Part 2 and the link is right there in the comments. Not sure what else I can do for you .

Hardly...

And a great warranty for the homeowner..

I like Echo products too.

Yamabiko corporation. Built in china and USA.

so 50% chinese but with prices of what you can get from husqwarna ,stihl or Makita

@@Mr11ESSE111 I think there are quite a few machines out there but the overwhelming majority around here is Stihl. When I work on Echo machines it seems like the parts are more expensive by a little bit. Sometimes alot!

@@ZombieDaveAZ not china not usa JAPAN SIR

@@PolarettiGR The Yamabiko Corporation (株式会社やまびこ Kabushiki-gaisha Yamabiko) is a Japanese manufacturer of power tools formed with the September 2008 merger of the Kioritz and Shindaiwa corporations. The brands owned and distributed by Yamabiko are Kioritz, Shindaiwa and ECHO. The Yamabiko Corporation is based in Ome, Japan with plants in china,and Lake Zurich,Illinois.I believe that what I stated in short form. Thanks for commenting and watching Bill.