 NEGATIVE 5 STARS ECHO LIES ABOUT WARRANTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Review Date: October 7, 2008 |
| Reviewer: D, NW IN |
I have owned this saw for about three months now, and am amazed at how great this saw is. My Dad has 200 acres of wooded land, and all year long, I along with my family members get firewood from this. My siblings have different types of saws all 20" bars. They have Poulan, Mcculloch, Homelite, and Stihl. I put this saw to the test against these other guys and it wasn't even close! Plenty of power, lightweight, nice balance, and fairly quiet. These weren't small trees either, some were up in the 25" diameter range. By the end of the day, everybody was wanting to use mine. It just doesn't get any nicer than this one. I was able to get this particular model for 300 clams, and would pay twice as much to own it after using it. Believe me that I'm not using this just a couple times a year around the house. I get TONS of firewood and use this saw all year long, and will not be looking to get another saw for at least 5 years because of there great warranty. Thanks Echo for making my family jealous - now I'm not the black sheep anymore!
UPDATE 6/22/09
WELL MY SAW HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 2 MONTHS NOW, WITH A BLOWN TOP ENGINE. REPAIR MAN TOOK IT APART AND SENT PICTURES TO ECHO AND THEY SAID THAT I DID NOT USE THEIR OIL AND WRONG MIXTURE. AND NOW THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COVER IT. AS YOU CAN SEE IN MY REVIEW THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH ALL KINDS OF SAWS AND SMALL ENGINES, AND FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT MIXTURE IS BS. THANKS ALOT ECHO FOR STICKING ME FOR $300 AND WIGGLING OUT OF IT, YOU HAD A SOLD PERSON HERE, BUT NOW I'M GOING TO DRAG YOU THROUGH THE MUD. BYE BYE ECHO - HELLO STIHL!!!! |
Echo CS-400 18 INCH CHAIN SAW
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| Review Date: October 17, 2008 |
| Reviewer: W. trahan, FL. |
| This saw the Echo CS-400 18 INCH CHAIN SAW is excellent lots of power ,saw will do heavy duty cutting to light cutting first pull will start, this saw will last a long time with proper maintain will put some 700-1300 dollar chain saws to rest .I believe this saw is the best made at this time, for 10 years experience in tree cutting this is the best saw I have and i have own many (hint with any 2 cycle engine use fresh 89-93 octane fuel no older then 30 days , mix 2.6oz oil 50.1 let engine idle for 10-15 minutes for break in on new engines only ) some companies will not tell you this in the manuals .also is a good idea is to use that co product in the equipment. have fun |
A GREAT HOME OWNERS CHAINSAW
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| Review Date: June 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: M.S., NEW YORK |
| I AM NOT A LOGGER OR A LUMBERJACK BUT I HAVE BEEN AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE GOOD QUALITY TOOLS.SNAP-ON,MAC,MATCO ECT.HAVING HAD OTHER CHAINSAWS.POULAN,CRAFTSMAN MCCULLACH.THIS ECHO IS THE BEST OF THEM ALL FOR MUCH LESS MONEY THAN STIHL OR HUSKY.I HAVE 5 + WOODED ACRES OF LAND IN UPSTATE N.Y.AND THIS HAS HANDLED EVERY JOB EASILY.IF YOUR A HOME OWNER LIKE ME GIVE ECHO A SHOT YOU WILL BE VERY SATISFIED. USE ECHO 2 CYCLE MIXTURE & BAR OIL ALSO USE 93 OCTANE GAS WITH STABIL & THIS SAW WILL GIVE YOU MANY YEARS OF EXCELLENT SERVICE.I GOT MINE ON SALE FOR $219.00 ON SALE A GREAT PRICE FOR SUCH A GREAT QUALITY TOOL. |
home owners delight
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| Review Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Reviewer: mike, mass |
| this saw is perfect for any job around the house and yard..plenty of power,super easy start,light weight ,easy to hold,and feels good in your hands... ill probly never need to replace this saw. its alot of saw and its built to last. |
An exceptional machine and great value for the price.
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| Review Date: June 7, 2009 |
| Reviewer: I. S. Lasanta, Caribbean, PR |
I purchased this machine after a meticulous research on different brands and offers. May finals choices based in my budget and use were Sthil, Craftsman professional, and Echo. The first one is a benchmark, top of the line in service and quality. The second one, good service, but not absolutely a reliable machine. The third, Echo, attract me since the beginning because the design resembles much features found in professional machines like Sthil. The ratings in different stores were good or excellent combined with the five year warranty made it attractive. And finally the price, I went to the Sthil distributor to get a similar one willing to pay a reasonable difference, but it was extremely high.
So I decided for this machine and since the beginning it run smooth, it start quick, perform with a lot of power and the best it cut thru the hard wood like a professional one. The priming system, the inertial brake and the air filter system is superb. I had cut trees and timbers with diameters between 24 to 6 inches without problems. So far it had not required any service so it remain for me "untested" issue.
The only thing I would recommend an improvement in this machine is the fuel cap design, it gets hard to open by hand needing some tool to do it. Designing something similar to the one use by Sthil that is really good would a great improvement.
Over all, it is an excellent machine with excellent price value. I recommend it.
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I wouldn’t recommend the CS-400
I purchased mine about a year ago. The initial quality and performance was there but it wasn’t long before i started running into problems with the bar & chain combo not cutting properly. Despite the fact that i’ve used premium gas and an acceptable lubricant for the gas-oil mix the motor siezed today. I doubt i’ve cut over ten cord with it in the past year.
After reading a series of other reviews I’m not going to bother with their 5 year warranty. A company either stands by it’s products with no excuses or it doesn’t.
If you’re looking for a throwaway saw at a reasonable price the CS-400 is probably allright but if you’re looking for quality and durability then look somewhere else.
It’s a shame … Echo used to be a good name in chainsaws. I had a comprable CS-4500 that i was more than satisfied with but this new saw turned out to be a real dog.
Fool me once ….