ECHO Echo, Echo, Echo

[Wilhelm]

Echo CS-260TES, 27cc of badass attitude - pulling round filed chisel tooth.



Cute little thing, not mine though.

 

[Mutley]

It seems to be built on the same platform at the saw in my profile picture?

Mine's an Echo 350TES, as sold here. I think that in the US, they were called a 360TES?

Mine is 10 years old. It's still my favorite saw by a very long margin!

I also have a 360TES (as sold here), which I think you call a 355TES in the US?

Today, I cut some VERY hard wood. And I do mean HARD. I started off with the newer saw (355TES) & it simply could not cope with the hardness of the wood, which was extremely disappointing, as you can imagine!

So, out comes the older saw, which really is beyond it's working life, and earned the money for me.

 

[Battle Cross 2]

Iv been rather impressed by my 355t. Has no issue pulling 14" bar buried in oak locust or hickory.

 

[Stubnail67]

Love my cs 355t..... strong smooth revving... fires up hot or cold....

 

[Mutley]

Yup, I've had no problems with the 355T in that kind of wood. I can use it day in, day out cutting most exotic trees. I've had the saw near 3 years now. But some of our native trees are quite a bit harder than those. This one was a Eucalyptus albopurpurea - which was insanely hard. The 355T was wearing a 12" bar & a Stihl chain - the stump was around 15" & the saw bogged & bogged & bogged! (please realise that want this saw to perform, as I spent the $$$ buying it). I put the saw aside & picked up my old 360T & it took a while, but it got the job done. The old saw was wearing the original 14" Echo bar & the same Stihl chain.

 

[Battle Cross 2]

@Red97 Do you think there's any gains to running the filter open on a ported 590.You can pop the black piece out of the cover and run it down to just hold the filter. Wouldn't run it that way all the time but for playing in the cants at GTGs any gain helps. Also do you think cutting the tube out is the best muff mod? My saw just has the baffle plates inside hogged out. Thank you for any response.

 

[Red97]

@Red97 Do you think there's any gains to running the filter open on a ported 590.View attachment 121996You can pop the black piece out of the cover and run it down to just hold the filter. Wouldn't run it that way all the time but for playing in the cants at GTGs any gain helps. View attachment 121997Also do you think cutting the tube out is the best muff mod? My saw just has the baffle plates inside hogged out. Thank you for any response.

I have removed the filter piece before. I'm sure it helps a little, but the saw is a bit of a spitter. Saturated the filter with fuel in short order. Didn't really care for that.

I haven't removed the tube. Just added a couple holes or a slot by the tube exit under the deflector.

 

[sawfun]

Vintage box store Echo.

 

[sawfun]

The only issue I have with that 1001vl is the lack of dangerously sharp plastic the brand is supposed to have. lol

 

[Dub11]

The only issue I have with that 1001vl is the lack of dangerously sharp plastic the brand is supposed to have. lol

If you notice the danger level only came about after the merger with Shindowa.

 

[hoskvarna]

Evening echo boys

I have a JD 80ev that has a broken throttle trigger.
Would anybody have one and what model of echo saws where the same.

Thanks


Sent from Hoskvarna Hills

 

[dahmer]

Old Echo beast.
https://m.ebay.com/itm/Echo-CS-660E...588655&hash=item239fceaf2a:g:JjYAAOSwgFJa6LNh

 

[hseII]

Vintage box store Echo.
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[old 040]

A new one for me, Facebook score on the cheap.....

 

[old 040]

A new one for me, Facebook score on the cheap.....View attachment 125183 View attachment 125184 View attachment 125185

Cleaning up far better than expected, runs as new.....

 

[hseII]

Cleaning up far better than expected, runs as new.....View attachment 125501 View attachment 125502

Those are Great Saws.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Vintage box store Echo.
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Does that one have a brake or a handguard? Seems like all the others I've seen have no brake, just a white plastic handguard. Is it a Canada market version?

 

[sawfun]

I dunno if this is a Canadian saw or not, but it has the metal vanguard. Maybe they never come.with chainbrake's? The new 1201's I've seen pictures of don't seem to have a chainbrake.

 

[Cut4fun]

Picked up echo's budget saw to test out.
Got a stock poulan 3750 TABB to test against it. Know how it stands up against 262 036

So far been impressed stock with 20" buried in dry ash log. Me and a logger that was in for some work gave it alittle test session.

Now to find the 620.

 

[hseII]

I dunno if this is a Canadian saw or not, but it has the metal vanguard. Maybe they never come.with chainbrake's? The new 1201's I've seen pictures of don't seem to have a chainbrake.

The saw pictures is a 1001: The 1201 is a bigger Saw physically, & the clutch cover is larger.