Honestly local place my wife used to work dealt them for a short while and the way they abandoned all the dealers when the stupid long warranty started costing them too much and they left the guys selling them holding the bag I wouldn’t touch one personally. All the newer ones I saw locally weee dead inside 2-3 years with hard to get parts seems ignitions were a big issue with them.
I do admit I have a few old ones that were given to me from the 90’s but weather it should or not it bugs me what they did when they left all the dealers holding the bag. I would think the same was it Stihl, husky or echo also. All of them do some strange stuff and deny warranty or try at times when they shouldn’t but to come out and tell the dealerships they aren’t getting reimbursed for what they fixed under your warranty is bs.
Yes I own a efco 156 and 165. I like both saw they work well. But personally I think for the 152 you were looking at, you would be
