lol!
That's funny right there! And $369 for a 590 with 20" bar, I just paid $399 with 18". Still a good deal in my eyes
all the ney sayers about echo don't know what there missing,if you don't own them you don't know;the 590 is the best buy on earth,i have 2 also husky's455-555 auto tune-365-372-and 4 older huskys [61-262-390-268]I have new stihls 271-391-441-[the 271 and 391 are ok, nothing special and the 600 dollor 391 cuts about as fast as the 400 dollor 590 echo.ihave jonsred 2261-new 2260[awsoom] an echo 680 that eats the stihl 391 up with a 24inch bar, the 391 has a 20inch, the stihl is good quality,but wont cut with the competition,now the stihl fathfull will get mad but they are not the saw the 039 super-029-older farm boss,the 441 15 years old is faster and better built than a 939 dollor new one,plus echo has a 5 YEAR WARRENTY AND THEY STAND BEHIND THEM,dont be brand brainwashed,i have a cs 400 echo that's 5 years old and have run hundreds of hours -starts up 2nd pull and cuts all day,the 680 has an oiler pump with your thumb when you need xtra oil,its awsoom simple good deal, good luck to all john, full time pro'
What I've always experienced, and have heard many repeat (landscapers and homeowners alike), is that the top end Echo equipment is dead reliable. My 510 EVL had some years on it, but still fired and ran predictably, every time. Same with my Echo blower and trimmer. However, they do usually fall short of Stihl and Husqvarna saws on performance, in terms of power/weight ratio. They also miss the little thing that Stihl just seems to get right, such as properly sizing and placing their fuel fillers, clear tanks, better ergonomics, etc.
Spent some time splitting the last two days, as is my tradition for this weekend [1]. So far, about a cord and a half of oak, and a half cord of mixed ash and sassafras. Weather sucked today, with a slow rain all afternoon. Didn't bother me much, but made a muddy mess of the grass around the wood piles, between foot and tractor traffic.
