chain saws

I am looking at getting either a husquarna 240 or a echo 14″ cs-310-14.
The echo is lighter but is only a 30 cc, the husquarna is a 38cc. Anyone
have experience with either of these saws?

Between those 2 I would definitely go with the Husqvarna much better saw then the Echo, even thou I am more a Stihl guy then anything.

I own two echo saws,one is the cs540p and the other one is cs8000.
they both came with a five year consumer warranty,two year commercial use warranty.

I have had both for three years now and zero issues with either.
would buy another one in a heart beat if I needed one.
excellent power out of both and not hard on fuel.

I’ve got 2 echo cs 370’s and like them way more than the husky 340 I also own. The echo’s have been way more reliable. Have 2 husky saws and there’s a gigantic gap between the 2. One is a pro grade saw and not even comparable to their low end saws imo. Also have a cheap throw away McCulloch that I’ll grab before the husky 340. Just my opinion, not gospel.

I have run the Husqvarna 136, the predecessor to the 240 for 15 years. I still use it as my lightweight trimming saw.

I bought a Husqvarna 445 last winter and Husky still makes a tremendous saw. The 445 has incredible power for its weight. Nothing wrong with a new Husky at all.

There’s nothing wrong with the Echo either, but personally I would step up the line a little in the Echo range to get above 35 CC. A little more power is not a bad thing in a saw that small.

Grouse

what is the saw going to be used for?? I have not ran Echo’s but have a couple Husqvarna’s (143 and 440) and the others are Stihl’s.

My little Husqvarna is a great saw for blocking and been a tough little saw. Has a pile of power for its size. That is all I use it for though. My Stihl’s are for carving and don’t think I would use anything else. The 170 would be a great trim saw for the price (170-180.00).. It comes with a 16 in bar in .43 gauge so pulls wood fast and easy if your not trying to tackle a big log.

It would mainly be used at the hunting land to clear smaller trees and brush from the trails.

I would seriously go up a notch if you can afford it with either brand. I don’t have any hands on experience with the 310 but there’s a lot floating around cheap. Getting a small, well balanced saw, with good power is tough. There’s some great older saws form husky, stihl and even Jonsered around. The newer saws are chocked off and have a lot of epa rules they have to abide by. To get a good lite weight saw with power, that’s cheap, is a crap shoot. There’s a lot of garbage price point home owners saws that are just junk out there. I looked at the MS170 from stihl and the dealer talked me out of it. I would still like to run one just to see for myself. If it don’t have bolts on the chain guard, don’t buy it is my $00.02.

If we’re trying to stay with sub-$200 saws, the Husqvarna 240 is tough to beat. More CC’s for the money, 16 inch bar for a little better reach and less bending over. The 240 has been a very reliable entry level saw for almost 10 years now. 2 year warranty and I believe dealers (not big box stores) still have the deal where if you buy a pack of 6 bottles of 2 stroke oil, you get an extra year or 2 of warranty.

I’m currently running a new 445 and Husky still makes good saws. Zero issues, it started on the third pull out of the box.

BTW, just to mention in case you owned chainsaws back in the day, you can no longer adjust small engine carbs with an ordinary screwdriver. All small engines require periodic carb adjustments. Due to EPA meddling, all small 2 stroke equipment now requires special tools to adjust the carbs. Husqvarna and Echo tools are available on the net for a few dollars, Stihl has patented their tool and sues anyone who attempts to help Stihl owners by producing an aftermarket tool.

My suggestion is to buy the adjusting tool as soon as you buy the saw.

Grouse

TheFamousGrouse wrote:

BTW, just to mention in case you owned chainsaws back in the day, you can no longer adjust small engine carbs with an ordinary screwdriver. All small engines require periodic carb adjustments. Due to EPA meddling, all small 2 stroke equipment now requires special tools to adjust the carbs. Husqvarna and Echo tools are available on the net for a few dollars, Stihl has patented their tool and sues anyone who attempts to help Stihl owners by producing an aftermarket tool.

My suggestion is to buy the adjusting tool as soon as you buy the saw.

Grouse

Great advice!

I made my own and it’s invaluable in the field.

Grouse have you ever done anything to your mufflers as far as gutting them?

basseyes wrote:

Grouse have you ever done anything to your mufflers as far as gutting them?

No, I pretty much leave stuff stock. Except for removing clogged spark arrestors.

Grouse