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I have 4 chainsaws and weighed them all today full of oil and fuel.

Stihl 025-18 inch bar 13.4 LBS

Echo CS-4910-20 inch bar 14.6 LBS

Stihl 261 C-M-20 inch bar 14.8 LBS

Echo CS-590-20 inch bar 18 Lbs

I did weigh the Echo CS-4910 out of the box 13.4 LBS. Just figured i would share my info.
 
There's a thread on here with a good number of saw weights posted... Google will probably find it better than the search function
I was just giving my numbers all on the same scale. Also all saws were cleaned before weighing. Except the Echo CS-4910 because it was new.
 
Echo 501 FULL both tanks and 18" laminated bar with 325 050 chain.

My scale dead on with my 2 local USPS scales.

Don't trust digital scales without proper and often calibration, and never trust USPS. They have went to hell in past 40 years.

For reloading, I use an Ohaus triple beam, and have a high grade Ohaus calibration weight set.

At work I used scales that measured micrograms , accurately. Volumes in microliters, Used to do analytic chemistry........I calibrated them.

I've not been on a bathroom scale in a while, but at the doctors office (not sure if ever calibrated), my weight varies with my shoes/boots........

That said, an unknown scale is a good comparison, if a saw is weighed ~ 3 times and weights agree with each other. Then compare the other saws.

If you have an accurate way to measure a volume of water (volumetric cylinder or flask), you can calibrate a scale with a known volume of water. Calibration is only as accurate as the measured volume. At 25 oC 1.0-mL of water weighs 1.0 grams. Temperature of the water is important.

946-mL per quart, 3784mL/gallon. 3784g water/gallon of water. 2.2 Lbs/ Kilo. 1000g/kilo.
 
Don't trust digital scales without proper and often calibration, and never trust USPS. They have went to hell in past 40 years.

For reloading, I use an Ohaus triple beam, and have a high grade Ohaus calibration weight set.

At work I used scales that measured micrograms , accurately. Volumes in microliters, Used to do analytic chemistry........I calibrated them.

I've not been on a bathroom scale in a while, but at the doctors office (not sure if ever calibrated), my weight varies with my shoes/boots........

That said, an unknown scale is a good comparison, if a saw is weighed ~ 3 times and weights agree with each other. Then compare the other saws.

If you have an accurate way to measure a volume of water (volumetric cylinder or flask), you can calibrate a scale with a known volume of water. Calibration is only as accurate as the measured volume. At 25 oC 1.0-mL of water weighs 1.0 grams. Temperature of the water is important.

946-mL per quart, 3784mL/gallon. 3784g water/gallon of water. 2.2 Lbs/ Kilo. 1000g/kilo.


Well mine is checked with 2 at 2 different locations, USPS scales yo-yo and right with theirs as used for shipping USPS UPS Fedex packages. yo-yo. Long as my 2 USPS places scales jive with mine all I care about. o_O

But blah blah blah carry on yo-yo:laughing:

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