Echo CS-500P

[mountainlake]

Nothing wrong with some of each as they both made good high quality saws in the past and the new ones are only getting better. It's nice to see one 50cc saw that didn't gain wieght. Steve

 

[motobike]

CS-500P vs. CS530 availability

Is Echo still selling the CS-530?

Are the CS-500P's on the shelf beside the 530?

I checked 1 dealer and they had neither.

 

[miking]

I need some mix so I'll try and get to my dealer this week and see if the 500 is there. Last time I was there they had a 530 on the shelf but that was probably a month ago.

 

[fatboymoe]

The Echo CS-500p is now available from the Home Depot website. I think the price was $469.

 

[Edge & Engine]

Is Echo still selling the CS-530?

Are the CS-500P's on the shelf beside the 530?

I checked 1 dealer and they had neither.

The only stock left is at dealers.

 

[miking]

Got a chance to stop by today and hopefully see a 500 but no dice. There was one 530 left, and since my Echo dealer is also a Stihl dealer I got to check out a 261. Heavy and awkward were my immediate impressions.

 

[Doug Fir]

The Echo CS-500p is now available from the Home Depot website. I think the price was $469.

That's the price with the 20" bar and chain. According to Echo the saw can be ordered with a 16" or 18" as well, which are probably better suited to a 50cc saw. Here are the MSRPs:

16" $449.99
18" $459.99
20" $469.99

Or you could wait until stolen NIB saws start showing up on eBay for less than the wholesale price.

Doug

 

[caleath]

That's the price with the 20" bar and chain. According to Echo the saw can be ordered with a 16" or 18" as well, which are probably better suited to a 50cc saw. Here are the MSRPs:

16" $449.99
18" $459.99
20" $469.99

Or you could wait until stolen NIB saws start showing up on eBay for less than the wholesale price.

Doug

I always wondered where all those saws are coming from...they are on craigs list around here too.

I was told they were more than likely stolen from Box store too.

 

[Chris J.]

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Or you could wait until stolen NIB saws start showing up on eBay for less than the wholesale price.

Doug

I always wondered where all those saws are coming from...they are on craigs list around here too.

I was told they were more than likely stolen from Box store too.

I'm not sure that individual eBay sellers who list a lot of NIB Echo saws could get away with selling stolen saws; it seems that sooner or later they would get caught. Maybe Echo periodically unloads saws dirt cheap???

 

[sachsmo]

Figured there might be one or two of you interested in this. We got the new CS-500P in today. Amazingly, this saw weighs over two pounds less than the Dolmar PS-5100, it must be one of the lightest 50cc's around. Didn't run it yet, I'll post up some pics this evening, maybe even a video if time permits and the rains slows up.

Note: no shipments on these, sorry.

So Dolmar fudged their weight on the 5100 by over 1.5 pounds?
The Dolmar broucure claims 11.2 pounds. We know they used some funky horsepower ratings back in the day (SAE). So I guess they are not above reproach.

It looks like a decent cutting saw, but doesn't have that "snarl" of the 5100.

 

[Doug Fir]

So Dolmar fudged their weight on the 5100 by over 1.5 pounds?
The Dolmar broucure claims 11.2 pounds. We know they used some funky horsepower ratings back in the day (SAE). So I guess they are not above reproach.

It looks like a decent cutting saw, but doesn't have that "snarl" of the 5100.

I really like Dolmar saws, but the "official" weights of the 5100 and 5105 always struck me as BS. I had a chance to play with a 5105 and a PS-420, both with a 16" bar. The 5105 is supposedly only a bit heavier than the 420 but it felt much heavier. The 5105 feels more like a 12 lb PH. In the end the only accurate way to determine the weight of a saw is to do what Edge and Engine did--put the saw on a scale!

If we are comparing the performance of saws with similar weights then the CS-500p should be compared to the PS-420, not the 5100 or 5105.

Doug

 

[SawTroll]

It doesn't interest Troll!! (it's the side-ways balance thing!).

I know nothing about the balance of that saw. :rolleyes2:

The weight looks good, at least "on paper" - same weight as the MS260 and the OE 346xp......

 

[nmurph]

The 5100 is 12lbs. The 510 is 12lb 6oz.

 

[w8ye]

I have a Dolmar 5105 that came from the factory with a 20" X 3/8" B & C.

With that bar, it doesn't feel particularly light weight. I also have a newer Husky 350 with a 20" X .325" bar and it feels lighter.

The Dolmar does a respectable job with the big chain.

The only Echo I have is a 50cc clamshell (Kioritz SB1080) made into a model airplane engine (BME 50) which is nice.

 

[mweba]

Any updates on this saw? Interested in how they run and handle?

 

[Doug Fir]

Any updates on this saw? Interested in how they run and handle?

I am also interested in hearing more about the saw. I haven't managed to find one. I see that the new brochure highlights the saw's weight:

"Lightest 50cc gas powered engine chain saw in North America"

Now if I could just find one to try out! :biggrin:

Doug

 

[mweba]

Couple down the road from me but would like to hear some feed back first. Usually, I go out and buy them myself to review but end up selling every new comer only to keep my 5100. Tryin to save some coin

 

[miking]

I was at my dealer last week and they hadn't had any in yet. Would like to have a looksee myself.

 

[mweba]

:bang: Gonna have to go pick one up

 

[MN Ripper]

the dealer I go to has had one on the shelf for few weeks now. $449 w/18"b/c not sure how that compares to other dealers across the country. Sure is different, very tempting. Mitch let us know how you like it! :smile2: