bthompson224
ArboristSite Member
If yer cuttin' faster due to mods, wouldn't you run the saw less and may actually produce less emissions?
In the last 10 years it went from 95% bashers to 95% thaqt like Echo saws. Steve
Four years ago you couldnt get an Echo thread to have 7 posts let alone 7 pages, 65 pages or so in the case of the 610 twin. I like my Echo, well made, starts everytime. Ive been eyeing them 600P's lately.
[video=youtube;EHq8p-I2Fuw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHq8p-I2Fuw[/video]
Was just in the local Echo dealer today and looked over(held) a 600p. Looked like a keeper to me.
The regional Echo distributor was also there and got to visit with him. He mentioned something about a big saw coming to replace the CS-8000 as was mentioned earlier My brother and I invited him to the Iowa Spring GTG and it sounds like he is going to be able to come. Said that sounded like a good time and would bring along the demo saws for people to try. That is certainly more interest and involvement than we have been able to get out of our local Dolmar, Husqvarna, Or Stihl dealers. I hope he makes it and he wasnt just giving us lip service!
Ron
What the h**l now I have to get a big brother for my Echo CS600-P , I will start saving right , now that I am firmly seated in the Echo bandwagon :msp_biggrin:
Have just seen the ads for your new saw. The specifications for the CS 590 Timber Wolf and CS 600P chainsaws look so similar on your website. Can you help to differentiate these saws for me? I assume that there must be something significant to justify a $100 difference in MSRP. Does one have a polymer case and 'clamshell' engine and the other an aluminum or magnesium case? Is there a reason why the 590 is offered only with an 18 or 20 inch bar and the similarly powered 600 is offered with much longer bars?
Thank you for your e-mail to ECHO Incorporated. The CS-590 can take the larger bar and chain combinations but it is not offered that way. Both the CS-600P and the CS-590 have an aluminum crankcase. The changes in the CS-590 are the plastic handle, bar does not offer the replaceable sprocket, and the drum clutch sprocket.
Back to the original question . . .
I had the same question as the OP. Was going to start a thread when I saw this one. I also emailed ECHO this question:
I received this answer:
it's confusing when manufacturers create different names for the same product: I would have preferred 'CS 600' and 'CS 600 PRO', or 'CS 600 Timber Wolf Edition'. But is sounds like the 590 could be a good value for $100 less for the right users.
Philbert
i kinda feel the same way, the 600p is a great saw, then shoot us in the back and make the 590 at a much more reasonable price, and with little mods to the 590 you've got a 600p...................:msp_mellow:
i kinda feel the same way, the 600p is a great saw, then shoot us in the back and make the 590 at a much more reasonable price, and with little mods to the 590 you've got a 600p...................:msp_mellow:
Pretty reasonable on their part.
They came up with a way to get you basically the same saw much cheaper. Mine are the original and have the plastic handles, yet I dont feel cheated with them going to aluminum on the later models, machinery evolves all the time.
I do wish they made around a 75cc on the same platform though...
All current model ECHO CS-600 chainsaws get the "P" suffix. In other words the model number is always CS-600P. The "P" simply means "Performance Cutting System". It is the higher end ECHO Pro-Match bar vs. a laminated bar.Back to the original question . . .
I had the same question as the OP. Was going to start a thread when I saw this one. I also emailed ECHO this question:
I received this answer:
it's confusing when manufacturers create different names for the same product: I would have preferred 'CS 600' and 'CS 600 PRO', or 'CS 600 Timber Wolf Edition'. But is sounds like the 590 could be a good value for $100 less for the right users.
Philbert
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