Husky 346 NE Echo 501

[bwalker]

Yet somehow the MarkII outsells the Echo offerings by a landslide. If they were truly groundbreaking guys would be fighting over them like the last Tickle Me Elmo on the shelf.

They are old designs that appeal to some guys because they are cheap. Probably a better deal than a clamshell from Stihl or Husky although a 450 rancher makes more power.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Just like this shirt I still have. Give me OE 372. You can keep that new stuff.

Thank goodness we can still buy them new too.

 

[Wood Doctor]

And, it really is hard to give up on my Husqvarna 353:

A great performer that refuses to die. Just MHO.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

And, it really is hard to give up on my Husqvarna 353:
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A great performer that refuses to die. Just MHO.

We can still get 353's new too.

Guy put 346 top and decal on this one.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Brand new untouched 353 we can still buy.

 

[damifino]

They are old designs that appeal to some guys because they are cheap. Probably a better deal than a clamshell from Stihl or Husky although a 450 rancher makes more power.

Echo are not cheap in quality but cheap in price compared to others. Do not buy a Echo to take to the race track. But if you want a excellent every day driver like a Toyota or Honda firewood saw then Echo is your saw.
Remember walker, you said it yourself, you have no modern day experience with Echo since the Echo Kioritz days.

 

[bwalker]

Echo are not cheap in quality but cheap in price compared to others. Do not buy a Echo to take to the race track. But if you want a excellent every day driver like a Toyota or Honda firewood saw then Echo is your saw.
Remember walker, you said it yourself, you have no modern day experience with Echo since the Echo Kioritz days.

No one suggested they are low in quality.