ECHO 20 in. Timber Wolf 59.8 cc Gas

5 year review: my echo CS:590 is still going strong. I have been clearing fence line on our property, and bucking the larger logs for firewood. Currently clearing large honey locust trees which are the devil. I broke the chain tensioner on the saw, and ordered a replacement online (easy fix). The CS-590 always starts for me on the 3rd pull. I place the saw choke on, pull once or twice till I hear the saw hit (audible noise that the saw fires in the combustion chamber), turn choke off, pull again, and saw fires up. I normally don’t use the decompression button. Also, I always use ethanol free gas and drain the saw when storing for several months. I read another reviewer who had issues with the echo warranty due to purchasing this saw off Amazon; I never had to use the warranty, but if that is true, I would not recommend buying this saw off Amazon. While up in the brush I accidentally ran the saw over with my fourwheeler and didn’t manage to damage it. I take care of my saw, but I also work the ever living crap out of it! Again, I love this SAW. I’ll post some more picks this week of work I’ve been doing with the saw.2 year review; Best bang for your buck in my opinion, I have had this saw for almost 2 years now. I am not a professional logger by any means, however I have cut my fair share of trees, used all the big name saws. I have cut close to 20 chords of wood with this saw sense ownership. Using original oil filter, gas filter, air filter, spark plug, and have had absolutely no issues. Starts on 2nd or 3rd pull every time, and does not bog at all. I will purchase the tune up kit this year. I do use compressed air in order to blow the saw and air filter out after every use. Also, I use extreme care when filling fuel and oil reservoirs on the saw in order to prevent clogging filters. Translucent fuel tank, so you can see the fuel level with out taking cap off. I wish the bar oil reservoir also had a way to view the level, however I always check the bar oil every time I refill on fuel.( I had to list at least one thing that could be improved on the saw). Saw has little vibration and lots of power combined with the timberline chain shaperner, have not found anything this saw won’t chew through like butter. Egernomics are also great, saw feels good in my hands and weight is balanced out. Saw started right out the box on third pull without any carb adjustment (minor carb adjustment made after initial break in). I keep Oregon chains on the saw, 2 of which I rotate on a normal basis. Registered saw through the echo warranty website after purchase. The little things mean a lot, having a saw that’s correctly adjusted right out of the box and still going strong after two years is amazing. You can not go wrong with purchasing the cs-590 echo chainsaw. If any issues are encountered in the future, I will update the review. My next purchase will be the echo Cs-355T. Ive cut oak, hickory, elm, walnut, and sycamore with this saw.

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The chainsaw was shipped but was stolen off our front porch. I contacted Amazon as well as the seller. 4 days later the new unit showed up and I have been cutting through a 70+ year old ash tree all day. Love this thing. This is the best chainsaw I've ever owned.Update: I purchased this chainsaw about a year ago. I used it for maybe 4 hours spread out over a few days. Now I cant get it started. I spoke to a shop and they said that I might need to replace the diaphragm in the carb as fuel will turn them hard and the carb supposedly won’t work after that. Problem is, this is only a year old, WTH! So, anyway I’ve verified that fuel is getting to the cylinder. I’ve replaced the fuel, I’ve cleaned the air filter and the spark plug. I think that I may need to reset the carb adjustments. So I’ll try that before I rebuild the carb. If that does not work then I’ll have to start replacing ignition parts to narrow it down. Pretty disappointing for over $400.00 I have loads of work to do and now I get to play small engine repair man.

I was looking for a heavy duty saw after owning a light duty 16-inch Husqvarna which has also been a great saw. I also own an older 16-inch McCulloch that would never restart after it warmed up. After reading the excellent reviews, I bought this saw three weeks ago and have not been disappointed. The Husky is easier to start but that was not a surprise since it's a smaller saw. However, once the chain on the Husky becomes dull which is at about 1.5 cords (cut to length pieces), it becomes difficult to cut without a fresh chain. The Echo, on the other hand, is a heavy duty saw with power to cut through 4-cords of wood with the same chain without a very noticeable drop in performance. After the 4-cords, I was able to cut through a 24-inch stump with the same chain and no issues. I would definitely buy this saw again given the option!

Decided to give this a go since the Stihl is several hundred dollars more. Assembled it, put premixed 50:1 fuel from the hardware store in it. This thing will not start. From doing research online these Echo’s flood very easily. I have several other 2 stroke engines from stihl and I have never flooded any of those. I will be returning this to the seller and going with a Stihl instead.