There is little doubt
when shopping for chainsaws that the major brands
will dominate. For example, Stihl and Husqvarna
are pretty much the leaders in the market.
Many first time chainsaw users make the mistake of
over capitalizing with their first machine without
doing a little research and homework. In fact,
many could have saved themselves hundreds of
dollars by looking at some of the lesser known
brands.
It's not that they don't pick themselves up a
quality machine with the best manufacturers, the
irony is, the chainsaws which were meant to be
used and worked often will sit in somebody's tool
shed gathering dust.
One of the lesser known brands, Echo, is still
somewhat of a best kept secret. Even though they
cater well towards the professional to semi
professional, they haven't missed the
inexperienced chainsaw user with their lightweight
machines.
Fancy bells and whistles have been part of the
chainsaw marketing scene for several years now and
many of the new features pertain to safety. Echo chainsaws are no different but the
reputation they've gathered relates to chainsaw
toughness and reliability.
Professionals will tell you fancy bells and
whistles are great but if the chainsaw has no
heart then what's the point. The obvious concern
for a novice will be the reliability of a machine and
the like it's bigger cousins, doesn't lack in the
heart department.
Safety is another important issue with chainsaws.
One of the main problems with chainsaws is what's
known as the fatigue factor. A heavy machine and an inexperienced user spells danger.
Fatigue is responsible for thousands of accidents
each year and if professionals can get into
trouble, then novices need to heed strict safety precautions when using chainsaws.
You will find the same high quality and
performance in all the Echo products.
Please select one of the buttons below to go to
the Echo pages.
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