It started extremely easily and without hesitation. We tested the Echo Timber Wolf CS-590 chainsaw on a couple of stumps we needed removed before using it to tear down a pole barn. Engineers of the Timber Wolf designed these plates to be metal, and it will last much longer while still maintaining the design intent. Being made of plastic and living next to a fast moving, sharpened chain means that it gets nicked, cut, and eventually loses the specific design it originally had.
Taking the bar off will reveal that piece is actually two plates and helps to direct the oil to the chain where it needs to go. On most chainsaws, if you look underneath, you’ll notice a plastic chain stay that helps keep the chain from vibrating off during use. The plastic, on the other hand won’t fray and get cut over time like that nylon cord. That may seem minor, but there isn’t a nylon cord I’ve owned that has outlived the tool’s usefulness. Instead of using a nylon rope to keep the fuel and oil caps from going anywhere, Echo attached it with plastic. There’s nothing else to unscrew, just take the filter off, clean or replace it, tighten the nut, and you’re good to go. Simply unscrew a single nut on the back, which is affixed so you can’t lose it, and there’s the filter. Echo avoided that mistake and while there isn’t really a feature that makes it stand out from the other major commercial brands, they did do a great job with some small things that make a difference.Ī great example of the intelligent simplicity is the filter access. Most of the time, the addition is either unnecessary or actually detrimental to the tool.
I have seen many companies try to break into the commercial side of the industry and try to add something that the other companies don’t have. Editor’s Note: Check out our 36V cordless chainsaw shootout article for a look at what cordless chainsaws can accomplish.Īs I took a closer look at the Echo Timber Wolf CS-590 chainsaw it became very clear to me that someone actually talked to chainsaw users and used what they found to design the saw.
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