Echo vs Husqvarna

[wwdiii]

Never owned a Husky saw, have both Stihl and Echo. Both good says. I'm sure they are all good, just what you like. I think I will buy a small Echo with 14 inch bar and mount on my tractor. I get tired of having to go back to the shop to get saw. I am putting on my tractor and leave it.

 

[suburbanfarmer]

Never owned a Husky saw, have both Stihl and Echo. Both good says. I'm sure they are all good, just what you like. I think I will buy a small Echo with 14 inch bar and mount on my tractor. I get tired of having to go back to the shop to get saw. I am putting on my tractor and leave it.

Just be ready for cleanup, all saws leak bar oil.

 

[PILOON]

IMO Husqvarna, Jonsered, Stihl, Echo are all #1 in quality serviceability etc.

AS LONG as you purchase from a certified dealer and NOT the BOX STORE versions.

All the manufacturers have both 'consumer grade' and 'professional grade' versions.
Just try to get a box store saw serviced and you'll appreciate why, worst still are rebranded (i.e. Sears saw) for parts etc.

 

[John_Mc]

Just be ready for cleanup, all saws leak bar oil.

i have a Husqvarna 357XP that does not leak bar oil. I might find a very small bit if I come back the day or two after I set it down, but if I move it to a new spot after that, nothing more comes off the saw. I suspect that initial little bit is just oil that is already on the bar or soaked up in in the sawdust under the clutch cover. Once that has dripped off, I don't see anything further until I run the saw again.

My Jonsered 2152, however, has leaked oil since the day it was new. Leave it sitting anywhere for a day or two, and there's a puddle under it. Move it to a new location, and there is a new puddle. A friend with the same model saw has no leaking problem. I found a YouTube video about fixing a common source of leaking bar oil on the Husqvarna 353 (the twin sister saw to the Jonsered 2152). I believe the parts in question on the two saws are the same. I've been meaning to try it on my 2152, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Jonsereds are Husqvarna's in a different color...

They come right down the Husky line in the Husqvarna factory...

Everyone who runs my Jonsered really loves it including me!!

SR

 

[crazyal]

i have a Husqvarna 357XP that does not leak bar oil. I might find a very small bit if I come back the day or two after I set it down, but if I move it to a new spot after that, nothing more comes off the saw. I suspect that initial little bit is just oil that is already on the bar or soaked up in in the sawdust under the clutch cover. Once that has dripped off, I don't see anything further until I run the saw again.

My Jonsered 2152, however, has leaked oil since the day it was new. Leave it sitting anywhere for a day or two, and there's a puddle under it. Move it to a new location, and there is a new puddle. A friend with the same model saw has no leaking problem. I found a YouTube video about fixing a common source of leaking bar oil on the Husqvarna 353 (the twin sister saw to the Jonsered 2152). I believe the parts in question on the two saws are the same. I've been meaning to try it on my 2152, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

I have a 357XP and it leaks oil pretty badly. Other than that it's been a great saw. I did replace the oil pump to see if it would help as it has 1000s of hours on it. I got it from a logger who used it to lib with. Until I got my Dolmar it was my go to saw for pretty much everything. Unfortunately it's the older version of the saw with a different style jug and piston and they no longer make parts for it. Someday it's time will come. Until then it lives on an upside down storage cover for a plastic tote.

 

[ericm979]

Thanks for the input. My husqvarna was/is an easy starter, been a good saw. Started leaking bar oil and, at certain angles, fuel. Does not idle well either. It has hundreds of hours cutting on it, just getting a little tired. I plan to keep it as a backup, especially since I am in hurricane season. The only experience with Stihl was when I was with the fire dept. Powerful saws, but unlike you I found them hard to start. Not sure why. Was a bit concerning because we needed them quickly, no time to waste.

The bar oil leak may be a seal or o-ring. Poor idling could be as simple as a carb adjustment.

I have a stihl 025 that is remarkably hard to pull over for a 45cc saw (common for that model). And a MS660 clone that's a beast to pull. The other Stihls start pretty easily.

 

[atsah]

Any saw I have ever owned leaked oil, in the summer they leak a lot more because the oil gets thinner, the saws I have, have adjustable oilers, before I put them away I close the oiler..

 

[Jstpssng]

I put a piece of cardboard under my saw if I store it someplace where I worry about fluid spills. The only time that I had a really bad oil leak was with my 254 after cutting ice for beaver trapping. We used to run them without oil to keep it out of the water and I ended up ruining the pump.

 

[ericm979]

I recycled my wife's worn out or rusted baking sheet pans. They go in the saw cabinet under the saws to catch the oil.