I just bought an Echo 2511t clone for $99. What was I thinking?

[Gregster613]

Well, not so much as your job, but a garden wagon full.

All split and stacked now.

The little clown did fine, but called out to some bigger brothers from time to time.
;-)

CalG, Good to see the lil fellow works well! Also good to see his bigger brothers to back him up if needed! I've only got one bigger for backup but I rarely need it. I see the opening at the muffler spot - did you use one of the beefed up mufflers? If so which was your choice?

 

[CalG]

CalG, Good to see the lil fellow works well! Also good to see his bigger brothers to back him up if needed! I've only got one bigger for backup but I rarely need it. I see the opening at the muffler spot - did you use one of the beefed up mufflers? If so which was your choice?

OEM muffler.
Nothing modded on this little clown..

 

[Alan W.]

Well, not so much as your job, but a garden wagon full.

All split and stacked now.

The little clown did fine, but called out to some bigger brothers from time to time.
;-)

Glad to see I aint the only one that still runs a 700 Mac.

 

[Gregster613]

OEM muffler.
Nothing modded on this little clown..

Okay, Good to know! Thanks

 

[airbiscuit]

xyz123 previously posted that the clone muffler is pretty open/

 

[CalG]

Glad to see I aint the only one that still runs a 700 Mac.

ProMac 10, My first purchased new saw.
I've got a 10-10 under the bench, but it has no bar on it, so didn't drag it out for the photo-op. ;-)

 

[CalG]

So today I was doing a bit of spike climbing and limbing in prep to drop a couple of 100 foot tall hemlock in the front yard. There really is no place to get them down from standing, so I'm planning to chunk them down. (If I can muster the guts and grit to get all that way up. I'm old, and my mind keeps writing checks my body can't cash.)

Anyway, I used the electric Makita for the up-tree limbing work, That thing ran out of battery before I did. And the saw draws more juice than the 3Ah batteries I have for the portable drill and driver can put out without faulting. I'll get another big battery... someday.
Pricey little devils!

Anyway, to clean up the mess of limbs dropped. I used the little clown saw.
Really is a light weight power house.
'Must have made a hundred cuts 4 inch and under. Dead hemlock limbs are nice for the back deck fire pit when we eat out there. Which is every night it's not raining.

If I were a bit more athletic, I would haul this gas saw up with me as I climb. But all the rope pull starts might just be too much for me, limbing as I climb.

Handi saw, but dangerous the way I grab a piece and drop the bar only a few inches from my hand. The electric saw is worse in regard to "operator safety"/