After running one of the little Chicom top handles last year, I decided to add a 30cc guy to the lineup. Here it is with a few of its siblings ready to head out to cut our third load of Ash at our farm. Handy little saw and no where near as boggy as the chicom stuff.
I 've used Echo's in the 30-36cc range for years in that role and find a saw that size (and weight) very handy. Enjoy.
Gary_602z donated one at the last Backwoods Savage GTG extraordinaire that i was blessed with winning. Probably has over 20 tanks through it without a hiccup. That saw is the only one my son will use.
I bought a 170 in April for limbing work. Couple CC's less i think. Great little saw for that purpose. Is the an 028 Casper?
You original owner? I had one back in the 1980's. Few years later it was accidently run on raw gas and ruined. Replaced it back in April. Bought a decent used one in memory of my late uncle who bought me the original saw.
That is a great little saw. I got one for my hunny to learn on, I use it way more than she does. You can open the muffler up a bit and it helps. Cut this pile of oak up with 180 and XS029BB The 180 got the majority of the work done, except for the big log and a few smaller ones. About 4 hrs to buck, stack, pile it around the splitter
You ready for a long answer? If not, skip to last 2 full paragraphs for the short answer. No, not the original owner. I was part of a group that started a volunteer housing camp (300 person capacity) in Kiln, Mississippi after Katrina. While down there I was able to get a wood boiler donated from Hardy to heat water for showers and laundry (Stennis Space Center Rotory donated money for a laundromat 5 washers and 5 dryers). I had personally purchased the only saw a local hardware had, some kind of Poulan to cut wood to feed the stove. One day a group of volunteers asked if they could borrow the saw to clear a little tree on a resident's house. They left with the saw that day, when they returned, the throttle handle was broke and the bar was in a Z shape. At this point in time I was starting to seen some shenanigans going on with some of the other co-founders. I was planning on making an exit. A Stihl 028 had come into the camp on a donation truck and had been sitting in a "Job Box" because it wouldn't run. I told the two other founders that they were going to replace the saw I had purchased. They could buy me a new Poulan or I would agree to take the non-running Stihl in exchange. They opted for the latter. I didn't know much about saws at the time so it was a risk, but the 028 turned out to be a great little saw. I took it to a guy in Kiln, MS and he had it running to 20 mins. Link to some of the shady stuff that went on causing me to bail on the camp project... Camp Coastal Investigated For Misusing Funds
