i have ascended to chainsaw pimp. i went with the 600 over the 590 being able to get a reasonable ebay price, and getting the nicer chain bar sprocket handle making up most of the difference. plus i am a tradesman and love my tools so what the hey. also sourced out dozens of files, 4 chains for the 20" bar, went with lgx over semi chisel based on huge satisfaction here, soft case, purple syn oil, seafoam, all that good stuff. will put up pics when i put it together and tune it up. the carb seems simple enough, the question is how far is necessary with the muffler. the saw will cut a few cords per year and the highest power isn't necessary, only to do what is best for engine life. is it necessary to go beyond taking out the deflector piece, and leaving the tube in the muffler body, or should the tube be taken out as well? a bit on the shopping experience. the poulan 5020 looked okay, not on the level of the echos particularly the shindaiwa designs. the low price can suck you in until you add the accessories into the price and then you might as well bleed some more. the pro huskys looked a good bet. at the price more for a professional user. the efcos 70cc and up seemed to be good units, more saw than necessary and not mainstream. in the end the echo story, starts easy, runs, easy to work on, it's an easy brand to love. another few years and all will be cordless electric devices, in the meantime we can 2 stroke along. last chainsaw i owned, i was young. still young enough to love manual work which i hope never goes out of style.
Good choice - saw should serve you very well. Unless you are dying to tweak the saw, or find it fun to mod them, etc., for a few cord a year, I'd just run her stock - she'll get the job done just fine and sounds like you aren't concerned with squeezing every bit of power from the saw. But, many of us can't resist the urge to tinker.... Have fun and cut safe! Cheers!
my now sold 600p and both of the 590's i now own, i only removed the inner baffle/deflector plate, you may gain a little more power by tearing into the tube but at the cost of a more/louder saw, mine run just fine with only that being done, would still like to try one of the newest 620pw's.............
thanks 040 that is what i was wanting to hear. i am inclined to only remove the deflector business. it's in an extremely tight area and seems unreasonably restrictive where the tube is more legitimate.
yep, these saws are a great choice for the average home owner, a couple cords a year type of person including myself, even though i own, and have sold many saws, this 620, 600 or 590 series of saws are right for the you and me that don't cut all that much, heck, a couple cords is quite of bit of work in itself after the cutting, hauling, splitting and stacking........
