Post-Test Professional Feedback on ECHO Chainsaws

say, take me to the Super Bowl. Can't take a professional foreman, okay, who knows what he's doing, and give him subpar equipment and then expect top-of-the-line results, quality from it. But when you take your climbing saw, half a pound, a pound makes a difference. Balance, the feel of it, all makes a difference. And it's the difference between this saw being an an extension of the foreman's hand and he's an artist up in the tree, or this saw being a boat anchor. I'm going to play devil's advocate. They have only ran steel. They had started out with echo. Do you think going to the steel would feel unbalanced? There's there's subtle differences. Uh-huh. But again, we're talking professionals. These guys are going to pick up those subtle differences. Anyone who has experience with saws, as soon as they see this, it's like, "Oh, if you've used one of these, at some point you've gotten zapped by that." Okay. And now every time as soon as you pick it up, that's the first thought in your mind. It's like, you know, am I going to get that electrical charge? Okay. And I'm sorry, but as soon as I see that little dinky thing, the choke. I can't believe it hasn't been broken off already. I mean, it that's not what I would expect with professional grade. You know, another thing, fact that I need a tool to get into my gas and oil fill. What is the point of that? You either don't put these back on tight enough and then they loosen up while you're using it. Next thing you know, you your pants leg and the tree is covered in gas or oil. Or you put them on so tight now you got to get a wrench or a pliers to get them off. The other thing is that's a small hole. Seriously, do I need to carry a funnel, too? The clip is great. An advantage over the steel is it'll lock into place. The steel is real loose and you kind of can fight it to keep it open as you try to clip it. This saw doesn't have the clip. It just has the hole for a lanyard. Well, not everyone uses a lanyard. A lot of guys just have a carabiner. Echo makes some quality equipment. We've got Echo head shears. We've got Echo blowers. We love them. Absolutely no problem with them. The chainsaws for a professional. They're not quite there. So, the first thing I want to say is kudos for Ekko for stepping up to the plate. When I contacted both Steel and Huscoarna, I couldn't even get a response back.