20" Chainsaw - Echo or Stihl Recomendation

[JeffK]

Anyone have any experience with the echo 501p, 620p or 590? Always used stihl, but they are totally different machines now than the 032 I had. Also, heard concerns about all the changes they keep making? The saw will be used quite a bit each year with fallen trees if that maters.

I tried the search but most have been on smaller saws. Sticking with these brands because that is what the dealers around me handles.

[JeffK]

Oops that is not how you spell recommendation.

[bowhuntertex]

I have the newer pruner Stihl chainsaw and it runs great. although you can't go wrong with either Stihl or Echo.

[Tradman1971]

Stihl

[bphillips]

Stihl would be my only consideration for a saw

[gonehuntin]

I own 7 chainsaws, 1 small Echo and 6 Stihl's. The Echo has never failed to start, it stays in the truck tool box. My Stihl's are used hard and when it comes time to work on one, I would rather work on a Stihl than a Echo. Either saw will do what you need to do. I would buy a pro saw since you said you would be using the saw a lot.

[Moose]

Stihl

[iamntxhunter]

A professional series of either one if it will get heavy use.

[CabezaBlanca]

Still MS391 is a great 20" saw. I have countless hours on mine, run junk gas in it and it always starts. It will wear you out before you wear it out.

[panhandlehunter]

I've got an 18" Echo and my other two are Stihl. The Echo starts on the second pull and has done that since I've owned it. It's probably 7-8 years old. It's my go to saw. The Stihl is good too but I prefer the Echo. Even sold my Stihl weedeater to buy an Echo weedeater.

[Sackett]

I own a tree service and use a chainsaw daily. My go-to saw for ground work is a Stihl MS 261C Pro with a 18" bar. It'll run a 20" just fine and has even run a 30" when I had a breakdown on my 460 while taking down what was left of a 48" Water Oak. If you're going to use it often, buy a Pro saw, period. Don't buy the junk from Home Depot, Lowes, etc... go to a Stihl dealer or an Echo dealer that sells their higher end saws. Use Marine Stabil if mixing your own 2-cycle (I know kw the oil mix says it has fuel stabilizer already). Keep a clean air and fuel filter handy too.

[twosixteens]

I bought a Stihl MS311 with 20 inch bar to replace my 032 and I like it so far cut a new road on our place in Missouri back in a January probably 5 cord of oak and hickory in a weekend no issues.

[coy-ote]

I have an echo cs 560 and it fires up and cuts all I've ever put it on, had it 11 years or so

[mjhaverkamp]

I think the smaller Echo is the best and for larger the Stihl, cannot go wrong with either, both very good .

[happy bowhunter]

Stihl