August - I'm not a tree guy, but I want to compliment you on your attention to detail, advance planning, team work, and joy of life. All of that makes it so much fun to watch your videos. I learn a lot that I can apply to my particular skill set.

I love my 335T’s stock bar. I keep the chain sharp and it cuts great. I couldn’t imagine it cutting faster, I may look into one of these👍🏻

Love this channel, it makes laugh as I learn some new things and am awed by the footage. I have an old Echo cs4400, runs like a champ, sadly it took me years to learn to use it properly. Saved me when had an ice storm a few years back. My back yard was filled with downed branches and toppled trees. Oregon is beautiful, trees are awesome, but when crack, and bomb your house, it the chain saw that is your best friend.

thanks for inviting me into the work site - the slow gathering of the 'usual suspects' at the end was way cool...viva ranchero!

Love watching your videos when your cutting, climbing, or craning but when your mechanicing it's hard to watch for me but I am a mechanic. I say that but still watch every minute? Have a blessed week!!!

@AugustHunicke

3 жыл бұрын

Ya 😁

Thanks for this movie !!! I am workin Stihl and Echo in the gardens. All the best from Poland 🍀🍀🍀👊👊👊

That new 355T performs well in all aspects. For years I used 1/4 pitch with top handle saws, not so grabbing when the cut is in front of your upper torso and face. Looks good, cuts nice!

@AugustHunicke

3 жыл бұрын

😆

I been a loyal Echo user for 30 years I still have a couple of the gray models still running. Don't used them for work but good for cutting firewood. I mostly use the 355T trees don't grow as big in southern NJ as in western states

Great job on showing what the cs355t will do! I have one coming next week with a 16" bar! 🤩🤩

@odysseusbaltazar814

Жыл бұрын

Personally, I find that the 16” bar is great and the 355 can handle it, but the balance is slightly off compared to the standard 14” bar. Great saw though, good choice with half the expense.

My 355t is no 200t for grunt, but it’s been flawless and cold starts on the second pull every time for 6 years. Extraordinarily reliable little saw.

I wish I never would have sold mine... That saw was hands down the nicest saw I've ever had... I loved it but after being sick and in the hospital icu for a month, I had to sell almost everything I owned to stay afloat... I hate my life... Stay well everybody. This makes me really sad though. At least I'm still alive though and healthy. Thank you God, for everything. Awesome video too. I miss that sound and smell. Be careful out there bud.

@cannonball9478

3 жыл бұрын

All the best to you Mike and hope you make a full recovery

@jase-so3ft

4 ай бұрын

I feel ya brother! God bless you

Wow, brings back memories, sounds like my old '74 Gran Torino...351C‼️

Thanks Mate , Be Safe love your work keep it rolling , Merry Xmas to you and the crew, Bob

That little Echo is decent for sure. I'm impressed.

@bonsaidevelopment1016

3 жыл бұрын

This is their BIGGEST and most-powerful climbsaw(top-handle), I think you're referring totheir 2511T which august also uses, but that's a 25cc climbsaw (about the smallest they make them), designed to still be strong while being super-small & super-light (barely >5lbs!), as said by others though the 355t is a 'king saw', it may only cost $350 new but, out-of-box, will outperform the 201t & the 540xp (a kid has a very good, precise vid on youtube showing all 3 competing, w/ the same bar&chain to keep things consistent, the 355t is simply an amazing saw if it were $500 or 575 nobody would EVER think twice about its pricing, yet somehow it exists (at 350!) and people still buy 201t's!!! Guess I could understand paying hundreds$$ more for the 540xp IF the slightly-heavier, slightly larger displacement Husqy really meant a lot to you, but the 355t & 201t are both 8lbs, 35/36cc, 2.0/2.1HP saws, yet somehow Stihl - with a crappy warranty and ZERO "try before buy" plans, somehow they feel OK charging nearly 2x what echo does for the 355t (which you could try for up to 1wk and still get full $ back, also if- no, when!-you keep it, it's nice to know it's got the best warranty in the industry, I mean Stihl warranties are hardly longer than "If it comes out-of-box with a break" lol, but with Echo you get *full* warranty, 1yr for commercial users like myself and 3yrs for homeowners, blows my mind that the 355t, and 2511t, don't make-up like 80%+ of new top-handle sales right now (or for all of 2020, really)

3/8 narrow kerf is a good compromise for cutting faster than 3/8 low profile, and stronger than 1/4 chain. Those Panther bars look great on the Echo's.

August: Have been running 18” 3/8LP on my CS355T’s with opened exhaust for a couple years. Eats wood. CS2511 then CS355T to work it down. Fast and trouble-free combo. 🌲🌲

@zeroground3073

3 жыл бұрын

I'm running that same setup. 355t,3/8,18"- 2511t,1/4,12" Lovin it.

@Nawlzilla

3 жыл бұрын

Whats the opened exhaust mod? Have a 355t myself

@zeroground3073

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nawlzilla kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqt2scGqYLqcitI.html

@HiLineTree

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nawlzilla muffler drilled at an angle straight to the exhaust port on the cylinder. 1/2” bit. If you attempt this yourself, it’s best to have the muffler off and in a vise. Anything else is risky to the saw and the person doing the work. Steel metal chips... wear hearing protection when using this afterwards. It will wake the dead💥😆

Sweet I have a 355t echo. I'm gunna have to order that bar and chain.

Can’t wait until the 2500t top handle battery saw come to the states!

Lol at your dad and the tape measure thievery. 😂 I have all Echos (aside from a couple of Mac 10-10s that I run sometimes just for fun), and they're plenty reliable enough for me. They are simple, run well, and give me almost no problems.👍

I like the fact that the chain break isnt connected to the clutch cover. I'm seriously thinking about buying one.

Been using an MSA200 with a 1/4" pitch for 3 years, doesn't have the grunt of a gasoline saw but cuts so smooth. And just got a 161t which you should try - it has 30% more power than the 160t you reviewed a couple of years ago. Still no where near as much power as the Echo, but quiet and smooth. The Frontero sounds great.

I'm a 60 yr old woman. That looks like a good saw for me .... I don't use a chainsaw often but have a messy shelter belt to clean up on the acreage I just bought. It's been -37 all week here in Saskatchewan but watching all your content is lots of fun !

@AugustHunicke

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to see your comments. What’s a shelter belt?

@helenachase78

3 жыл бұрын

@@AugustHunicke On the prairies farmers plant rows of trees (mostly evergreens ) and shrubs around the yard site to protect from the extreme high winds that build up on the prairies. Thanks for responding August. You're a nice person.

@Jamesvh122

8 ай бұрын

​@@helenachase78 also call them windbreaks as well. Probably the more commone nomenclature.

That rip cut is actually a noodle cut 😉. Making noodles, a great fire starter when dry 👊👍

Yup. Converting my 355t asap

I've been running my 355t for just over a year now & I absolutely love it, amazing saw, especially for the price. Getting ready to pick up a 2nd so I can keep one in 3/8 & the other in 1/4. Now I just need to get a few of those modded mufflers!

@twelvetwenty-two353

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man do you climb with that 355? How’s it holding up? Thinking about grabbing one

@personwhoexists4491

2 жыл бұрын

@@twelvetwenty-two353 I climb with one and it runs good if tuned right

Also I got to be a groundie for the first time on Saturday and it was awesome! Honestly I don't know why my guys on the ground have so many problems. I asked the climber if I jostled him and he said I was very smooth. I had to ask because I wasn't looking at him when the limbs were coming down I was more focused on where the limb was traveling. My biggest concerns were not to dynamically load the line and not screwing the climber over throwing him around. I would just watch the line placement and where the climber was making his cut. That would tell me where the limb was going to go and I would adjust from there where I wanted it to land. I found it really easy to do, but I had to ask the climber if I caused him any problems and he said "No I was smooth" and he liked the fact that I had the line back to him very quickly. It was nice to get the perspective from the ground. I had a great time.

@BuckinBillyRaySmith

3 жыл бұрын

whats a groundie?

@panchopistola8298

2 жыл бұрын

Thsts because you know what’s going to happen from the climbers prospective .

@jbbolts

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuckinBillyRaySmith Whats up buckin you must be new :D

My favorite bit was when you said "Sons of Biscuits!" 😁

Good job Ranchero..... 😎👊❤️🌲

My man what's up August 😆.💪 beautiful

Just nice that chain when good n sharp. Just so easy up a tree or ladder smooth an accurate. Thanx

Looks nice, cuts good! You should adjust the idle ASAP! I’m trying to get mine on your level. Fun project!

Literally just bought the 12 inch bar conversion kit for my 2511t

Also have has a CS355T for many many years, run stock 12" bar. does fine around the ranch & woods. Might get a CS2511 T and Convert to a Panther. that would be for awesome for climbing .

I've got three of those bad boy 355t top handles. I run 3/8 Lo Pro 14 inch in my bucket truck. All Muffler modded. 👍 👍 👍

But wait! If you order right now, you get this free 29 minute youtube demonstration video!! That smaller tip will make finishing a cut next to your rope or sling much safer. 👍

thanks for sharing your knowledge...I rather enjoy your humour too. As for your dad finding his tools at your shop...sounds waaaaay too familiar. When I am looking for something and can't find it, I check with my two sons...or as I like to say my two wharehouses. I loan out tools and then forget that I did. lol (that's why I engrave most of them with my name.) Cheers

Send me some Coasters - those Bars look cool ! Hero all day long .

Fun factoid - Shindaiwa acquired Kioritz and the Echo brand in 2008 and formed the Yamabiko Corporation .

Love my 355

Impressive!

The shindaiwa branded version of the same saw is the shindaiwa 358

Love that Ranchero North West cowboy

Didn't even know you shared the love for Japanese OPE, Shindaiwa should be capitalizing on the way Husqvarnas dawdling the RedMax brand

Stihl makes a 1/4" pitch "non safety" chain. Though, finding a bar for it might be a problem. As it has .050 thick drive links as opposed to the .043 of the Panther. Stihl makes them for their 3005 series bar mount. I believe Cannon makes some solid nose carving bars. So, it's probably not worth the hassle as that Panther chain looks like it cuts well. I want to try a 20" 1/4 pitch bar on a MS180.

I see you wearing the hat from LUPILLO Santiago. EL RAMBORISTA. nice shot.

Nice hat! Thanks

Nice👍👍👍

Obviously that's got more hp but it reminds me of the stihl 161 picco chain and bar. There's just something about that design that cuts well.

Nice!

I've always avoided the Stihl, Husky, Echo conversation, seems to be the same as Ford, Chevy or Dodge. As far as toppers (cs2511, 2711 and 355) and the 60 cc(cs 600,620) class the Echo seems to be a good reliable buy, especially at the price point. After this video, I will purchase the conversion kits and the muffler mods, good lord what a time and effort saving investment.

What we’ve got here is freedom and fun

I did the woodland pro narrow kerf conversuon from Bailey's. Cuts a lot faster on my 250's. But the tips wear out too quick due to the high amount I sand I have around me.

I love that little panther bar on my t540i xp!

Now that was bloody good.😆! !!!😆.💪

The 355T isnt my personal #1 top handle saw, especially using up in air all day.. But its not bad, not bad at all. I know after a mild muffler mod too the muffler screw on cover, and removal of the plastic "COLD-WEATHER" SHEILD ill call it, It is so much better.. Even with stock 3/8" LP chain.. A tad'bit heavy, and odd for me one handed.. maybe cause I got big hands..& too spoiled from the 2511t now) But the 355t is a well built durable saw.. Its one of the few top handles ive had, that has lasted almost 5 years now.. and is still on the truck. No matter who uses it. Its always there, always starts, always ready too go. just my 2 cents.. Really love the panther bar/chain kits.. Mite haveta grab one.

@odysseusbaltazar814

Жыл бұрын

You should do a vid about this.

nice

@brettblack7049

3 жыл бұрын

New avatar 👍

I never really got into using the bigger top handle saws . I don't like or need the extra weight of them using one handed . I like my good old echo cs 341 it's just under 34 ccs and in the middle of size for top handle saws and is around 10 pounds cuts just great no mods just a 12 inch bar . I got a echo cs 271 t within the last year and its alot smaller at around 27ccs and lighter by like 2 or 3 pounds and it's what I usually use when I'm not cutting down big trees but it's obviously easier to use one handed than the 341 . Other than using non safety chain they always cut good enough for me and the tree company I used to work for before I worked for myself

Good job Ranchero 😆

@AugustHunicke

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Impressive speed, Funny I never knew that the echo and the shindawa were related. I’m thinking about a conversion, especially like the 20 inch bar in the video you had a couple months ago. Providing a real practical solution for chunk down work do you need that length and width that smoother chain could be a nice alternative to hauling up an 11lb + chainsaw, at least some of the time

Fun times from 18:07 ... I started laughing and didn't stop "This is for display only, it is not for wood cutting." oh "and maybe if you're free you can play with stuff" LOL :D Thank you guys for the fun and informative video with information that you don't recommend I try ;)

I been debating on investing in an echo cs2511t but I'm a stihl man. Hard to buy another saw brand when stihls been outstanding for me from my little ms170 to my ported 66's. In my logging days that's all i climbed with was a 66 with a 32" bar.

@AugustHunicke

3 жыл бұрын

Buy the Stihl 150

I'd like to see the difference between 1/4 pitch and better 3/8lp chain than what comes on it. Like the narrow kerf 90px oregon bar and chain setup over what comes on it.

Nice conversion, and you should probably adjust the idle.

@lovell9691

3 жыл бұрын

August knows what is he doing bud

@jolkraeremeark6949

3 жыл бұрын

It was a joke, didya watch the video?

@BuckinBillyRaySmith

3 жыл бұрын

@@jolkraeremeark6949 he he

looking forward to a video on: hands on a T540i.

Good video, seriously guys

wow that is a screaming bansheee!!!!!

It’s hard me to even pick up a 201 or 355t anymore. Even the little 150tc They all just sit on the saw rack. The west coast style 2511s is all a want to use due to the drastic weight to power difference. Thank you saw 👑 I have 4.

@DavidHernandez-fk1xo

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t even use my 201 I strictly use my 2511 it’s not as tiring and it’s so light

@deesestrees

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidHernandez-fk1xo I wish I knew about these little saws before I bought my last round of 201s

@AugustHunicke

3 жыл бұрын

I got the shirt 😁

@DavidHernandez-fk1xo

3 жыл бұрын

@@deesestrees I’ve only had it for a year wish I knew when they came out !

@deesestrees

3 жыл бұрын

@@AugustHunicke haha that was a fun one. I made a few for me and my kids. I meant to black out the Stihl logo on the bar so there wouldn’t be any weird copyright issues but I Don’t think it matters too much. I just enjoy anything that hypes my kids about the business and the culture we have.

Yer old things great. Cars yer. Chainsaws do like the new. Altho love 357 husky not even that old but good. Cheers

Sounds like the idle could do with a small adjustment...

👍

Monkey beavers at play. Been shopping for a while, watching August in the air with his hotrod 2511 (demonstration saw only, NOT for actual cutting ya know) I'm going to go for a 2511t, )wish I could find a rear handle (WES) but it seems the UK got em all. I've got storm damage to clean up and I'm getting less thrilled with the heavier saws I've got. A light snotty little saw looks like it would suit my needs well. I've been shopping a while, those 1/4 Echo clutches are scarce and expensive. Seems worth doing though, but I do wish I could find someone selling the saw with the 1/4" clutch so I don't have to take off the new 3/8 stuff and throw it in the parts pile. 2nd choice would be a kit with the clutch, bar and chain. I carve a bit so it would be nice for that too. I'll get some of the MB Panther parts when you have em back in stock on the site. Guess I'll use the 3/8 for a while, it's probably fine for cleaning up blowdowns. Thanks for sharing the fun guys and lovin the Ranchereo. PS - you may want to adjust that idle a bit there.

Like all of it 😂🤣

Hi August 😉 great video👏👏 Could you compare this echo near 36cc and stihl ms-200 or 201 with seim cutting configurations, just what did you think at first glance? 🙏 Thancks😉

I was so pumped to watch this when I saw the title! Where did you get the sprocket? I need one lol!

@zachtreeguy4345

3 жыл бұрын

I believe he sells them. Monkey beaver.com

I've been trying to find a Echo CS2511P and put a 1/4 inch Panther bar/chain on it. The "P" version is the rear handled CS2511T. Can't find as it is new in the United States.

Left or right handed they come with the left handed piece for the handle it's white I love my 355t

Have you used the 355T with a 16" bar in your everyday tree work when the CS2511T is to small?

I love echo! Not so much stihl 😝

I love the 355 T I think I'll do a 1/4 conversion on this like my 2511 too

Not first ....💚🌳💚🌳💚🌳💚🌳👊👍

@redman715

3 жыл бұрын

One tree video after the other you and me 😂

@Thetreefella

3 жыл бұрын

@@redman715 thaaaaaats riiiiiigghtttttttt brutha👍👊🌳💚🌳🌳

Don't forget the idol brother lol

How close in power is the 355t to your 200t. I have a 200t but it needs a lot of work if I’m to keep using it long term

Bloody good.😆 Saw.👍 Ezyyyyyyyy! !!😆.💪

DAM.......shit getting deep!!!...let me go put my boots on hahahahha THANKS GUYS!!!

Hope you got a bearing in the 1/4" sprocket, didn't have one when you showed us. Maybe it was still on the crank. Edit: Nevermind, I should watch the whole video before commenting!

Can you fit metal dogs on the cs303t? Even if I have to drill a couple holes

Echo is coming up ...I've wore out 6 2511's so far and saves my arms after years of a ms 200 lol

@HiLineTree

3 жыл бұрын

You must cut 24/7😃. Still running my first 2 cs2511’s from when they first came out. They probably do 80% of the cutting on our removals. We run our fuel mix at 32:1 still 100% trouble-free. 12” 3/8lp on the bar and chain. Running Dolmar bars. 46 drivers. Zero wear issues. Hope this helps you

@severini8153

3 жыл бұрын

You wore out 6??? My Single one just refuses to Die after years. Try warming it up?

@georgetaylor8535

3 жыл бұрын

6 of them? Dude....

@douglasdonegan9372

3 жыл бұрын

Try trimming queen palms non stop ...yes I trim non stop everyday in cali ... the palm dust smokes the engines ..it over heats them.. oh did I mention our golf course trims are giants lol... yes I wore out 6 of them since the 2511 came out and the 2511 are easy on the arms ... if you rookie's are still on your first one you must not be a hustler 🤣

@HiLineTree

3 жыл бұрын

@@douglasdonegan9372 sell me the worn out ones

Saturday night live material, lol

Hey August. Good day my brother. Any chance of those muffler covers ever being for sale on the website?

I got a quick question since I have the same saw, what's your procedure for starting the saw when it's cold? choking it helps but for me it never starts choked, I hear it almost start and then I remove the choke and pull it until it finally starts but it takes more pulls than I would expect from a fairly new saw. Thanks in advance!

@brandonsklenar0321

2 жыл бұрын

Carb adjustment is a big thing, my 355t came from the factory adjusted poorly, mine currently starts cold in 2-4 pulls

I intend to hold a demonstration and block a highway in memory of that apple tree limb.

If you brand-ironed a monkey beaver onto the tree "slabs" ... I bet some would buy one to use as a coffee cup stand :o)

Echo has been my go to saw since way back when I was much much younger. Actually if I was really honest I would have to add a couple of more muches on to that statement:)

Your replacing the clutch drum not the entire clutch. And i like this saw my boss bought one bc out 201tc was getting a new top handle but i got to ise it and for the price i was nice not as much power as the 201 but for the price it was well worth it and there light

@whiskeytangofoxtrot9403

3 жыл бұрын

Echo takes a long time to break in. As it breaks in re-tune it andbit should get a lot stronger.

Yeah I think you need to adjust the idle I have a cs400 18 inch bar and for cutting firewood I'm very pleased what's your chain made out of if it's not Steel is it a composite

@AugustHunicke

3 жыл бұрын

I was referring I to german pronunciation “STIHL chain.”

@markbeatty17

3 жыл бұрын

@@AugustHunicke I see I didn't know you were German

What brand is that muffler? And is there split keyway available for the timing mod?

I’ve seen you’re selling the panther bar conversion kits for the electric husky saws are there any video reviews in the pipeline for those? Love your vids by the way

@fhudo

3 жыл бұрын

I run the Panther bar on the t540li. One word “mine” - nobody gets to use it! Like moving from using a saw to a scalpel.

@AugustHunicke

3 жыл бұрын

I’m still in line waiting for that saw 😕

Is the 1/4 pitch missing it's bearing? 3/8 had a bearing the 1/4 didn't, unless my old eyes missed your magic slight of hand. Thanks for the demo. NEVER mind watched the video a little further along, you're saved by your qualified partner. :)

Do you mill up all your logs or sell them?

I have an Echo blower that is 10 yrs old and going strong. I like your humor. What engine is in the Ford? I have a '97 F250 heavy duty [350 frame and goodies] with the 351W. A bit underpowered for the weight.