The $400 Timberwolf is a better saw than either the MS311 or the Husky 460 both of which are about $600. The Timberwolf has magnesium cases like a pro saw and is easily rebuildable or hopped up. All parts from the CS620 can be swapped onto a Timberwolf. The cs4910 with a muffler mod is more than a match for the MS271 or Husky 450 Rancher.

I have experience with both. However, for my needs, I went with an ECHO 4910 - 18”. Maybe get a 20” bar if needed.

I’ve been running a Timberwolf for about 7 years now I own almost all echo equipment I’m still waiting for my leaf blower to break so I can replace it with echo but I’ve had great luck with all my echos power reliability is all excellent. I bought my timberwolf used and I’ve never had a failure of any kind I replaced the plug fuel filter and air filter as maintenance and of course replaced about 15 or so chains after they wear out I heat my home solely on firewood and so does my dad we use my saw for all the big trees and we both have little echos for the brush I’m still running original bar it’s getting worn but it’s still kicking. I love that saw the big difference is echo is high quality across the board Stihl changes in quality based on the price. If you buy an echo cs 600 p it’s the professional line 60 cc saw about the only difference in the cs 590 is it has higher compression and a higher rev from a different ignition system other than that it’s the same saw they don’t reduce quality with the non pro saws

Great video. Massively helpful!

The echo is real good to beef up, I made rubber motor mounts to stop the shaky AV springy and double spike bumper and rolling chain catcher, put rim sprocket and a lot of power mods. My 590 is good as the 620 .

I bought a 28 inch for my 620 Oregon 288RNDD009 .058" Gauge 3/8" Pitch 28" Power Match Bar I wonder if it will fit now. I cant remeber how I came to the conclusion it would fit? I wonder if it will guess have to wait to see ?

I have two Echos, a Husky and an old Pioneer and gave my Stihl away to a pal, any questions?

Looked like the echo clearly kicked ass.

The times mean exactly nothing without the same size bar especially when the bar on one side will not even go completely through the wood... That's just common sense if you bought a new bar, why not buy the same size...

This isn’t a fair comparison. The cc’s of the Stihl 271 is a significantly smaller displacement to that of the cs590. A more accurate comparison would be the Echo cs590 compared with the Stihl 362. Of course the Stihl 362 retail’s at over $900, compared to the $439 a new cs590 costs equipped with a 24” bar. I’ve been a professional urban forester for thirty years and though I’ve been a “Stihl guy” for the vast majority of my career, I do believe that I bought my last Stihl a couple of years ago. I’ve been running a cs355t as my climbing saw for nearly four years now, and have nothing but good things to say. My present opinion is Echo is twice the saw Stihl is these days at half the price.

I'm in the same boat. I love my stihl saws, but my 590 gets picked up just as much. My buddies that run saws for a living are always asking how its doing. Just fine.

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Im a pro cutter timberwolf rocks outlast all my huskys and sthils

I cut 600 cords with one timberwolf before my idiot groundman ran straight gas in it😊

The Timberwolves should of been pitted against a 310 stihl. Apple to apples.

This is not a good comparison. Not even close.

3:10 Timberwolf is given a huge head start 3/4 pre cut. Way less pre cut for the stihl. Watch the difference in technique on the timed comparison. They rock the echo back and forth clearing sawdust and adding leverage. Comparison was bull.

Not a fair competition since the chain on the Stihl visibly was quite dull compared with the one equipped on the Echo chainsaw, which ran perfect . The overall quality of the Stihl chainsaws in general is still very much higher.