Neighbor asked to cut down her maple... Charge her?

[Cornflakes]

I put some gas in that little echo and she fired right up. It runs better than my POS Poulan. I need to go get a chain and put her to work!

 

[mwhitnee]

I put some gas in that little echo and she fired right up. It runs better than my POS Poulan. I need to go get a chain and put her to work!

Good things come to good people.

 

[Cornflakes]

It's a neat little saw... 280e with no chain break. I haven't looked up to see how old it is yet.

 

[Ashful]

My cutting partner uses one of those little top-handle 280's. I can ask him how old it is, but I believe it's 30+. Nice little saw.


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[Oldman47]

No chain brake makes it over 20 years old. My old Stihl 026 from the 80s has a chain brake.

 

[Ashful]

I believe Stihl was using chain brakes way before Echo, or at least it seems so from what I've observed of the two brands.


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[woodhog73]

I believe Stihl was using chain brakes way before Echo, or at least it seems so from what I've observed of the two brands.

Stihl started equipping saws with chain brakes in roughly 1975 or 1976. They were optional at first. However the first ones were not inertia chain brakes like modern saws. Long throw on the brake which really was only effectively activated by your hand. Not activated by inertia in a kick back situation like a modern brake.

I could be wrong but I think Husky had the actual first inertia activated brake, which would engage in a kick back before your hand could even think about touching the brake. Actually lots of firsts from Swedish saws like Husky and Jonsered that were copied by Stihl such as Spring anti vibe, inertia brakes, and forced fresh air intake from the clean air side of the saw.

Obviously all new saws are inertia brakes.

 

[Toomb]

You got the better end of that deal. Good things happen when you do good deeds.......