Echo CS-620PW vs Husqvarna 555
Tinted cells mark the better figure on that row alone: more engine, longer bar, lighter, cheaper. A lighter weight is only a win on the same basis.
What owners like and complain about
Echo CS-620PW
- Full-wrap aluminium handle with rubber grip gives left-side grip positions for felling and low stump cuts
- Same 59.8cc X Series engine as the CS-620P, with magnesium crankcase and sprocket cover
- Long-term owners describe it as incredibly reliable, several having replaced Stihl saws with it
- Pulls a 24-inch bar comfortably and is rated to 27
- Rim sprocket, decompression valve and G-Force pre-cleaner are all pro-grade standard fit
- 5-year consumer warranty on a professional felling saw
- 14.1 lb powerhead — as heavy as many rival 70cc saws, for 59.8cc of displacement
- $30 and 0.4 lb more than the CS-620P, and worthless to you if you never cut with the saw on its side
- Wrap handle makes the saw bulkier to stow and to carry through brush
- Starts at a 20-inch bar — no 16- or 18-inch option, unlike the standard CS-620P
- Sold through dealers, so there is no retail review aggregate to check
Husqvarna 555
- 59.8cc and 3.1 kW for roughly $190 less than the 562 XP Mark II
- 3/8 pitch chain steps up from the .325 the 50cc saws use — better in big wood
- Rated to a 24-inch bar, a genuine step past anything in the Rancher range
- X-Torq engine keeps fuel use and emissions down for the displacement
- Simple carbureted fuel system that any small-engine shop can service
- No AutoTune — altitude and seasonal fuel changes mean adjusting the carb by hand
- 0.4 kW and four inches of maximum bar behind the 562 XP Mark II
- 13.01 lb powerhead is over a pound heavier than the 50cc saws, and it is felt when limbing