On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:58:35 GMT, Robert Allison
wrote:

peter wrote:

I'm looking for a small gas chainsaw for occasion tree trimming and maybe
emergency use (e.g. down tree after a windstorm).

Echo offers 5 year warranty, does that mean echo saw would last longer if
all else are equal?

Also do either brands have a means to drain the gas from the carbeurator for
storage? Most 2-stroke oil have gasoline stablizer but it is better to leave
no gas to gum up the carbeurator.



If those are you only choices, then it is no choice at all.
Stihl is the one to get.

If you want to drain the gas, open the gas cap, turn saw
upside down over the nearest poison ivy. Replace cap and
start the saw. Let it run until it dies. The gas will be
almost completely gone. The question is; Why do you want to
drain the gas out of it?

What good is the chainsaw if it is in for warranty when you need it,
or about to use it, it don't work?

I'd take a Stihl with no warranty.

samurai.