A New Concrete Saw?

b2dap

Hey guys. I've been looking at these concrete saws and I'm having trouble deciding on which one to choose... I've been considering the Edco ss16a, is this a good choice? Can anyone recommend a different saw?

thanks

Chris Johnson

Stihl baby, Stihl

It's the best of the best

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AtlRemodeling

Do not buy a Wacker brand. I had a couple and they were nothing but trouble. I also had a couple of Husqvarna and they were work horses.

rustyjames

Are you looking for a walk behind? For hand held Stihl and Partner are what a lot of companies use. Stihl seems to be made better but they're a lot heavier than the Partner.

wyoming 1

I have a 12" partner.........Concrete saw that is I traded for it 11 years ago and it was used then. In 11 years the only thing I have had to do to it other than an air filter or two was the recoil, only two cycle tool I own that has never been in the shop.

house bldr

We have a stihl and a hilti both are good, can't speak for the others!

Sasquatch

Gotta roll with Stihl

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Chris Johnson

OP, start a poll...

We like polls, there fun

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bwalley

I use a Stihl TS 700

The only chainsaws I buy are Stihls

plazaman

stihl i have a ts700, ts420 and a ts400

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TimelessQuality

stihl ts400, it's tough...lots of dealers...

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bwalley

I prefer the TS700 over the TS420 because the engine is quite a bit larger and it has 50% more HP.

It was only a couple of hundred bucks more than the TS420.

The TS800 is basically the same as the TS700, except it takes a 16" blade instead of a 14" blade.

tgeb

The Edco ss16a, is a walk behind self propelled unit.

I have used the Edco's before, the rental places have them. I have never used one that was self propelled.

As far as the Edco saws I have used....they worked, nothing special, just got the job done.

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Mud Master

X1 for the Sthil TS700

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Super-Mike

One more here for the Sthil TS700. My company has 4 of them. One of the most useful tool we have by far.

KennMacMoragh

I am not a fan of Sthil, I bought a Sthil chainsaw and it smoked and the engine fell apart within a few months. Then they kept giving me crap about their warranty, they finally fixed it, but it was a hassle. Then afterwards I kept having problems with some springs breaking that always needed replacing. I just wish I would have bought a Husqvarna.

Mud Master

My dad has an old Black & Decker commercial grade hand held...it's gotta be 12-15 years old, but it still works like the day it was bought.

I am in no way a fan of black & decker, and own few B&D tools, however that saw has stood the test of time, especially for a dry cut saw.

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bwalley

Look at the majority of tree crews and see what they use, it isn't Husqvarna, thye will be Stihl's.

Sounds like you may have had a bad one, BTW all 2 strokes smoke.

KennMacMoragh

Mine smoked a little more than average then fell apart. I should have shut it off but I didn't think much of it. I know I probably just got a bad one. But I was so irritated after having to call the Sthil headquarters so many times and being hassled by their sales rep, telling me how great their chainsaws are and that it was my fault it fell apart. Finally I got a mechanic to tell them it was a faulty bearing and they paid to have it fixed. But I wouldn't buy one again after all the hassle.

And yeah I've noticed that most tree crews use Sthil. But I wonder if Sthil is really any better than Husqvarna. I'm not a logger or anything, but I'm thinking guys buy Sthil because it sounds more American.

bwalley

Tree guys are going to buy what works, it doesn't matter what the name is, if it is unreliable, Pro's will not use them.

I have Stihl chainsaws that I use once a year, and they start up 2nd or 3rd pull every time.

My cutquick will sometimes sit for months and it always starts, look at what many FD's use and it will be Stihl.

I could care less what you buy and if I got burned like you did, I would be upset too.