Light, easy to start, works well
I’ve owned a Husqvarna 455 (22” bar) close to a decade and it’s fine everything I needed, but the sucker is big and heavy and it’s no fun climbing trees with that thing. Finally decided to get something smaller, and after quite a lot of searching and reading reviews I settled on this CS-310. Shipping was reasonably quick, everything in the box was new and in good shape. Added oil and fuel, checked the chain tension and it fired up on the very first pull. There are no break-in instructions, so I just let it idle for a few minutes, then ran it up and down a bit, then began cutting. It’ll chew through anything you can put in front of it. Doesn’t have the grunt of the big saw so you need to be sure to let the chain do the work and not exert excessive pressure on the blade. It cut through a 10” branch no problem, besides tons of smaller stuff. Seems to start on the first pull every time, and it sips fuel gently as compared to the big saw. I put about 2 hours (intermittent use) on the first tank of fuel. Zero concerns. I like that it’s light, easy to start and still gnaws through wood like a beaver on meth. No complaints at all. Definitely not as delux as the Husqvarna, but it also cost less than half.
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