Brush Cutting Saw Review- Echo SRM 410 U

[@dnsmithnc]

I have the older model SRM 400U. I have used it for 12 or so years around my farm and other land I own. I am sure I have well over 400 hours of use. Fantastic machine. Haven't needed any repairs. It even has the original primer bulb. I have cut down 6" trees with mine. One thing I did was swing the left handle around so that the butt of my left hand rests on my hip. I would highly recommend you try it. It gives you better control especially moving brush out of the way and during back cutting. Another thing is that I have removed the brush guard. There's a big debate on this at Lawnsite and other commercial lawn care sites if you would care to look at the pros and cons. In my experience, I stand firmly on the side of removing the brush guard. In my opinion it's safer and a whole lot more effective. Again, this is just my opinion.

[@BackcountryLife]

Thank you so much for the tips!!! We will definitely try some of these out. We will be cutting with it a bunch in about a week or two.

[@tomnix1941]

Thanks for that..I have a lot of brush,willows and small 2inch trees on my farm 160 acres and about 70 acres of tamarack bog..I need a high end brusher.. the Echo is cheaper than Sthil and I am told it is as good if not better..

[@tvillaluz]

This is same experience for me, adjust the handles so you have more leverage

[@donedoneit1355]

I've been using one of these for 5 months...it's been incredible too. I went with the blade you recommended and the area I cleared was all small 3 inch diameter brush as well as Ocean Spray and this thing really made clearing that out so easy. It's easy on fuel and never once failed in clearing 8.5 acres just doing easy sweeps. I'm very happy with this unit and think it was worth it's price hands down.

[@BackcountryLife]

Same we use ours all summer and it’s so awesome!!

[@philc7192]

I too was using a chain saw to clear brush. Had to use heavy duty knee protectors and crawl around the ground to cut them flush with the ground. Not anymore. I got this brush cutter a few days ago and life is so much better now. Lol

[@BackcountryLife]

Yeah getting a brush cutting saw changed our life. No more bending over, derailed chains, dull chains. It REALLY sped up our trail clearing.

[@davidhallman4011]

I built up 2 of these units last year by sourcing parts online and still came out cheaper than buying from a Dealer including the deluxe padded harness. I need to sell them now as I don't have an immediate use for them. Bought and used a SRM 340 brushcutter several years ago and sold it to a family member. I love Echo products! I own several different types and models. The SRM 410u is a nice piece of equipment no doubt.

[@BackcountryLife]

Thanks we have been really impressed and happy with our SRM 410u

[@crazymayne69]

Do you still have them?

[@davidhallman4011]

Yes

[@dpm1964]

I've learned that it's much easier to start the saw on the ground then lift it and clip it onto your harness.

[@BackcountryLife]

I agree

[@erike7297]

I've been using the silver renegade blade with the smaller teeth for cutting large stuff and... the teeth do chip pretty easily but don't be discouraged it still cuts very well with chipped teeth. id say about 1/3 of the teeth on mine got chipped shorter in the first few hours of use and it still performs really well. I've used mine roughly 4 or 5 hours and I wouldn't expect any blade to last forever. So nice cutting Bramble and other sticks with out having to bend down with the chainsaw and possibly shake the chain off the bar like you mentioned.

[@BackcountryLife]

Thanks for your input.

[@dirtbikesam]

best brush cutting saw!!

[@knightimusprime25]

get ya a speedfeed 450 head and really knock the grass and weeds down and run .105-.130 string in it if the grass/weeds are too thick then use a 3 or 4 tooth blade on it to knock it all down

[@lugarpeligroso5166]

Hey guys, can you tell me what Renegade part number you guys are using? I have the exact same brush cutter and I want to upgrade my blade. Thank You!

[@BackcountryLife]

Yes the link to those exact blades are in the description of the video. You can get them off Amazon.

[@romerobinson8279]

Have you ran any string on this weedeater? I’m looking for something to make big cuts and not get bogged down on weeds. This seems like it would be good for that or would the 3020t be better?

[@BackcountryLife]

I have not run any string on our 410. It's a beast and don't think it will get bogged down.

[@crazymayne69]

Using string on this is definitely great aswell. Won't bog down in thick grass and weeds

[@roundhouseradio3588]

From my experience using a brushcutter and using a skilsaw, there's absolutely no way that under a true workload where you're using the blade everyday that a blade lasts an entire season. A carbide blade on a skilsaw will last a few weeks cutting wood. A brushcutting blade if you're using it 7 days a week is going to last probably a few weeks to a month before it starts snagging and binding up. It will still cut just fine but you know you need a new blade when it starts snagging and wrapping.

[@roundhouseradio3588]

Addition: Outside of brushcutting, if you're going through a shit load of weeder line weed eating with normal line, put your weeder line in a bucket of water for an hour before you weed eat. Dried out plastic is more fragile than if it's wet.

[@BackcountryLife]

Thanks for your input

[@danhenderson783]

It’s 42.7 cc not “50cc”

[@BackcountryLife]

Dan Henderson haha yeah your right but close enough

[@pinkhead6857890]

Idk. Think I'm just going to stick with Stihl and get an FS-240 instead. My experience with Echo chainsaws has always been meh at best

[@BackcountryLife]

Stihl is a great brand. I have no experience with the Echo chainsaws. I have a Stihl chainsaw :)

[@pinkhead6857890]

​@@BackcountryLife Stihl makes the most 4 cycle like 2 strokes ever with their underwhelming linear powerbands, but dang are they reliable! I have seen MS170's sit for over a year with ethanol gas and still fire back up without much hassle. My Echo saws definitely get more power from their engine displacement but unlike every Stihl I have NEVER owned an Echo that didn't have some stupid little thing wrong with it weather it be a chain that would constantly get loose or a carb on a brand new saw that would never keep its adjustments. Even if it costs me some extra power I just cant switch away from Stihl and deal with that sort of nonsense with a machine thats gotta be taken off and on a harness just to restart. I was hoping your video would cover these doubts but as great as it was you could have swapped the words Echo with Stihl and it would be unchanged, so at the very least you convinced me to play it safe. Thanks!

[@pinkhead6857890]

@@BackcountryLife The FS-240 turned out to be a huge dissapointment. The FS-111 that I also bought with it was even worse. It seems that Stihl thinks all their customers are 5'-6" because they give you no way to easily adjust the handle position on the shaft and no way whatsoever to adjust the harness mount point. Being 6'-5" it was impossible for me to use either machine for more than an hour because I had to constantly lean over in order to keep the blade \trimmer head low to the ground. Buying a $120 Husqvarna clearing saw harness helped allot, but it was a $20 solution to a $2 problem. The SRM-410's harness ring can easily be slided up and down the shaft using a simple Allan key to loosen the clamp and its rings are big enough unlike the Stihls to add climbing hooks as additional links if you need some extra drop like I did. The saw with the stock harness is far easier for me to use than the Stihl with its $120 harness. The only thing I regret it buying the SRM-410 instead of the 420. Having a shaft cowl with multiple mount points that you can instantly switch between without a tool would have been well worth the extra $30. I will stick to Stihl chainsaws, but I will never buy another one of their trimmers or clearing saws ever again!

[@kirbyroad5743]

The old stihl saws are great I have 6. But their trimmers suck. The echo brushcutter will outlast and outperform hands down. My favorite was the shindawa 350 before they sold out to echo. I've still got 8 of those for the farm and they are 20 plus years old and still run like new. I've got an old kio Ritz 302 which is the Japanese echo and it's pushing 40 years old and still cutting brush. Echo is the only brush cutter to buy nowadays.

[@BackcountryLife]

Thanks for your feedback. So far we have been happy with it.

[@blackspruceroutes]

Not 50 cc 42cc

[@BackcountryLife]

Thanks for the info

[@rudolphhessian4183]

4 minutes in he starts it...

[@sethhaun4440]

Just get brush hog.I could've cleaned that whole path up with my weed eater.and lopers, and saw .way better.not great example of thats actualy for .plus just general y bad.but love ya.anyways

[@sethhaun4440]

Call a pro

[@blackspruceroutes]

Not 50 cc 42cc

[@BackcountryLife]

Thanks for the info.

[@blackspruceroutes]

Not 50 cc 42cc

[@BackcountryLife]

You are right thanks for the input