EFCO saws

WH_Conley · August 15, 2011, 11:00:22 PM

Thinking about buying a new smaller saw. My old 272 has seen better days. We no longer have a Husky dealer that stocks parts or works on saws, kinda lets them out. Have a guy up the road that has been in business a couple of years, sells efco saws. I have been reading about the 156 and 165. Just wanted to see what everybody thinks of them before I start looking seriously. Logging has been in the toilet around here lately, so, there are not that many new saws out there to asked the owners about.

NCFarmboy · August 16, 2011, 09:22:52 AM

Both are good dependable well built saws 165 48mm 156 46mm. However, the 156 is the better of the two IMO. 156 is lighter w/almost same power. If you can find one a 162/962 or John Deere CS62 48mm makes a lot more power than the 165 48mm.
I have 156 and 165 looking for 162/962/CS62.
Shep

saw_nut · August 16, 2011, 05:33:44 PM

I have a few Efco's. I like the 962 best. The 165 shares cylinders with the 963 cutoff saw. Tough, but not a performance leader. I like the 980 also. New MT 7200, 8200 have nicer features than older models. 152 is nice also.