Echo, Inc. has been a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of professional-grade hand-held outdoor power equipment. Echo, Inc. was founded in Northbrook, Ill., in 1972 as Kioritz Corporation of America, and was officially established under its present name in 1978. All ECHO chain saws are built to tackle the toughest jobs making it the professional choice for power and reliability. Each ECHO saw is designed to provide long, trouble-free life, superior balance, outstanding control, and vibration reduction technology make ECHO chain saws a comfortable saw, with the power to perform the task required. Echo Chainsaws have earned their reputation amongst professionals for their outstanding performance and its long lasting quality that put the Echo name at the top of heavy-duty power tool. The top of the line model CS5000 is a high performance professional saw that runs faster and lasts longer than other high revving saws. It runs quieter and makes more efficient use of its fuel source (standard unleaded gasoline mixed with oil) than any other saw in its class. The most professional of Echo’s mid range saws, this will take cutter bars of 33, 38, 40 and 45cm with 0.325 chain pitch. The powerful 49.3cc engine has S.A.I.S. (Step Advance Ignition System) and semi-automatic decompression for easy starting. The choke returns automatically making it the ideal saw for the busy professional operator.