Cub Cadet CS 5720 Commercial Grade 57cc 2-Stroke Gas Powered 20-Inch Chain Saw

I researched the market for best values on mid-range chainsaws and eventually decided on this Cub Cadet CS5722, a professional quality saw made by Emak, the same Italian company that makes Efco. In fact the Cub Cadet CS5722 is identical to the Efco 156 except it is Cub Cadet yellow instead of Efco red. The best price I found for this saw brand new was through Amazon for $299, which was about $180 less than the identical Efco 156 at a dealer. This saw is amazing! Starts easily and warms up fast. It came with a 20 inch bar and I have buried the bar to the hilt in big Douglas fir with no bogging down. It is slightly heavier than a Husky 455 Rancher and slightly lighter than a Stihl 290 Farm Boss but at 4.1 hp it has more horsepower than either of those saws. I have run both the Husky 55 and Stihl 290 in my work and they are both fine saws. But this Cub Cadet/Efco outperforms both those saws and it appears to very solidly built. It has a tubular metal handle instead of the...Read more

I bought this saw one month ago. Used it once to cut few medium size trees, works very well and very powerful. I did some research before purchasing this chain saw, and had hard time to decide which one to buy - Makita DCS6401-20 or this one. Decided to buy Cub Cadet because it was cheaper almost by twice.

This saw works very well! Both of my friend have stihls one is a 029 and one is a 031 this saw works just aswell as either of these starts easy and runs well! Cut 2 cords of wood with no problems.