SawTroll
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..... And, the most annoying part of it all by far, is the fact it was a solution for a problem that didn't exist.
Stihl is very good at inventing that, not so good at inventing really useful features.....
..... And, the most annoying part of it all by far, is the fact it was a solution for a problem that didn't exist.
Stihl is very good at inventing that, not so good at inventing really useful features.....
And, the most annoying part of it all by far, is the fact it was a solution for a problem that didn't exist.
heres the solution, just buy 660s if buying stihl. problem solved. :hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:
Well......the new 661's will have flippy caps as well I've heard.
I'm sure they will. All new Stihls have had them, including the MS880. I personally like them, although I have messed up putting them on before. That's MY fault though, not the saws.
Aw, come on now Niko, you don't mean that.
LMFAO
Not in my experience.
I don't have a problem with the flippy caps, I actually think they work good as long as ya know how to use them.
I keep a little ms250 in the work truck( that gets beat to death) to cut HDPE and PVC pipe. About once a year I have to replace a fuel cap or so from some en-expierenced labor that's never used one...strips the guts right out of it.
The oil cap has never been off lol. The oil will mess up the fusion process of the HDPE pipe.
The hard part is when they fail. And they do, and there is a reason they were recalled on some products, and I won't be surprised if that recall becomes extended because the saw I had that failed was not on the recall list. They also wear much faster than standard screw on caps and become more difficult to tell if they are on right after a lot of use, and are more expensive to replace than standard caps until the aftermarket kicks in. And, the most annoying part of it all by far, is the fact it was a solution for a problem that didn't exist.
Well sometimes you just gotta be smarter than the tool you are working with :hmm3grin2orange:
Yes, men, there was a problem with ordinary tank caps, created by Stihl. Stihl stuck a label on the housing showing that the caps should be tightened by the Stihl scrench. Many strong men tightened the caps so tight that they could hardly untighten them with the same scrench to add more fuel or chain oil.Yup, things like the QSS and the QCA are perfect exemples of solutions to non-existing problems...:msp_rolleyes:
Yes, men, there was a problem with ordinary tank caps, created by Stihl. Stihl stuck a label on the housing showing that the caps should be tightened by the Stihl scrench. Many strong men tightened the caps so tight that they could hardly untighten them with the same scrench to add more fuel or chain oil.
The caps then got all buggered up and eventually wore out and nothing could tighten or untighten them (except maybe a Vice Grip), and even really large screwdrivers failed. So, new caps had to be bought from the dealer, and they weren't cheap.
I doubt that either tank cap really needed to be tighted with the scrench. A typical saw operater could have tightened the tank caps by hand and then used the scrench, if need be, to loosen them. That's MHO.
hooray flippy caps,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,fellas dont let a cap outsmart you. i wished my xpw had friggin flippy caps.... so there chew on that
Yes, men, there was a problem with ordinary tank caps, created by Stihl. Stihl stuck a label on the housing showing that the caps should be tightened by the Stihl scrench. Many strong men tightened the caps so tight that they could hardly untighten them with the same scrench to add more fuel or chain oil.
The caps then got all buggered up and eventually wore out and nothing could tighten or untighten them (except maybe a Vice Grip), and even really large screwdrivers failed. So, new caps had to be bought from the dealer, and they weren't cheap.
I doubt that either tank cap really needed to be tighted with the scrench. A typical saw operater could have tightened the tank caps by hand and then used the scrench, if need be, to loosen them. That's MHO.
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