Dear Stihl...

[TheDarkLordChinChin]

Why do you make your saws so hard to clean?
Why all the nooks and crannies for dirt to gather in around fuel caps, chain breaks, clutch covers, underneath mufflers.
Why the tiny falling spikes?
Why is it so difficult to get proper falling spikes and 3/4 wrap handles in Europe?
Why the single piece top covers that you have to cut if you want to fit a bigger air filter?












Yes I do clean my saws, but they get dirty none the less when you use them a lot.

 

[buttercup]

It looks pretty good at the shelves in the store though don't it Id guess those things goes for all the brands...

 

[alexcagle]

It's a tool.
Tools that get used get dirty.
You can quote me one that......

 

[Andyshine77]

Compressed air will take care of that in a matter of seconds. And if you don't have an air compressor get one, it's a must in any shop.

 

[TheDarkLordChinChin]

Yep, thats what I use to clean my saws down a lot of the time. It's just annoying how they design things like this though.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Dear Ireland,

We are in the business to sell chainsaws worldwide, Cleaning and making saws look pretty after you use them is your business, not ours. We think that our saws run really well, either when dirty or when clean. We are sure that you understand because that's the way it is.

Yours truly,
Stihl

 

[Justin Taylor]

Its easy to get a wrap handle and bigger felling spikes it just takes more $$$

 

[jjcard41]

Its easy to get a wrap handle and bigger felling spikes it just takes more $$$

And don’t forget about the larger clutch cover too!

 

[peak-industry]

try to find one workshop, professinal person to do professinal work

 

[TheDarkLordChinChin]

Okay so today I did a little experiment.
I rang up my two nearest stihl dealers and made some inquiries. They dont know me by name so it should be a pretty accurate test.
I asked to get a price for a 32' stihl lightweight bar and said I was going to put it on my 462. The first guy, the nearest dealer, said that such a bar does not exist and that the only bars for the 426 are 18' 20' and 25'. He then said he could maybe get a bar for the 661 that would fit. While this is true it's still amusing that he thought there were bars specifically for individual saws. He said he would ring me back with a price.
The other dealer, who I prefer, is a good 25 miles away. I asked him the same question. He didnt bullsh1t me and said he would ring back.
It is now 3 hours later and neither have rang back yet. If/when they do I will ask about skip chains, it will be interesting to see if the first dealer I rang actually knows that they exist.

 

[Justin Taylor]

Okay so today I did a little experiment.
I rang up my two nearest stihl dealers and made some inquiries. They dont know me by name so it should be a pretty accurate test.
I asked to get a price for a 32' stihl lightweight bar and said I was going to put it on my 462. The first guy, the nearest dealer, said that such a bar does not exist and that the only bars for the 426 are 18' 20' and 25'. He then said he could maybe get a bar for the 661 that would fit. While this is true it's still amusing that he thought there were bars specifically for individual saws. He said he would ring me back with a price.
The other dealer, who I prefer, is a good 25 miles away. I asked him the same question. He didnt bullsh1t me and said he would ring back.
It is now 3 hours later and neither have rang back yet. If/when they do I will ask about skip chains, it will be interesting to see if the first dealer I rang actually knows that they exist.

If you would have called my dealership it would have been the same since no one but me knows anything about Stihl

 

[TheDarkLordChinChin]

I spoke to the boss.

 

[Justin Taylor]

I spoke to the boss.

Not surprised that the boss knows nothing

 

[stihl86]

You sure those 2 dealers don't know you?

 

[Ted Jenkins]

Dear Ireland,
We are in the business to sell chainsaws worldwide, Cleaning and making saws look pretty after you use them is your business, not ours. We think that our saws run really well, either when dirty or when clean. We are sure that you understand because that's the way it is.Yours truly, Stihl

I think much of what Stihl builds today is junk. Does that mean all of it is no. They have lost what used to make Stihl great. In their defense they have to work with EPA and idiots that know nothing about saws so it would not be a simple task of just building a saw to cut wood. This is why I have a large collection of older saws that actually cut wood. Thanks

 

[stihl86]

I think much of what Stihl builds today is junk. Does that mean all of it is no. They have lost what used to make Stihl great. In their defense they have to work with EPA and idiots that know nothing about saws so it would not be a simple task of just building a saw to cut wood. This is why I have a large collection of older saws that actually cut wood. Thanks

What do they make that's junk?
Is it because they get dirty?

 

[TheDarkLordChinChin]

Like I said, I dont have a problem with dirty saws, you expect your saws to get dirty.
It's the fact that the saws almost seem designed to collect dirt now.

 

[Andyshine77]

The only place where Stihl saws collect more debris is around the stupid flippy caps. Other than that I don't see where there's any difference whatsoever.

 

[andy]

The only place where Stihl saws collect more debris is around the stupid flippy caps. Other than that I don't see where there's any difference whatsoever.

Agree
Saws get dirty.
My sidewinders, recipros, and jigsaws get dirty too but the dust is dry so flies off easier.
It’s easy to winge about... I too wish that both stihl and husky could design a clutch cover without all those nooks!... WTF !
And yeah.... those flippy cap mount areas.... pia in the field cleaning/filling with gloves on (or off)!!

 

[rmihalek]

I think those little nooks and crannies are there to hold the melted butter...just kidding (that's an old expression from a advertisement for breakfast muffins). Actually, my sinister take on this situation is that those hollowed out areas are designed to reduce weight for advertising purposes only. The manufacturers know full well that each little cavity will soon clog up with oily gunk that adds weight to the saw.