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Andyshine77 said:
Did you read any of my posts? I'm not brand loyal, and I love the 7900's. It sounds like you're the one who is brand loyal.:cheers:

Look every manufacture has problems, it's just how they deal with them that matters. Dolmar doesn't communicate well with it's dealers, and that is part of the problem. One dealer knows this or that, and the other dealer doesn't know anything at all.

Don't forget some people on this site have a vested interest in one brand or another, and they make their living selling that brand. Just because someone points out a potential problem with one model, doesn't make this thread out of control.

:cheers: Andy.
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now you say the 5100 just has a POTENTIAL PROBLEM, a little differant then some of your eariler post.
 
Andyshine77 said:
Dolmar doesn't communicate well with it's dealers, and that is part of the problem. One dealer knows this or that, and the other dealer doesn't know anything at all.
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Andy, I believe this to be true.....When I mentioned to my dealer about the intake boot sealing ring, he acted like he didn't know what the hell I was talking about....He said he hadn't heard about it. He did check into it though, ordered the part and installed it under warranty....Now he did have some choice words for Dolmar, about his not knowing about it or maybe he actually did, who knows. :dizzy:

All brands have problems though....nun are perfect. :givebeer:
 
Good Post Andy!! and way to stick up for yourself!! If you were here just to bash Dolmar, you wouldn't own one.

He is just questioning some of the dealers out there about not being up to date on their product.

Time will tell if it is a small, secluded problem or a larger issue. Seems to be a few duds out there now, but no company can escape that.....they all have problems....
 
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spacemule said:
The 441 is a turd of a saw. How do I know? Any saw that doesn't pee oil on Tom Hall is a turd saw. Saws of discriminating character know better.
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Your assumtion based on imagination and lacking total knowledge of the said saw proves beyond a doult only one thing, your a turd, a product of no value other than fertilizer. The best of you has been spent and all that remains is a dried up ole turd. May sandpaper be on the roll the next time you take a seat on the throne and hopefully you have uncontrollable
diarrhea for days,:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:
 
epicklein22 said:
Good Post Andy!! and way to stick up for yourself!! If you were here just to bash Dolmar, you wouldn't own one.

He is just questioning some of the dealers out there about not being up to date on their product.

Time will tell if it is a small, secluded problem or a larger issue. Seems to be a few duds out there now, but no company can escape that.....they all have problems....
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Thanks. And :agree2:
 
epicklein22 said:
Good Post Andy!! and way to stick up for yourself!! If you were here just to bash Dolmar, you wouldn't own one.

He is just questioning some of the dealers out there about not being up to date on their product.

Time will tell if it is a small, secluded problem or a larger issue. Seems to be a few duds out there now, but no company can escape that.....they all have problems....
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Good post. Many problems occured with many manufactures. The name of the game is how they handle those problems.

Here's an example. Stihl. The 028AV is considered by many one of the very best saws ever made. Very reliable and very long lasting. Not a high performance machine but a saw built to last and last they did. Its nothing to see a 20 year old 028 come in and the owner say check it out, do whatever it may need, cost is not a issue, this is the following this saw has.

Even with the steller reputation the 028 has at one time there was a major issue with some of the early 028's that few people even knew about. The crankshaft would snap off at the clutch. Seems some of the cranks weren't built right at the factory and this snapping off sometime took years to occur before all the sudden kabom, a snapped crank at the clutch. When the issue became known to Stihl they automaticly notified all the dealers. The deal was to warranty the problem regardless of how old the saw was. The saw could be 5-10 years old, it made no differance, warranty any 028 with a snapped crank at the clutch. Thats how problems, once they are known, should be taken care of by the manufacture. I have no idea how Dolmar handles issues but if they handle them like their German counterpart, Stihl, whatever issue there may be, if any, should soon be known by all dealers and corrected ASAP.
 
There is no way I'm reading this whole thread .How do you tell if you have the upgraded intake boot?
 
SawTroll said:
When did it go from positive to worse - the "weaknesses" I know of were pretty obvious from the outset (but not really bad).....:confused:
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lolol. Are all glasses half empty in Norway?? IT went from POS to "hey, this saw works great... Sorry a redneck muffler mod won't work; get over it and cut wood"
 
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FinRazr said:
There is no way I'm reading this whole thread .How do you tell if you have the upgraded intake boot?
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Your saw isn't toasted:greenchainsaw:


Sorry... working for a stihl dealer made it impossible for me to tell the truth...just PM Spike60 or Cuttingscott- they'll tell you...
 
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THALL10326 said:
Good post. Many problems occured with many manufactures. The name of the game is how they handle those problems.

Here's an example. Stihl. The 028AV is considered by many one of the very best saws ever made. Very reliable and very long lasting. Not a high performance machine but a saw built to last and last they did. Its nothing to see a 20 year old 028 come in and the owner say check it out, do whatever it may need, cost is not a issue, this is the following this saw has.

Even with the steller reputation the 028 has at one time there was a major issue with some of the early 028's that few people even knew about. The crankshaft would snap off at the clutch. Seems some of the cranks weren't built right at the factory and this snapping off sometime took years to occur before all the sudden kabom, a snapped crank at the clutch. When the issue became known to Stihl they automaticly notified all the dealers. The deal was to warranty the problem regardless of how old the saw was. The saw could be 5-10 years old, it made no differance, warranty any 028 with a snapped crank at the clutch. Thats how problems, once they are known, should be taken care of by the manufacture. I have no idea how Dolmar handles issues but if they handle them like their German counterpart, Stihl, whatever issue there may be, if any, should soon be known by all dealers and corrected ASAP.
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Damn you TommyLooseyLips;I was making a fortune selling new cranks, and now I'm ruined:greenchainsaw:
 
Lakeside53 said:
Your saw isn't toasted
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Nope, not by a long shot :greenchainsaw:

Now my crapola Stihl FS55 is....and always was a :censored:



Lakeside53 said:
Damn you TommyLooseyLips;I was making a fortune selling new cranks, and now I'm ruined:greenchainsaw:
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and this sounds like my X-Stihl dealer and btw, he's for sure ruined.....The heel, is now OUT of BUSINESS. :laugh: :givebeer:
 
Lakeside53 said:
Any parts inventory going cheeep?


Damn it Tommy, I was claiming warranty AND charging for the cranks...
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You was not, I know you better than that, I think,LOL

Point I was making though is how Stihl handles problems. They are very fast at notifieing the dealers once a problem is known and they make no bones about getting it striaghten out ASAP. They don't seem to ever bat a eye, fix it, replace it, just keep the customer happy.
 

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