And the second feature that I really feel is unecessarily over-engineered is the chain brake dead-man whatchamacallit. When your hand leaves the dead-man, the chain brake is set.
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The first pic shows the dead-man switch down and the cable pulling the brake band linkage to relaease the brake. If you want to sharpen your chain while still on the saw, you must pull the choke/start/stop lever all the way down to the choke position as shown to release the brake.
The second pic just shows the dead-man released and the brake set.
Takes some getting used to if you've never messed with one of these goofy things. Not bashing Stihl. I like Stihl and that's about 85% of what I work on. I just think it's more over-engineered gadgets to appeal to a wider range of consumer. (flippy caps)
Maybe we'll see more of the hybrid saws in the future that don't fit neatly into one specific category.
Anyway, I thought I'd share. Let the comments commence...
jason