Without a doubt, the crappiest STIHL ever produced...

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THALL10326 said:
Good job Red. Now heres the problem. You started this thread about how crappy this saw is and all it needed was a coil, a 20 minute fix at most. Care to explain why you blow all this steam over a mere coil? See you put yourself in these positions. If you wanna bash and carry on thats fine, just be able to take it as well as dish it. That saw cause you alot of grief on here over your complaining how crappy it was and all it needed was a coil. Runs ok now ya say, good job. Shoulda just fixed it and went about your business but oh no, thats too easy. Lets get on the site and bash. Been better to merely fix the saw wouldn't it, wise up Red.
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You didn't have to smack the guy so hard.:hmm3grin2orange:
 
Tom, my problem was that the saw had been failing the owner since new, and at 500 dollars, I would have expected better quality.

I mean look at the air filter "cage"...WTF is up with that? Is there a purpose to all that crap?

And yes, it did run. For some 500 dollars, Id have expected better. Like the guy said, that will be his last Stihl.
 
RED-85-Z51 said:
Tom, my problem was that the saw had been failing the owner since new, and at 500 dollars, I would have expected better quality.

I mean look at the air filter "cage"...WTF is up with that? Is there a purpose to all that crap?

And yes, it did run. For some 500 dollars, Id have expected better. Like the guy said, that will be his last Stihl.
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If it had been failing him since new, I think I would have found a different Stihl dealer to have taken it to, instead of an Echo dealer, or contacted Stihl themselves. It sounds to me like the owner of this saw is not the sharpest tooth on the chain.
 
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RED-85-Z51 said:
And Im working on it...

Guy brings in a Stihl MS-280 C "Farm Boss"....

Says it's always been hard to start, He hasnt been able to keep it running long enough to put any wear on it. It even still has the little sticker on the front of the oil tank, clean as a whistle. Has the original bar, original chain, and the chain is still sharp, no signs of wear on the bar at all.

He said the thing has always taken a few minutes to start since new, and it never wanted to idle. He said you make a cut, set it down, and it shuts off, then wont refire, and it gets put away and he brings out his Echo CS-510 to cut firewood.

He said one day it simply wouldnt start at all, so he did dome lookign and the fuel line was cracked, so he replaced it, and it started, but same old song and dance. Then this morning he pulled it and the rope was very hard to pull, it came out, and wouldnt go back in.

He said it takes a few dozen pulls to start it...and a little plug for Echo "The 510 always cranks on 2-3 pulls"....:clap: :clap:

This thing doesnt have any dust under the air filter lid, no debris or dust on the filter, the inside of the bar cover has some sawdust and chips under it, but no buildup, and no oil sling off hardly. No scrapes underneath it.

The whole dang saw is this flimsy plastic. Bar cover, recoil, and the recoil doesnt have the "MS-280-C" on it either...doesnt look like it ever did, just an orange dot.

He said if it needs alot of work, "toss it, and Ill get another, larger Echo".....but he said he paid some 500+ bucks for the Stihl, and hates to see it go to waste.

As much as Stihl prides themselves on their quality saws...Why in the blue hell would thwy make this turd?
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Im not going to waste the time to read the entire thread..so maybe someone has already asked this...

Did you klunk that guy on the head with his saw and ask him why he didnt take it back to the dealer?

Something smells fishy.
 
RED-85-Z51 said:
Tom, my problem was that the saw had been failing the owner since new, and at 500 dollars, I would have expected better quality.

I mean look at the air filter "cage"...WTF is up with that? Is there a purpose to all that crap?

And yes, it did run. For some 500 dollars, Id have expected better. Like the guy said, that will be his last Stihl.
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First off Red the saw did not cost $500.00. They sell for 459.00 brand new and if his is a older one he paid probably 399.00. Secondly how can you say anything about the air filter cage when your cool with the filtration of the cheap Poulans, which most consists of a little green sponge. Thirdly that 280 is better quaility than most of that list of saws you have so whats your beef with it. Your cool with a cheap Wild Thing and Echos but that 280 is poor quaility, come on Red who ya trying to fool. Fourthly you should be proud you was able to make the guy happy by fixing that saw instead of calling it so crappy. Lastly you don't understand customers. They will tell you anything you wanna hear. Once they leave they ususally do just the oppisite of what they said. I just don't understand you Red. I'm not here to pick on ya but to help show you the error of your ways. You should have fixed the saw and smiled like most all saw techs do and go to the next one. I got a 440Echo on my bench right now, won't run, I don't see it as crappy, I see it as just another job. You need to take the same approach and fix the saw and go on. Remember Red if they never break down techs have no job so be happy some do break down..
 
spacemule said:
So Tom, how's that oiler repair on your 372 coming, eh? :buttkick: :)
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Its coming along just fine, tank is empty, problem solved,LOLOLOL

Oh and its been leaking since it came out the box, grrrrrrrrrr, I'm gonna start a thread and go on and on and on and on and on and on and on about it. Hahahaha.
 
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PA Plumber said:
Maybe I missed the true "bashing" on that 372. Funn'n around? Yep. The impression I had was that it is a pretty good runner.
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Its is a good runner. The oiler has leaked since day one, do I care, hell no. The thing that really surprised me about that 372 is how its put together, it aint,LOLOL
 

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