The ol' Amish guy, who's been a Jonsered dealer since the early 80's has been carrying the Huskies since the "Big Shake up".
I ask him if he had any interest in the TSC Jonsered warranty work and he said "NO Way" !!
He has had a sign on the wall for several years which reads, "We service what we sell".
He suggested anyone buying from a box store needs to seek service from the box stores, that it would be more headaches for him than the "little" money he would make servicing the TSC Jonnys under warranty, now that he no longer carries them.
It's always been a delicate balance; warranty work paid back by the company versus what the saw really needed. Most companies used to take care of their dealers pretty well, then when everything got reorganized, companies bought out and bottom line was everything, dealers got screwed around with 'permission' to do a lot of warranty work. In the end, it's the customer who gets the shaft the most.
As hard as it is sometimes to secure parts, I'm thankful I only have interest in the older saws.
I bought over a dozen Husky 2100's from Bailey's back in the day(not to mention all the bars, chain etc) and they consider them "antiques" now and don't know me from Adam. Interestingly, I've never bought a new Jonny.:msp_rolleyes:Kevin
There are only three Jonny saws that interest me; 80, 90 & 111S...but that's just me.:msp_razz:
