You have to laugh out loud when you saw those pic's :msp_razz:
Hearing all the guys that don't like the caps on a Stihl saw and low and behold they show up on a Husky chain saw :msp_wink:
My First Flippy Cap Incident.....
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You have to laugh out loud when you saw those pic's :msp_razz:
Hearing all the guys that don't like the caps on a Stihl saw and low and behold they show up on a Husky chain saw :msp_wink:
Bermie
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Indeed, and thus proves the point that we all have different experiences!
I won't diss you for the success, (actually I'm a bit jealous) don't diss us for the failures...ah, isn't life grand...
Arbonaut
Go Climb It
Hey now, what's wrong with German engineers... :monkey:
I've only had one slight malfunction with the infamous flippy. But I get some mileage out it anywho.
Flippy Cap
Remember the old tune, "Rocky Top?"
Check out this version.
Why do you suppose the engineers
reinvent the wheel?
You can take and twist the Flippy Cap
on but they will not seal.
Bar oil won’t wipe off those Flippy Caps
gets stuck in the crack.
I would trade you all my Flippy Caps
just want my old ones back.
Flippy Cap you’ll always be
A pain in the Butt to meee.
Good, old Flippy Cap
One moving part now three.
Once there was time when you gassed up your chainsaw
Gas her up ‘til she’s filled.
Took chainsaw tool and screwed the cap on
Picked her up she did not spill.
Then Engineers they found 'em a new way
without no chainsaw tool.
Put ‘er on by hand and she was sposta stay
Dribble but she would not drool.
Flippy cap you’ll always be
A leakin’ mystery.
Stuck with Flippy Cap
Flippy Cap stuck on me.
rullywowr
ArboristSite Operative
Let me see if I can rattle off a Haiku as well:
Flippy caps suck hard
Oil is on my work pants
Buy a Husqvarna
Creamsicle flavored Kool Aid
Must be operator error this oil river
You are holding it wrong
Flippy caps suck hard
Oil is on my work pants
Buy a Husqvarna
Creamsicle flavored Kool Aid
Must be operator error this oil river
You are holding it wrong
Winchester356
ArboristSite Operative
You are extremely lucky if you have never had trouble with the flippy caps.
Winchester356
ArboristSite Operative
Pretty good!
Freakingstang
Doctor Freakinstein
One flippy cap incident because I (the operator) wasn't paying attention. I actually like them.. no scrench, screwdriver, or pliers because the screwdriver slot was wallar'd out
brncreeper
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Flippy caps are over engineered yuppie gadgets. They make a great saw look silly and feel like crap.
Most people hate them, so how long is going to take Stihl to finally listen to the end users?????
Most people hate them, so how long is going to take Stihl to finally listen to the end users?????
Winchester356
ArboristSite Operative
Flippy caps are over engineered yuppie gadgets. They make a great saw look silly and feel like crap.
Most people hate them, so how long is going to take Stihl to finally listen to the end users?????
Noticed some weedeaters and blowers without them mayber thier catching on.
Rickochet
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Your left leg will never rust!!!!! :msp_biggrin:
dingeryote
Blueberry Baron
LOL!!
I logged on to find this thread, and post that our BT45 Auger puked Flippy cap #4 this afternoon, while punching holes for wood stack uprights. POS has to be manually turned clockwise before reinserting, or the thing acts like it has seated, but will pop loose after 2-3 Min. of running.
Just a STUPID, and ridiculous design that has no advantage, even when the damn things work.
Taking your lead, the 346 and 372 have at least 100 more hours of run time on them since the last flippy failed on that auger, neither need replacing, and they are still running thier original caps.
Shocking, but there it is.:hmm3grin2orange:
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
LegDeLimber
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You guys have me wanting to make a note to play with a flippy cap
when my leaf shuffler parts come in at the dealer.
sounds like it's a close cousin to the flip lever radiator cap.
I gather it's got three tabs,
in a asymmetrical pattern,
If so, I wonder what made them choose that ??
(i'm guessing so that they line up with orientation marks on saw body)
But it seems that if they just fit in ,regardless of direction
people would be more likely to get them seated properly.
if they're really so much trouble and no threads in the tank neck.
i wonder if you guys could swap 'em for a bilge plug.
Still a flipper, but no directionality and
probably way too easy to accidentally flip the lever open....sigh...
Would have to be an area of uninterupted surface to seal off though
as the tab grooves would cause a leak.
Also is the plug made from something that will handle the exposure
to gas & oil.
when my leaf shuffler parts come in at the dealer.
sounds like it's a close cousin to the flip lever radiator cap.
I gather it's got three tabs,
in a asymmetrical pattern,
If so, I wonder what made them choose that ??
(i'm guessing so that they line up with orientation marks on saw body)
But it seems that if they just fit in ,regardless of direction
people would be more likely to get them seated properly.
if they're really so much trouble and no threads in the tank neck.
i wonder if you guys could swap 'em for a bilge plug.
Still a flipper, but no directionality and
probably way too easy to accidentally flip the lever open....sigh...
Would have to be an area of uninterupted surface to seal off though
as the tab grooves would cause a leak.
Also is the plug made from something that will handle the exposure
to gas & oil.
Winchester356
ArboristSite Operative
If I were a congressman I would attempt to start a bill that would ban flippy caps.
mweba
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Lol
My local Stihl dealer loves them. Every time one fails, he sells a chain or bar oil. Says it may tick customers off but it gets them to stop in and buy consumables.
Ndigity26
ArboristSite Operative
I had that happend on the ground after I thought the freaking thing was closed. But being up in a tree really must make a man grit his teeth. For one you just covered your leg in oil or gas and you just lost most if not all of your oil and gas. I know it's not that hard to close them but sometimes your moving fast and you think they are closed and then it happens and you want to throw the god damn saw in the woods or maybe thats just me. I like both my husquvarna and stihl but thoses caps piss me off sometimes.
Ndigity26
ArboristSite Operative
Yeah, well it shouldnt be a guessing game sometimes you close those things and its seems shut. When your trying to make money you don't need too be playing games with a design that really does not make the saw more efficient.
Ndigity26
ArboristSite Operative
Stop that non-sense.
I grab the cap and rock it sideways after locking it down. If it dont lock I twist the center. It realigns and will lock
Slamm
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I don't play games with Flippy Caps, I just use them and have no troubles for years so far. I'm sorry you can't figure them out, I could have one of my children give you some lessons on how to open and close them successfully they've been doing it for about 5 years now and they are 12-13 years old now. Actually they both run MS 261's and have no flippy problems, but you know how kids are these days, they can figure out those incredibly hard and comlex systems that make older folks just scratch there heads, I'm only 36 ........ I must fall into the younger, smarter group too......... I feel good in making that "cut" mentally, as it would be hard to face the mirror or my kids or those on this forum with the concept that Flippy Cap Complexity had beaten me mentally and I was unable to rise to the challenge that they must apparently present to the average Joe. To be quite honest, I had always thought they were a simple and fast invention, it wasn't until I got onto this site that I started to understand how truly difficult it was to operate them successfully, sometimes it better to stay in the dark on certain things, as now I feel lucky to have not spilled oil on my leg at the end of each day.
Sam
