Some designs that could be better

[Beetlejuice]

Yes, melted plastic is standard on many, many creamsicles. [emoji90]

I haven't read this one yet.. How about those metal tip covers on the end of the bar.. Don't know what they're called other than garbage

 

[AlfA01]

One piece cat mufflers. PITA they are to take apart and cut that cat out.

 

[Stihl 041S]

inboard clutches can transfer a lot of heat to the case, but since we are talking little firewood saws, I guess that doesn't matter.

Hate poor designs......glad Stihl did it right.
Outboard clutches suck when you wanna change sprocket.

 

[67L36Driver]

Hate poor designs......glad Stihl did it right.
Outboard clutches suck when you wanna change sprocket.

Hah! Another one.

Outboard clutch’s LACKING a hex that one can use to remove them.

 

[Stihl 041S]

Hah! Another one.

Outboard clutch’s LACKING a hex that one can use to remove them.

Ahhh......so I can keep my 090

 

[RandyMac]

Ahhh......so I can keep my 090

they would make a dandy water pump.

 

[Stihl 041S]

they would make a dandy water pump.

And impact wrench.......or was that the 090G.......

 

[Stihl 041S]

they would make a dandy water pump.

Notice I didn’t say 075........hey Randy

 

[RandyMac]

LoL!
There was a time when I'd rather run a beat Homelite than a new stihl, at least the Homelite would still being cutting at the end of the week.

 

[Stihl 041S]

The 075 is gonna run the hedge trimmer...

 

[RandyMac]

ya might even finish the job

 

[Old2stroke]

Yes, melted plastic is standard on many, many creamsicles. [emoji90]

Clutches should not get that hot in normal use. Probably means the operator has been loading the saw down to the point where the RPM has dropped enough to let the clutch slip.

 

[Stihl 041S]

Clutches should not get that hot in normal use. Probably means the operator has been loading the saw down to the point where the RPM has dropped enough to let the clutch slip.

Loads usually associated with dull chains.
When they get hot you usually see dust not chips under the clutch cover.

 

[Canyon Angler]

Stihl has gone even further with their one control lever, it has to be the only saw on the face of the earth that requires you to hold the throttle open before you can move the lever to full choke

The Germans like things simple, and the linkage in that lever is simple like a mousetrap. Choke it until it pops, then move it to "no choke" and start it. Sounds like a simple way to avoid flooding the saw. And it's kind of like a manual transmission -- after you've used one Stihl, you know how to run them all.

Put that saw in the hands of some ham-fisted operator who isn't familiar with Stihl and you know what he's going to break when he tries to force the choke on.

Well, idiots can and do break pretty much everything, including crowbars. So maybe we should roll-stamp instructions on crowbars and hammers...

 

[67L36Driver]

Loads usually associated with dull chains.
When they get hot you usually see dust not chips under the clutch cover.

But ‘Homer Homeowner’ don’t know that.

 

[Beetlejuice]

But ‘Homer Homeowner’ don’t know that.

I showed up at a free wood site and a guy hauled out a Husky, fired it up, and produced the finest sawdust from a poplar tree I've ever seen. I had to leave. Twas only green poplar anyway and I was out of beer