stihl saw names.

[tony marks]

probably just me but i wish stihl would go back to their old names for saws,then
a space and the cc number of the saw.
first thing i think is green poulan ,when i see this new stuff.ms 2900 or however u say it. once had a 2750 poulan .
mabe im the only one looks at it that way
but old fashioned ,so iguess thats my excuse. 028 sounded just neat ,for lack of a better wd for it. 028-47 woodboss

 

[John in MA]

I like the way Jonsered did it by having the CC's as the model number. Although I guess it got kind of confusing when they updated the models different ways. Like a 36 became a 361, but the 110 became a 111 even though it was the same size.

 

[Dennis]

well..Jonsered and Husky are still doing pretty much the same thing....2171=71cc 372=72cc...same saw different claim...385=85cc....395=95cc...etc....

 

[stihltech]

motor sagen

Actually, it was the only part of the line without the 2 letters in front of the number. Trimmers=FS, cutoff saws=TS, hedge trimmers=HS, blowers=BR, etc. We just got used to the old numbers.

 

[mikey]

I hate to ask a dumb question but,On the older Stihls,what does the AV stand for?I Guessed anti-vibration?

 

[John in MA]

(trying to remeber Stihl letters...)

AV=anti-vibration
Q or QS=QuickStop chainbrake
T=top handle
E=electronic ignition
W=heated handles
WB=Woodboss
G=gear drive
M=Magnum

Not sure of these:

P=rear handle
S=super

Then there was the "GS"--top Contra model that was really the first 090.

 

[Methoss084]

I think the "P" stood for Professional. Like my 020AVP has Professional cast right into the handle assembly.

 

[John in MA]

Really? I'd have thought that calling the Stihls back then "Pro" would have been kind of redundant. I've only seen the "P" letter on top-handled 020av's, for some reason.

 

[bullet]

Avp

Really? I'd have thought that calling the Stihls back then "Pro" would have been kind of redundant. I've only seen the "P" letter on top-handled 020av's, for some reason.

A = anti
v= vibration
P = pro
this is for sure