Whats going on with Stihl?

[dmb2613]

WE cant seam to get anything right now, only saws available are the 170s and the 250s. Parts are just as bad
Any other dealers on here?
David

 

[HarleyT]

Yeah, there was a small batch of saws and trimmers that came through here last month or so, but looks like that may be it for a while. I bought 6 trimmers from 1 dealer just because he had them. No 311s, and looks like the 271 are about gone.

 

[farmer steve]

WE cant seam to get anything right now, only saws available are the 170s and the 250s. Parts are just as bad
Any other dealers on here?
David

Hey David. My dealer was having a hard time but now seems to have almost everything in stock. 261's are Stihl hard to get. Stopped at our new Rural King and they had everything except 261's. All of their saws were discounted below MSRP. Stihl not as good as what my dealer has done for me though.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Shelves are bare around here, my dealer is having a hell of a time getting stihl saws .

 

[cuinrearview]

There is a shortage globally of the resin pellets used to mold many popular thermoplastics. It's starting to affect some of our automotive manufacturer customers. They probably have better contracts than O Pee E manufacterers. Just a thought. Might explain why the homeowner saws are MIA.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Husqvarna shelves are full.
He has one 462 behind the counter.

 

[farmer steve]

Husqvarna shelves are full.
He has one 462 behind the counter.

Not sure what to say. Either he doesn't want anyone to know he has Stih'l's or no one wants a Husky.

 

[dmb2613]

We are sold out of all the saws above a 250 WE got in 4 261s last week and all left the same day They have stopped taking orders for 271s,291s. and 500is We have a bunch on back order now. parts are just as bad ,sucks big time

 

[OM617YOTA]

It's not just saws. Electronic components are hugely impacted as well.

 

[U&A]

Its in everything

Ham radio
Automotive
All electronics
Clothing

Everything.

Iv have an “in stock” radio on backorder for 3 months. It’s because overseas is behind on electronics components.


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[Northerner]

Almost any part is hard to come by lately. I stuff back ordered till July.....nobody wants to work anymore


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[OM617YOTA]

.....nobody wants to work anymore


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That's it right there. Covid became an excuse for all the people who just didn't give a damn. Lead times don't mean anything anymore, freight companies no longer uphold promised delivery dates.

If ever anyone wanted to run an experiment to find out why socialism doesn't work, or what would happen the instant people don't have to work without going hungry, this was it.

We are so screwed.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Not sure what to say. Either he doesn't want anyone to know he has Stih'l's or no one wants a Husky.

Haha I think he just doesn't want to set it out on the shelf all by itself!
But he's doing a banging repair business, they do quality work and have been there 40years, kinda place that cuts little old ladies a deal , quietly.

 

[jefflovstrom]

My dealer said Stihl and Husqvarna saws are stopped and delayed in a port in Germany.

 

[farmer steve]

It's not just saws. Electronic components are hugely impacted as well.

Big plastic resin shortage right now. Affecting lots of stuff.

 

[HarleyT]

Big plastic resin shortage right now. Affecting lots of stuff.

Maybe they will bring back the 041!!!

 

[davefr]

I went to the JD dealer to buy a 6 pack of Stihl oil and they didn't have a single Stihl saw in stock. I went to the Husky dealer to get a fuel line and wanted to take a peak at the latest Husky offerings and the saw display was empty. It's probably worse because of our recent ice storm. At least we can buy toilet paper.

 

[teacherman]

Maybe they will bring back the 041!!!

I have a cherry 041 AVE, not a Super, that Id love to find a new home for it. I'm in New Hampshire.

 

[Nex]

European (Swede) here, best guess it's fallout from corona. AFAIK US is ~15% vaccinated by now and mostly everything is slowly opening up again.

EU is a different story; now we're in a "second/third-wave" shutdown and things are really moving slow. Can't even get some (specialty) stuff that's produced within the EU to destinations within EU.

Give us a few months and we'll catch up on the vaccination rate and thing's will get moving again...

 

[HarleyT]

"not a Super"

No need to make it feel inferior............
Chainsaws have feelings, you know....