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Guy brings in a Stihl MS-280 C "Farm Boss"....
Says it's always been hard to start, He hasnt been able to keep it running long enough to put any wear on it. It even still has the little sticker on the front of the oil tank, clean as a whistle. Has the original bar, original chain, and the chain is still sharp, no signs of wear on the bar at all.
He said the thing has always taken a few minutes to start since new, and it never wanted to idle. He said you make a cut, set it down, and it shuts off, then wont refire, and it gets put away and he brings out his Echo CS-510 to cut firewood.
He said one day it simply wouldnt start at all, so he did dome lookign and the fuel line was cracked, so he replaced it, and it started, but same old song and dance. Then this morning he pulled it and the rope was very hard to pull, it came out, and wouldnt go back in.
He said it takes a few dozen pulls to start it...and a little plug for Echo "The 510 always cranks on 2-3 pulls"....
This thing doesnt have any dust under the air filter lid, no debris or dust on the filter, the inside of the bar cover has some sawdust and chips under it, but no buildup, and no oil sling off hardly. No scrapes underneath it.
The whole dang saw is this flimsy plastic. Bar cover, recoil, and the recoil doesnt have the "MS-280-C" on it either...doesnt look like it ever did, just an orange dot.
He said if it needs alot of work, "toss it, and Ill get another, larger Echo".....but he said he paid some 500+ bucks for the Stihl, and hates to see it go to waste.
As much as Stihl prides themselves on their quality saws...Why in the blue hell would thwy make this turd?
Guy brings in a Stihl MS-280 C "Farm Boss"....
Says it's always been hard to start, He hasnt been able to keep it running long enough to put any wear on it. It even still has the little sticker on the front of the oil tank, clean as a whistle. Has the original bar, original chain, and the chain is still sharp, no signs of wear on the bar at all.
He said the thing has always taken a few minutes to start since new, and it never wanted to idle. He said you make a cut, set it down, and it shuts off, then wont refire, and it gets put away and he brings out his Echo CS-510 to cut firewood.
He said one day it simply wouldnt start at all, so he did dome lookign and the fuel line was cracked, so he replaced it, and it started, but same old song and dance. Then this morning he pulled it and the rope was very hard to pull, it came out, and wouldnt go back in.
He said it takes a few dozen pulls to start it...and a little plug for Echo "The 510 always cranks on 2-3 pulls"....
This thing doesnt have any dust under the air filter lid, no debris or dust on the filter, the inside of the bar cover has some sawdust and chips under it, but no buildup, and no oil sling off hardly. No scrapes underneath it.
The whole dang saw is this flimsy plastic. Bar cover, recoil, and the recoil doesnt have the "MS-280-C" on it either...doesnt look like it ever did, just an orange dot.
He said if it needs alot of work, "toss it, and Ill get another, larger Echo".....but he said he paid some 500+ bucks for the Stihl, and hates to see it go to waste.
As much as Stihl prides themselves on their quality saws...Why in the blue hell would thwy make this turd?