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The Porsche Of Chainsaws
I bought a Stihl chainsaw Model 250 for firewood harvesting. Reading through the company history I see they started and are headquartered in Stuttgart Germany,
the saw is outstanding in every way, light powerful.They are twice as expensive as the big box store saws. The tree guys use them for a reason. Some friends and I cut down 3 80 foot standing dead pondarosa pines, 2 pick up truck loads worth. All I can say is Wow! what a joy to use, just like the car ! If your looking for a saw check them out before you buy. I am going to be a cutting machine. The folks in Stuttgart have an eye for performance. I think the saw would also work good when the zombies come.
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11-19-2008, 06:21 PM
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You are right. I've rented/borrowed Stihl's in the past - they are great saws. Good balance, power & just an overall nice machine.
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I have an Echo and I think it's great. And everyone knows that the only way to kill a zombie is with a flame thrower!
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11-19-2008, 07:59 PM
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I have a friend who has found "a great deal" on three chainsaws over the last several years.
But he keeps asking to borrow my Stihl when he needs a chainsaw, because his: broke/won't start/isn't good for this big stuff/must be bad gas/is in the shop and will be too expensive to fix/yada yada. When the 1969-1970 vintage Stihl that was my dad's finally scored the cylinder a few years back, I replaced it with a new Stihl. The Stihl still runs like new. |
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11-19-2008, 08:04 PM
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Watch a guy cut a 12' diameter tree in the rain forest in a documentary and his 4 foot blade chain saw will most likely be a Stihl.
They are great saws, however, just like the Porsche marque, they had their peak quality and craftsmanship many years ago. I'd take a lightly used Stihl from the 80s over a new one any day. The new ones are lighter, but it is done through composite and plastic materials ... the old ones are very solid machines. It's like comparing a Glock to a model 1911. George |
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11-19-2008, 11:07 PM
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Stihl makes a good saw, but so do these boys.
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11-19-2008, 11:23 PM
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Yup, there is no substitute:
Here is my 78 y.o. stepdad cutting up a poplar tree at our cabin with his trusty stihl a couple months ago. Buy good tools once and save yourself a lot of cursing. Same with cars/trucks/tractors/etc.
  
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11-19-2008, 11:39 PM
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Very nice chainsaw.
I did a two day chainsaw use and safety course and we used Stihl 260s. Really nice power to weight ratio. Plus if they can survice year in year out of being used as a training chainsaw... |
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11-20-2008, 12:09 AM
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I'm sure the older Stihls are fantastic (like most things, they just don't make 'em like that anymore), but the new ones don't suck either
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11-20-2008, 01:53 AM
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"But he keeps asking to borrow my Stihl when he needs a chainsaw"
I hope you go with it and do the cutting. Almost every month I have someone come in looking for a saw because a neighbor/friend destroyed theirs. Jim
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11-20-2008, 03:13 AM
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What Jim said! Some things I simply won't loan out (like a chainsaw), but I'll offer to go do it for them instead.
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11-20-2008, 03:52 AM
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Stihl is nice but the pro's buy Solo. They really are the Porsche of chainsaws.
"KleinMotoren Stuttgart" My dad has this one, 80cc and 6.5 HP. When he got it he said "I thought I knew what a chainsaw was", and he is a wood cutting freak having heated his homes only with wood for 45 years. His previous saws were Stihl and Husqvarna and he says it's not a comparison. 
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11-20-2008, 04:29 AM
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Nice to know Lendaddy...I'm a novice compared to my dad too. I'm not familiar with the Solo...looks like a "mean machine"!
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11-20-2008, 04:38 AM
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Quote:
http://www.baileysonline.com/
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11-20-2008, 04:43 AM
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My dad is a Solo fan, and some Stihl saws are really nice. I like the ergonomics of the Stihl saws, but I would take a good modded chainsaw over a stock saw. I have a modified "woods" Efco 962 that makes my dad's Stihl 036 (decent pro-level saw) look like a sawzall. The mods really open up the power. You can't be around it without ear protection, but the speed and power is incredible.
Agree on borrowed chainsaws. Don't loan out chainsaws. |
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11-20-2008, 04:50 AM
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Drool!!! I bought my dad a new Stihl (pro model) a couple of years ago, and since he's 72 now, his heavy duty chainsawing days are behind him. It was convenient (since there's a local "top notch" servicer for him), but I wish you'd have posted this back then
. ps: I doubt I'll ever purchase another...live and learn. |
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11-20-2008, 04:53 AM
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Santa got my Dad a Stihl last year... He loves it.
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No one has a Shindewa?
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I use a Craftsman that I bought 13 years ago. Stays in an unheated shed year round and never had a problem with it. Still using the same spark plug. Never fails to start. If it is really cold out I just bring it in the house for 30 minutes or so to warm up. To me it is all about replacing the chain as soon as it starts to get worn.
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11-20-2008, 05:33 AM
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I use a Husqvarna, a faily small one. I really like it as it is powerful for it's size and quiet (for a chainsaw). A lot of my chainsaw work is in an urban environment so I don't want to wind up the niebours or have people calling the police when I'm chopping up a wind felled tree in a city park/reserve.
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