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Burnt up stihl 290 chain saw 4 months old
I'm not trying to hijack the thread from chainsaws to lawnmowers but the air leak thing reminded me of something.
I have a cousin who has fixed lawnmowers for years, he was telling of the biggest problem with Lawnboy two cycles that get hard to start.
After about so many years the lower crankshaft seal begins to leak air, a new seal usually gets them going again.
Frank.
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Burnt up stihl 290 chain saw 4 months old
I was wondering about Ken's saw as we have had good luck with the Stihl over all. We have had to help customers before like this although not common and my crew is normally good at getting to us for the exceptions like Ken's. Stihl has been very quick to take up the damage control of costs to us!
I'm glad that he got the new saw!
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Burnt up stihl 290 chain saw 4 months old
Art I really feel like there was an issue with my saw from Stihl. I hope it was not the dealer who ate the cost. I do feel like the dealer was part of the problem for it seemed they had the attitude from the beginning I did not know how to crank one and never considered their could be a problem with the saw itself.
In the end feel I was treated fair. Enough looking at a Stihl trimmer.
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Burnt up stihl 290 chain saw 4 months old
One thing that I have mixed emotions on is the newer fixed carbs so you loose adjustments, some adjusted and got themselves into more trouble!
Hope your going for the straight shaft trimmer.
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I have a Stihl FS85 Brushcutter with the big tiller bars. If you are maneuvering around objects much, they are a pain. The big bars work good for back and forth sweeping motion. I also have a steel chisel blade that works good for the bigger, woody stuff. Art, which blade works best for plain weeds and knee high grass?
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Art, any thoughts on the MS55 with trimmer head on it? As to curved shaft trimmers, bought one years ago, one of the early brands with a single string. Weed Eater brand. Went from that to biggest model with sting head for it with Green Machine. Now that was a true cutter, string head would cut pines an half inch in diameter.
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Burnt up stihl 290 chain saw 4 months old
Think I told you all dealer was willing for me to upgrade to a MS391 model. Either is a lot more work horse or the 290 never was running right. I have used the 391 about an hour last Saturday and then a couple of hours yesterday and it is a pleasure. It is a joy as it will cut right through a tree the 290 would build friendship with it took so long. Much more power than the 290. Again makes me think the 290 had issue from first cranking it or the 391 is a real horse compared to it.
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Ken when it comes to trimmers I like the straight shaft models. The one I run now is probably 20 years old and other then some ethanol problems a couple of years ago has been flawless. The MM55 has been good and there are other makes out their similar to them although I have found Stihl to be different the quality is always there.
On the saws I'd rather get the pro models as that is what Stihl built it's reputation on much the same as Husquvarna. The home owner saws are the most common sold but I found the power and weight differences to be worthy in the long haul.
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Burnt up stihl 290 chain saw 4 months old
Interesting story. I am a Stihl guy from way back, as I built and installed the tooling machines for Stihl back in the 1980's, for their crank shafts and connecting rods.
I have a friend in RI that bought a new Stihl about six months or so back. He ran it about four times, and the thing had to be brought back as it was (somehow) spent. the dealer told him he ran it without oil. Not likely to say the least. The thing was toast....just wanted to sell another new saw to him...again, not likely. Some years back, I was given an older Stihl to ad to my assortment of Stihl saws.
It needed a piston and cylinder, rings while I was in it. I found them on ebay, from a German supplier. As I am German, it was kind of cool to do this. Anyway, the Stihl dealer here in the USA, wanted some $90 for just the piston, let alone the cylinder and balance of parts I wanted. The folks in across the pond, not only furnished ALL the parts I desired, they sent me some German chocolate along with, for LESS (including Customs) that the price of just the cylinder from the dealer here. I realize that Stihl originated over there, but c'mon now....the prices here are nutty by comparison.
They do themselves a dis-service by being so greedy.
Willie H
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I have a Stihl FS85 Brushcutter with the big tiller bars. If you are maneuvering around objects much, they are a pain. The big bars work good for back and forth sweeping motion. I also have a steel chisel blade that works good for the bigger, woody stuff. Art, which blade works best for plain weeds and knee high grass?
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Around here we use a big three blade type cutter with the handle bars units. These work well for the pastures when changing the pastures to new ground to cut the hay to keep it away from the fences.
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