Stihl v Husqvarna

[westphalian]

Are free sweets not enough? throw in a cream bun and I will buy owt

[Khriss]

..Yoo vil buy ze saws, mien herr !! Nope, far too many bits in Stihl compared to Husqy,  an I have stripped enuff down. Dunno wot the term is, but manufacturing machines that have a plethora of model-only parts might boost yr turn over but a nightmare for buyer who cannot use older redundant saws for repairs on later saws. K

[Bob_z_l]

1 hour ago, Khriss said:

 but manufacturing machines that have a plethora of model-only parts might boost yr turn over but a nightmare for buyer who cannot use older redundant saws for repairs on later saws. K

I do get you...but then If you still stick with re-building and repairing old saws ...you'd still be running stuff without chain brakes, AV or electronic ignition.

There has to be progress and in some cases regress (Yes we've done something wrong/doesn't work/isprone to failure) or where would we be?

 

[Khriss]

Dunno Bob, saws from 80s-90's just felt better and were more durable. Husqvarna 266 couldn't be beat on conifer an relatively simple to repair, god knows why Stihl need 20 parts to switch a saw off k

[Gary Prentice]

24 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Dunno Bob, saws from 80s-90's just felt heavier and were more vibey. 

Fixed that for ya!

 

Nostalgia blurs the downsides?

[Khriss]

... I liked numb fingers ! Feels like someone else is doing it... k

[Khriss]

...and anyway Gary, nostalgia ain't wot it used to be k

[Gary Prentice]

3 hours ago, Khriss said:

... I liked numb fingers ! Feels like someone else is doing it... k

And backs are over rated!

[Steve Bullman]

3 hours ago, Khriss said:

... I liked numb fingers ! Feels like someone else is doing it... k

What you need is an old efco hedge cutter 

[Gray git]

Yeh oops its costly visiting these places.

Soon the office answer will be reviled one and for all

Apparently