Is it just me, or is everything ****?

[MattyF]

or they are making them from butter as saten says...!

[Dean Lofthouse]

or they are making them from butter as saten says...!

 

 

Some truth in that.

 

As the username suggests, I used to sell and repair power tools, generators etc.

 

When B&Q brought out their range of cheap shite power tools, performance power I think it was. It killed the power tool market. Builders etc were buying these things and throwing them away at the end of the job.

 

Bosch etc had to respond by lowering their prices. They couldn't do this without consequence.

 

Basic rule of thumb is you get what you pay for.

 

In their 9" angle grinders, the top armature bearing used to be made of alloy, which diserpated heat from the bearing. We noticed in the cheapened versions that they had started making them out of plastic. The only reason we noticed is that we ended up getting a lot more in for repair because the bearings were over heating and spinning in the plastic housing melting it.

 

The consumer demand for cheap tackle is the driving force.

[3dogs]

or they are making them from butter as saten says...!

 

both stihl and husky saws seem to getting worse may mccullocks are getting better!!!!!!!! do they do a top handle saw

[Ben]

Not quite everything, but Has anyone noticed that Husky combi cans are wearing out on the base? Pissing out usually oil but sometimes fuel too. Is this because they're manufactured where QC doesn't exist?

 

 

 

I find the Oregon Combi cans are much better.

[MattyF]

 

Basic rule of thumb is you get what you pay for.

 

 

The consumer demand for cheap tackle is the driving force.

 

stihl are not cheap probably the most expensive and i want more than what im getting from them.

my therory is this.....they think they have cornered the market and they wanna see more profit for there share holders thus cutting corners by manafacturing in china ect....

Ive had stihl products ive brought in the last year go back to the factory after half a tank of fuel through them and yet i have a stihl 6 year old blower thats used every day thats going strong!

[Dean Lofthouse]

stihl are not cheap probably the most expensive and i want more than what im getting from them.

my therory is this.....they think they have cornered the market and they wanna see more profit for there share holders thus cutting corners by manafacturing in china ect....

 

Yes your right, hopefully Husqvarna will launch something this year, should prompt stihl to buck up.

[treemotion]

Yep stihl are lowering there standards.

 

Although rarely have i blown an engine well never so they make them well just the add ons that are poop.

[Steve Bullman]

dont have any complaints with my stihls other than the faulty carb on the ms200t. theres nothing wrong with the oil caps, just need to use them properly thats all.

[Pete Mctree]

I suspect stihl developed those fuel caps in an attempt to remove idiot groundies from the work place

[MattyF]

I suspect stihl developed those fuel caps in an attempt to remove idiot groundies from the work place

 

Ha,new there was a good reason!