New stihl "homeowner" models

[adw]

Love a good Husqvarna Stihl battle.

[Trailoftears]

My good old 038 was stamped made in W.Germany on the recoil starter housing.I notice quite a few stihl ch.saws have the powerhead marked as German built but the bars are often marked U.S.A.Presumably all the U.S.A. Pro stihl gear is made in their big V.Beach plant? And no doubt most budget items are made/assembled in China,which is fine really.The Chinese 4 stroke clone/Honda engines are a huge step up from the contempary b&s 'engines' thats for sure.And dare I say, the last gen briggs crop of chinese engines were better than their previous American ones prior to the companies sad demise 😳I await irate transatlantic replies...

Edited March 4 by Trailoftears
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