Magnesium and paint.

[skc101fc]

Just now, skc101fc said:

For once something botty cough hasn't instantly voiced an opinion on . Well done.

 

Oh feck it. Just noticed his earlier reply☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

[Trailoftears]

4 minutes ago, GarethM said:

Me thinks you need to look after your gear a bit better, I've been using and abusing Stihl gear for the best part of 30 years and whilst you get chipped patches it's hardly the whole thing delaminating.

Likewise, I've been using and (occasionally) abusing stihl pro stuff for 40+ Years,but generally speaking,try to look after them.But the failure of magnesium parts and its covering is definitely a thing-I wasn't intimating the structures delaminate entirely-its just a suprisingly poor bond for machines that will live their lives in pretty hostile environments/circumstances it seems to me.

[GarethM]

Could be worse, there is the dark side of the machinery world. Shudders at the thought of going Husqvarna!.

 

Or they just go back to the 60s and bare metal power tools ?.

Edited March 23 by GarethM

[Trailoftears]

I couldnt possibly comment on Husky saws due to my complete ignorance and the fear of getting battered!

But they have gone into my little black book due to their insistence on fitting  b&s 'engines' to their mowers-never again.Just for balance,viking aka Stihl,made the same horrific error in fitting the same junky engines onto their range of 'high end' domestic mowers-one can only roll around laughing as youngsters are prone to say.