Oh dear !...

[treequip]

Well I have to say that as of today my opinion of Stihl has dropped through the floor, I went to my local dealer looking for a possible purchase and to say I was disappointed is a bit of an understatement !...

 

Sat on the shelf looking rather sorry for itself with un-trimmed plastic mouldings and oil dripping from around the bar oil filler cap was a brand spankers 'Ms170' a model that I've spent many a happy hour snedding and logging with, what the feck has happened to the Stihls of old !...

 

Looks like 'Husky' for me from here on in then, or at least until Stihl get their finger outta their arse and start doing a bit (actually read that as a lot) of much needed QC !...

 

Dude, its a cheap ass diy market, built to a (CHEAP) price saw

 

Cant believe you are surprised

[Mesterh]

So you didn't like the look of one machine and now the entire brand is garbage?

 

Maybe it was a Friday machine, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Boeing produce them too.

 

As treequip says that model will be made to target a certain market ie someone who wants the cheapest possible saw.