Posted by Billy NY on December 23, 2014 at 13:36:27 from (104.228.35.235):
In Reply to: Chainsaw posted by Hank ABAB on December 22, 2014 at 09:47:20:
How is your local Stihl dealer ? That being the latest technology, can't you speak with these people about the new product ? I'd be the first person to plainly state that I realize, "you" (the dealer) could explain things in terms that benefits him, (the dealer) but what in detail can you tell me about this product, what makes it better, will it be a good product for my needs ? Is it new technology that is proven itself, (other markets or customers locally) ??? At that point you have to make the call about it. I have spoken to reps that sell this brand, one at the NYS AG show, and others who sell or have sold the brand in the past, all of them gave an honest layman's opinion, stated some good facts and overall were very knowledgeable about the product. My neighbor sold Stihl for quite some time before they got into Husqvarna and Echo. His shop will service and repair just about any saw brand, the shelves are always full of ones in with customer tags on them, regardless of what they sell or work on, if you ask him about Stihl, he would tell you every time, its a reputable manufacturer with a respectable product line. He'll also tell you that parts used to be a pain in neck way back when. If it were me and I was going to drop 6 bills on a new saw, like you, I would want to make sure I did my best to get the information needed to make a rational decision. I'll admit to being a "dyed" in ink Stihl brand person, but if I could not get the facts needed to support a decision on a purchase from the dealer or knowledgeable person, trust me when I tell you I would not hesitate to look at other brands, like Husqvarna which I have used, particularly a 445 and 455 saw, and Dolmar which I don't know a lot about, but have heard good things about. That money has to buy a tool that needs to work well, and for me to be sold, its the dealer that needs to do that. I'm fortunate that Stihl is well supported here, that may not be the case in another location.
Well in any event, like most others here, "saw talk" is a popular discussion topic, hopefully you can uncover the information you need, and if you do, please post back about it, I for one would be interested in hearing more about the current affairs on these saws. Many of the features shown have been around awhile and from my '02 vintage MS390, that has similar features, I've never really had any complaints about their product with some of those same features, based on reputation you would like to think their latest would follow suit.
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