Especially the ones with loud pipes. They probably want to be assured that that loud pipe hasn't dropped off.
Harry K
and since they are half deaf, they need to a lot it seems.
Are these big saws super loud, assuming you haven't modded the exhaust?
or just heavy and powerful?
I love my Echo600, which isn't in the league being talked about, but is a real step up from my Echo 450
On a large log, it will really pull forward as it rips through, and I'm more careful about it coming back at me than I am
with the smaller saws. And the 24 bar sure means less leaning over at times.
But can I use it all day, no, no reason, back to the lighter saw. I do this for fun, not to earn a living or for survival.
So when it stops being fun, I go home, or get another tool.
I had a baby Stihl, a 210, and from new, it would never start. The choke lever kept falling off its pivot point and would last one use
after I got it back from the shop three times. Nice little saw, but so infuriating I gave it to a friend. He took the entire thing apart, modded the
choke lever, bent some wire in there I guess and now it works. Most annoying that not one of three authorized Stihl dealers could ever do the same thing...
So unfortunately my experience with Stihl was dampened by one poorly designed or built model.
But around here, Stihl is king for the pros.