Stihl dealer has no saws

[ccsial]

I stopped my my dealer today to get some oil. A Mom and Pop dealer with great service. He had three saws on the wall. This spring it was full.

I asked why so few. He said Stihl now requires you to pay up front before you sell them and he did'nt have enough cash to stock the wall.

Does this mean only big dealers will survive?

 

[300UGUY]

It means that dealer probably won't be there. Really, you can't sell from a empty cart. Local Stihl dealer here is the JD shop. Other places that sold Stihl went **** up.

 

[murphy1244]

Why is there so many Echo Dealers and so few Stihl Dealers?

 

[ccsial]

It means that dealer probably won't be there. Really, you can't sell from a empty cart. Local Stihl dealer here is the JD shop. Other places that sold Stihl went **** up.

Yeah, that's what I thoiught. I even mentioned that to them.

There is a large tractor dealer about 20 miles from here that sells Stihl so I may have to go there eventually. I really like this little guy though. He takes trades too. Gave me 35 bucks for parts for my MS190T when an errant tree fell on it.

 

[Bluegill2]

Why is there so many Echo Dealers and so few Stihl Dealers?

Not around here. Stihl and Husqvarna only.

 

[murphy1244]

Not around here. Stihl and Husqvarna only.

Try this if your interested ECHO Dealer Results | ECHO USA

 

[Bluegill2]

Try this if your interested ECHO Dealer Results | ECHO USA

That's interesting! The 1st one (closest at 1 hour away) is my Kubota dealer and they don't have a Echo product in their place.

The second one is over an hour away and is a furniture store, never been there?

The rest are 2 hours or more away...

 

[xyz123]

My part of Ohio has 4 stihl dealers, 3 husky, 1 dolmar. The 2 echo dealers are inside 1 of the stihl and the dolmar dealer.

 

[murphy1244]

I must have 12 Echo dealers and 1 Stihl Dealer.

 

[mikehaugen]

Within an hour of me there are AT LEAST a dozon stihl dealers. Not counting Home Depot, I know of 1 Echo dealer (there are probably more though)

They are all pretty well stocked with saws, parts not so much.

 

[murphy1244]

What would be a good saw to cut down say a 36" tree and smaller?

 

[mikehaugen]

If you are asking about stihl, I would say minimum 362, but better yet a 441 or 460 (or is 461 now?... I can't keep up)

I have a 361 with 25" bar and it would do a 36" tree, but if doing a lot, I would want more saw.

 

[ccsial]

Within an hour of me there are AT LEAST a dozon stihl dealers. Not counting Home Depot, I know of 1 Echo dealer (there are probably more though)

They are all pretty well stocked with saws, parts not so much.

Are you sure about Homd Depot? Ours don't carry Stihl nor are they on their website.

 

[Bluegill2]

What would be a good saw to cut down say a 36" tree and smaller?

Husqvarna - 555, 562xp, 365, 372xp

Dolmar - 7901

Stihl - ms362 or ms440

Don't know about Echo.

 

[MoKelly]

Are you sure about Homd Depot? Ours don't carry Stihl nor are they on their website.

Re-read his post. He was refering to Echo. He was not counting Home Depot in the number of Echo dealers.

MoKelly

 

[mikehaugen]

Re-read his post. He was refering to Echo. He was not counting Home Depot in the number of Echo dealers.

MoKelly

Yes, thanks MoKelly

 

[ccsial]

Thanks. My old eyes saw the period after dealers as a comma.

Thanks MoKelly

 

[murphy1244]

Husqvarna - 555, 562xp, 365, 372xp

Dolmar - 7901

Stihl - ms362 or ms440

Don't know about Echo.

How many cc are these?

 

[Bluegill2]

How many cc are these?

Husq- 555, 562xp are 60cc. 365, 372xp are 71cc

Dalmar 7901 is 79cc

Stihl ms 362 is 60cc, 440 is around 70cc.

For 32" wood and down, I'd want two saws, strong 50cc and a strong 70+cc.

I use a hot rod 346xp most of the time. A very strong, fast 50cc. But most of my wood is under 20".

 

[s219]

36" easy, or 36" creatively? I ask because I had to fell a 40" cypress with only my MS-261 and a 20" bar. Was going to wait and come back with my 461 and 28" bar, but my buddy (former arborist) explained how to make the cut with the smaller saw and we got the tree down just fine. That one was milled for lumber, so we didn't buck it into firewood rounds, which would have been more tedious.

I'd say buy the saw you will use most and the one is best for those jobs, and know that you can expand it to bigger and smaller jobs. Or buy a bunch of saws. I've accumulated a small Echo top handle tree saw (great for use on ladders, for construction, and lots of other things), a 40cc Echo, a 50cc Stihl, and a 77cc Stihl. They all have a sweet spot. If I could only have one saw, it would be the 50cc Stihl (MS-261). Though the 77cc (MS-461) puts the biggest smile on my face.