I must be one of guys that buys them then. I've never bought a new saw. Every Stihl I own is used. Everything bigger than the Ms180 is over 20 years old. Nothing like buying saws in a parking lot.
Husqvarna sponsored guys from Arbormaster have them brand new in the box. I know where another one is locally, but he won’t sell.
Tor said the nla pto bearings was when the 242s dried up Those that have them keep them. I'll just put a 16" tsumura on a 266xp I found in the shop the other day For trail riding and camping.
A local stihl shop He took over from his dad. A 075 came in recently that had only been started by his dad when he tuned It for sale in the mid 70s The guy that bought it never needed to use it apparently And it sat in his garage. Someone in the family sold it back To the shop It's virtually new The nicest one I've ever seen. My brother said that's what happened to his back He was given one to fall with by the company he worked for He quickly bought himself a 281xp lol
Here's a 250 I won in a raffle a couple years ago And gave it to my 90 year old neighbor. I rebuilt it and opened up the ports. He uses it every day on his 200 acre farm Clearing fence Here's him running his old 290 on icestorm damage I rebuilt it year's ago. He'd broke the oil cap on the 250 So I got him one and he had me bring him 2 gallons of mix gas and a gallon of Bar oil he cuts a lot. He brags on that 250 every time I see him.
If I’m still cutting at 90 I’ll consider my life a win. After cutting all day Friday with my 084av my body reminded me why light saws with modern av are awesome.
Did a little cutting today with my Dynamic Dou ran a tankful thru the 346 it was getting dull so switched to the 357
Trolling the parking lots today The 550 is seized. The other three have hope. Had a couple Craftsmen thrown too.
It was the saw in the bunch I was drawn to. Piston looks mint. It has its issues, missing top cover and has no spark. If I can get over those hurdles, I’m hoping it is a beast.