A quarter million people is Not a town. Your town has more than 1/3 the population of the State of Alaska !!
No they haven't. At least for those that need them. The easy start thing really helps a lot of people. Just cause someone isn't man enough to start a 288 Husky without a compression release or a hopped up 084 or a Kart engine McCullough. Doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to run a chain saw.
JB; That is Great that you were able to get your shop up and stocked ! Great looking saws !; Can you get heated handle 550 Husky's ? I have a new personal policy I started last year. I will not buy a new saw that does not have heated handles and carb heat AND factory snap in snow stops. I've been running my saws in the snow since September 20 of this winter. And will be, possibly into May. I know most people aren't looking for a warm hands saw. But I will be. And anyone running their saw in lots of snow should cover the bottom half of the starter cover. It's a lot better than sucking snow up into the jug and carb box.
Just rereading JB's thread and saw this Jason. I can fit 4 in the F250 plus me. You, PA Mountain Man , Biddleman and drag James Miller along. Lots of room in the back for new saws.
YEEEEESSSSS I understand there is always something that arises when I have just enough to get something I want just let me know whenever and I will try to hook you up with what you want glad to help JB
I have had the misfortune to have to tell a few customers that there was nothing wrong with the saw they just could not pull the saw over anymore I really hated that but we worked out a trade for a makita with ez-pull and it kept that 75 year young customer cutting !!! JB
I will check into the 550 for youand let you know I have 2 heated handle saws ( Older Jonsered) with arthritis in my hands it really helps JB
Hey buZZsaw I carry a lot of Stihls ( To the workbench to fix them) From a business standpoint Stihl would be way easier to sell I have 2 stihl dealers 1 mile in each direction from me so they would not even talk to me about a dealership . I ran stihl many years ago but got away from them to Jonsered I liked the air filtration system way better and the saws always seemed better balanced to me . I really have nothing against Stihl I make a lot of repair $ in my shop mostly because they are so popular around here and waaaaay to many people buy them who need some training on operation which the dealers must not tell them. When I sell a saw it does not matter who is buying it I go over the whole saw with the customer I set it up and test run it, it is sold full of bar oil and pre mix gas and you get the rest of the can to break in saw JB
I didn't mean that comment in that these folks shouldn't be running saws or that they weren't "man enough" to ignore starting aids on 100+cc performance saws. Just that battery saws eliminate the all too common situation of buying a new saw, doing one job with it, and then shelving it for 5+ years (fuel in tanks, covered in pitch, bar oil, and sawdust of course) until the next branch falls in the yard and the saw isn't ready to run anymore. And certainly are much more viable today than they were when things like the Easy2Start system was introduced nearly 20 years ago. I sold a bunch of them and have a pretty ok video on YT about how to properly use that Easy2Start feature. Also watched a lot of them go home with folks who could hardly lift them.
I've turned some people on to them . Mostly older homesteader women. Usually after they get them and use them I get a big ol hug and a kiss on the cheek. The ms 180 and 210, 211 easy to start saws really are a game changer for some people. Where I like the cordless chainsaws is for framing carpentry. No fumes. Don't have to start them when standing on a ladder ect. Some hunters and trappers really like them for some things because of no fumes or gas smell. They run cooking oil for bar oil. BUT, I agree. That a 1 and done scenario greatly lends itself to a battery operated saw.
