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Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by the GOAT, Jan 7, 2014.

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  1. the GOAT

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    Nice, they must want some honest reviews from people that dont care for their new line.
     
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    Wow. Surprised they let that through, but they can't all look good.
     
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    My only question is, why would you review a product you do not own and have never used?
     
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    You need to own a product to have an opinion of it?
     
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    I don't think you need to own one to have a opinion but I typically refer to a review as a opinion from someone who owns the product. Could have put in the review that you do not own the product. Do you have any M-Tronic saws? I have one and so far love it.
     
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    Absolutely not. You're free to spend your excess free time any way you see fit. :D

    You keep fighting the good fight with that screwdriver. I gots woods to cut. :thumbs:
     
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    I used my buddies 441-cm and holy )&7s is that a sweet saw!
     
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    I hate Dodges! Had one 15 years ago so the new ones are bad!:)
    I get on allrecipes.com and people will change the recipe all around and then give the original recipe a bad rating!:confused:

    Gary
     
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    Putting aside whether I was qualified to write a review, if it was a good use of my time and if m-tronic is a worthy tech -- I was surprised that they would allow a somewhat negative review on their website... Most of the 'reviews' on the internet are censored or generated by the company selling the product.

    I give credit to Stihl for allowing critical comments.
     
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    If you go to www.powerequipmentdirect.com you will see that they do allow negative feedback.

    Gary
     
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    I'm not fully sure what M-Tronic does or how it does it. My little 441 is a good product from what I can see so far. I've never owned any other 70cc saw though.
     
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    Feelin the love here!
     
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    I guess this was more of an opinion of the product rather than a review. I can understand the assumption of new tech could have reliability issues, but companies usually do things to improve a product and make it more trouble free. Having to meet EPA regs can also have an impact on design and function. Hey, even American cars are getting more reliable. JMO.
     
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    Would you feel better if I called my comments a 'secondary peer review of the literature'?
     
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    Hard to cut wood when your saw dies becuause you pick it up:p:p:p
    [​IMG]
     
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    :)
     
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    I've had that happen on idling. I have to give the throttle a "blip" as I'm picking it up.
     
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    If it's a m-tronic I'd complain to your dealer and see if they can fix it.

    If it came with a screwdriver I'd say turn the L screw CCW about a 1/8 of a turn.
     
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    I personally didn't think you comment in the review was really negative. The impression it gave me was you were happy with the old technology & didn't see the need for the new.

    Some have to have every new thing to come out & others like your self are happy to stay with what has been working for them in the past.
     
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