Props to my Stihl dealer

[carboncycles]

I recently bought a Stihl saw based upon the feedback from several of you guys. I originally bought the MS210C-BE; let me tell you, that saw was a POS from the very beginning. The damn thing flooded like no tomorrow and was a PIA to start (even though it brags an easy 2 start feature). Heck, the dealer even had a problem starting it. Once I got it started and wanted to let the saw break-in, the kill-switch wouldn't work.

Needless to say, I took the thing back to the dealer. The dealer was absolutely apologetic and worked with me to make things right; the owner of the dealership even sent me a letter apologizing after the sale and even gave me a free chain sharpening on the house for the trouble I had to go through. The guys were definitely top notch (you can easily find out who they are by searching for the only elite dealer in Austin)! Needless to say, I walked out of there with the Farm Boss instead, and that thing definitely started paying for itself over the weekend with some of the cottonwoods I had to saw down.

Cliff notes:
MS210C-BE - POS
Farm Boss - Definitely worth the prices
Elite dealership in Austin - Absolutely good guys; heck I even brought them some bagels during lunch while they got my Farm Boss ready

 

[romegadave]

Farm Boss has been a good saw for many years--Anything bigger and you're probably a logger for a living. I really think you made a good choice-Dave

 

[carboncycles]

Thanks Dave, I think you are right. I'm very pleased with it, and unfortunately, I might need to break it out again next month to deal with more of these damn boring beetles.

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Farmboss is a great saw. Sometimes I have a hard time getting mine started after it's been sitting for a couple months, but it's just a matter of clearing it out a few times and it will fire right up and cut like no tomorrow.

 

[D'Animal]

Sorry you had problems.

I'm glad the dealership took care of you.

 

[mminter1973]

I've got a farmboss and two 009L stihls, all 3 are excellent I actually use the 009L's more than the farmboss unless i will be cutting all day.

 

[alia176]

I've had a great relationship with my Stihl dealer as well. He made sure that I didn't kill/mame myself the first time I went out by showing me all kinds of stuff and then showed me huge gash on his thigh He'll have my business forever.

 

[carboncycles]

showed me huge gash on his thigh

And this is the exact reason why I went and got all the safety gear from a hard hat to ear plugs...some of those pics of ppl getting hurt by a chainsaw are unreal!