Most overrated chainsaw of 2020?

[stihl_head1982]

OK now. Here we go. What took you both so long to get here?

 

[deye223]

Thread title should be
Most overrated chainsaw of all time.
Then I would have a contender

 

[Duce]

I like the saw with sharpest chain from those choices. All will cut my firewood, I like a 550xpmk2 with muffler opened up for limb removal. As stated all new saws are over rated.

 

[Dub11]

Here's something for yall to cluck about.

Might make some of ya more marketable.........

 

[Wilhelm]

Generally Stihl saws are being overrated compared to more affordable brands.

Is a Stihl truly twice as good as a comparable product of a competing brand at half the price?!

Just saying, Stihl as a chainsaw brand is like iPhone in the smartphone market.

 

[andyshine77]

Generally Stihl saws are being overrated compared to more affordable brands.

Is a Stihl truly twice as good as a comparable product of a competing brand at half the price?!

Just saying, Stihl as a chainsaw brand is like iPhone in the smartphone market.

I hear you, but at least they work and are mostly made in Germany.

 

[Wilhelm]

I hear you, but at least they work and are mostly made in Germany.

Dolmar's don't work and aren't made in Germany?!
Are ECHO not working out of the box?
Just messing.

I'd question which Stihl products are truly still made in Germany!

 

[andyshine77]

Dolmar's don't work and aren't made in Germany?!
Are ECHO not working out of the box?
Just messing.

I'd question which Stihl products are truly still made in Germany!

Lol.

The larger pro saw are still saying made in Germany, and the last 261 I saw was too, which is odd those usually come from Virginia Beach, supply chain issues I was told.

 

[Duce]

Lol.

The larger pro saw are still saying made in Germany, and the last 261 I saw was too, which is odd those usually come from Virginia Beach, supply chain issues I was told.

Is the saw made in Germany or just the model tag. Hard to tell anymore. Lol

 

[andyshine77]

Is the saw made in Germany or just the model tag. Hard to tell anymore. Lol

It said made in Germany on the front sticker.

 

[Wilhelm]

The factory I work at makes products that clearly state "Made In Italy" - hint: I live in Croatia.

"Made In . . ." means very little nowadays!

 

[Wilhelm]

It said made in Germany on the front sticker.

Stickers are still made in Germany!
@old_sir_henry makes them.

 

[BangBang77]

Yeah, the "Made in ..." tags, stickers, and product identifiers can be somewhat misleading to those not adept in international business law. I am by no means an expert or even a novice but the company I work for has 249 manufacturing sites globally so I have dealt with it on a small scale. A very small scale...

Depending on country of destination, the requirements that must be met to identify a product as "Made in ... country" can vary greatly. Typically this is quantified based on a percentage of the overall manufacturing steps in the production process, i.e. X% of a component must be made in Germany, Italy, USA, Mexico, EU, etc to be legally authorized to designate that country as the country of origin as per global trade agreements and local law.

Usually, companies source a set percentage of raw components they source from alternative "countries" and perform final manufacturing and assembly at primary sites. This is done not only for financial reasons, but environmental as well. You don't see aluminum smelt plants in developed "western" countries today due to the hazardous production process required to make the component.

All that being said, I agree that many products marketed as being American, German, or Italian made is not 100% accurate, BUT what it does quantify is said products were made to a stricter set of standards, typically in the form of ISO, ASME, IEEE, CE, or some other internationally recognized organization.

 

[RI Chevy]

Generally Stihl saws are being overrated compared to more affordable brands.

Is a Stihl truly twice as good as a comparable product of a competing brand at half the price?!

Just saying, Stihl as a chainsaw brand is like iPhone in the smartphone market.

Hmmm. Was this the over-rated thread OR the over-priced thread?
Lemmme check.

 

[TreeLife]

462 is alright, my 572 is a problem child, I like the 500i but its crazy money. They're all overrated because they all do the same thing.

 

[Homemade]

Two points. Made in America simply means, it has to have some sort of assembly process in USA to be labeled as such. For instance, if Stihl wanted to do was have the air filter attached to a fully assembled saw on us soil, they could label that as “made in USA”

One to the op, the most disappointing saw of 2020 is the 881. We’ve been chewing on the rumors for two years it feels like and only one guy I seen get his hands on it. Where are the millions of board feet milled on an Alaskan mill with theses, or the acres of forest land laid to waist?


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[Wilhelm]

Hmmm. Was this the over-rated thread OR the over-priced thread?
Lemmme check.

Same damn thing!

Stihl products are ridiculously overrated and therefore Stihl is able to charge them stupidly overpriced!

Now, I know You are a Stihl guy and that is fine by me.
We don't have to like the same saw brand just as we don't need to have the same taste in women.

 

[BangBang77]

Two points. Made in America simply means, it has to have some sort of assembly process in USA to be labeled as such. For instance, if Stihl wanted to do was have the air filter attached to a fully assembled saw on us soil, they could label that as “made in USA"

Close, but no cigar.

A set percentage of the overall product has to be made in the designated country to be sold as "made" there. Not just a component or two.

 

[qurotro]

Close, but no cigar.

A set percentage of the overall product has to be made in the designated country to be sold as "made" there. Not just a component or two.

Then assembled in USA with global materials. And attached a BIG American flag to the product.

 

[Deets066]

Another thread that makes muh asss itch