Might Catch Some Flak Here

[toolmaker]

I've been a Stihl man all my life, not just saws but all my OPE stuff.
This past week I ran a couple of other brands of stuff, 2 saws, a blower, and a string trimmer.
One big question came to mind after I was done.

Why do I have to pull my guts out to start a Stihl and most other brands seem to fire right up?

 

[dall]

I've been a Stihl man all my life, not just saws but all my OPE stuff.
This past week I ran a couple of other brands of stuff, 2 saws, a blower, and a string trimmer.
One big question came to mind after I was done.

Why do I have to pull my guts out to start a Stihl and most other brands seem to fire right up?

because you dont know how to adjust a carb
doesnt matter brand if carb is out of adjustment

 

[Lone Wolf]

I've been a Stihl man all my life, not just saws but all my OPE stuff.
This past week I ran a couple of other brands of stuff, 2 saws, a blower, and a string trimmer.
One big question came to mind after I was done.

Why do I have to pull my guts out to start a Stihl and most other brands seem to fire right up?

EPA regs and Stihl makes them stupid lean!

 

[Loony661]

I've been a Stihl man all my life, not just saws but all my OPE stuff.
This past week I ran a couple of other brands of stuff, 2 saws, a blower, and a string trimmer.
One big question came to mind after I was done.

Why do I have to pull my guts out to start a Stihl and most other brands seem to fire right up?

There’s a LOT of variables here.

 

[Squareground3691]

I have a BR 700 ,800 , they start second pull cold on choke , never more than three,and a FS 80 weed wacker 25 years old , still running good , did put a new carb in it two years ago, always starts ezy ,

 

[footstep]

All my equipment for my landscaping company is stihl & they get used hard year round, the first thing I was given by my local pape equipment shop was the adjuster tool to adjust the carbs, richened them up a bit and they have all run flawless for years, general maintenance also helps new plug & filters at the end of each season.

 

[pbillyi69]

my stihl br600 starts on the first almost every time. choke on and a few pumps of the primer bulb. my saws usually pop on the second or third pull depending on how long ago they were ran

 

[Seachaser]

My Huskies always start easier than my Stihls. My routine is when I get to where I’m cutting, I crank each saw and let them run a minute or two to warm up. I may have 4-5 lined up, so they’re easy to compare. And yes, I have a 500i.

 

[dall]

My Huskies always start easier than my Stihls. My routine is when I get to where I’m cutting, I crank each saw and let them run a minute or two to warm up. I may have 4-5 lined up, so they’re easy to compare. And yes, I have a 500i.

the 500 i will be 3 pulls cold and one pull after that

 

[beaglebriar]

Stihls are garbage. Everyone knows that…ffs

 

[dall]

Stihls are garbage. Everyone knows that…ffs

cant help some tards who dont know what a screwdriver is for
you need another truckload of 290s to rebuild

 

[beaglebriar]

cant help some tards who dont know what a screwdriver is for
you need another truckload of 290s to rebuild

I already have a 064,034 and 026 here waiting on me. Gotta get this YZ back together…

 

[brushwacker]

A good choke that fully closes well, I believe is the biggest reason a saw starts well. A good working primer bulb compensates on equipment that has them . I have had numerous times something that didn't want to fire, put my finger or thumb over the carb inlet and give it 1 pull and it fires. Of course a fine tune helps or richening the carb, but if you can make the choke close better you can focus tuning all on power rather then richening for start.

 

[redline4]

cant help some tards who dont know what a screwdriver is for

They are used to open paint cans, duh..
Errybuddy knows that.

 

[Bill G]

They are used to open paint cans, duh..
Errybuddy knows that.

I thought they were for chipping ice

 

[Coupe]

Got a 015 and a 056 super and both start as good as any other saw.
Collect old ones as well and have a squeeze bottle with fine brass tip
and give them a small shot down the plug hole, works every time.

 

[livemusic]

Got a 015 and a 056 super and both start as good as any other saw.
Collect old ones as well and have a squeeze bottle with fine brass tip
and give them a small shot down the plug hole, works every time.

What type of bottle/tip is that?

 

[Bill G]

What type of bottle/tip is that?

Good question