Stihl Pullin'

[toolmaker]

Disclaimer: I am a true Stihl fan, all my ope equipment is stihl.

Why is a stihl so hard to start compared to other brands?
It's embarrassing.

 

[Stem]

lot of factors here, you're opening a can of worms lol. specific models are you referring to? stock/modified? fuel type?

all my mine (numerous Stihl's from 150TC to my 880, my Husq 390 & Echo 620PW) start within 3 pulls being dead cold no matter how long they sit.

I run non-E gas mixed at my preferred ratio with my preferred oil, but none of these saws are "stock"

 

[Seachaser]

Believe it or not, my 500i is one of my hardest starting professional saws. I run both brands.

 

[toolmaker]

I have a variety of machines:
025 saw, stock. 026 pro, stock. 036 pro, modded. 462c, modded. 2 blowers. 1 string trimmer. I have run a wide varietry of fuel from 87 pump gas to av gas.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Disclaimer: I am a true Stihl fan, all my ope equipment is stihl.

Why is a stihl so hard to start compared to other brands?
It's embarrassing.

The decomp has a smaller blow hole, I usually swap them out with a Husqvarna 372xp decomp.

 

[Sloughfoot]

Shot of starting fluid is policy now for me. I'm done jerkin saws 5 to 20 times depending on which when they can all be started in 3.

 

[EFSM]

Disclaimer: I am a true Stihl fan, all my ope equipment is stihl.

Why is a stihl so hard to start compared to other brands?
It's embarrassing.

A lot of it is the poor startup timing curves in the coils. Also super dumb starter design doesn’t help.