Stihl chainsaw.question (2024)

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https://www.stihlusa.com/products/chain-saws/battery-saws/msa220cb/

Recently purchased a 291 saw. Damned.thing is tough to keep started. Second day using it the usual pre checks were.done.to tighten all screws and check chain tension. Cut a three inch tree while.doing some other work and the bar and.chain flew off fortunately forward. New.bar and chain. Have taken back 2x since. Will not start. Managed.to get.it started where I got it from. Last Sunday would not stay started. Thoughts? About ready to return it.

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Trade it for a set of golf clubs, they are a lot less likely to hurt you , it obvious that a chainsaw is way over your head !

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Can’t be much help. Mines 20 years old and never failed. It has even sat a couple years and still runs like new. My weed eater is about 25 years old and same deal. Maybe ya just got a lemon. Ed k

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Bluefish,
Is it a new Stihl or used?

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If you work 40 hrs/wk: at 5% inflation and after 5 years, you need a 28% pay raise or to work 44 more hours (*one full extra week* per month+) to make up the difference.

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If you ever get sued to using one of the new generation battery powered chainsaws, nobody will be able to *give* you a gas powered chainsaw.

No yanking on a starter cord,...no messing with gas/oil mixture,...no gummed up carbs.

Just pick it up and pull the trigger, Set it down when you finish the cut. Pick it back up and pull the trigger when you need it again.

I've been using an Echo 58V cordless chainsaw for three years. I've lost track of the number of trees I've taken down with it. The largest had a 22" diameter trunk.

I don't think I can kill the Echo chainsaw. But if I ever do I'm going to buy a Stihl 220C cordless.

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They flood very easily. If it floods, it won’t start for at least a couple of hours. Let it sit try it later.

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Originally Posted by Bristoe

If you ever get sued to using one of the new generation battery powered chainsaws, nobody will be able to *give* you a gas powered chainsaw.

No yanking on a starter cord,...no messing with gas/oil mixture,...no gummed up carbs.

Just pick it up and pull the trigger, Set it down when you finish the cut. Pick it back up and pull the trigger when you need it again.

I've been using an Echo 58V cordless chainsaw for three years. I've lost track of the number of trees I've taken down with it. The largest had a 22" diameter trunk.

I don't think I can kill the Echo chainsaw. But if I ever do I'm going to buy a Stihl 220C cordless.

Mine's a Kobalt from Lowes. 80V. I got it because at the time I needed a saw it was Christmas and that and Dewalt were the only game in town. I sure haven't regretted it. Some friends got a Dewalt at the same time. The saws are almost identical but Dewalt has a slow charger. The Kobalt will recharge a dead battery in 30 min. The Dewalt will take at least double that time, maybe longer.
One thing about the Kobalt is the warranty. It's a store brand so if you need warranty work, just return it to any Lowes store for a refund or a new saw. They don't fix it, they replace it.

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Fast chargers are a feature on many of the cordless chainsaws. I thought about getting a spare battery for mine when I first bought it, but I don't need one. One charge lasts longer than I care to work without taking an iced tea break,..and it takes about 40 minutes to put a full charge in the battery

In other words, the battery doesn't hold me back at all. It cuts a *lot* on a full charge and I've never really ran the battery down to nothing. I might deplete it about 60% before I'm ready for a break if I'm feeling particularly motivated. By the time I'm ready to get back at it the battery has another full charge in it.

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For use at home, battery saws are great. If you take it to the hills, you need a generator. It all depends on how you use it.

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Originally Posted by erikj

Bluefish,
Is it a new Stihl or used?

New saw. When it works it works well. I've thought of the flooding issue as well bit it seems strange to flood so easily if that is the case.

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An inverter on your truck will recharge it in the hills, too. It's a lot cheaper than buying a generator if you don't have one.

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Don't that beat all. A chainsaw for skinny jeans users.

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Originally Posted by Fireball2

Don't that beat all. A chainsaw for skinny jeans users.

If the cordless chainsaws of today existed 80 years ago, gas powered chainsaws would have never existed.

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