:lol:BrotherBart said:Look at the manual and see if it says something like "Chain tighten must before cut."
mywaynow said:Got a look at the original invoice from a dealer, and all things looked good. Got it for 200. Post a pic over the weekend since I am sure nobody has ever seen an MS211 before. :smirk:
Thistle said:Give it a good shake & see if any rice falls out of the recoil starter and/or clutch/sprocket cover.
smokinjay said:mywaynow said:Got a look at the original invoice from a dealer, and all things looked good. Got it for 200. Post a pic over the weekend since I am sure nobody has ever seen an MS211 before. :smirk:
lol never happend until you do!
mywaynow said:smokinjay said:mywaynow said:Got a look at the original invoice from a dealer, and all things looked good. Got it for 200. Post a pic over the weekend since I am sure nobody has ever seen an MS211 before. :smirk:
lol never happend until you do!
Have not started it yet, but it looks real clean. Nice clean bar oil on the chain, no marks on the bar. English accurate manual. I have all large wood to work on this weekend, but I know of a small elm that this saw is slated to tackle. Looking forward to it.
Rule #1: If it seems too good to be true...mywaynow said:If you were fluent in Stihl products, I would agree. Beyond that, the layman can be fooled and is every day with Stihl and Husqvarna knock-offs. Thank the Chinese for copyright infringement and lawless business practices. Happens with many items including rifle scopes.
BrotherBart said:Look at the manual and see if it says something like "Chain tighten must before cut."
babzog said:"Made in China" is probably a good hint.
mywaynow said:Wow. I watched the video from the link on the left side of the page. Sure looks like a high tech, quality facility. What would bother me is the reputation chinese metals have for being sub-par. I will check to see where the 211 was made. Not that it matters now, just curious.
Realstone said:The quality has nothing to do with the country of origin. It has everything to do with the level of quality the designer calls for. What usually happens is that a producer of an item gets seduced by profit. They see that along the route of cheap labour (in abundance in China) the manufacturer decides that their product should be designed to have just enough endurance to last a prescribed amount of time. You've surely heard of 'planned obsolescence', well there is the root cause in a nutshell. So don't blame it on the country, blame it on the producer.