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That's weird.. Around here, a Still 290 Farm Boss w/ a 20" bar runs about $379, whereas the Husqy Rancher 55 w/ a 20" bar is up to $419 no matter where ya look. I think the Husqy used to be a little cheaper, because I remember last time I looked that they were more competitively priced and each just under $400.

I've never owned one of either brand, but if I had to buy one today...I guess it would be the Stihl. If I bought the Husqy, it would be from Lowes or TSC, whereas I could get the Stihl from a power equipment company with an actual chainsaw mechanic on staff. That's a huge plus.. Not to mention, it's now $40 cheaper. Kind of a no brainer, I guess.
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hi this is fatboy again, just thought i'd go through some chainsaw stories. purple chicken still has the best story with that 30 in tree. OK lets see if we got the story straight.
1 CMV Stihl girl 310 290 @ a 2 year old photographer
2 Purple Chicken Echo girl
3 Clucky Chick DH's Poulans a Poulan man
4 sarahbeth9394 Echo girl
5 Tala Easy starting Stihl fan
6 Chicken Rustler Huge log on splitter 044 Stihl 28 in bar 8 ft bar on a 2cyl 11 horse MERCURY [ 1956] THAT IS MEAN SHOW A PICTURE PLEASE
7 Cmjusto Craftsman saw and wants a Stihl Farm Boss with mechanic thats what im talking about
8 NGT ANGL 310 Stihl yeah come on
9 Birch run farm Stihl man i feel your pain
10 Happy Mtn Big Husky Mtn Tools for Happy Mtn Man
11 Cubalaya Poulan Countervibe Bow @ Husky We may be kin
 
I have a Craftsman something or other, electric. I had a gas powered one,but couldn't get the darn thing started
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, so my dad bought me the electric one. I love using it!
 
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If you are just a little bit mechanically inclined you can probably fix it. Take off the cover that the rope goes into. Attached to the cover should be the spool for the rope and behind the spool is the wound spring that pulls the rope back in. Now you should see probably 2 little "dogs" that swing out when the rope is pulled. Check to see if they are damaged or broken. If they look good they may just need cleaned to allow them to pivot freely to engage. The "dogs" most likely have small wound springs that retract them. Depending on the brand of the saw you should be able to get any of these parts rather cheap.
Just make sure that you don't let the spool and spring come out of the cover as those springs can be pretty fun to put back especially if ya have never done it before.
If you have any doubt about being able to get things back in the right places use a digital cam and take close up picks of every step. Then you can refer back to the picks if need be.
Good luck Rob

Wishing ya all a very Merry Christmas

I am not sure about the way I spelled those springs. What I am trying to say should sound like wownd but I think the way I spelled it looks like an injury like woownd
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If you are just a little bit mechanically inclined you can probably fix it. Take off the cover that the rope goes into. Attached to the cover should be the spool for the rope and behind the spool is the wound spring that pulls the rope back in. Now you should see probably 2 little "dogs" that swing out when the rope is pulled. Check to see if they are damaged or broken. If they look good they may just need cleaned to allow them to pivot freely to engage. The "dogs" most likely have small wound springs that retract them. Depending on the brand of the saw you should be able to get any of these parts rather cheap.
Just make sure that you don't let the spool and spring come out of the cover as those springs can be pretty fun to put back especially if ya have never done it before.
If you have any doubt about being able to get things back in the right places use a digital cam and take close up picks of every step. Then you can refer back to the picks if need be.
Good luck Rob

Wishing ya all a very Merry Christmas

I am not sure about the way I spelled those springs. What I am trying to say should sound like wownd but I think the way I spelled it looks like an injury like woownd
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Thanks for the help! I will check it out.
 
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Did your saw set unused for an extended period of time with gas in it? Here is something that some may know but some may not. When you are not using gas powered equipment (like over the winter) DRAIN THE GAS and run the engine until it stops (runs out of gas) OR use a fuel additive like STABIL. Small engines like chainsaws, mowers, weedeaters etc have a lot of problems with the gas sitting in the carb and causing build ups that plug things up. This can happen over a couple months of non use. The only way to fix this is to completely disassemble the carb and blow out all of the tiny holes and sometimes even that won't do so ya end up buying a new carb.
Save yourself the trouble drain it or add fuel stabilizer at the end of the use season.
 

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