Woodie
"Cap'n Bullcrap'n"
The Stihl bashers hate to admit which is the better product, Stihl isn't at the top just 'cause they can be there, their products are hard to beat.
Here's the thing, 2K, and you can't get around this.
Who makes my saws? Jonsered.
Trimmer? Kawasaki.
Edger? Kawasaki.
Blower? Toro and Stihl. (Listed in order of quality here.)
Cultivator? Mantis
Now, Jonsered makes all those things...why didn't I buy from them?
Simple. Except in the case of the blowers, I went with the best product available. Brand names can be important, inasmuch as you want a quality name to stand by your purchase. But I'm more interested in the individual product produced by those brands...not the brands themselves.
I don't derive my manhood, or my identity, or anything else, from the name on my power equipment, like so very many of the stihlheads do. (NOT all, but many.) Stihl can put out the steamiest turd of a product, yet people like you will buy it, and cheerlead for it.
What is it about the stihl name that gives some guys their boners?
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