Stihl's Easy2Start and Husky's 336

[WCS99no1]

Good evening everyone,

Anybody out there have experience with either one? Want to see what the real users felt about them as opposed to the hype from the manufacturers.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, here are the links:
Husky's 336
http://international.husqvarna.com/?url=/node1422.asp?id=540&frames=false
http://international.husqvarna.com/?url=/node1422.asp?id=540&frames=false

Stihl's Easy2Start:
http://www.stihlusa.com/pressoffice/mar04_easy2start.html

Thanks,
Joel

 

[JimL]

We have been selling ms210 and ms250 ez's like crazy, can't keep them on the shelf.
Sold 4 250ez's today, a 3 other ms 210ez's since monday.

 

[GeorgeWLogger]

Hi Jim,

Is the increase in sales directly related to the ezstart system? Or is it weather related? Contrats on the increase. I hope you have a very profitable 2005.

 

[Bobcat]

Jim:
Is the Easy2Start feature only avail on the models 210 & 250 ?
bob

 

[glens]

I was looking at one at my local dealer's place a while back.  He had two saws the same size, one with and one without the mechanism.  I picked up the newfangled contraption and gently pulled a couple of times and it felt like nothing was happening.  I set it down and picked up the "standard" model and pulled slowly on the rope for a couple of compression cycles.  Then I picked up the first one again and pulled slowly, trying to feel the cycles.  Nothing.  Then, all of a sudden, the saw turned over rapidly several times all by itself.  It took me by surprise.  It reminded me of the wind-up starter on my dad's Toro lawnmower back in the '60s.  When it eventually broke after 12 years that I know about, we took it off and used a rope.

Glen