029 It`s all in what....
you plan to use it for. I have a good friend, intelligent guy, top of class at nuke school, that cuts 10 face cord of medium to small diameter hardwood per year, going on his third year with his and he loves it. He feels that he got an excellent value for his money. I think at the time he bought he got a free case and spare chain, all for $299. Now I also know a few guys who bought one for a campsaw and it didn`t last a year. My favorite benchmark dealers for Stihls both tell me that they have seen too many durabilty problems with the 029 when people are expecting too much from it, ie: anybody except the small time user. One dealer does have a pile of them, I`ve seen it, but in all fairness he does have some Elux stuff in another pile. Russ
