What's with the guy selling the 3120?

[2000ssm6]

I don't recall RCR 3 EVER ever even considering Husky.

LOL, maybe now he can consider one. I'm sure Lowes will help him start that new 455 rancher:monkey:

 

[THALL10326]

Alright, I just read through all of RCR 3 EVER's posts, and nowhere did he say "all Stihl saws......" or any other blanket statement. Then you somehow speculate he's going to a Husky dealer and trading in. I don't recall RCR 3 EVER ever even considering Husky. Read Thall's statement again, perhaps you just missed it, so here's the highlights again: ".....whole truck load of them.........and after problem after problem he sold them all...........sold him a slew of Stihl...........his problems disappeared altogether." Remember, Thall claims he isn't biased towards and brand though.

RR I have no need to lie at all. I've sold him 2-460's, 2-660's, HT101 pole prunner, 2-200T's and a MS361 and MS260. Now to me thats a slew of Stihl. I don't think he would have bought all those if he had a truck load of Huskies. He did in fact sell them all cept for the 3120, he's having a hard time selling that one.
I'm not partial about the story at all, as John Wayne would say, just stating fact pilgrim. Now it would appear maybe your abit impartial thinking those saws don't have problems, they do. He had alot of problems with them and disposed of them. Flip side to that is I'm sure many have had problems with their Stihls too but he has not, simple as that..

 

[THALL10326]

That sounds like something a Stihl dealer would say. I've never seen an impartial person make a blanket statement like that, unless you're speaking of a specific model with specific problems.

Space its not a statement pertaining to all saws, its a statement pertaining to the saws the man had, no one elses. I reckon when they started failing him on the job he said screw it and got rid of them, I would do the samething if I was in business and my tools kept preventing me from doing the job, be Stihl, Husky or axe,:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[2000ssm6]

Remember, Thall claims he isn't biased towards and brand though.

Got any "barn" pics Tom?

 

[THALL10326]

Sorry about the truth hurting, but facts are facts. I could buy your used saw without warranty for $1200 (plus shipping?), or a BRAND NEW one, also without warranty for $1175.93 shipped from Summit Power Tools.

What do you expect me to think?

RR he said he his "dealer was selling them", not mail order, not net. Can you walk in a Husky dealer and really buy a 3120 with bar and chain for 1200.00, I doult it..

 

[THALL10326]

Got any "barn" pics Tom?

I'm bias hate to say, only got Dolmars and Stihl's. Soon gonna have a 346xp when that new 50cc models hit the market over here. I will not buy a Craftsmans or Poulans, bias or no bias,:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Dan Forsh]

Do you have nothing better to do then flame my sale??

You are a complete idiot to tell me that they sell for $1200 new. My dealer sells them for $1500 + tax ALL DAY LONG.

If you're going to be an ass screwoff

The man has got a point....

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[Tzed250]

Hmmmm, I suspect you're comparing Husky rebranded plugs with regular NGK (non-Stihl rebranded) but I'll have to take your word on it. I decided to see how accurate your statement was, and drove on down to the closest Husky and Stihl dealers. (which are right across the street from each other! )

At the Ace Hardware Stihl dealership, they had no Stihl rebranded spark plugs. Also, and they only carried Champion plugs, $2.59 each.

At the Western Auto Husqvarna dealership, they also had no Husky rebranded plugs, but had both NGK and Champion, (and others) and while I was there, bought 2 plugs for $5.17 including the 6% tax.

There was one item where I could do a completely fair, side-by-side comparison though, and that was for a scrench. Stihl branded was $11.95, Husky branded was $5.95

If you read my post Rod is says it was a Husky re-boxed NGK plug. The Stihl dealer doesn't carry a re-boxed plug. If a person buys a Husky at TS, then goes back 3 months later for a plug, he'll pay $4.95, unless he does some homework. If another guy buys a Stihl, then goes after a plug 3 months later, he will pay $1.95 no matter what. You better believe Husky gets their digs in too. Husky saws usually costs less for a reason, think about it.

 

[Dan Forsh]

Walk in or mail order?

I don't really see your point.

You can purchase a New saw for this price, period. If you were to buy this guy's 2nd hand saw in the Trading Post for most of us it would be mail order.

 

[Gologit]

RR he said he his "dealer was selling them", not mail order, not net. Can you walk in a Husky dealer and really buy a 3120 with bar and chain for 1200.00, I doult it..

Not around here either. And why doesn't that new saw RR could buy come with a warranty? That puzzles me.

 

[THALL10326]

Not around here either. And why doesn't that new saw RR could buy come with no warranty? That puzzles me.

It would have a warranty but for the most part only the place he bought it from would honor it. Dealers don't take a liking to the ole thing of "I'm good enough to work on your new saw but I'm not good enough to buy it from"
I myself wouldn't care but many outhere feel that way about net sales and then bringing it to them for repairs. I work on Stihl's no matter where they are bought but I have to razz em alittle with fun doing so, all in good fun of course.

 

[rreidnauer]

RR he said he his "dealer was selling them", not mail order, not net. Can you walk in a Husky dealer and really buy a 3120 with bar and chain for 1200.00, I doult it..

So far, I haven't come across any dealer of Stihl or Husky where I can walk in and buy a 880 or 3120 for any price, without having to special order it and wait. So, by dealer, by internet sale, by mail order, or by private sale, I'm gonna have to wait, so why not buy at the best priced place?

 

[THALL10326]

I don't really see your point.

You can purchase a New saw for this price, period. If you were to buy this guy's 2nd hand saw in the Trading Post for most of us it would be mail order.

Point is this Dan. That price you put up is a outfit from Canada. They would mail me the saw. Is it gonna run when I take it out the box? True most likely it will but for say it doesn't what do I do with it. Send it back, take it to a dealer and get told thats what you get for net buying. The dealer is the best place to buy a saw merely because you can take it right back if something isn't right. Conveinance is worth a tad more in most peoples opinion. Dayumm if I'm driving to Canada should that 1 in a 1000 saw have a problem, that saw would cost over 1200.00 for sure if I had to do that,LOL

 

[Gologit]

Sorry about the truth hurting, but facts are facts. I could buy your used saw without warranty for $1200 (plus shipping?), or a BRAND NEW one, also without warranty for $1175.93 shipped from Summit Power Tools.

What do you expect me to think?

RR....Why doesn't SPT give you a warranty on that saw?

 

[Gologit]

It would have a warranty but for the most part only the place he bought it from would honor it. Dealers don't take a liking to the ole thing of "I'm good enough to work on your new saw but I'm not good enough to buy it from"
I myself wouldn't care but many outhere feel that way about net sales and then bringing it to them for repairs. I work on Stihl's no matter where they are bought but I have to razz em alittle with fun doing so, all in good fun of course.

The saw shop I use is the same way. They'll even work on box store Huskys but I don't think they're a priority...especially during the busy season.

 

[THALL10326]

So far, I haven't come across any dealer of Stihl or Husky where I can walk in and buy a 880 or 3120 for any price, without having to special order it and wait. So, by dealer, by internet sale, by mail order, or by private sale, I'm gonna have to wait, so why not buy at the best priced place?

Come on down to VA, no wait for a 880. Priced to go, give ya 200.00 off and send you home smiling. You can always come back with it too or take it to any Stihl dealer for service should it ever need it. We don't care where ya bought it, that can't be said for alot of other dealers and you know exactly what I'm talking about RR. Put yourself in their shoes, how would you react to the ole "I'm not good enough to buy from but good enough to repair deal because you bought that big saw from a place on the net to save over that dealer now repairing your saw?

 

[rreidnauer]

Not around here either. And why doesn't that new saw RR could buy come with no warranty? That puzzles me.

It's one of those odd Husky things, where, because it comes across "the line" (Canadian border) it's no longer warrantable.

I don't have much faith in warranties anyhow, so they mean little to me. It's far too easy for the manufacturer to simply say it was abuse. Modding them out, with things like muffler alterations kills the warranty anyhow. As far as service goes, I'm happy doing my own, it's only an engine, not rocket science. So without service or warranty being an issue for me, there's little reason to buy right from a dealer.

But for anyone who's not comfortable working on their own equipment, I strongly recommend they buy from a good, local dealer.

 

[spacemule]

Put yourself in their shoes, how would you react to the ole "I'm not good enough to buy from but good enough to repair deal because you bought that big saw from a place on the net to save over that dealer now repairing your saw?

As much as I hate going here again, this is bunk. You act as if the dealer is doing repair work for free. The last time I checked, there was a charge for their repair services, is there not? Charging a fee and doing work is doing no one any favors--it's simply good business practice. If a dealer doesn't want to work on my stuff because he didn't sell it to me, fine--I don't want him touching my stuff.

 

[Dan Forsh]

Point is this Dan. That price you put up is a outfit from Canada. They would mail me the saw. Is it gonna run when I take it out the box? True most likely it will but for say it doesn't what do I do with it. Send it back, take it to a dealer and get told thats what you get for net buying. The dealer is the best place to buy a saw merely because you can take it right back if something isn't right. Conveinance is worth a tad more in most peoples opinion. Dayumm if I'm driving to Canada should that 1 in a 1000 saw have a problem, that saw would cost over 1200.00 for sure if I had to do that,LOL

Tom,

I don't disagree with you at all, but that wasn't the point of this thread was it. This was all about the pricing of a second hand private sale saw vs a new cheaper saw off the net.

 

[THALL10326]

It's one of those odd Husky things, where, because it comes across "the line" (Canadian border) it's no longer warrantable.

I don't have much faith in warranties anyhow, so they mean little to me. It's far too easy for the manufacturer to simply say it was abuse. Modding them out, with things like muffler alterations kills the warranty anyhow. As far as service goes, I'm happy doing my own, it's only an engine, not rocket science. So without service or warranty being an issue for me, there's little reason to buy right from a dealer.

But for anyone who's not comfortable working on their own equipment, I strongly recommend they buy from a good, local dealer.

RR I gotta ask ya something. Now Dan showed where you can get a 3120 for around a grand. The dealer is selling them for around 1500.00. Thats a 500.00 variance. Husky themselves are making something on that saw, most likely around 10% I guess. So looking at that huge variance and take another 10% off for Husky profit makes you wonder what that saw really costs to make. The 880 a dealer can't buy for 1200.00 much less sell one for that and Stihl I'm sure get their 10% so in all apparently the 880 costs alot more to produce than a 3120, would you agree to that?
That might explain why you won't find 880's going on the cheap..