Why are flippy caps hated?

[2000ssm6]

THEY SUCK!

It's too hard to seat them and even if you do you still aren't sure they REALLY ARE seated! Twice I've gotten to the tree and felt the wonderful oil on my leg!

They are flimsy and cheap feeling as well as break too easily! Now I have to be uber sensitive to not over tighten them, but have to make sure they are tight enough!

They are expensive! The last one I bought was over $10, that's BS for a damn gas or oil cap!

Over engineered pieces of crap!

And they SUCK!

Andy, don't hold nothing back!!:hmm3grin2orange:

Wish my 660 had 'em. Might invest in a husky if they had flippy caps.

 

[RAMROD48]

THEY SUCK!

It's too hard to seat them and even if you do you still aren't sure they REALLY ARE seated! Twice I've gotten to the tree and felt the wonderful oil on my leg!

They are flimsy and cheap feeling as well as break too easily! Now I have to be uber sensitive to not over tighten them, but have to make sure they are tight enough!

They are expensive! The last one I bought was over $10, that's BS for a damn gas or oil cap!

Over engineered pieces of crap!

And they SUCK!

A. they click in place.... how could you over tighten them???

B. your dealer ripped you off....Not the caps fault....

 

[SawTroll]

The tool-less tensioner, now thats one I think we could possibly all agree on. Man, I really hate those.

I visited a Husky dealer today - all the consumer saws he had in the shop (440 - 450) had that meaningless "feature". :censored:

 

[nmurph]

I just wonder why they could'nt make a regular cap with a flip-up handle to turn it? Seems like it would be the best of both worlds.

good idea. why don't you design and patent it!!! i don't have a problem with flippies and wish they were on all saws. i have never had a leak and i like that i can check the liquids without pulling out a scrench.

 

[J.W Younger]

I don't like them because they're pretentious, condescending, and offer no functional advantage

you just decribed yourself LMFAO

 

[Meatco1]

Huh?

I don't like them because they're pretentious, condescending, and offer no functional advantage over their predecessors. Evidently, Stihl thinks the average saw man is either too lazy or too incompetent to use a proper screw on lid. I don't know why you cream sickle blow holes put up with it.

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

You could take this guys opinion:

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[wigglesworth]

Hooray Flippy Cap Thread!!!

 

[Meatco1]

There you go, an intelligent answer.

I have both, and as far as I'm concerned, if I had to choose, it would be 6 of one, and 1/2 dz of the other, both work just fine for me!

Respects,

Richard

I guess I'm bi-cappy. I have both and can properly use either type. If I'm buying a saw and think I'm getting a good deal, I can care less what kinda caps it has. My 044 has one of each.

 

[stihlman32]

I have both, can use both and as far as preference...read the sig.

 

[Rudedog]

I have both, can use both and as far as preference...read the sig.

:agree2:

 

[pgg]

It's all about the IQ of the operator, if finding things frustrating and just too much to cope with, then stay with screw caps and y'all should get through the day then without having to over-stress the brain cells too much

 

[Zombiechopper]

You could take this guys opinion:

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This guy is a complete idiot. He is turning it like a car filler cap. Turn it till it clicks three times or BREAKS! Idiot! Its a cam. When its done turning, stop cranking it. Idiot!

If you cannot successfully operate a Stihl flippy cap you should be considered too incompetent to operate a chainsaw, drive a car or breed.

 

[spacemule]

It's all about the IQ of the operator, if finding things frustrating and just too much to cope with, then stay with screw caps and y'all should get through the day then without having to over-stress the brain cells too much

It's all about the IQ of the operator, if finding things frustrating and just too much to cope with, then go with the flippy caps and y'all should get through the day then without having to over-stress the brain cells too much

 

[TreePointer]

Flippy caps rule!
Flippy cap haters just don't know how to screw. :greenchainsaw:

 

[derwoodii]

I like the concept sadly in practice they have failed me and always with perfect poor timing just like last nite.
Was night 1am we were digging out big old tree roots n stumps in City street with tungsten saw chain and stumper on a 310 and snap the dam oil cap falls apart. Hell the job was going poorly this just "capped" it off. Heaps of underground gas power etc forced carefull hand digging 1st here.
Last month oil cap failed to secure during busy road storm clean up due to saw chipps fouling it I get a leg of oil.
Month before a newbie gets a leg of oil as 023 cap felt on but was not locked.
Last year on a contract job my 025 oil cap falls apart no clue to why.
Yes i seen the vid and when they work just great but failure rate way to high for me.

 

[pgg]

It's all about the IQ of the operator, if finding things frustrating and just too much to cope with, then go with the flippy caps and y'all should get through the day then without having to over-stress the brain cells too much

Aha, so in other words, and just as I suspected, any dunnbass CAN operate the flippy caps without soaking their crotch in fluids... wonder why they prefer the screw caps then?

 

[GoRving]

I'm used to the older screw-ons, so getting used to the flippy is not always fun. Some seem to fit tighter than others, and getting them to line-up and seat properly can be an issue sometimes. Not a big problem, though.

 

[Adam_MA]

I like them. They are easy to use, and if possible, I would retro-fit the lousy pain in the ass gas cap on my Husky to take a flippy cap!

I swear, you can put that gas cap on the husky with just the tip of your fingers, and still need plyers to get the damn thing back off 10 seconds later.

 

[KD57]

I don't like them either, they collect too much crud around them which can fall into the tank. You also have to be more careful to make sure you get it on right, and no crud in the grooves. And they do break.
No reason to EVER have to replace a fuel cap.
I like the black ones that didn't require a scrench to tighten.