To say that we don't use metric here is just pure exaggeration. We don't use it exclusively, but we use it all the time, just ask anyone in the trades. Doctors and all sorts of research scientists use metric. Schools even teach the conversions between systems to kids in school. What makes it so...
That's a shame to not have options. I ended up going with Husqy saws because the guy at my local Stihl shop was a gruff. gatekeeping jerk to me for years, and the guys at the Husqy shop were always really nice and answered all my questions like there wasn't anyone else waiting for their...
I find that if you have strong fingers, the ones that can take a screwdriver to tighten don't actually require a tool to get them tight enough to not have issues. They just suck if you can't grip them for any of several possible reasons, but I like that they are the easiest to manufacture, and...
I know how much people appreciate a tidy cleanup, but I know a lot of landscapers that will do the final cleanup for much less than I will. It doesn't seem to me to be that big of a deal.
I'll dig around and see if I can find the video, because it didn't work when I tried, but I saw a guy use the husqy caps to replace the ones on a 2511.
I agree that the ones that use a screwdriver suck too, but Husqy's current design is the perfect marriage of the two designs. I have never had a Husqy cap fall off, no matter how hastily I put it on, because it's a screw cap. Anything that reduces the number of seperate things I have to focus on...
I don't hate much, but they suck ass through a paper straw. I have learned to check them aggressively before trusting that they're actually on, and even after adopting that practice have had multiple oil and gas spills. Fuck those 90⁰ turn POS.
This is rant and rave, right?