| When people hear about STIHL, they think about | | | | wide and varied, it's use has spread to the home |
| old-world care and the handcrafted work of last | | | | owner, where the once arduous task of chopping |
| century's skilled artisans. This dedication to quality is | | | | firewood has now "become a breeze" through the |
| what has made the Stihl chainsaw the most popular | | | | application of the trusty chainsaw. The chainsaw has |
| on the market over the last 80 years. | | | | become an important part of the farming landscape; I |
| Stihl specializes in developing and manufacturing a | | | | remember growing up on our farm and learning to use |
| wide variety of portable power tools, both gasoline and | | | | a chainsaw at an early age. There were always trees |
| electric. When looking at purchasing a chainsaw, some | | | | that needed to be trimmed and land cleared. The |
| due diligence should be performed, yet, I found when | | | | landscaping industry have adopted the chainsaw as an |
| shopping around and asking pertinent questions, such | | | | important part of their make up. Contractors use of |
| as what brand should I look at, most of the time the | | | | the chainsaw involves such things as cutting |
| answer was always..."well, you can't beat a Stihl." | | | | landscaping and cross ties as well as large timbers. |
| Along with Stihl's dedication and commitment to | | | | Stihl chainsaws have been constantly refined over the |
| develop the ultimate product performance comes quite | | | | past 80 years. A reduction in weight and increased |
| a long history of manufacturing and selling chainsaws. | | | | operating efficiency is a major reason why the |
| Andreas Stihl developed the first electric chainsaw | | | | chainsaw is no longer restricted to the professional |
| way back in 1926. At the time, professional loggers | | | | woodcutting industry. Innovations such as the |
| found his innovation very useful and were glad to take | | | | elastostart, anti-vibration system and improved shock |
| advantage of it. Andreas Stihl's significantly improved | | | | absorption have catapulted the chainsaw to it's level of |
| the lives of many farmers and woodcutters who had | | | | versatility. Dual braking systems and the inertia |
| to rely on laborious crosscut saws and axes to etch | | | | activated chain brake are more reasons why Stihl has |
| out a living. It was tough going. Timber harvesting was | | | | remained at the top of the chainsaw tree. |
| virtually revolutionized by Stihl's invention. | | | | During the last few years, the company has joined the |
| Today,the use of Stihl chainsaws is no longer limited to | | | | fight to protect the environment. It has come up with |
| the logging industry and has spread to other fields as | | | | new ideas to develop techniques that decrease |
| well. The chainsaw has become such a versatile tool; | | | | hydrocarbon emissions. This has been a blessing for |
| while it's use amongst professional woodcutters is | | | | people who work in restricted areas. |