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Article #230: Stihl Chainsaws - Still Going Strong

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






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