Chainsaw Repair

updated to a lighter 291 now

Stihl MS 290 Farm Boss
Engine Size: 56.5 CC
HP: 3.8
Bar Length: 20 inches
Weight: 17.4 pounds*
Fuel: 18.9 ounces
Air-Filter Access: Tool-free
Decompression Valve: No
Purge Bulb: No
Decibels (A-Scale): 111
Price: $370

The Farm Boss is Stihl's No. 1 selling saw, and you can see why. It's thoroughly engineered. Its manufacturer makes its own bar and chain, engine and most of the other components on the saw. Many saws today have an airflow pattern that takes out the worst of the debris before it gets anywhere near the air filter, but the Stihl is exemplary. It's amazing how clean its air filter stays. It seems that the company lavished attention on every square inch of the saw, from the crisply activated chain brake to the plastic retainer straps on the oil and gas caps to the caps themselves, which lock with a half-turn.

Dislikes: Nothing noted.