Chainsaw Repair
Husqvarna - Stihl - Poulan - Jonsered - Dolmar chainsaws and more => Stihl => Topic started by: Cut4fun on August 03, 2014, 06:18:55 pm
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I had always heard about stihls being sold in northern states at places like TSC tractor supply company type stores. Seems they are selling in box stores in southern states now too.
I had heard rumor of them going in Home Depot here in Ohio. Not yet though.
So watcha hearing?
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Stine store locations. http://www.stinehome.com/store-locations.html
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First I've heard of this.
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There is a store here in Cheyenne that sells a lot items for ranchers and farmers called Murdoch's. They sell Stihl and Husky both.
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Rural King sells and services Stihl here in NW Ohio
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Are they doing service and parts sales too? Stihl has been pretty strict about dealer requirements ...
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I do not know if you can buy parts at Rural King, but they definitely have a "STIHL SERVICE" department/counter/parts area.
A while back I spoke with a guy that was looking to get a job there and he indicated that they would send him to "Stihl school" for training.
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rural king has them and services them in certain areas. locally rural king sells echo. they service them and order parts
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Not sure what rural king is but to my understanding a big box store would be lowes, Home Depot, wal mart etc. I think to know what stihl clarifies as a big box store would help. Around my area the dealers are small local places. And some dealers with multiple locations.
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Box store chain to me, but not considered the BIG box store chains like your stated.
Stines must be a Ace hardware chain store.
((((People in Louisiana and MS think Stines is a box store, and they are always coming up with this to make themselves feel better. I can promise you they are owned by the Stine brothers and they are an Ace hardware.))))))
(((((I am jumping into this at a very late point, but there is a huge difference between a big box store and a small locally owned hardware store or small chain. I JUST got home from training at STIHL Inc. In Virginia Beach and this topic was specifically talked about. Trust me...STIHL will NEVER sell through any big box store.))))))))))
(((((STIHL does make products in China but they are only for the asian market and are 100% the same quality as what we see. There are knock offs out there but it doesn't take a pro to see the difference.))))))
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this may be just me but rural king is a box store. quick google search showed 54 locations nationwide(2 years ago) and the 2 that just opened by me are in buildings similar in size to walmart.
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I can't say I've heard of Rural King, so I wouldn't consider it a box store. Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, those I would consider box stores, however similar to the others some may be. TSC, maybe?
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rural king is TSC on steroids.
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Stihl is not in box stores here yet (Canada). Some independant Home Hardware stores sell them but the dealership is in the owners name. Echo does the same. If the store goes back corporate, then the saw dealership cannot stay with the store. Some China made product is here also. We see Chinese FS38 trimmers on a regular basis.
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What about territory? There are 3 Stihl dealers in town. The John Deere dealership, Southern States Coop, and an independent dealer that also sells Toro. The Coop and independent dealer are half a block away. Is there a point at which Stihl says enough in terms of the number of dealers in a city? 50k in town 100kish in county.
The two Husqvarna dealers are 2 blocks away from each other.
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Interesting how they advertise their prices. Looks like a tester to see what kind of feedback they get.
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What about territory? There are 3 Stihl dealers in town. The John Deere dealership, Southern States Coop, and an independent dealer that also sells Toro. The Coop and independent dealer are half a block away. Is there a point at which Stihl says enough in terms of the number of dealers in a city? 50k in town 100kish in county.
The two Husqvarna dealers are 2 blocks away from each other.
It is this way in my area too. There are 7 Stihl dealers within 20 mi of my house. I have a choice of 3 within 5 mi of the house. Only one of the 20 carries any parts inventory to speak of. However, the dealer up the street (a half mile away) is good about parts ordering. The prices are good and the delivery is two days. His business is almost 100 percent home use Stihl items.
The local Echo and Dolmar dealer gets his parts the next day as the distributor is only 60 mi from his house.
The Husqvarna guy takes about 4 days.
Reminds you of the old days when there was a gasoline service station on every corner - later - a bank branch on every corner - then - A pharmacy - soon - A Stihl Dealer on every corner.
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Just because a chain store like Ace or Southern States sells Stihl at one or two locations, doesn't mean that they have a deal
with the chain itself. The closest that they have come is this huge deal with John Deere, which is a huge mistake on their part. The ones down here, if you need to buy a saw, you have to wait until the Deere parts guys get rid of all of their parts
customers, the Deere salesmen stay at their desks reading their newspapers....
Last time I had to buy one of my E-bay units there, I interrupted the parts guy, and asked for the warranty form to fill out
myself, and let him scan my paypal quickly, as I had already stood there 1/2 of an hour. My regular Stihl guy was out of
what I needed that day....
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The second closest Stihl dealer to my house is a Deere dealer and I've noticed what you are talking about. Lucky there's another half dozen Stihl dealers within range.