Stihl FS 131-Z

Stilh now worse than Chinese garbage or is it Chinesse – My new commercial grade Stilh brush cutter stopped working properly after 4 weeks. It came with a two year warranty so I took it back to the Cooma Stilh dealer and two weeks later, told ready to pick up. The lady behind the counter told me it had a faulty carburettor and that a welsh plug came loose. ((news to me, a welsh plug, pull the other… Read more

leg.)) I was then told that there was a faulty batch of carburettors and that they had two new ones arrive in the post three days earlier and they were both faulty. Here's the good part! I was then told that the Stilh Rep told them that from now on the carburettors on the brush cutters now only have a 6 month warranty. I purchased it with a two year warranty. Since the product is so poorly made I am sure I will be contacting fair trading soon. Obviously it is not made in USA or Germany, it must be Chinese rubbish to make such a statement.