Stihl Chainsaws Final Stihl Chainsaws and other equipment have been around for a very long time and have always had quality motors. Stihl gas so many motors and so many innovations that its almost hard to keep up with. Stihl is a world leader in outdoor power equipment. In fact, Stihl is the only motor company to design their own motors and accessories. Stihl has been constantly innovating their motors and have increased their success immensely because of it. Stihl has over 1,000 patented ideas that have made their equipment better than the competitors. The Stihl company began its journey in 1926 with its first electric chainsaw. A 2.2 kilo Watt, 106 pound chainsaw that needs two people to work. Then in 1929, Stihl created the more effective “Type A” chainsaw, which was Stihl’s first gasoline chainsaw. …show more content…
In 1950, Stihl made the world's first single person operated gasoline motor. This motor weighed 35 pounds and had a manually adjusted swivel carburetor, allowing for the chainsaw to bucking and felling. Obviously, these innovations have helped the Stihl company throughout the years. One of the main problems with these new chainsaws Hartley 2 was that they had to be operated by two people. On the bright side, the Stihl company has been innovating and crushing the negatives to their products with new innovations. As you can see, the Stihl chainsaw has been innovating and becoming better even in the early times of the company. The newer Stihl chainsaws have been innovated to perform the best compared to other brands. Since 2002, Stihl has changed the type of motor that they use for their chainsaws. They have changed from a 2stroke engine to a 4stroke engine. The new engine is called the