Sticker shock

[Bermy]

So I'm back down under, went to the Stihl dealer on the way home from other shopping, to get a new sprocket for the 'Holmen 200t' (remember, Willard sent his old one to me...) OMG!!! $55 for a sprocket!!!!
I went to the more local mower and chainsaw shop a few towns over and got an Oregon equivalent for $27...whew.

The 'H' saw is assembled now, thank goodness I brought a new 14" bar from Bermuda, it had been knocking around in my truck for a few years, I hate to think what a new stihl bar would cost here.

Fueled up and not many pulls and it started up just fine...sounds super! And I've got the 12" bar and chains in reserve, got to love versatility!

THANKS AGAIN Willard!

 

[MasterBlaster]

55 bucks is an obscene rip-off.

 

[Al Smith]

The way they talk everything is pricey in Oz .

 

[HolmenTree]

The 'H' saw is assembled now, thank goodness I brought a new 14" bar from Bermuda, it had been knocking around in my truck for a few years, I hate to think what a new stihl bar would cost here.

Fueled up and not many pulls and it started up just fine...sounds super! And I've got the 12" bar and chains in reserve, got to love versatility!

THANKS AGAIN Willard!

Good to hear Fi it sounds OK seeing it travelled half ways around the world and has been not running for some time.
Sorry I guess I missed checking the condition of the sprocket ,I changed it not that long before I sent it off.
I have run that saw on Stihl Ultra full synthetic mix since new, it's pricy even here in Canada but I believe in the stuff. Switching to the regular Stihl oil is not gonna hurt.
You will have to post a photo of it hooked to your saddle for all of us Fi.

 

[Tucker943]

I paid $75 for a 14" dipstick recently if it makes you feel better.

 

[sotc]

Bet he can't load wood very well

 

[SoonerFan]

Should have bought at least a 180 pound dipstick if you want him to load wood.

 

[bonner1040]

Is it legal to buy workers in Pennsylvania?

 

[SouthSoundTree]

an Oregon equivalent for $27...whew.

Sounds like an obscene rip-off, too. What are they in the states?

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Is that a spur drive/ clutch drum combo, not a rim sprocket? Maybe not so bad. How is shipping with eBay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stihl-Chain...748?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf42ad314. Maybe cost prohibitive. Seems like you could really make money disassembling a saw for parts down under.

 

[stig]

Not just down under.
There is a reason I improt much of my stuff from the US.

 

[Bermy]

Spur sprocket/clutch drive combo...I mean even in Bermuda it wasn't more than $30!
I don't get it. ( and I won't!)