I have a 33 yr old Stihl chainsaw. It is 99 % original. and has been well used since new. Simple and rugged. Easy to work on too. The other day, I was given the exact same model saw with a boogered up starter. It hadn't been run in 10 yrs. I took the starter apart, oiled the felt washer, tensioned the spring properly and put the saw together. I poured some Mystery oil in the cylinder and pulled it over several times. Then I put the plug back in and filled the tank. It started on the 3rd pull. It idles poorly but cuts well. A carb cleaning should help. I have always enjoyed running the saw. Maintaining it was a pleasant surprise. Repairs were few and entirely DIY.
I don't own one, I've got an old Echo, but I've used a few Stihls and they always had that remarkable quality to do more work, easier than any other saw it's size. They didn't necessarly seem that much stronger or lighter or anything, but you got more done.
Another tool like that is Hilti hammer drills. They don't beat you up, don't even seem like they're working all that hard, but they sure go thru concrete easy. They're made next door in Liechtenstein.
Beyond the various random tidbits of household stuff (I always buy things for the home when I visit Munich), I have a Braun shaver! Oh, and a Leica M6 TTL, Summilux 35mm, Elmarit 90mm, and some other lenses and attachments. The M6 and my ultra wide angle 12mm lens are what I used to take the photo you see below of the BMW Welt.
Several H&K firearms in various styles & calibers, several Heym shotguns of various calibers. Zeiss Ikon 35mm range finder, Leica M9 digital camera, Zeiss 3-9x40 scope mounted upon my Sauer 202 .30-06 deer rifle. Last but not least my favorite a Archimede Pilot watch given to me by my grandfather who received it from his dad.
Thats about it excepting the various & numerous beer steins collected by Pop while stationed in Germany during WWII and afterwards during his career in the Army/Airforce.
I just purchased a Stihl trimmer and like it so far. I have a Radom P35 9mm passed down from my great grandfather from WWII. I have a Luger P08 9mm passed down from the same man. I have fired about 100 rounds through each of them.
Oh and before some nanny comes in here and says anything I realize the firearms aren't toys.
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I chose a Bosch dishwasher for our home when it was being built. It lasted 1.5 years before burning up. I owned a Braun shaver. It too lasted for 1.5 years before going silent. I sold my e28 before it fell victim to the 18 month expiration date that I apparently set and enforce on all things German. If you need your bimmer to die for insurance reasons that can’t be refuted by the insurance company give me a call and 18 months .
I've got a bunch of toys that were used against Germans. My Mosins certainly were, and I'm pretty sure the swastikas stamped onto the bolt from my PPSh hint at some previous use either by one side or the other.
Stihl trimmer
Legos
Playmobil
Staedtler drafting equipment
Blaupuknt and Grundig tube radios
Sennheiser headphones
Contax and Carl Zeiss camera equipment
Metz camera strobes
Faber-Castell writing implements
Other stuff
I have some Blaupunkt stereo equipment, a bunch of Knipex tools that I love, a few other more obscure German tools, and my favorite German thing that doesn't have wheels is my Diana Model 48 air rifle.
turbodan wrote:I've got a bunch of toys that were used against Germans. My Mosins certainly were, and I'm pretty sure the swastikas stamped onto the bolt from my PPSh hint at some previous use either by one side or the other.
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