Having previously owned a 42 cc 16" blade McCulloch (stolen from a trailer, along with the damned trailer) and having long held aspirations for a Stihl, I bought this item with not a few reservations, mindful that in these impoverished and straitened times, needs must. Consequently I felt my initial misgivings were well founded when on opening the box I was confronted by a paucity of assembly instructions along with the clearly DIY assembly component parts for a not entirely well-finished chainsaw. Notwithstanding this ominous introduction to my latest gardening acquistion, I soldiered on. A familiarity with the inner workings of my previous chainsaw considerably helped me to assemble the jumble of parts I was presented with in the right order; the most infuriating being the way-off-mark chain-tensioner screw. That said, my initial reservations have all proven to have been wildly misplaced however; for what an absolute beauty this little machine has turned out to be. The first and most pressing task that I had to tackle with my new companion was a stretch of over 60' of ridiculously overgrown conifer trees which was screaming out for a much-needed heavy pruning. I am overjoyed to be able to report that this rough little diamond of a machine faultlessly worked its way along this great swathe of foliage with nary a stutter, save from the odd occasion when I've been a bit over-zealous in my technique and the chain has jumped off the guard. Regardless of cutting main trunks or wispy little branches, this saw has coped with it all. Indeed, I would say that this little chainsaw has got to be the ugly-duckling of the chainsaw fraternity; unappreciated, overlooked and unjustifiably written off (much in the way that I did before I tried her out) not only does she really cut the mustard (and the boughs as well) when she needs too, she unerringly starts first time and barely flickers until the fuel runs dry. What more could you ask for in a chainsaw? To be sure, I've had motorbikes that weren't as reliable at starting as this thing is! (BMW's included). Carefully looked after (some of the threads and fittings are undeniably quite rudimentary) this chainsaw really does the business and will prove itself time and again. The Oregon blade and bar is definitely an asset to this device because it has cut through the thickest of trunks with the minimum of effort and I fully anticipate that the next task in hand, crowning a number of deciduous ramblers that I've got, will be met by the same degree of competence and aptitude.