In the past 50 years of my chainsaw use, I started Homelite, Mcculloch, Stihl, Jonsered Echo, and Husqvarna chainsaws, of them all I noticed that Husqvarna has been the most hardest starting saw ever made!!! While Stihl chainsaw being the easiest by far, like 1-3 pulls easy, everytime all the time.........