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Andreas Stihl designed and hand built his first chainsaw in 1926. [5] The saw was electrically powered, and weighed about 48 kg (106 lb). [6] Stihl grew slowly initially, as the chainsaws came to the market about the same time as the Great Depression; with manpower cheap, and old two-man saws proven, there was no need for power saws.
Zama offers about 350 different models of diaphragm carburetors [14] and is a major manufacturer of lubricating systems for chainsaws. [11] Other products Zama sells include electronic fuel injection systems, solenoid valves, output shafts, and complete solutions for fuel management as well as other customer-specific parts.
Of the three types of carburetors used on large, high-performance aircraft engines manufactured in the United States during World War II, the Bendix-Stromberg pressure carburetor was the one most commonly found. The other two carburetor types were manufactured by Chandler Groves (later Holley Carburetor Company) and Chandler Evans Control ...
Carter Carburetor Corporation building in 2011. In 1984, with fuel injection having replaced carburetors on most cars, the plant closed. [3] In 1985, American Car and Foundry shut down the entire Carter Carburetor foundry, a year later ceding the PCB-contaminated property to the City of St. Louis. The plant became an EPA Superfund site. [4]
This allowed twin carb installations with each carb having its own float chamber. [16] Production ended in 1967 when the Concentric was introduced. [16] The Monobloc was reintroduced in 2014, the 375 body being cast in aluminium alloy. [20] Replacement hard anodised slides to reduce wear were made available. [21]