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Professional Instruction Program for Companies & Municipalities
STIHL can help you get the most from your equipment and help your crews reduce the risk of injury from accidents. Our distributors can connect you to a network of experienced instructors to demonstrate the proper use of our equipment and keep you up-to-date on relevant equipment information. Seminars can be tailored to fit your specific needs and group size.
Topics offered include:
- STIHL equipment maintenance
- Product applications (choosing the proper tool for the job)
- Protective apparel (PPE)
- Features of STIHL products
- Proper starting techniques
- Proper fuel mixtures/storage
- Choosing the proper accessory or cutting attachment for your needs
- Explanation of STIHL GREEN technology
- Easy2Start?, anti-vibration and other comfort features
- Money-saving STIHL features
- Authorized cutting attachments and much more
For more information, please contact the applications instructor closest to your region. If your area is not listed below and you need more information, please visit our Contact Us page.
Please note: The Professional Instruction Program is designed for professional landscaping, tree services and public utility service groups. If you’re a non-professional or homeowner user, please contact your local STIHL Dealer for information or click here to view the chainsaw safety, maintenance and operation videos.
STIHL Applications Instructors for Companies and Municipalities:
Blue Mountain Equipment, Inc.
Austin, San Antonio, Houston, College Station
Derek MonellOklahoma, Texas
Matt RoseBryan Equipment Sales, Inc.
Michigan- Lower Peninsula, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Western Tennessee
Scott Smith
Cody Dunkin
Mark ParkerCrader Distributing Company
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Southern Illinois
Stan WoodfinIntermountain STIHL
Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming
Intermountain STIHLMid-Atlantic STIHL
Eastern Tennessee, Western North Carolina, Upstate and Southeastern South Carolina
Will ParkerCentral, Southern, and Western Virginia
Kenneth GlassTidewater Area of Virginia, Northeastern North Carolina, Eastern Shore of Virginia
Mike CherneskyCentral and Eastern North Carolina, Northeastern South Carolina
Mark HarrisonMaryland, Delaware, DC and Northern Virginia
Christopher WattsMidwest STIHL
Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Northeastern Iowa
Scott GrimNorthern Illinois, Southeastern Iowa
Andrew GuetlerMinnesota, Western Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota
Connor LarsonNortheast STIHL
Southern New Jersey and Southeast Pennsylvania
Brian WeberNorthern New York, Vermont, and Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Open
Eastern Connecticut, Eastern Massachusetts, Boston, Cape Cod, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine
Hugh JeffriesWestern Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, Hudson Valley New York, Long Island, and New York City
Brian CarolanWestern New York, Central and Western Pennsylvania
Nick JoensenSTIHL Northwest
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska
OpenPacific STIHL
Southern California, Central Coast California, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County
OpenArizona, Southern Nevada
OpenGreater San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Central Valley of California, Northern California, Northern Nevada
Russell EnglandSTIHL Southeast, Inc.
Southeast Florida, Florida's West Coast
Kelvis PerezNorth Alabama, North Georgia
Joel MitchellSTIHL Southwest
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, East Texas
Casey Jones