Dennis Cahoon
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Hey Brad!.....could you take a picture like this one, looking like a real logger with your new 661 for my album.....Thanks!
It's here!!!!............Inside the MS661
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tacomatrd98
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I'm not saying it is impossible, but I call BS. A bone dry saw will not pop on the first pull let alone idle. I have probably bought more NIB saws than most people who don't do this for a living or own a dealer and I would consider 7 pulls perfectly normal. Just picked up a new 441cm today in fact and it was closer to 10 till it was running. Maybe I should take it back...I guess it's gonna blow up on me now.
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Sounds good sugarbush. Sweet deal.
And what was the out the door price???
LumberJack1940
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check out my 661 thread, I posted pics of it wrapped with a wide clutch cover and sweet looking spikes
I just put it back together. I did not have the carb off, so the lines were still full of fuel. It started and idled on the first pull. Macro photography is not kind. They make things look MUCH worse than they are to the naked eye. Both the piston and cylinder look perfect in person. As mentioned above, it is cross hatching that is "wearing in". Both the P&C are perfectly smooth and defect free. I'll keep an eye on it though. It's back together bone stock for it's maiden voyage
Those spikes are awesome! I'm not a fan of full wraps. If I keep this saw, it will be used for stumping on occasion. The dual dawgs and roller chain catcher I love though.
I bought it with a 36" B&C. $1,279 with 6.75% tax. I will not be keeping a 36" bar on it though. It's still too tip heavy even with the ES Light bar on it. I'll have to pick up a 32" ES Light, or pull the one from my 064. I guess that's what we get for it not being a cinder block!
Only for you DennisHey Brad!.....could you talk a picture like this one, looking like a real logger with your new 661 for my album.....Thanks!
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Man, that is one nice looking saw. Stihl is really putting some effort into the aesthetic design of the new series, they just LOOK fast.
Have fun building that baby! I expect good things.
Have fun building that baby! I expect good things.
Cool thread Bradley....lf for whatever reason you had to make a choice between owning a 390xp vs ms661 which would you rather own? l always trust Brad's opinion of a saw to be based on the saws merits rather than badge. lts great to see Stihl has finally taken that dreadfully outdated 660 off the shelf and replaced it with a saw full of the latest and greatest. Not that the 660 was a 'bad' saw quite the opposite actually thats why they ran with it for 30+ odd years but with rubber av no mtronic, no strato to beat the epa's regs the 660 was doomed to be a distant memory. This 661 looks like a 90cc ms261....which is good. On a side note l like saws and have a few of them & the only one l have owned/ran that starts first pull is a 23cc TH Makita(echo) that has a primer bulb. lf this saw heads ends up in the same place as the tripple nickel...shoot me a pm.
Although a Stihl guy at heart, I SERIOUSLY like my 390XP. I'm actually hoping this will replace the 395XP. That's a pretty tall order. In order to do that, it's going to have to make some serious stumping power. I will certainly call it like I see it. It looks like I've got some big wood lined up to try it out in.
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the nice thing about m tronic is you can run pump gas up with up to 25% ethanol.
i hope the saw performs good for you brad good luck.
i hope the saw performs good for you brad good luck.
why did they return to metal flywheel?and are the specs (powerband ,and output better that an 066mag?)
I'd like to hear how you like it compared to the Husky 390 when your done with it, as that is the main competitor, also compared to the old MS660.
Dave
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So I'm studying the IPL and find that there a standard carbed MS661, not a MS661C. Where is this saw available? Just curious as I'd not heard of it before. Another point of interest, I see no HO oiler option. Hopefully, that means it oils very well.
Stihl mechanic said that carb is available in Europe...would be nice to try one.
Dave.
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