old-cat
Fir Man
Back in 2013, I rebuilt and ran my first 066 STIHL saw. I was amazed. I had never used a saw before that was so powerful! Now, after many, many hours of fixing and hopping-up saws, I revisited that powerhouse STIHL saw. This time I was armed with a stop watch and a perfect log and a hopped-up STIHL ms461 along with another STIHL 066.
So I put a 24" STIHL bar and a brand new STIHL RS chain on the 066 and made a test cut with an 8t drive.
It performed exactly the same as the first 066, 3 years earlier. Next, I made a cut in the 23" log which took 23 seconds.
Then I put the same bar and chain on my ms461 and made another cut in the same log. This time the stop watch said 21 seconds.
It's only thanks to all the gurus on this site that I am the proud owner of this fine cutting machine!
So I put a 24" STIHL bar and a brand new STIHL RS chain on the 066 and made a test cut with an 8t drive.
It performed exactly the same as the first 066, 3 years earlier. Next, I made a cut in the 23" log which took 23 seconds.
Then I put the same bar and chain on my ms461 and made another cut in the same log. This time the stop watch said 21 seconds.
It's only thanks to all the gurus on this site that I am the proud owner of this fine cutting machine!