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  1. toadman

    Ms880 -- How bad is the availability?

    I love to hate the 881. She's huge & slow af, but definitely great for milling & strong
  2. toadman

    Stihl New MS 881 R Magnum chain saws.

    I have one! It's a decent saw! more low end power than the 880. I was pleased to note they didn't try & make it a high reving screamer, I have used it on my mill quite a bit recently.
  3. toadman

    Stelth or a little rumble?

    I like mine as quiet and fast as possible
  4. toadman

    Do I Need a Smaller Saw than 026 in the 3 Saw Plan?

    The 881 is a "shrug & bear it with ease" kinda saw, it really doesn't seem to complain or give much fuss. It's definitely a cooler running saw on the mill, and even on long cuts it seems to maintain a very comfortable temperature & attitude. I really feel it's low stress big bore & can take a...
  5. toadman

    Do I Need a Smaller Saw than 026 in the 3 Saw Plan?

    Yes, my 500 & my 661 are stock. the 661 for some reason or other feels much more potent than a number of other 661's both newer & older I have used & owned. Since getting the 500 I have not once felt any pull to pick up anything smaller, even for really little wood, or beside the chipper. it has...
  6. toadman

    Do I Need a Smaller Saw than 026 in the 3 Saw Plan?

    that said, the 881 is a great saw. I wasn't expecting to use it as much as I have tbh. I routinely pull it out for a number of jobs that either of the others could definitely handle, possibly better suited for, just because it's really fun to sling around a massive dirtbike-with-handles...
  7. toadman

    Do I Need a Smaller Saw than 026 in the 3 Saw Plan?

    I find the 661 is decent for occasional milling, and it pulls a 42" quite easily, but needs more breaks & feathering than the 881. The 881 is a handful. it's not very versatile, and it only comes out much when I am having fun & someone want's to try it, or when me or one of my friends has a...
  8. toadman

    Do I Need a Smaller Saw than 026 in the 3 Saw Plan?

    Also, for wiw, I am late 20's 170lbs, 6ft. I have 2 fused Lumbar vertebrae, and I can lift & move things quite fine, but I can't stoop with a short bar for more than a few cuts no matter the saw weight, it's a time-bent thing more than a saw weight thing. I am able to use my 661 or 500i for 8...
  9. toadman

    Do I Need a Smaller Saw than 026 in the 3 Saw Plan?

    I debated about keeping one of my smaller saws, but I am fully honest, I haven't touched anything smaller than the 500 in over a year. I used to have a 261 that rode with me, but I found I would not bother with it & half the time would just make 2-3 cuts to get through & go grab the 500 & come...
  10. toadman

    Do I Need a Smaller Saw than 026 in the 3 Saw Plan?

    I ended up keeping the 661 (my absolute favorite saw ever, I never tire of running her in hard wood) the 500i & an 881. the 881 will almost exclusively see mill, and big hard wood, the 661 is general purpose, firewood & the 500 is the main Go Gettum saw & sees most of my firewood duty, and all...
  11. toadman

    Do I Need a Smaller Saw than 026 in the 3 Saw Plan?

    Long hiatus here, but I got entirely out of the "collecting" ie; "hoarding" chainsaw obsession & am down to only my favorite 3 saws.
  12. toadman

    Are Stihl 500i still hard to get? Saw 4 at local Cal-Ranch Store

    I ended up with one a couple days ago, will see what I think!!
  13. toadman

    Is he legit? I'm skeptical

    $760 usd, in the husky catalog from 1992.
  14. toadman

    Which bar are you running on your new MS400c?

    I love my tsmuras, and when I buy a new saw with a regular bar, that's the first thing I change. I have never had trouble selling the stock ones I take off, typically unused, for very close to full retail price.
  15. toadman

    Vibration level question on Stihl pro saws 261, 400, 462, and 500i

    I don't know how they compare numbers wise, but none of these saws cause white finger syndrome like the old ones do. I consider my 462 a very smooth saw.
  16. toadman

    MS 661c cylinder issue

    We swapped all our trenchers like this over to 3.5 briggs edger motors, I had a lot of trouble keeping the saw heads alive. Never had a problem with the same saws in wood...
  17. toadman

    MS 661c cylinder issue

    Hmmm, possibly part throttle use? even the M-tronic doesn't have a part throttle fuel circuit, and having used these before, it sounds like it's gonna explode at full throttle. Most guys first response is to run less than full throttle, as it sounds easier on the saw. This is a terribly hard...
  18. toadman

    Spinning Chain - Fess Up

    I have put 3-4 different short sections of miss matched chain together to make one long one... I hsve a couple chains with mixed sections of rm, Rs, and even some with full skip RS & full house mixed, and a few with RSK square skip, and full house RM on the same loop. They all cut straight, and...
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