It's here!!!!............Inside the MS661

[pantelis]

Husqvarna is like a Bic Lighter. Stihl is more like a Zippo.

no husqvarna is just a lighter

 

[blsnelling]

Brad, to further derail the thread, how was the dinner with your ladies? I love my saws, but spending time with my babies makes everything else almost irrelevant.

Anna had her first Filet Mignon I figured she deserved the best on her 16th birthday!

 

[z71mike]

Anna had her first Filet Mignon I figured she deserved the best on her 16th birthday!

That looks like Outback!

 

[Locust Cutter]

That's awesome! My daughter is 6 and Son is 5... I'm afraid 16 will occur much sooner than I'm prepared for it to...

 

[blsnelling]

My little girl's all grown up on me!

A bunch of cousins.

My Sweet 16 year old might as well get her first kiss on my terms, from cousins, lol.

Grandparents. I sure did miss my Dad being there!

 

[HuskStihl]

I don't depend on my saws for a living. I'm just a goober who cuts firewood.

That said, I maintain a small fleet for my good friend who owns the local sawmill.

They bought two stihl 460's in 2002-ish. One got crushed, the other is still running strong, and has never been apart, save for regular maintenance items.

I dare not say how many huskys they've been thru in the same time frame.

Somebody might get all butt hurt. Lol.

But what I will say, is I've seen 4 bottom end failures, on three different models of husky in the last couple of years from the mill. All running the same mix as the ol' 460....

That's impressive longevity on that 460 for sure. I personally don't get butt hurt (not even sure exactly what that means) over inanimate objects, and you and Randy are excellent judges of where a saws weaknesses are. I'm just saying that before we all feel we need to get an 046/460 to have any hope of longevity, that there are the rare 372 and 390xpw which hold together just long enough to keep a logger's kids in shoes.
Some people would also rather spend a day on a 390 over a 660 despite knowing their saw had a less robust lower end. I'm sorry for starting (and continuing ) inter-brand bickering in this fine thread. If the 661 is truly the "390 feel" in a Stihl package, and if I had the $1300 handy, I would love to own one. Luckily, I should be winning a masterminded 661 any day now

 

[MustangMike]

That's awesome! My daughter is 6 and Son is 5... I'm afraid 16 will occur much sooner than I'm prepared for it to...

You will blink your eyes and they will be grown, my Grandsons are 5 & 7 ... Granddaughter is a few months old.

 

[HuskStihl]

My little girl's all grown up on me!

A bunch of cousins.

My Sweet 16 year old might as well get her first kiss on my terms, from cousins, lol.

Grandparents. I sure did miss my Dad being there!

For a fairly weird looking dude, you've managed to create a beautiful family. Glad y'all had a good time!

 

[MustangMike]

Well if I get first pick, I'm taking the 661, but if I get 2nd pick and the Hybrid, I may be just as happy!

 

[Sierra65]

All you need is the Carbon fiber covers and some titanium and you'll have a Concept saw!! shhhh don't tell STIHL! lol

 

[pantelis]

All you need is the Carbon fiber covers and some titanium and you'll have a Concept saw!! shhhh don't tell STIHL! lol

yes and the carbon handle and the injection technology and the carbon bar and maybe some other piston or cylinder that we dont know until stihl tell us

 

[windthrown]

Yes, yes, thats the one. Where did you get it if I may ask? Those are supposed to be ultra secret Stihl competition chains. They keep the RPM up and whats better, will not harm a tree so the huggers are happy as well.

I do not know where Bennn*e got that toothless loop from. He is down under, so maybe he got it from now-AS-banned McBob/OzFlea.

 

[wigglesworth]

That's impressive longevity on that 460 for sure. I personally don't get butt hurt (not even sure exactly what that means) over inanimate objects, and you and Randy are excellent judges of where a saws weaknesses are. I'm just saying that before we all feel we need to get an 046/460 to have any hope of longevity, that there are the rare 372 and 390xpw which hold together just long enough to keep a logger's kids in shoes.
Some people would also rather spend a day on a 390 over a 660 despite knowing their saw had a less robust lower end. I'm sorry for starting (and continuing ) inter-brand bickering in this fine thread. If the 661 is truly the "390 feel" in a Stihl package, and if I had the $1300 handy, I would love to own one. Luckily, I should be winning a masterminded 661 any day now

Oh, I'm sure somewhere, somebody that runs 372's has a box full of 460's with blown out cranks. But I've not seen it "personally"...

Everybody's different, and everybody has an opinion, and is entitled to it.

 

[mdavlee]

Oh, I'm sure somewhere, somebody that runs 372's has a box full of 460's with blown out cranks. But I've not seen it "personally"...

Everybody's different, and everybody has an opinion, and is entitled to it.

It's boxes of 066s with ruined cases from spun bearings [emoji6]

I've been able to get more stihl project saws. I don't know if it's because there's more of them out there or the huskies are just better[emoji14]

 

[user 64030]

...Everybody's different, and everybody has an opinion, and is entitled to it.

Now Wiggz, don't be pedaling your lies.


dw

 

[treesmith]

Love my 390xb, I kinda knew when I bought it that it wouldn't last as long as a 660 but I still sold my 660...

 

[MCW]

Love my 390xb, I kinda knew when I bought it that it wouldn't last as long as a 660 but I still sold my 660...

Is the 390XB like a 390XP?
Like you I sold two MS660's and started running a 390XP and 390XPG. As falling saws the 390's handle way better. Obviously 660's have dropped a tree or two in their day but I seriously rate the Huskys for falling.
For a basic firewood saw though I rate the 660's higher. They are just tough and the HD2 filter is an absolute godsend in our dry, dead hardwoods. The stock Stihl spikes are also tough to beat.
As much as I love the 390XP's there is still something special about the 660's. Not sure what it is...

The 661 had me intrigued the second I saw pictures of it and read the specs. It is a very interesting setup compared to the good old 660. Hopefully the M-Tronic improves the fuel economy as without a doubt the 660 is a fuel pig, even when stock.

 

[CR888]

I do not know where Bennn*e got that toothless loop from. He is down under, so maybe he got it from now-AS-banned McBob/OzFlea.

HaHa! I have some 'cutterless' chain for my Logwizard and Atom drill attachmen you can get it from Bailey's. However the chain in Beannes pic is l think 'hyper skip' which has a cutter spaced far apart from the next (l guess every 7 or so links). l think its Bobs secret weapon.

 

[CR888]

Is the 390XB like a 390XP?
Like you I sold two MS660's and started running a 390XP and 390XPG. As falling saws the 390's handle way better. Obviously 660's have dropped a tree or two in their day but I seriously rate the Huskys for falling.
For a basic firewood saw though I rate the 660's higher. They are just tough and the HD2 filter is an absolute godsend in our dry, dead hardwoods. The stock Stihl spikes are also tough to beat.
As much as I love the 390XP's there is still something special about the 660's. Not sure what it is...

The 661 had me intrigued the second I saw pictures of it and read the specs. It is a very interesting setup compared to the good old 660. Hopefully the M-Tronic improves the fuel economy as without a doubt the 660 is a fuel pig, even when stock.

l just put some Pro Safety Felling spikes on a ms261 and a 660 .... it kinda feels like you loose half the bar on the 261 with 18"b/c but with a 3' b/c on the 660 today they were really nice. The ms261 wants to roll over now like my 550xp so we will see how long these silly big spikes last. The dual 362 spikes/roller catcher were near perfect as far as fit and function goes but the pro safety spikes makes my saw look tough kinda like McBob's tattoo.

 

[MCW]

l just put some Pro Safety Felling spikes on a ms261 and a 660 .... it kinda feels like you loose half the bar on the 261 with 18"b/c but with a 3' b/c on the 660 today they were really nice. The ms261 wants to roll over now like my 550xp so we will see how long these silly big spikes last. The dual 362 spikes/roller catcher were near perfect as far as fit and function goes but the pro safety spikes makes my saw look tough kinda like McBob's tattoo.

I have a set of Pro Safety spikes I bought for the 390XP. They lasted one day falling before they were pulled off. It's like that kid who sticks a 5 inch cannon muffler on his stock Honda Civic. More for show than anything else. Apparently they have some merit in thick barked Northern Hemisphere species like Douglas Fir but in smooth barked Australian hardwoods they were an absolute waste of time and actually slowed me down considerably. One thing Stihl does do well is their stock spikes on larger saws - they seem to bite from every angle.