My apologies if this has been covered in a previous post...I couldn't find it...
What's your dream saw for milling?
I've used an 066 mostly, for 36" and under. A few years ago I bought and completely rebuilt an 076AV Super with my Stihl mechancic, and it has more power for 48" rips, but still feels a bit slow. Plenty of torque!
I probably will never mill anything over 60". All softwoods, but Sitka spruce and even yellow cedar can be a bear.
A friend is offering his 880 for sale, a 2014 model with the stainless muffler and limited coil, probably 5 hours of run time total. A number of people have said an 088 or 084 has more power for milling, especially with mods, and tuning with an unlimited coil. There are plenty of those for sale online, and with a compression test and OEM parts that seems like a fairly safe venture.
I'm a lousy mechanic, but my son is a pro, and I know pros with decades of experience.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
Zach
Photos of a 42" red cedar, and 28" yellow cedar
What's your dream saw for milling?
I've used an 066 mostly, for 36" and under. A few years ago I bought and completely rebuilt an 076AV Super with my Stihl mechancic, and it has more power for 48" rips, but still feels a bit slow. Plenty of torque!
I probably will never mill anything over 60". All softwoods, but Sitka spruce and even yellow cedar can be a bear.
A friend is offering his 880 for sale, a 2014 model with the stainless muffler and limited coil, probably 5 hours of run time total. A number of people have said an 088 or 084 has more power for milling, especially with mods, and tuning with an unlimited coil. There are plenty of those for sale online, and with a compression test and OEM parts that seems like a fairly safe venture.
I'm a lousy mechanic, but my son is a pro, and I know pros with decades of experience.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
Zach
Photos of a 42" red cedar, and 28" yellow cedar