Clone 070 vs clone 660 for milling?

[Hickahollar]

I dont have the money to buy a new ms661 or bigger saw. I've been looking locally and I haven't found a 90cc saw for sale. So I've been contemplating buying one of those 2 clone saws ( ms070 clone or ms660)because I can afford them. I do have a coworker who said that his dad has a ms880 that he wanted to sale but I don't know if he will sale it. If he will sale it I'll probably get it instead of these clone saws. But of those what's the better way to go. $400 dollars I can afford that.

 

[Manitou]

I dont have the money to buy a new ms661 or bigger saw. I've been looking locally and I haven't found a 90cc saw for sale. So I've been contemplating buying one of those 2 clone saws ( ms070 clone or ms660)because I can afford them. I do have a coworker who said that his dad has a ms880 that he wanted to sale but I don't know if he will sale it. If he will sale it I'll probably get it instead of these clone saws. But of those what's the better way to go. $400 dollars I can afford that.

A lot depends on your milling needs. There is a saying in milling,”there’s no replacement for displacement.” I have no experience with the clones, but the 070 is 106cc’s and the 660 is 91cc’s. I’d try to fanagle that 880.

 

[Hickahollar]

My way of thinking is that the lower rpm saw should last longer. But I'm not sure if the quality of the 070 has gotten better but I feel like a lot of people are have better luck with the 660 just kind of want people that have dealt with this to chime in if any are here. But yes the real deal 880 would be awesome. I am only milling for myself I'm gonna make a barn and some other farm buildings but I have about 30 logs ready to mill

 

[JoeCookeWVU]

I dont have the money to buy a new ms661 or bigger saw. I've been looking locally and I haven't found a 90cc saw for sale. So I've been contemplating buying one of those 2 clone saws ( ms070 clone or ms660)because I can afford them. I do have a coworker who said that his dad has a ms880 that he wanted to sale but I don't know if he will sale it. If he will sale it I'll probably get it instead of these clone saws. But of those what's the better way to go. $400 dollars I can afford that.

I have a 660 I was milling with but came across a deal on a 056. In my opinion I think it does a lot better job

 

[Hickahollar]

You think an 056 could run a 36inch bar.

 

[Hickahollar]

What mill do you have with the winch? Wish mine had that.

 

[JoeCookeWVU]

You think an 056 could run a 36inch bar.

I have a 56 on mine and it runs just fine. It's basically same cc saw as my 660.

 

[JoeCookeWVU]

What mill do you have with the winch? Wish mine had that.

I bought my mill from Amazon one of the cheap ones. Tinkered with it and added the winch. Winch is from Harbor Freight. And made a auxillary oiler out of some plumbing pieces I had. It does a really good job for not having much on it

 

[Hickahollar]

Heck yeah fella said he would sale me that ms880 been used 3 times. Half the original price. With 36 inch bar.

 

[Mad Professor]

I have a 56 on mine and it runs just fine. It's basically same cc saw as my 660.

typo here?

 

[psuiewalsh]

056 mag II is 94cc.

 

[scor440tk]

I dont have the money to buy a new ms661 or bigger saw. I've been looking locally and I haven't found a 90cc saw for sale. So I've been contemplating buying one of those 2 clone saws ( ms070 clone or ms660)because I can afford them. I do have a coworker who said that his dad has a ms880 that he wanted to sale but I don't know if he will sale it. If he will sale it I'll probably get it instead of these clone saws. But of those what's the better way to go. $400 dollars I can afford that.

Why?I don’t understand I don’t have money for a new saw either but I sure wouldn’t buy a knockoff no one in my area will work on those saws I did have one for a bit I sent it back I took it to the local saw mechanic and he looked at the saw I wont work on it I don’t know what saw that is not do I wish to get involved finding parts.The second guy said close to the same thing.

 

[Ted Jenkins]

Some good points on what ever you choose. 880 vs 056 vs 070 vs 660 will all work. I have two 056 and yes they are great. Also have two 070s. If you can not work on your saws then no matter what you get you will have problems. All saws need TLC with constant adjusting. The 070s are very reasonable in price and will last as long as you need them. They will need some extra care to give high performance. On mine I had to make some modifications to the compression release and a few other minor issues. I bought several carb kits as one of mine started to have issues. The biggest concern would be the 070 is bigger heavier with more displacement so heat is not as much of a concern. On the 660 they run the chain faster and can build up heat faster which is a big negative. The 880 does a great job in all the fields but is more pricey and may cost much more. Thanks

 

[Hickahollar]

Well I finally finagled my co workers ms880 from his dad. Been sick for the last few days and finally got to play around with it a little bit today. Oh it's got a 41'' bar and .404 chain. He had the low side way too rich. I adjusted it to where I got my best idle. The little sticker says 1/4 turn I went just a tad over. High side was right. Idle was off adjusted it. It has a sharp chain but it's not very grabby so I'm going to adjust the rakers tomorrow and go over the teeth with a file. I let the dogs dig in and it would cut but without the dogs dug in it was like watching a toothless cow chew grass.

 

[Hickahollar]

Oh and I'm going to buy a ripping chain hopefully tomorrow as well as a couple bar nuts 1 is missing.

 

[SeMoTony]

You think an 056 could run a 36inch bar.

My 046 0r 460 pull a 42" b&c. Muff modded both. Run semi skip square chisel sharpened close to 5-10° looking down on top over time. But then I run backwards from typical. The top of the bar is oiled an spits chips away. To each their own

 

[Hickahollar]

Ordered some archer ripping chain waiting on it to get here. In the mean time I've got 2 more big red oaks that are down and I reckon that 880 will come in handy one is right at 40inches and the other is close to 50 will hopefully measure them either Monday or Tuesday. Here is a picture of the 880

 

[Hickahollar]

Well the smaller tree was 48 inches perhaps more some of it was still in the dirt where my step dad pushed it into a ditch to slow erosion. Too bad to used it for that would have made good red oak milling logs.

 

[Hickahollar]

Here is a better picture of it

 

[djg james]

Well I finally finagled my co workers ms880 from his dad......

You lucky dog you.