Crushed My Stihl 661, Need Parts

[Novaknives]

Hey everyone, this is my first post and a very sad one too... I was dropping trees for a farmer and a gust of wind pinched my 661`s bar pretty well. As I was walking back to the truck to grab a saw tool the wind stopped and I watched in slo-mo as that tree fell, my 661 fell out and got crushed. Do any of you guys have the blown up parts diagrams? I want to start to dig into the saw and look for more damage. Or would you just take it to the dealer( I have a really good one) and let them deal with it. The saw isn't destroyed but the handle is bent, 2 of the antivibe springs are trashed, and the chain break melted into the muffler. Thanks

 

[president]

why would you put { blown up parts } on it,kidding
no good deed goes unpunished, We should develop a stickie
here . on a serious note lots of xtra parts and Ips around

 

[Novaknives]

Lol that lightened my mood up! What is an ips?

 

[president]

I mean { expanded parts diagrams ) from the
official repair manuals . Type in ;; beg for manuals and they will
provide you with one here in your inbox !.Every one here has had
experiences like that ,good luck President

 

[Firemoore98]

I would help if I could, sorry to hear about your 661, but glad no one got hurt.

Jason


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[northmanlogging]

Dealer

If the motor runs its fine, about the only other thing to worry about is the fuel tank rear handle assembly which is expensive and maybe some plastic... also pull the top cover off and check for broken fins

And maybe some internal brake parts... sounds lije just the front handle and brake is all... you got lucky...

 

[RandyMac]

Kick dirt over it.

 

[ray benson]

Hey everyone, this is my first post and a very sad one too... I was dropping trees for a farmer and a gust of wind pinched my 661`s bar pretty well. As I was walking back to the truck to grab a saw tool the wind stopped and I watched in slo-mo as that tree fell, my 661 fell out and got crushed. Do any of you guys have the blown up parts diagrams? I want to start to dig into the saw and look for more damage. Or would you just take it to the dealer( I have a really good one) and let them deal with it. The saw isn't destroyed but the handle is bent, 2 of the antivibe springs are trashed, and the chain break melted into the muffler. Thanks

Check your inbox for the ipl and service manual.

 

[Gologit]

Kick dirt over it.

And then drive back and forth on it with a Cat?

 

[RandyMac]

And then drive back and forth on it with a Cat?

If you have one handy.

 

[northmanlogging]

could just say a few words and plant a saw wrench to mark the spot

 

[madhatte]

Gonna move this to Chainsaws; you'll likely find more and better discussion there.

 

[user 122190]

Having a tree fall on it is less embarrassing then driving over it. I've almost done the latter.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Having a tree fall on it is less embarrassing then driving over it. I've almost done the latter.

Did that to "my precious"... a ported 460 that made trees drop their panties.

Found out that ~70,000lbs of delimber pancakes a saw quite badly.

 

[Mad Professor]

Pictures? with the tree?

 

[Mad Professor]

Pictures? saw .......saw and tree

Did you have your wedges and ax with you before you started cutting? A well place wedge might have saved the saw and/or prevented the pinch

 

[user 122190]

Over the years, I've been watching a lot of fail videos about dropping trees, and I've concluded that just about anything can happen. Wedges, cables, experience, etc. only goes so far. When it's you or your saws time, god help you....

Barber chairs, exploding inner rot, misreading a lean or just random fubar -- is going to eventually get you if the grim reaper doesn't get you first.

Pictures? saw .......saw and tree

Did you have your wedges and ax with you before you started cutting? A well place wedge might have saved the saw and/or prevented the pinch

 

[Novaknives]

Here are photos of the saw after some digging into it. I dont have any of the tree because I was running to the truck to grab my backup and cut her out...

 

[Mac&Homelite]

Man, that sucks! Hardly looks broken in. It doesn't look that bad so I suggest you give it a go fixing it. As far as parts go, I would normally suggest aftermarket parts, but the usual supplier (Huztl) doesn't seem to have any stuff for the 661 yet, which leaves you with oem as far as I know. Good luck, I hate to see saws squished!

 

[Novaknives]

Man, that sucks! Hardly looks broken in. It doesn't look that bad so I suggest you give it a go fixing it. As far as parts go, I would normally suggest aftermarket parts, but the usual supplier (Huztl) doesn't seem to have any stuff for the 661 yet, which leaves you with oem as far as I know. Good luck, I hate to see saws squished!

Yeah the saw is at the dealer now and when they call me to tell me what the damage is I'll post that up here.