MS661 Piston Availability

[blsnelling]

I ordered a new piston for my 661 a couple weeks ago. Normally, I get almost everything I order by the next day. They can't even give me an ETA on this piston though. Oddly enough, I bought another one not too many weeks ago. Anyone have any insight into why they might not be available right now?

 

[Definitive Dave]

I have 20+ 066 pistons on back order and a dozen 046, for weeks now.
I think the cheaper parts are smacking their supply chain HARD.
Dave

 

[blsnelling]

That could well be. I doubt they're selling many 661 pistons, but the volume of everything else could be affecting everything.

 

[fordf150]

That could well be. I doubt they're selling many 661 pistons, but the volume of everything else could be affecting everything.

I wouldn't bet on that. The new dealer I get parts from said he is working on quite a few 661 and parts availability is bad. Didn't elaborate much on the work he was doing though

 

[porsche965]

Nate, see if you can find out what kind of work he is doing.

Must be contagious, the parts problem these days. Know a guy who's 6100 never saw wood yet and he adjusted the oil screw and it fell out. Took it to a Dealer who ordered the part. ..three weeks ago. It still hasn't arrived.

 

[fordf150]

Nate, see if you can find out what kind of work he is doing.

Must be contagious, the parts problem these days. Know a guy who's 6100 never saw wood yet and he adjusted the oil screw and it fell out. Took it to a Dealer who ordered the part. ..three weeks ago. It still hasn't arrived.

Next trip for parts I will ask. He said he has sold 30 or so of them since November and wasn't impressed with them. I know at least a few were crunched.

I will have to look at oil pumps for 6100....I've sold a couple in the the last week or 2....back order would explain the boost in sales. That pump fits 5100/510/5105/6100

 

[fordf150]

Nate, see if you can find out what kind of work he is doing.

Must be contagious, the parts problem these days. Know a guy who's 6100 never saw wood yet and he adjusted the oil screw and it fell out. Took it to a Dealer who ordered the part. ..three weeks ago. It still hasn't arrived.

2 pumps still on my shelf and 1(soon to be 0) on the shelf at the distributor in Columbus.

 

[big t double]

I show them (661 pistons) in stock here....

 

[opinion]

In stock for me too and cheap as hell, all pistons are these days. You know if one distributor doesn't have a part in stock, the dealer can ask them to get it from another distro.

 

[kyle.kipple]

Few weeks ago I Waited on a ms460 piston for weeks from my dealer before I ordered a meteor. Dealer said it was back ordered and couldn't get an eta on it.


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[AKDoug]

Piston is available at Stihl NW..

 

[blsnelling]

I talked to them today, and they're going to call about it again Monday. Thanks for the info guys.

 

[wde_1978]

I find all this "on back-order" stuff , no matter what product/article/part it is about , highly suspicious!
I have a feeling that it is a marketing trick to artificially increase demand and be able to raise prices!

Modern production techniques and logistics should mostly precede delivery choke points.

But , that is just my point of view at this topic.

I hope You guys get the pistons You are waiting for , at the prices You were expecting to be quoted.

 

[MCW]

I find all this "on back-order" stuff , no matter what product/article/part it is about , highly suspicious!
I have a feeling that it is a marketing trick to artificially increase demand and be able to raise prices!

Modern production techniques and logistics should mostly precede delivery choke points.

But , that is just my point of view at this topic.

I hope You guys get the pistons You are waiting for , at the prices You were expecting to be quoted.

I agree. With a global entity as powerful as Stihl I believe they're playing us as idiots.

 

[Pud]

Ever been in a shop when someone that pays there morgage with a chainsaw gets told some part is on backorder and will be 8 weeks or more ? Pretty sure they dont plan it

 

[johnny5ny]

Apologies in advance for going off topic, but this thread definitely has got me thinking...

Two of the smartest guys I knew in college were logistics/supply chain management majors. To hear them talk about it, it is every bit a science as, well, any science.

I don't think stihl is holding out on purpose, but I tend to believe that even a small ripple in this part of their operations can and will cause pretty severe disruptions further down the line.