Here in argentina, stihl dealers offers the 780, made in germany.
Hmm. The picture still looks saweeet!
Thanks for the info, really apreciated.
He said for his area in Malaysia = Comes with ripping style rear handle
How has it worked for you, done any milling yet? I got a 780 about five years ago in Mexico I've milled with a fair bit, mostly with a 42" bar. Never run an 880 so don't know how they compare. I've always wondered where the one less rated hp comes from, Routinely people guess it's the carb as it's the only difference, but comparing parts diagrams the original WG-11 in it is exactly the same as the WG-12, which was an 088 and first generation 880 carb and the 088 was rated at 8.5hp vs the second generation 880 at 8.7hp. Don't think it was any way detuned for poor Third World gas quality so much as going with a simpler carb than the Tillotson. I thought the lower hp rating was maybe because they were tuned a little more for torque even than the 880, but no idea about that. Stihl has never explained the difference. I can't imagine Stihl making a saw that was actually weaker for markets with less emissions standards, it's always the other way around. Maybe they just needed to rate it under 8hp for the markets they were selling in and there's actually almost no difference at all in performance? It is the second generation 880 in every other way - flywheel, ignition, cylinder, piston, etc - with just the first generation carb. I've read of some people switching out the Walbro for the Tillotson on their 780's and preferring the Tillotson, but I'm not sure that's any more than brand preference.
Thank you! It's specific info like this I've found impossible to find. There's almost zero mention of the existence of the WG-11 on the internet, so all I could do is compare parts diagrams which appeared to match up identical. But good to know the subtle differences in design. So just going to a WG-12 should open the 780 up to more or less the same kind of 880 power as the Tillotson HT-12? (Though if I was to upgrade it would probably be to the Tillotson.) Have been complacent about it being good enough to date, but now very curious about how much an HT-12 carb tuned to a dual port exhaust, and a 361 ignition would turn it into a new level of beast.No the carburetors are not the same. The fixed jet is different. .66mm on the WG-11 and .88 on the WG-12.
Is there any difference between the Wg-12 and Wg-13? Both the HT-12 and WG-12 are pricey ($139+) but I would like to get OEM and found a new WG-13 for way less. And while I have knowledgeable people here, can anyone explain the performance obsession with putting a non-rev limited ignition on an 880. I may be wrong but it was my understanding the limiters don't kick in til 11500 rpm or so. You just can't run it up to 13000 like some saws. But buried in wood, particularly milling, you're rarely spinning above 10000 and max power of the 880 is developed at 8500 rpm. What possible advantage in real world use does not being rev limited give you?No the carburetors are not the same. The fixed jet is different. .66mm on the WG-11 and .88 on the WG-12.
