My first saw.
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Full Chisel
Slingin' Stihls and runnin' Huskies
I think you should have gone with an MS880, personally.
Well normally I cut wood with my brother and he has a 362 c so I thought I should get something larger to have 2 saw combo between both of us and I like the mtronic and I did not feal like the 441c was a big step up from the 362c and if I got the 441c I would have wanted the r version not so much for the wrap handle but for all the other upgrades and to order that would have cost me 1050. But the local saw shop had this for 1100 so now I have a 661c. Before I bought this I was always using my dad's saw which was a 310 farmboss.
steven stern
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alderman
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That looks like it's ready to work.
bryanr2
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If'n you got that one for your first saw, I can't imagine what you will wind up with once CAD takes hold. And then there is PAD down the road.
zogger
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Quite the rig for a first saw! Mine was around 25ccs..but a gear drive! Have fun with that bad boy!
That is a big saw for your first one, but they are very nice saws! Enjoy, and borrow that 362 when you are limbing, it will help save your limbs from fatigue!
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My very first saw was a small Mac.
That was a good while back. I was almost 12 yrs. old at the time.
That was a good while back. I was almost 12 yrs. old at the time.
I started with a Homelite Super 2 with a 14" bar, and a vibration that would last long after the cutting was done (especially in cold weather)!
hunting redneck
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That cad catches up with you quick... be careful. I have both saws (362-661) you are going to love that combo, and want a 362 of your own
Spectre468
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Great choice!
Ironworker
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Love the "go big or go home" attitude.
Wow... for a first saw, that's a bunch.
My first was a little green Poulan top handle (Woodsman 2000 if I'm remembering correctly)... bought it new-in-box at a hardware store for something like $89.oo. I was like 18 or 19 years old and proud as a peacock... until I tried to use it and it wouldn't cut
Lesson learned the hard way... seems it's possible to put the chain on backwards... who'd a thunk such a thing??
Congrats.
I want another saw... and these sorts of threads ain't helpin' my patients much.
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My first was a little green Poulan top handle (Woodsman 2000 if I'm remembering correctly)... bought it new-in-box at a hardware store for something like $89.oo. I was like 18 or 19 years old and proud as a peacock... until I tried to use it and it wouldn't cut
Lesson learned the hard way... seems it's possible to put the chain on backwards... who'd a thunk such a thing??
Congrats.
I want another saw... and these sorts of threads ain't helpin' my patients much.
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3120 Husqvarna is a better one saw plan, IMO. With a 42" bar. That way you can do anything from limbing to milling all with the same rig. 661s are for teenage girls. And men over 80. Duh.
Smart guy you are, buying your 661 now, before your daughters are teenagers. That's why I bought mine also, I am just glad they let me use it from time to time,,,
oh yeah, congrats on the new saw OP!!
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Dude go out and get yourself a nice new saw if'n that's what you want, you deserve it.Wow... for a first saw, that's a bunch.
My first was a little green Poulan top handle (Woodsman 2000 if I'm remembering correctly)... bought it new-in-box at a hardware store for something like $89.oo. I was like 18 or 19 years old and proud as a peacock... until I tried to use it and it wouldn't cut
Lesson learned the hard way... seems it's possible to put the chain on backwards... who'd a thunk such a thing??
Congrats.
I want another saw... and these sorts of threads ain't helpin' my patients much.
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