A couple of weeks ago, my dad was over to help take out a large tree near our house. Long story short, after a day of work, I decided I needed to get my own saw. The two he brought over were a Stihl 029 and a Stihl 066. I needed an 066 for sure!! NICE Saw!
Well, after researching on this site, and learning the 066 was WAY out of my budget, I managed to snag a brand new (not refurb) Makita off of Ebay for a cool $353 shipped!
It finally showed up today, and I'm pretty impressed. I gave it a pretty good workout after warming it up on some 18" pines. The stump of the above tree was still left about 9' tall. I cut around the whole perimeter and had to pull it over with the dozer (there was about an inch left in the center). With the bar buried, I was able to bog down the saw if I pushed it. It really kicks the crap out of the 029 my dad left for me to use until this showed up. That thing is a toy....but oddly feels almost as heavy as the makita !?!?
One thing I'm not too impressed with is the chain adjustment. I just like the Stihl method better. Seems like the screw can be difficult to turn at times (espescially when loosing). And yes, I did loosen the nuts enough...
Overall, I'm really happy for what I paid. I was a little worried that I'd want to upgrade right away to the 7900 p/c, but I think this will work fine until I use some of that warranty up.
I'm not too impressed with the chain, any suggestions?
Well, after researching on this site, and learning the 066 was WAY out of my budget, I managed to snag a brand new (not refurb) Makita off of Ebay for a cool $353 shipped!
It finally showed up today, and I'm pretty impressed. I gave it a pretty good workout after warming it up on some 18" pines. The stump of the above tree was still left about 9' tall. I cut around the whole perimeter and had to pull it over with the dozer (there was about an inch left in the center). With the bar buried, I was able to bog down the saw if I pushed it. It really kicks the crap out of the 029 my dad left for me to use until this showed up. That thing is a toy....but oddly feels almost as heavy as the makita !?!?
One thing I'm not too impressed with is the chain adjustment. I just like the Stihl method better. Seems like the screw can be difficult to turn at times (espescially when loosing). And yes, I did loosen the nuts enough...
Overall, I'm really happy for what I paid. I was a little worried that I'd want to upgrade right away to the 7900 p/c, but I think this will work fine until I use some of that warranty up.
I'm not too impressed with the chain, any suggestions?
also check out the muffler mods on as they are a great cheap way to wake up a saw
