Stihl MS660 bar and chain combo?

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K&L Landscaping

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I asked the same question in another thread regarding the MS460 and it turned out to be a fun topic. So, I thought I would ask the same question regarding the 660.

Let's hear it fellas. What bar and chain combo are you running on your 660's?
 
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Currently my modded 660 wears a 28" Stihl Lite ES with Semi-chisel Full-Skip. I'm not really sure its ever even had another sized bar on it for years, it did have a 20" on it for a day or two, as I remember that was a hoot.

Sam
 
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I'm running a 32-inch Sugihara and Stihl semichisel full comp in 3/8. I believe it's a 7-pin. Modded as it is, it would easily take a longer bar, though I'd probably opt for semi or full skip chain at that point to reduce the chore of sharpening in the field. The current setup balances great.
 
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I run a Stihl 25" bar for hardwoods and a 36" Stihl lightweight or Oregon Powermatch for softwood. On both bars I run .375 full skip. .050 on the 25" and .063 on the 36"
 

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I roll a 32" ES with full comp round ground chisel and an 8pin sprocket....or a honey badger. depends how precise I need to be.
 
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I love running a 30 inch Oregon power match bar, full comp chain(0.63) and a 8 tooth sprocket. Saw is plain stock no mods. Pulls that setup through green Ironbark no dramas. In dead or burnt ironbark i run a 20 inch 7 tooth setup its a bit kinder i think on the saw. So yeah bigger bar for cutting posts and the smaller one for fire wood.
 
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Im pretty much loaded up in the 660 dept. I have a 20"ES,25"ES a 30"Tsumura Light and a 36" GB Titanium.
All 3/8th .50 gague except the Tsumura 3/8th .63 gague.
 
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