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Ya i run as of now a 36" on my 460 and it has a little bit of trouble and does not go through the wood as fast as i would like it too and it bogs a little.

Thanks,
Chris :chainsawguy: :cheers:
 
Have only ran a 660 here and there.
Never put one in wood all day long, felling or otherwise.

The one I have now is a "dog." Just sits around in the "porch."

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I think a 32" is about the limit for a 460 in hardwood. I don't have a bar in between 32" and 42". I don't think I'll run the 42" very much at all. Just for a few logs bucking and it will be took off and put a 32" back on it.
 
Stihl660magnum said:
Nice saw! Ill buy that off your hands haha! :hmm3grin2orange:
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Thank you.
I just don't have the heart to sell it right now.
A friend helped me get it a few years ago.

Has a few in the box extras: Stihl branded dual port muffler cover, roller style chain catcher, and an additional extra large bar cover.
 
I have had 2 660s and 4 460s all with duel port muffs. the 460 is hands down a more useable saw but I think he said he had one allready. I got rid of the 460 after running a 385. To me it would do every thing a 660 would do and it feels like a smaller saw. I also have 2 395s and they see very little use but IMO r noticeibly more powerfull than a 660. I think u should run a 395xp before making any choices.
 
I am sick of hearing that a 460 will out cut a 660. Sorry but I dont believe it. stock for stock with nothing but opened mufflers a 660 will beat a 460 with torque if nothing else. A properly filed full comp 20'' chain on a 660 with a 8p rim will poo on a 460 with the same set up, and its because the power is being utilized, not some darn chain speed. This imo is true all the way up until the 660 is running more bar than the 460 is capable of, then it just wins by default.
 
I reread my post, I mean a 385 will do anything a 660 will do not a 460 but a 460 is a more usable saw especialy with a 20in bar. I would never have any reason to run a 20in bar on a 660.
 
Unless ported a 660 with stock DP will flat spank a 385... And yes I have had plenty of both.. The 385 just doesn't have as much torque for the bigger bars..
 
So I can learn something does flat spank mean 1 sec faster through a 30 or 40 in cut. I am just getting into saws and dont have very much experince with them and the last thing I want to do is misreprsent the 660. So I would say if you were cutting time cuts and the 660 hit a small knot and the 385 diddnt they would be pretty close. So in a full day of falling limbing and bucking does anyone think the power between the two would come into play, or would personal pref of saw feel be more the issue. The fact is they are both great saws and a 385 will do anything a 660 will do. I do not care about brands I own both, all that maters to me is what makes my day easier. Thanks James
 
No I would say if you had a 36" bar burried in harder wood it would be more like 10- 15 seconds diff.. And you couldn't push on the 385... Now if you compared the 660 to a 395 the 395 has more power than the 660... But like your comparison the 660 handles much better than the 395 although the 395 and 385 are both really smooth. The 390xp is a little better but still not up to a 660... I know a modded 390 runs with a moded 660 but thats not what were really talking about here.. Heck his MS460 gets the job done... :hmm3grin2orange:
 
jeepyfz450 said:
Well i love the 660s. i agree they definately need a muffmod. I cut Hardwoods almost exclusively and my 046 and my buddys 460 will not hang with my 660 in 28'' knotty maple. if your stock 460 can run with your stock 660 in 30'' wood your 660 must be tired or mine is a real runner.
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I agree. 20 and up hardwoods,and noodling the 660 gets the job done a lot faster for me. True mine probably see's less then 10% of the wood my 55 to 75 cc saws cut in my firewood business , but when I have the big work for it I would hate to be without it. Before spending $1000 or more for a log splitter I would buy a 660 or similiar. I had an earliar 066 mag that I thought had a bit more power then the 660 I got. I did put on the factory duel port and I believe it gained an significant amount back. Muffler mods is about all I care to do to my saws. I bought an ported 026 and it may put out more power but not enough more for me to prefer it over an 034. I don't know why it vibrates less then the other 026's I run along side it which I like but it starts terrorbly hard cold. I am planning on putting an stock cylinder back on it and selling the ported 1 when I get the extra time. I haven't been using the ported 026 enough to know if fuel consumption is negatively affected but when I was young I had a mototcyle ported and it seemed to drink the fuel afterward.
 
The 385/390 are great saws but don't have the torque of the 660. In 30" and down wood the 385/390 are pretty equal to a 660. In bigger than that the 660 pulls away from them. The 660 is great if you've got 30" plus hardwood to buck and noodle. The 385/390 is alright too. It will be a good difference over the 460. A 395 from what little I run them are equal to a 660 with longer bars and some may be stronger than the 660.
 
blsnelling said:
Even when modded, the 660 will still have more torque than a 390, but the 390 will have a few more RPMs.
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Brad, from the looks of your vids u have ran about all of them. U dont have a vid of a 385 vs 660 in 30in plus wood do you. I only own 1 385 and it must be a runner because no 660 I have owend would beat it by 10 to 15 sec in 30in wood.
 
My 660 wouldn't beat the 390 by 15 seconds. Maybe 5 or less in red oak about 28". When it got to 32" bar buried it seemed like a little more. I don't have any video of it. I might get some video here in a day or 3 if the weather cooperates. I don't know if my buddy that's got my old 390 will be going or not, but I've got a 42" bar for the 660 and some wood I think will take all that bar to buck in one pass. The bottom tree has to be noodled and bucked at the same time. If it's just bucked it might roll through the fence.

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Manufacturer's specs:

MS660
91.6cc, 7.0 HP, 16.5 lbs.

390XP
87.9cc, 6.5 HP, 15.7 lbs.

395XP
93.6cc, 7.1HP, 17.4 lbs.

Specs seem to agree with what everyone here is saying. MS660 stacks up really nice against the Husky stuff on paper, similar to the 395XP but almost a pound less.
 
nba123 said:
Brad, from the looks of your vids u have ran about all of them. U dont have a vid of a 385 vs 660 in 30in plus wood do you. I only own 1 385 and it must be a runner because no 660 I have owend would beat it by 10 to 15 sec in 30in wood.
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IIRC, the 390 and 660 are stock in the first two vids.

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