New 880

[gobbypunk]

Hi guys , as you all know I had a break in at my workshop and had my 880 stolen , well I have had a massive bit of luck a charity that helped me when I had my accident a year ago have helped me again and only gone a paid for a new 880 for me so chuffed , so my question is should I run it in with some cross cutting on like half Rev like it says in the book or just run it like a smaller saw and just rev it up from the start 

[Khriss]

Splendid news mate, now don't go cutting yrself k

[gobbypunk]

No worries, but do I run it in 

[trigger_andy]

1 hour ago, gobbypunk said:

should I run it in with some cross cutting on like half Rev like it says in the book or just run it like a smaller saw and just rev it up from the start 

What book? If its Stihls own manual I think we both know the answer to that question. 

[Mark J]

I'd be inclined to follow what it says on the tin.

Saying that a 576 is the biggest saw I've had, and that was used when I got it.

[skyhuck]

I general run them like I stole them, from new.

[tree-fancier123]

2 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

break in at my workshop and had my 880 stolen

maybe consider a van vault in the corner somewhere at home indoors, at least for the powerheads. It must be possible to have a box, not necessarily a secure one, indoors at home, with some kind of gasket on the lid, so petrol fumes aren't a problem

[agrimog]

like any good 2 stroke, give it a decent run in period, before giving it total raz......around 4-5 tankfulls  of good quality fuel/oil mix then start to work it,  it should be ready for sloging around the 9-10 tank mark, but get the carb setings checked at this point

 

[Rough Hewn]

I strapped mine to a pallet.
Ran on tick over with a little revs every few seconds for 3 tanks.
Takes a while...
Then milling small diameter 12-24" logs for a few tanks.
Then into the big stuff ever since.
Big difference from about 15-20 tanks. Torque is epic.
But at first I was disappointed by lowish power. It builds.
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[Rough Hewn]

Big congrats gobby,
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