The end is nigh... 880

[eggsarascal]

1 minute ago, Rough Hewn said:

The last time I saw a genuine non fuelled 090 for sale, it reached $4500 at auction.
Didn't meet reserve price.
Unsold.

Kinell!

[outinthewood]

That saw is 100% genuine I would say....looking at the pictures.... I stand to be corrected if I had it in my hand !

The clutch is not worn, 090 segments have a groove cut into the friction material and are not that thick as you would expect on such a high cc saw. Loads of little things like all the stickers and air filter are just spot on. The colour is dead on. Hand guard which is so like a chain brake but just a guard is correct even to the spring on it. On/off switch is correct as is the rear handle.Some clutch covers had the sight line blacked some didn't.  Now we all know the attention to detail that has been seen on some "fakes" like the Husqvarna 365 which did the rounds in large number some years ago, it even had a factory serial number which was correct but they all had the same number ! There is one thing I noticed but I'll go back and look again.

On the are they still producing 090s , about 8 years ago was the last time I know they were after a dealer pal saw a pallet load on a factory visit and when he asked about buying any he was firmly told no only for "certain" markets. He did confirm with the guy that the 090 was only built in Germany not as like the 070s etc which we know were being produced in Brazil.

 

[Ratman]

Looking on the ebay listing for it and the other pictures...... i’m 50/50 on it, can make out the stihl logo on a few bits here and there. But i’m fairly sure the factory wouldn’t turn out a saw with a tatty knot and cheap as pull start handle...... but i may be wrong.

 

[outinthewood]

The cord isn't seated correctly but that is the knot as it would be from factory and the handle is as it should be, hard shiny plastic. Like I say I may have a different story to tell if I had it in the flesh ! I would say I was lucky to have a brand new never fuelled 090 in my hands some years ago so I'm not just going off what the internet tells me. I do also have that model AV set up so I'm going on my own one as well. But it still may be "wrong" as they say , so who's going to buy it and let us see LOL

[Rough Hewn]

You can look on the stihl international websites at which countries sell which saws.
You can still buy a new 051,070,720,780 etc
But not a single one sells 090's.
I've looked.
Philippines is your best bet of getting a new 070 then upgrade the engine, re drill the mounts etc.
But it won't outcut an 880.
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[Stihl123]

how does the Contra fair in the 0 range? i brought one a few years ago thinking it was going to be great. 

 

best thing i ever did with that saw was sell it!!

[Stubby]

32 minutes ago, Stihl123 said:

how does the Contra fair in the 0 range? i brought one a few years ago thinking it was going to be great. 

 

best thing i ever did with that saw was sell it!!

I think with these big capacity , " legendary " saws it was all about the torque . Not much revs but grunt in spades . Nowadays modern saw have lots of top end revs combined with a reasonable amount of torque . Maybe not like the old ones but not far off .  This makes them out perform to a degree and what you remember as the king of the hill just aint no more .    

[Ratman]

I think with these big capacity , " legendary " saws it was all about the torque . Not much revs but grunt in spades . Nowadays modern saw have lots of top end revs combined with a reasonable amount of torque . Maybe not like the old ones but not far off .  This makes them out perform to a degree and what you remember as the king of the hill just aint no more .    

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[Stihl123]

3 hours ago, Stubby said:

I think with these big capacity , " legendary " saws it was all about the torque . Not much revs but grunt in spades . Nowadays modern saw have lots of top end revs combined with a reasonable amount of torque . Maybe not like the old ones but not far off .  This makes them out perform to a degree and what you remember as the king of the hill just aint no more .    

yeh very true, back in there day they probably were an impressive saw!!

[Martin du Preez]

They stopped manufacturing 880’s earlier this year, husqvarna 3120 and 395. All to do with eu emission rules