Lo Pro Bar maximum length bar Stihl ms661cm

[Stuarts]

I have seen the stihl ms 661 use the GB Lo Pro bar at 64” .50 gauge

Has anyone used a larger bar .63 gauge using the 661 or is the 64” bar .50 as large as it will take before needing an ms880?

[Blah]

I mill with a 661 and a lo pro 36" bar. I would not go any bigger.

[CDMR]

I use a 48" Lo Pro on the 661 form milling. It starts to struggle on harder woods, particularly if they have been down for a while but is a useful setup if you are meticulous with your sharpening. Larger than that I switch to the 880. I would have thought for general tree work it would be too slow. 

Edited September 21, 2020 by CDMR

[Stuarts]

Thanks for replies. I use a 48” lo pro bar. I have seen a 64” used online ok. Is as just curious if anyone has tried what I mentioned but I pretty much guessed not.

[KWarb17]

@Stihl123

On 21/09/2020 at 09:02, Blah said:

I mill with a 661 and a lo pro 36" bar. I would not go any bigger.

 

[Rough Hewn]

Get an 880.
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[KWarb17]

5 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Get an 880.

???

[Stihl123]

right then, what are these Lo Pro set ups like?

 

thinking about getting a 36" set up for my 660? it's ported so got got some good poke (to lowest limits so it's fine for milling before u kick off) 

 

i have an 880 as well set up with a 36, anyone here run a 660 with a lo pro 36 and also a 880 running 404 on a 36, if so, if u have both of them sitting there, what do u pick up?

 

really interested as i've thought about selling 880 as i don't use it much and then changing over to lo pro on 660

 

over and out

[Moose McAlpine]

On 24/09/2020 at 19:58, Rough Hewn said:

Get an 880.

I bought a 3120XP for milling and big stumps.

 

I bought it on eBay, went to collect it and picked it up off the ground and instantly thought "What the hell have i just done?" ?

 

The damn thing weighs a ton! The 880s and 3120s have their place but god damn are they big fat heavy things!

 

(And not as fun to use as i thought either.)

[Rough Hewn]

I bought a 3120XP for milling and big stumps.
 
I bought it on eBay, went to collect it and picked it up off the ground and instantly thought "What the hell have i just done?" [emoji23]
 
The damn thing weighs a ton! The 880s and 3120s have their place but god damn are they big fat heavy things!
 
(And not as fun to use as i thought either.)

Wait til you move a 12’ x 4’ slab....
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