Stihl ms881

[gobbypunk]

So at £1740 quid how much better than the 880 is it ,the better air filter sounds cool for milling shame my bank balance aint looking good for a new big saw any time soon ,but my 880 is like brand new anyway only used it a few times 

[Stihllymok]

Buxtons sub £1400 already..? 880s been going for that...

[Rough Hewn]

So at £1740 quid how much better than the 880 is it ,the better air filter sounds cool for milling shame my bank balance aint looking good for a new big saw any time soon ,but my 880 is like brand new anyway only used it a few times 

The air filter is the same hd2 filter as the 880.
It’s everything else that has changed.
It feels like a proper chainsaw, easier to manoeuvre cross cutting and it mills beautifully in 5’ of oak and an 84” chain [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
It’s 30% more fuel efficient, so that’s quite a saving in motomix/aspen.
I burn up to 10 litres a day when milling big stuff.
The savings over a hundred working days would pay for the saw new.....
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[KWarb17]

No doubt @Rough Hewnwill be willing to pass his on at a cheap rate shortly and upgrade with new one?

2 hours ago, Stihllymok said:

Buxtons sub £1400 already..? 880s been going for that...

 

[Rough Hewn]

No doubt @Rough Hewnwill be willing to pass his on at a cheap rate shortly and upgrade with new one[emoji16]

 

Sell my baby! Never!!!!

(Ok the 880’s a backup saw now).

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[KWarb17]

2 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Sell my baby! Never!!!!

(Ok the 880’s a backup saw now).

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? I wondered ?

[Macpherson]

5 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

It feels like a proper chainsaw,

Was thinking about an 880 but this has thrown a spanner in the works....It seems that it's not Mtronic either which makes it more attractive to me.

I guess it's a bit pricey but I've been seeing brand new 880 power heads only being offered from the USA for more.

 

Thanks for the review?

[openspaceman]

18 minutes ago, Macpherson said:

It seems that it's not Mtronic either

@Rough Hewn does it not have an electronic carb?

[Rough Hewn]

@Rough Hewn does it not have an electronic carb?

Standard tuneable carb.

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[openspaceman]

3 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Standard tuneable carb.

There's a thing; the reason given we lost the bigger saws for a while was because the emission rates were lowered for saws over 50?cc. To meet even the sub 50cc emissions requirements the major players, Husqvarna and Stihl went down the route of stratified charge and electronic carburation, with Stihl going for crankcase fuel injection in the 500i, yet here we have a conventional saw that meets the higher standards?