MS660 vs MS661

[Robin Wood]

Why is ms660 so highly sought after? Some prefer them over ms661, and they wont even consider 288xp or 395xp. I've ran them in the past, its a good saw but seems like everyone have different opinions about a particular model 

[peatff]

They probably prefer the old style fuel caps 😂

[Rough Hewn]

A 661 will walk all over a 660.
Everyday.
Unless you’re called@wonky
He got a 660 to out cut a 661.
Do I need to post videos?
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[Stihl123]

i get so many more cuts a tank with my 661 than i did with my ported 660

i used to get about 6 or 7 36" cuts with the 660!!

Edited March 3, 2021 by Stihl123

[Wonky]

Ported saws are a fad,, 

 

there loud and smelly . Abit like me  😂

 

[Mike Hill]

6 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

A 661 will walk all over a 660.
Everyday.
Unless you’re called@wonky
He got a 660 to out cut a 661.
Do I need to post videos?

Unless you are logging/ in a remote area and rely on your saws .

 

I like the 661,but I wouldnt want to fly into a camp even with a pair of them.

 

They still produce MS660s for the African and South African markets.

[Rough Hewn]

Unless you are logging/ in a remote area and rely on your saws .
 
I like the 661,but I wouldnt want to fly into a camp even with a pair of them.
 
They still produce MS660s for the African and South African markets.

How often have you had to tune a saw in the woods?
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[Mike Hill]

21 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

How often have you had to tune a saw in the woods?

Quite a few times to be quite honest.

 

Rebuilt them at night,robbed parts off someone's spare saw to keep my spare saw running etc.

 

How many logging camps/ remote jobs have you worked on?

[Rough Hewn]

Quite a few times to be quite honest.
 
Rebuilt them at night,robbed parts off someone's spare saw to keep my spare saw running etc.
 
How many logging camps/ remote jobs have you worked on?

Never been flown into a job... yet 🤣[emoji106]
Nowhere in the uk is really that remote?
I have lived in the woods with one saw for a bit.
Can understand the mistrust of auto tune, but in my experience it’s bloody fantastic.
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Where were you working?
(Sounds fun)
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[Mike Hill]

I worked in Northern BC  felling old growth for a Summer.

 

Then I did three seasons in Alaska,we would sometimes fly out to ,or between jobs at fish camps/cabin sites,radio masts etc.You couldn't just pop back into the saw shop when you are 200 air miles from town.

 

The Mtronic is great until you have to deal with the "non serviceable parts" or it lean's the mixture out to the point that the saw seizes etc.I saw that guys were putting MS660  carbs on 661s in New Zealand.