Milling with a 660

[jjll]

What’s the biggest bar you can get away with on a 660 with an Alaskan without needing another oiler?

 

[AJStrees]

I use a 48" lo pro bar for milling with a 660. I think that is as big as you are gonna get on that. I've milled some fairly big stuff with that bar. 

 

Others may have more experience. But Rob D at www.chainsawbars.co.uk has the answers. 

[topchippyles]

17 minutes ago, AJStrees said:

I use a 48" lo pro bar for milling with a 660. I think that is as big as you are gonna get on that. I've milled some fairly big stuff with that bar. 

 

Others may have more experience. But Rob D at www.chainsawbars.co.uk has the answers. 

You are spot on 48" would be the max on a 660 

[Conor Wright]

I ran a 660 with a 42 inch mill on a sugi hara bar. Full skip 3/8.

When I first got it I used the auxiliary oiler religiously but left it at home one day and discovered it wasn't totally necessary.

I wouldn't  go any longer though, not for oiling reasons, but for the sake of the saw. It was at its capacity with that bar although its a stock saw, one that's been tweeked a bit might manage a few more inches. Your sharpening will have to be top notch too!

 

I have a 60 inch now, not on the 660. I've run that for a couple of full days without an auxiliary oiler but the 880 puts out a lot more oil, so relatively it's much the same.