MS 650 or 660

[Adam]

i am confused here, the spec list on the stihl website shows the 650 has more power to the kilo than the 660 and there is only 0.7cc difference in the engine size.

so the question is , is it really worth paying exstra for not much ?

[Peter]

I think your information is flawed. Both saws weigh he same, 7.3 kg, the difference in displacement is indeed 0.7 cc, but the 660 has 7.1bhp to the 650's 6.5.

For the difference in list prices of £60, which equates to less than 10% of the price, you would be mad to buy the 650 unless someone is offering you a really good deal on it.

Having used both, I think the differences are not that marked in real life, but the 660 does have that little bit more power, so to answer your question, yes.

[Adam]

thanks, i can get a 650 for £650 or a 660 £775 so i thought the 650. but i may got for the 660. but could you get away with a 3 foot on a 650?

[Peter]

If your planning to run 36" full time I would definetly go for the 660.

Having said that, the price for the 650 is better than the 660, so if its occasional 36" use then it would probably do you just fine.

[skyhuck]

thanks, i can get a 650 for £650 or a 660 £775 so i thought the 650. but i may got for the 660. but could you get away with a 3 foot on a 650?

 

I would say yes,but i would go for the 660.When they were the 066 and the 064 the 064 had smaller bearings in the bottom end,don't know about the new ones,i have a 066 great saw imo.

[Adam]

ok , thanks guys , will probly get the 660

[jpbeaver]

i have a 650 and it is on its 3 rd carb and second piston its two years old and doesnt get used alot at all, ive had nothing but trouble with it. id get a 660 definately!

[MasterBlaster]

It's so stoopid of Stihl having saws so close together like that. It should go 44, 46, 66, and 88 and be done with it! Why complicate the stuff?

[Peter]

i have a 650 and it is on its 3 rd carb and second piston its two years old and doesnt get used alot at all, ive had nothing but trouble with it. id get a 660 definately!

 

Thats interesting, because the 650 i used burnt out a piston 2 years ago, and as far as i know its still in bits in a workshop.

[jpbeaver]

i had mine sent back to stihl last time, ive never paid for any of the work done to it, even though its out of warranty. i take my 372 out more just cos its so reliable.