big old saws?

[billpierce]

i got a solo 603 that i was going to try on a mill been cross cutting with a 36''and handles very well

also the sachs dolmar 153 153 and 166 are three other canditates

 

can you sell us a big old dolmar? i was outrageously outbid on that 166 on ebay the other day...i'd happily take a dolmar its just finding one!

[shavey]

sorry i havent got anything bigger than 100cc around i sold my 166 last year and wish i had'nt 50 times since

 

the 153 is 100cc and plenty of torque worth a punt if you can find one

 

there are a pair of stihl 076's and a sperber mill on ebay at the moment sorry dont know how to do a link

[billpierce]

sorry i havent got anything bigger than 100cc around i sold my 166 last year and wish i had'nt 50 times since

 

the 153 is 100cc and plenty of torque worth a punt if you can find one

 

there are a pair of stihl 076's and a sperber mill on ebay at the moment sorry dont know how to do a link

 

got a 660 so think it'll need to be a big step up to bother with so prob 100cc won't do it.

 

seen those 076's in ebay £1500 quid though and i only really want the power head. there is a 090 with 60'' bar on too - fella wants 1000 for saw, 500 for bar and mill......still a lot of money.....really would like to know how the older stihls compare with modern saws for milling. sounds like folk like 'em.

 

any reliability issues with the oldies or are they just better all round apart from weight?

[Eddy_t]

got a 660 so think it'll need to be a big step up to bother with so prob 100cc won't do it.

 

 

 

seen those 076's in ebay £1500 quid though and i only really want the power head. there is a 090 with 60'' bar on too - fella wants 1000 for saw, 500 for bar and mill......still a lot of money.....really would like to know how the older stihls compare with modern saws for milling. sounds like folk like 'em.

 

 

 

any reliability issues with the oldies or are they just better all round apart from weight?

 

 

The Stihl contra/070/090 design has been around since 1959 and is still in production (55 years), the 050/051/075/076 since the early 70's and is also still in production. I think that answers your question. The only difference between the early versions and current models is the newer models have less replaceable parts, mine can have a replacement big-end bearing, many on here can't. On these saws, older is literally better!

 

 

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[Acg128]

i've done absolutely no milling at all yet. i wish to do some in the future and knew a big saw would be required so snapped it up when it came up for sale.

 

it was only once i got it that i was told that it was supposed to be possibly the best for milling so that was luck on my part.

 

the only other saw i've ever used is my cheap ryobi 18"

 

agg221 has an 090, as well as rob d.

A ryobi to an 084.... Watch yourself

[se7enthdevil]

A ryobi to an 084.... Watch yourself

 

if you want to learn to swim sometimes you need to just jump in the water....

[Acg128]

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