Stihl MS 066

[Tim Stobart Tree Surgery]

Hi all,

 

I've been contemplating a bigger saw for a few upcoming jobs, I could do with a second for going through big stems anyway. I've currently got an MS460 (18" occasionally, 25" usually, 30" on the odd occasion), and my next saw is a ms241 (16"), I want to fill that gap with a MS 361 or 362 at some point, but am looking at the other end, I've been offered an old MS 066 in good nick for less the £500, what's peoples opinion of it compared with the newer MS660 or the current MS 661?

 

PS, I'm a Stihl boy, and will probably stay that way, I've not found a husky I like yet.

[spudulike]

Hi all,

 

I've been contemplating a bigger saw for a few upcoming jobs, I could do with a second for going through big stems anyway. I've currently got an MS460 (18" occasionally, 25" usually, 30" on the odd occasion), and my next saw is a ms241 (16"), I want to fill that gap with a MS 361 or 362 at some point, but am looking at the other end, I've been offered an old MS 066 in good nick for less the £500, what's peoples opinion of it compared with the newer MS660 or the current MS 661?

 

PS, I'm a Stihl boy, and will probably stay that way, I've not found a husky I like yet.

 

The 066/MS660 has gone through many transformations - one thing to check is that the saw has the "Poly Flywheel" - that's the plastic one as this would make it a much later 066 with the beefed up crank and retarded ignition for easier starting!

 

The earlier ones had fully aluminium flywheels and a thinner crank and in some occasions, spun the end of the crank off!

 

The older 066s were however supposed to have more aggressive port timing!

[Tim Stobart Tree Surgery]

Cheers Spud, any idea what year that change come about?

[spudulike]

Cheers Spud, any idea what year that change come about?

 

I believe early 1996 but not substantiated by datasheets!

[wyk]

As a 241 owner, I would personally get a 261 CM instead. It is strong enough to where you don't want for a 362 if you already have a 460, and light enough to do the job a 241 can.

 

If the 066 is in great shape, that's not a bad price.

[SawTroll]

Nitpicking, but there never was a MS066, it was just 066 before becoming MS660.

[SawTroll]

As a 241 owner, I would personally get a 261 CM instead. It is strong enough to where you don't want for a 362 if you already have a 460, and light enough to do the job a 241 can.

 

If the 066 is in great shape, that's not a bad price.

 

What you really want is of course a 550xp, to avoid the extra bulk, weight etc of the MS261.

[SawTroll]

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The older 066s were however supposed to have more aggressive port timing!

 

They are better ported - but I don't know exactly when the change happened. It wasn't nessessarily at the same time as the designation changed.

[spudulike]

Nitpicking, but there never was a MS066, it was just 066 before becoming MS660.

 

I am just too polite to mention that:sneaky2:

[SawTroll]

They are better ported - but I don't know exactly when the change happened. It wasn't nessessarily at the same time as the designation changed.

 

If I had to guess, I would say it happened early 1998, see attached TI:

066 TI 02_1998.pdf