Opinions on the stihl 880

[Bird]

what are your opinions?

[Sussex Groundie]

If I could lift it I would buy one

[Stubby]

Toooo BIG for me

[Johny Walker]

big numb & horrible to use , better off wi a 661

[Mick Dempsey]

I've said it before, when you need one you need one.

[IVECOKID]

Don't know what all the fuss is about it's weight , after using a old Dolmar 153 I think the 880 is a walk in the park but then I grew up on a pig farm and use to virtually hand balling pork pigs up the cattle truck by hand when they refused to go for slaughter..... I wonder why that was !

 

Seriously if you got the work for one then go for it but has said 660/661 a better option which in hind sight I should of opted for .

 

Ste

[Stubby]

Don't know what all the fuss is about it's weight , after using a old Dolmar 153 I think the 880 is a walk in the park but then I grew up on a pig farm and use to virtually hand balling pork pigs up the cattle truck by hand when they refused to go for slaughter..... I wonder why that was !

 

Seriously if you got the work for one then go for it but has said 660/661 a better option which in hind sight I should of opted for .

 

Ste

 

I could pick one up up till I was about 50 but not now . Husky 395XP for me ....

[aspenarb]

Hate the sight of them, always blunt because no one can ever be @rsed to sharpen 12` plus of chain before they launch it back in the shed. Certainly know about it after a day or two of swinging around on the end of one.White finger special

 

Bob

[john p]

Nothing worse than using one up a tree, v rare I do though

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

I'd say all of the above is spot on! (esp Bob's sharpening)

 

Just got mine back from the shop after replacement (warranty) parts. Only done a couple of big fells and spotted this last week. They said it was just the panel but I haven't had chance (or inclination) to open it up and have a look inside yet (or sharpen it!)