661R Fever ...it's here!!!

[Laslabjohn]

Hmmm I have a brother in Texas, maybe I could talk him into picking me up one and shipping it up here....

i bet you could. I dont know abt. taxes in indiana but you wouldnt have too worry about them there.

 

[Dave4610]

I got dealer 4 mins down the road he got plenty of 661 cm but no r"s sorry
And I am a few miles away from you

Where do you live?

 

[Dave4610]

i bet you could. I dont know abt. taxes in indiana but you wouldnt have too worry about them there.

Texas doesn't have tax?

 

[Laslabjohn]

Texas doesn't have tax?

No state just luxury taxes. I believe.

 

[big t double]

I live about 15 minutes east of Gary in a city called Portage. I moved there about 8 years ago from Muncie Indiana. I work at a steel mill there. Portage is beginning to "fall" also. Gary is a plague that is slowly spreading. You've got more guts than I do. I stay out of Gary unless it is daylight and I know exactly where I am going. The wife and I are talking about moving west to Arizona or Colorado, but it's hard to want to give up a good job.

It was daylight for sure. Portage...yup if I recall correctly that's where the volkswagon show was.

 

[Coro cutter]

Where do you live?

Lol I'm in New Zealand

 

[Dave4610]

Lol I'm in New Zealand

Yeah, I guess I could read next to your name where it says "Location" right....

 

[Dave4610]

I chipped in for redbulls test of the Cannon 41“ on his 661R, so hopefully before too long we will have another one of his AWESOME videos! I appreciate all your tests and videos redbull.

 

[Coro cutter]

I chipped in for redbulls test of the Cannon 41“ on his 661R, so hopefully before too long we will have another one of his AWESOME videos! I appreciate all your tests and videos redbull.[/QUOTE

I now I appreciate all redbull tests videos and info and everyone else on AS. Good on you plpizza for chipping for the next test

 

[Coro cutter]

Go the mighty redbull..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol

 

[gunnusmc03]

RB, did you pick up that saw in Wi? If so which dealer?

 

[redbull660]

I bought out the last 2 660R's that Hayward (midwest stihl) had around early Nov, so it would clear the way to get 661R's. Then my dealer and I just called em about once a week. Finally they got their first couple in and I grabbed one. We checked again just to see if they got more in and... they have since got a shipment in and sold out of that.

All the dealers around here use midwest stihl. I doubt yours would be any different. Are you having trouble ordering one?


I don't know what the story is on the 661's though. At the time I purchased the last 2 660R's midwest had plenty of non R 660s left. So they had to sell those regular 660s before they sold regular 661's. Funny how that works. If you wanted a 661R yeah no problem cuz we don't have anymore 660R's. But if you wanted 661, you gotta wait for them to sell the regular 660s.

 

[gunnusmc03]

Thanks for the info. Im pretty sure he uses Midwest Stihl, but I think the problem is he doesn't realize the 661 exists :/

 

[redbull660]

have him type in to the midwest order entry screen.
(spaces are important)

ms 661 c-mr 25 for a 25" or change the 25 to 20 or 28 or 32 or 36.

 

[Dave4610]

If you google "Stihl Distributor Directory" the first thing that comes up says "Distributor and Branch Directory / Stihl USA". Click that and it will show you a map of the different regions for Stihl distributors.

 

[redbull660]

41" cannon bar ordered! This should be fun! lol

special thanks goes out to paylesspizzaman for helping out with it.

 

[Dave4610]

41" cannon bar ordered! This should be fun! lol

special thanks goes out to paylesspizzaman for helping out with it.

I think youre the one that deserves all the credit, I just threw in a couple bucks. You're the one doing ALL the work!

 

[treesmith]

Good work guys, looking forward to it

 

[Dave4610]

So I talked my brother into getting me a 661R. He paid for it today and it will be ordered monday due to the distribution center being closed, they claim it will be in tuesday. He is going to ship it from Cypress, Texas to Indiana for me. What would be the best way to ship it, UPS, USPS? My T540xp top handle was shipped UPS and the side cover got broke and it is only an 8lb saw. I would hate for this saw to get messed up or stolen during shipping.

 

[hseII]

So I talked my brother into getting me a 661R. He paid for it today and it will be ordered monday due to the distribution center being closed, they claim it will be in tuesday. He is going to ship it from Cypress, Texas to Indiana for me. What would be the best way to ship it, UPS, USPS? My T540xp top handle was shipped UPS and the side cover got broke and it is only an 8lb saw. I would hate for this saw to get messed up or stolen during shipping.

FedEx.

1) Go to fedex.com
2) create shipping label
3) email shipping label to brother
4) have brother print shipping label and secure it to packaging.
5) talk to brother and Arrange for pickup, or let him drop it off at a FedEx location near him.
6) insure it for $100 more than purchase price to offset shipping and handling issues, I the need arises.