chains and bars for Stihl 066

[thompson1600]

What's your favorite chain and bar combination for the Stihl 066? If you do mill work with the 066, what is your favorite chain, bar and mill combination for that type of work?

 

[spreaderman]

my choice

1.3 pitch x 36" bar with skip chain, with 24" bar standard chain also an 8 tooth spocket ... it requires an extra link on each chain . the sprocket will give more speed with the power of the 66 you should be happy with this combination

 

[Gypo Logger]

The best combo for firewooding is a 16" bar and 33RS chain. This way your in the wood with lots of power. You will outcut most woodticks with their 24"= 36" bars, Plus your not in the dirt or using the tip so much when using an uneccesary long bar. For falling, a 24" bar is fine for 95% of the hardwoods you'll find.
John

 

[sedanman]

I have an 064, slightly smaller brother to the 066. I use it for getting firewood from the town clean-up area that no-one else will tackle, the guys with the small saws leave the big knot free stuff because they can't move it, I am part moose and part gorilla. I buck the 30" stuff and roll the rounds into my truck. I use an Oregon 28" Powermatch Plus in .063 and Oregon round chisel chain. The bar/chain came off e-bay so there was not a whole lot to choose from. I've never felled a tree that my 18" 026 couldn't handle as I only cut firewood and am not going after the really large stuff in the wooods, just take big stuff from the town shed.

 

[JimL]

I run a 24" oregon bar with a full skip 33rs chain everyday.

 

[rbtree]

I run mine with a 36" bar, and full skip square ground Oregon .375, .050 gauge. It is the 7.7 hp dual port muffler model, gutsier than the current comp. release model. I'd love to get it hopped up, however, 066's are one of the best stock saws going, according to Ken Dunn.

I'd run my 28 bar, but I have a Madsen's tuned 372 with 24 and 32 inch bars for smaller stuff, plus 044's and 036's. As much of my work is in the air, lightness is more important than speed. Plus, we don't cut a lot of true hardwoods, so short bars have less value.

The 066 is getting less use since I had Dennis massage my 3120 into one incredible chip spewin' machine! I have a 36 bar w/ new chain that I'm gonna put on, then we'll really see some chips fly. Usually run a 42 on it, and the 60 incher gets used now and then. Plus, I'm gonna have to put on the 24 and time some cuts, to see how soundly it whomps on the 372-24".

Roger

 

[rahtreelimbs]

thompson1600

I've run an 066 for quite a while, it mostly gets used for the big stuff. I have the older dual port exhaust model. According to KDHOTSAW the saw came with the ports just right. He called it a HOPPED-UP saw from the factory. I run a 42" oregon powermatch bar, full skip full chisel chain oregon chain. I also run a 7 tooth sprocket. With this combination this saw is an ABSOLUTE ANIMAL. A fellow climber has the newer version 066, this saw doesn't run as well as mine. Rich

 

[stihltech]

066

After opening up my first 066 muffler (new type) I have to agree that the secret is letting the exhaust breath. Customer is very happy now. Says it outcuts his older 2 port model.

 

[chainsawworld]

i still have an 066 digital mag. when i used it in the woods i ran a 24" full chisel 50 gauge with an 8 tooth rim. after years of competition, this saw is hard to beat in the stock saw class. now it spends much time on the shelf only working on weekends and the 064 stihl with a 24" bar and chain,288lite husky with a 24" bar and chain and the 153 sachs with a 38" bar and chain do the big stuff. so at his point i would have to say the best combination for my 066 is 3/8x50x60 full-chisel chainsaw world hot chain. marty

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

36" Woodsmanpro full skip.

But, i would hesitate to put a 16" bar on 066......... maybe not enough load? i really like snubby bars on saws, they cut with a lot more power to the inch; but i beleive that you can take that too far. Like completley running high with no bar and chain.

Perhaps, if you are throwing 'toe nails' (ripping with the grain), the load would increase to where the machine is made to run.

Just an observation and possible caution of taking a good thing a notch too far, especially when starting and running with no load at all.......

 

[chainsawworld]

the saw is a digital mag. it picks its own rpms. it mostly runs in 8x8 square cants. a longer bar and chain would make no sense. one show it runs in 16x16 cants. for that is use a 20" set-up.