GeneralKayoss
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Last oil I picked up was some cheap Briggs and Stratton brand. Better go 25:1 lol
Farmertec Holzfforma G660 Improving?
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thompsoncustom
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ya I run 32:1 in everything (stock, ported,and piped) but I run cheap oil and they didn't switch from 32:1 to 50:1 for the engines it was a emissions based change.
GeneralKayoss
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Yeah I don't run 50:1 in anything. Don't trust it.
I built 2 of these Farmertec 066s from kits for milling. When I bought the kits they were about 200 -230 each with shipping. The good thing about building one is that you can build with upgraded parts (bearings etc) and overcome some issues. I have been milling with my first build for more than two years now without issue. I run a 25:1 mix to help keep the engine cooler. When logging, the power-head is running full speed intermittently which aids in cooling. Running a big saw full throttle for a half tank of fuel does heat things up a lot. Again, knock on wood, I am still running without issue and I mill mainly oak and hickory. Have fun!
thompsoncustom
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I don't know how many years I've had my farmertec 660 either 3 or 4 years. I ran a tuned expansion pipe on it one year cutting firewood and it survived just fine at 32:1. I had a exhaust lava wrap on the exhaust where it set on the dogs and when it would start smoking because it was so hot I'll let her cool down a little.
still running like a champ and 100% farmertec parts so far.
still running like a champ and 100% farmertec parts so far.
Where do I find one of those?
https://opeforum.com/threads/nice-xs-660.30041/
This site doesn’t like the “competition“ from the other forums I guess. Kinda childish. Here’s a screenshot of the link to go to
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Thanks, I'll check it out!
@huskihl That saw looks and sounds good, I'm surprised it's still available. I'm interested in buying the saw, I noticed on the other site that you said you would mediate the sale. Is that the best way to handle this or would you rather not go that route?
Yeah I will do that. Send me a PM and we can take it from there
I haven't posted on this site much, not sure how to pm you - I just 'started a conversation'.
Here is his ported 660 ad on FB to talk to him if needed. Lots of pics and video. https://www.facebook.com/marketplac...f=marketplace_profile&referral_code=undefined
I've been running my G660 for almost 3 years now. I replaced the clutch, muffler, and some screws before I finished the first tank and it has run great ever since. I run everything on 25:1 after seizing up my 064 on 50:1. Spark plugs are way cheaper than top end kits... For the first 5 gal of mix that I put through the G660, I was primarily running a 42" bar milling a 6' oak trunk into slabs that I could get loaded on my trailer to haul to the mill. That was early summer when the temps were over 95 degrees, and I normally worked about 10 hrs a day at it trying to get the tree cleaned up in the back yard. The sequence was run a tank of fuel, sit in the shade for 10 min and drink a bottle of water, refill the saw, touch up the chain, repeat. I lost 10 pounds that month. The saw did fine. I'd never a new 90cc power head that costs under $350 delivered to my door to have the same build quality as a new off the shelf OEM pro saw. If I ever need to purchase another saw, it will likely be blue.
GeneralKayoss
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Can anyone tell me what goes in this top cover hole? IDK if the threads are stripped or if it had a nut on the back. Nothing threads in.
Edit - So apparently the threads stripped somehow and the screw fell out. I'll either have to tap it with the next size up or sleeve it.
Edit - So apparently the threads stripped somehow and the screw fell out. I'll either have to tap it with the next size up or sleeve it.
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Historically Stihl has always been priced so high for the "fine German quality & engineering" . But sorry to say nowadays... Everything's made in China, buy a new Stihl and take it apart. Every part is stamped made in China. These are probably made in the same factory painted a different color. Same with Husqvarna and Sweden. If you want quality, someone who stands behind their products for a reasonable price but an Echo. They're still made in Japan and Japan makes fine small engines and though an island in Asia, it's not China. If you want a really cool knock off for a third of the price. Buy a farm tech . It's that simple
GeneralKayoss
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How do you like your 366? I've been running 036s for years and love them. I've looked hard at the G366, but never pulled the trigger.
Just for the record cause this kind of misinformation is repeated so commonly these days, everything is not made in China. Echo saws in the US are to my knowledge not made in Japan though this is routinely repeated. They're made in the US from parts made at Echo plants in the US, Japan, and China. Everything's a mix and match global supply chain. Stihl pro saws are made in the USA by and large in Virginia, though I'm sure like Echo some of the parts are sourced globally. Cheaper small Stihl consumer saws are made entirely at China plants probably. Some Stihl and Husky stuff is made in Brazil. The trend for most global reputable manufacturers is to produce their quality goods at a plant in that country from globally sourced materials. Automobiles are made this way, chainsaws are, and a lot of other things. I have no stake in pushing any saw as better than the other - each line have their good and bad models. Echo makes a solid, functional product without a single model I know of standing out in power to weight ratio, design, or anything else. Saws like Husky's 592XP or Stihl's 500i beat the pants off anything Echo makes in regards to technology and power to weight performance. Like I've said often about the Stihl/Husky/Echo/clone debates, compare apples to apples, pro saws to pro saws, consumer to consumer, etc. Echo makes a great consumer saw. Echo CS-590's are a damn fine midrange saw. So are older model Husky 359's, and 460 and 455 Rancher's for that matter, can't speak for the newer ones. But for a far lighter pro saw in that range? Give me my Stihl MS361 any day. Clones average out to a consumer saw with spotty quality control cause they're pro saw designs made from inferior consumer quality parts. Just you-pays-your-money-you-take-your-chances crapshoots like buying most tools from Harbor Freight. Some last forever trouble free, some last a week.
As someone who owns a clone and would buy another, this is absolutely a fair statement.
