Maybe because there isn't a lot of reason to buy a $300 dollar kit, not even a built saw; with no dealer or factory support for $800 including shipping? Who would buy that package at that price? Sort of wish Stihl would do what Husqvarna did and get the price points for top ends right and sell right into these AM saw builds. Would help keep those older 066-MS660's a viable option. I personally object to the concept of selling these kits as complete saws into the general marketplace. A lot of reasons why. Not going to post a book. Conversely the concept of grabbing a pile of parts for a saw puzzle is a lot of fun be it AM or some blend with OEM as a starting point. A great opportunity to learn a class of saw as well. I never would have even considered a orange & white saw option because I have so many Husqvarna/Jonsered options..no reason to. But originally having to fix log and skidder "crushed" Stihl's opened the door to seeing the totality of these parts and it didn't take long to ask the question....is there enough AM parts to build a clone? Originally for me it was simply to test then prove its ok to consider them in a pinch as I didn't have a source of Stihl parts to support a few logger friends. Now a couple of years later I am a total fan of the old now obsolete Stihl 064-MS660 saw series. Plan to show true German iron I've added to the collection and later I will show in subsequent video's I've gone to adding more OEM content and better quality content on things like clutch assemblies, ignitions, carbs. Simply because now these parts pile saws I ha d & together a couple of years back have become an integral part of my operation. Much to the chagrin of some in my circles...
