Huztl MS660

[weimedog]

No, the 034-038 series. I like those things. And It would get a larger x-section of stuff if you did the 044 & I built one of these. Another guy built one here I think, was chatting about them on another thread...or maybe it was the 361....both are 60cc class saws. I think the 038 would be more interesting than the 361 though. Just me....going for one of those. I'll get one and figure one out on video..

Seems they move things around...here is where it is now:
http://www.huztl.net/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=56042

The REAL one specs from Mike Acres site....
http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...d7d12fb678653bf688256ba20049bcdb?OpenDocument

 

[Bedford T]

that's is awesome they have the 72cc kit. i asked them for that a month after i bought mine and they said i did not have one. i told them their lineup should be and explained 60cc 72cc 92cc made sense looks like they listened

 

[Chris3558]

Hey Guys,
On a different note, I wanted to report back on my MS660 saw order. I ordered it thru Huztl.net on Sat. Dec. 17th. Last week I received a tracking number that only tells me the shipment is "pending" and this morning the door bell rang. The UPS man just delivered my new saw!!!! How cool is that, 10 days total and mind you we had Christmas in there also! I was very impressed at the box condition all the parts came in. They taped up 100% of every square inch of the outside of the box. It might be a few days before I can get my head into this project....have some other commitments, but I wanted to post a few pics of the packaging. I need to spend some time organizing all the parts and see what might be missing. I will update as I get into it.

 

[Bedford T]

038 is a sweet saw

 

[tbohn]

No, the 034-038 series. I like those things. And It would get a larger x-section of stuff if you did the 044 & I built one of these. Another guy built one here I think, was chatting about them on another thread...or maybe it was the 361....both are 60cc class saws. I think the 038 would be more interesting than the 361 though. Just me....going for one of those. I'll get one and figure one out on video..

Seems they move things around...here is where it is now:
http://www.huztl.net/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=56042

The REAL one specs from Mike Acres site....
http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...d7d12fb678653bf688256ba20049bcdb?OpenDocument

I would love a ms380/ms381 in a kit. I've been looking for some time now. I have even been tempted to go for a complete saw on Alibaba but that defeats the building / tweaking with a kit. Plus I don't trust Alibaba.

 

[weimedog]

Hey Guys,
On a different note, I wanted to report back on my MS660 saw order. I ordered it thru Huztl.net on Sat. Dec. 17th. Last week I received a tracking number that only tells me the shipment is "pending" and this morning the door bell rang. The UPS man just delivered my new saw!!!! How cool is that, 10 days total and mind you we had Christmas in there also! I was very impressed at the box condition all the parts came in. They taped up 100% of every square inch of the outside of the box. It might be a few days before I can get my head into this project....have some other commitments, but I wanted to post a few pics of the packaging. I need to spend some time organizing all the parts and see what might be missing. I will update as I get into it.

That's got to be a record...I never had anything take less than 2 weeks, usually 3

 

[weimedog]

I would love a ms380/ms381 in a kit. I've been looking for some time now. I have even been tempted to go for a complete saw on Alibaba but that defeats the building / tweaking with a kit. Plus I don't trust Alibaba.

Might be fun to "discect" one....see if they are the same parts....and imagin the concept of...ahem..."upgrading" to farmertec part should they not be of that origin. Any idea of the cost and maybe a link? Get them both and then compare?

 

[trboxman]

Someone needs to smack them around for the spur sprocket pictured int he MS440 kit.

 

[Bedford T]

amen, a spur?

 

[Bedford T]

Might be fun to "discect" one....see if they are the same parts....and imagin the concept of...ahem..."upgrading" to farmertec part should they not be of that origin. Any idea of the cost and maybe a link? Get them both and then compare?

a lot of those saws come and go depending on the pressure from stihl. i spoke with a lady two months ago that said stihl is on the phone with them daily almost. she gets tired of it and pulls them and they get hungry and they go back up. you are paying too much because they have the heavy bars and chains with them and shipping is out of sight and that goes by weight

i doubt farmertec has anything to do with those guys

 

[Bedford T]

we should get a 440 and port it. that would be fun in itself. good solid jug to start with.

 

[tbohn]

Might be fun to "discect" one....see if they are the same parts....and imagin the concept of...ahem..."upgrading" to farmertec part should they not be of that origin. Any idea of the cost and maybe a link? Get them both and then compare?

I found several suppliers on Alibaba. Information on the sites is very sparse. I found one that offered two ms381 clones for ~$550 delivered. I will post the link when I find it again.

 

[tbohn]

Someone needs to smack them around for the spur sprocket pictured int he MS440 kit.

I hope that is not what they send. If so, a rim drum will be the first upgrade on the list of upgrades.

 

[weimedog]

I found several suppliers on Alibaba. Information on the sites is very sparse. I found one that offered two ms381 clones for ~$550 delivered. I will post the link when I find it again.

That's got to b a tough sell for that kind of money. Kits for 225 fall into the cheap fun category. ..I'm ordering one of those I think...see where it takes the hobby. A funny twist for me is now I've had those ms660's around a while. .I've gotten interested in the real versions. ..and the actual history of that class of stihl's (066-ms660's) . Picked up a 650..I would never have gone there but for these ms660's

 

[weimedog]

Btw a good rim clutch drum needs to be on the upgrade list for the ms660s. Some are really out of round and have to be adding stress to things. I wasted a bar tip on mine this weekend. (Bling saw) can't be certain it was the out of round clutch or the bore cutting. But it died and that clutch drum was way out of round. Wonder if it stresses the crank bearings. ..don't know, but I'm upgrading all of mine.I had an Oem on the first 56mm work saw..no issues in over a year.

 

[Bedford T]

Mine was round.

 

[davhul]

I found the clutch and or clutch drum couldn't hold the stress of a 36" bar. Yesterday my buddy called me and He said the chain would stop and the saw wasn't bogging and it was like the clutch was slipping. I haven't looked and came up with a conclusion yet on why. But last night I swapped the clutch and drum off my 064 and he said it doesn't slip now and cuts better than it ever did. My first guess without checking into it is the springs are to strong.

 

[trboxman]

Btw a good rim clutch drum needs to be on the upgrade list for the ms660s. Some are really out of round and have to be adding stress to things. I wasted a bar tip on mine this weekend. (Bling saw) can't be certain it was the out of round clutch or the bore cutting. But it died and that clutch drum was way out of round. Wonder if it stresses the crank bearings. ..don't know, but I'm upgrading all of mine.I had an Oem on the first 56mm work saw..no issues in over a year.

The 8 or so that I've had in my hands have all been round, must be hit or miss with you having the bad luck so far.

 

[tbohn]

That's got to b a tough sell for that kind of money. Kits for 225 fall into the cheap fun category. ..I'm ordering one of those I think...see where it takes the hobby. A funny twist for me is now I've had those ms660's around a while. .I've gotten interested in the real versions. ..and the actual history of that class of stihl's (066-ms660's) . Picked up a 650..I would never have gone there but for these ms660's

I found a 381 clone on AliExpress for $285 delivered. I have never ordered from Alibaba, AliExpress, DHgate, and the like. Now that Huztl is offering the MS 440 kit I'm not sure I'm ready to risk sharing my payment information and/or risk receiving a crappy saw. Here is the address.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MS3..._5&btsid=1aee2122-d8aa-41ca-bd8e-f874205cf8c3

 

[tbohn]

The 8 or so that I've had in my hands have all been round, must be hit or miss with you having the bad luck so far.

Of the seven I have installed, 4 or so were not out of round by visual inspection. The others weren't perfectly round but just barely visually detectable. I probably would not have noticed if Weimedog had not mentioned it previously.