Just Might Try Me One

[wkpoor]

Well I called my local Stihl dealer today and he said they have a "no questions asked 7 day full money back quarantee". Well I don't know where the fishhooks are in that offer buts its inticing enough. Thinkin about trying a ms660. Dealer said I need at least an ms460 to equal the SuperXL I'm currently using and be sure I won't be dissapointed. I'm wanting something that will easily handle a 24" bar and possibly a 30" down the road so I'm just going to jump up a bit. Something that will really sink into a 2foot log with ease. Past experience says that size cutting can be a bit time consuming.

Does anyone here bother with the bigger stuff for firewood or does it become a hobby for most any saw. I've notice the tree companies try to limit their time spent on the bigger but logs as they usually come after them with the grapple truck rather than cut them into managable lengths.

 

[Timberhauler]

A 24 inch bar doesn't hardly even put a load on the 660's engine.I suggest you get one.You won't be disappointed

 

[Lakeside53]

Buy it with a 28.. It will kick butt!

 

[Mike mandry]

I think your dealer if full of BS

How can anyone compare a 460 or 66 to a SXL

An 026 will smoke a SXL

 

[Butch(OH)]

the 24/25 ES bar balances makes a 660 feel very good in my hands. Before I built my new splitter with lifters I didnt fool with the real big stuff but with a 660, a helper and a good splitter a big load on a pick up is not too long a job, LOL

 

[cuttinscott]

I think your dealer if full of BS

How can anyone compare a 460 or 66 to a SXL

An 026 will smoke a SXL

I am not a stihl fan But id agree that a 260 or a 361 would easily out do a SXL........

Scott

 

[PES+]

Heck....with a full 7 day money back guarantee try all of them

 

[wkpoor]

He is probably doing the same thing I am. Looking strickly at the cu. comparisons. My SXL pulls a 24" fairly well but likes the 20" better. With a good sharp chain it will wade in real good. Also it can't be just a little better for almost a grand. Its got to be much much better so I figure the 660 should be without a doubt.
Two summers ago I was cuttin on a property and the owner stopped by with a brandy new Stihl straight out of the box. Don't have a clue what model. Had about same size bar as I had is all I know. But I do know I kicked his but with the SXL. And to rehash, I've been cuttin for 3yrs now with a friend who had Stihl's his whole life. I think its an 028 or 034 or something in that order. He is now using the SXL too.
But I'm wanting a bigger saw now and this would be a good time to test out a new one and maybe put it up against the 925SXL or 1050SXL and see how they fair. Nothing to loose right? 7 day money back quarantee!!!

 

[Bill G]

I am a Homelite collector and will argue their durability of the SXL with anyone. I will however say any Stihl dealer who tells you that it will take a 066 to compare to a SXL so that you will not be disapponited is not a dealer I would do business with. If you are looking to replace a firewood saw the the440/460 is fine. The 360 is just fine also but is not priced that much less than the 440/460 so the upgrade is easy.

Bill

 

[NYH1]

Did they make different size SXL's? If so how do I tell? I've ran two SXL Automatic's. One is my fathers and one is my friends fathers. Both seem like the same saws and have 16 inch bars. These two saws cut slow as :censored:! I even had my father saw tuned up, didn't make much of a difference.

 

[manual]

Heck....with a full 7 day money back guarantee try all of them

Hmmmm. I can cut alot of wood in seven days.

 

[Erick]

Hmmmm. I can cut alot of wood in seven days.

Don't do it manual!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd hate to see you have to change your avatar to something orange and white.


:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[PES+]

During the "Crown Commitment" days we used to have that discussion all the time with the local loggers. Husky was 15 days trial....and this was in the orange and purple Weed Eater days......grim times for sure

 

[ropensaddle]

saws

man got to say for firewood theres no better saw than caterpillar d9 grapple and wood processor time is valuable husky for backup:newbie:

 

[458_lott]

I have run Homelites most of my life. They are great saws and the XL-12 (3.3 cu. in./manual oiler only) and the Super XL-12 (3.5 cu. in./auto and manual oiler) with a 16"-20" bar or 14" bow make good firewood saws. I used them for years for limbing bigger timber and still use them some. To compare the Super XL-12 to a Stihl MS-460 or an MS-660 is just foolish. The Stihl is much more saw. I run an MS-460 and I like it quite a bit. I was used to running Super XL-925s and believe the MS-460 to be superior to them. (That's quite a statement coming from a dyed-in-the-wool Homelite person). I have a lot of faith in the XL-12 and Super XL-12 but it isn't comparable to a Stihl professional saw in the 440 and up size. The Homelite is/was a great design, but the old horizontal engine design is no match for the vertical designed saws. Just my opinion after having run Homelite XL-12s for 40+ years.

 

[JohnCusickjr]

I've been using a 440 to buck recently felled (arborist dropped with a crane) red oak logs from a tree with a dbh of 36". I have a 25" ES bar with a full skip chain. Logs are CLEAN. The 440 loves it and it's a pleasure to use. Can I stall it or bog it, yep. But used with the right touch, ie not horsing it, it roars unburdened through this stuff. I'm sure with the larger saws, 460-660, you can push the cut more. But why would you want to. Now if you want to run a longer bar, 28" & up, then I think your into one of the bigger saws.
Just what I see...

 

[wkpoor]

Thanks Guys, what I hear is there ain't know way I'm going back dissapointed in the 660! I'm all keyed up to give er a try.

 

[Erick]

WOW What a saw, this 660 rocks

Feel free to copy and paste this for the thread when you get your new saw.

:jester: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[NYH1]

Did they make different size SXL's? If so how do I tell? I've ran two SXL Automatic's. One is my fathers and one is my friends fathers. Both seem like the same saws and have 16 inch bars. These two saws cut slow as :censored:! I even had my father saw tuned up, didn't make much of a difference.

So did Homelite make different size (engines that is) SXL's?

 

[wkpoor]

I'm not that up on it but I believe the SXL series was made in several different sizes.
Just talked to a buddy tonight about a new Stihl. He currently has and uses a Stihl 034 but claims his Homy909 still has the muscle for the big jobs. He said its just heavy and will wear you down fast. He said I won't believe how light they new ones are for the power they have.