Stihl 661

[mdavlee]

Come on ST, the coils and carbs are the major players in a AT system. It took Husky over 2 years and a recall of saws back to Sweden to solve most of their AT problems, yes design/engineering problems , not user error issues, to correct most of the faults. I don't drink the Stihl or Husky kool aid, could care less, I own and run them both. The MS661 looks to be a nice saw, time will tell.

The AT wasn't the problem it was crankcase bolts and air leaks if I remember right.

 

[albert]

The crankcase bolts were only one of many updates/bulletins.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Pics or it didn't happen!

On a serious note, that's awesome. Can't tell ya how many times I've worn Barbie band-aids, since we don't HAVE regular brown ones any more haha.

I had Sophia the First on yesterday.


Sent from my AutoTune carb

 

[KenJax Tree]

If you use the right starting procedure the AT saws run pretty good. RTFM


Sent from my AutoTune carb

 

[ernurse]

MS661 R's are available in the Northwest U.S. I'm surprised nobody has posted about one yet

Cool I will be headed to my dealer today to order one. He said he can get one from a different distributor.

 

[z71mike]

I had Sophia the First on yesterday.

Haha yup, that DVD is permanently in the truck. Every time we go somewhere, I hear the same songs on the seat-back movie players. Twin 3 yr old girls. Grrrrrr.

 

[groundup]

What kind of prices are people paying for the 661's?

 

[AKDoug]

What kind of price for the R model?

$1300 ish MSRP... depending on bar length.

 

[tlandrum]

holy chit $1300,thats a lot of money. id go with a 390xp or a 2188 and keep 300 bucks in my pocket

 

[deye223]

with the extra power i hope they put a better crank in it or the next treads on this saw will be broke 661 crank at the clutch......

 

[procarbine2k1]

Good to see ya Ray. I swear I am going to make it down your way and help you out one of these days. Hope all is good for ya buddy. Hope business is going good - Jeff

 

[opinion]

What kind of price for the R model?

Starts at $1,169.95 with a 16". $50 more than the 660 R.

 

[albert]

holy chit $1300,thats a lot of money. id go with a 390xp or a 2188 and keep 300 bucks in my pocket

How much is list for a 395xp with a 16" bar?

 

[windthrown]

Starts at $1,169.95 with a 16". $50 more than the 660 R.

A 661 with a 16 inch bar... I could never even dream of running a 661 with a 16 inch bar on it. All that torque... a 28 is as small as I ever ran on my 066s.

Here is the official brochure on the 661 from Stihl. New spring system, new oil pump, new engine porting, new air filter system, M-tronic/Autotune, other lesser features (why they are so proud of a double dawg setup seems trivial compared to all the other real features):

http://www.stihl.com/p/media/download/en-com/ms661-brochure-gb.pdf

2-MIX technology? Looks bad-azz on paper. I want one.

 

[windthrown]

How much is list for a 395xp with a 16" bar?

I paid $1075 for a 395xpw with a 28" B&C with my discount. 16 inch bars on 90cc saws... *cough, sputter, choke*

 

[chadihman]

holy chit $1300,thats a lot of money. id go with a 390xp or a 2188 and keep 300 bucks in my pocket

Lets get a few of those sexy 661's around getting some trees on the ground before we make a call like that. It's got spring av,cm and a quad port design. The 461 is sexy and has lots of torque. The 661 is looking close to the same as the 461 but with spring av. Time will tell. I'll have one dyno tested before long. I love me a sexy creamsicle

 

[ryan_marine]

Mine is the MS661 C. Run time is about hour and 20 min per tank with a 25" bar. Cuts are great really smooth thru the rpm range. Very low vibration. I have pics on my phone that I am willing to text to someone who will post them for me. I also have pics of the 461 which is no slouch. Will have videos to post tomorrow. Pm me a number for the pics.

Thanks

Ray

 

[ryan_marine]

Balance is great. Pro come down any time.

Ray

 

[chadihman]

Here you go. Like the stickers on the 661. Looks like something my little girl would do.

 

[SawTroll]

The crankcase bolts were only one of many updates/bulletins.

Yes, but the AT itself wasn't a among the updates.