I got a new saw today

[PapaPerk]

Nice saw! Wish Stihl would get rid of those lousy flippy caps!

 

[s219]

Awesome! And nice to see Stihl is finally including good scabbards !

 

[94BULLITT]

Same size bar as I have on my MS441. Powers it well, you will like it.

Yeah it handles the 25'' bar very well.

Nice Saw I bet it starts good with the electronic fuel management. So Stihl is making a 25" single piece Scabard now. I want one for my MS660 I hate the stupid 2 piece its always coming apart on me. Its fine for the 36" bar but the 25" is the bar i use 80% of the time.

It starts really good and throttle response is great. I love the sound of this saw at a idle. It screams in the cut.

So Stihl is making a 25" single piece Scabard now. I want one for my MS660 I hate the stupid 2 piece its always coming apart on me. Its fine for the 36" bar but the 25" is the bar i use 80% of the time.

Awesome! And nice to see Stihl is finally including good scabbards !

The guy had a a old extendable scabbard except he did not have the extension on it. I asked him if had a extension for it and he went in the back to get it and the other guy ran and got this one off a saw on the shelf. I don't know if I like it. When he put it on I noticed it had a cut in it. I thought it may have been made that way. Then when I got it home I realized it was not made like that. After putting it on off a few times it has got more battle scars. The chain gnaws away at it every time you put it on. I am not sure how it is going to hold up. I don't think it is made out of the same plastic as the old ones or either it is thinner.

I had problems getting the old 2 peices scabbard on the 660. It never slides right on. It always wants to catch were the second piece starts. I have to squeeze down to bulge the side for it to work.

Cngratulations. That Saw should give you many years of dependable service.

Thanks Creek.

Nice saw! Wish Stihl would get rid of those lousy flippy caps!

Thanks. This is my first flippy cap saw and I have only used them one time but I like them.

 

[murphy1244]

How much that saw run Roger? Do you carry that on your Tractor?

 

[94BULLITT]

Here it is making a couple of cuts.

How much that saw run Roger? Do you carry that on your Tractor?

It was $880 before tax.

 

[murphy1244]

What a beast! Its so much easier to cut when you don't have to bend over.

 

[94BULLITT]

What a beast! Its so much easier to cut when you don't have to bend over.

I usually don't cut them up like that but since I had it in the grapple I did.

 

[xring100]

Thanks. This is my first flippy cap saw and I have only used them one time but I like them.

Just wait chances are you eventually you will think it latched and you will end up loosing a tank of fuel or oil. I had my 361 running for about 3 or 4 minutes before the cap popped and drained my saw. Maybee the have improved the design on the newest saws

 

[xring100]

Nice saw! Wish Stihl would get rid of those lousy flippy caps!

Yeah only the 660 and 880 still have real caps I'll take the screw on any day

 

[xring100]

A tip I got from a logging professional was to go to the fire department and ask for decommissioned fire hose. Makes good scabbards in whatever length you need.

Good idea thanks