Thread: Older Stihl 066 chainsaw

yes be keen to hear about them as well. My old MS190 has given up the ghost and is in need of repair/replacement.

The only Stihl I would ever pick up over my Huskies, was my old 066 magnum. The best stihl ever made, full stop, end of story.
BTW I reckon I may have used a few saws here'n there over the years

What E. said

Umm the 066 is a nice saw but if you are doing some full on saw work then the 090 is the way to go!!!!

Pete

I should have said imho....

Pete

Originally Posted by Doughboy

Umm the 066 is a nice saw but if you are doing some full on saw work then the 090 is the way to go!!!!

Pete

Sorry Doughboy, unless fully fixed in a chainsaw mill, I'll disagree loudly
090
137cc yep,
torque to burn yep
chain brake..
Unbalanced yep
Heavy as sin totally
in todays terms quite a slow chain speed yep
Vibrates like... yep again
kicks back and rips your shoulder on the the way past yer head..YES:mad:
Lug it around the bush felling trees never ever (& i'm not exactly a ten stone sorta Bloke )
However besides slabbing they are very good for enticing large earthworms to the surface for catchin' catfish,
you start one' place it on damp ground, hold it there with your foot and watch 'em pop up.

E mac I totally agree with you on all the afore mentioned negatives but I loves the old girl.

I spent 10 years in the bush with my old man and he only ever used the 090 so that is what I learnt on, and for dropping some serious trees it is one beast of a saw. We are both 110 kg blokes so the weight thing really pales. One of the best things I ever learnt was to sharpen the saw correctly, it took me hours to get it right but as a 14 year old I was happy. Getting the angles all good on rakers etc is a real art.

Stihl the 066 is one useful and usable saw.

Again mho.

Pete

I understand, I have the same soft spot for a big ole oleomac for much the same reasons as you luv 090's.

Touche

Al

I can't speak with authority on the Stihl range in general except my impression is that the smaller saws are not worthy of the Stihl reputation.

However, the larger saws have considerable standing in the wood cutting world. The 066 I have had a little experience with although I do not own this model.

We fitted a friend's 066 magnum with a 42" bar for use in conjunction with my old rail mill. The saw never stalled in dry hardwood. Ripping is particularly hard work and I was impressed. At the time I doubt that there was a better saw around of that size, although some others might equal it.

Regards
Paul

A few of the stihl's had a problem with slow chain speed. Usually the smaller types I thought. Dunno really, these days I'd only have a husky.

Al,
they're absolute no good, and if you give me the name and contact details of the vendor I'll get in touch with him to give him a serve for trying to sell you the thing.

Mick

066.. great chainsaw. Plenty of power and still light enough to pick up

090 - yup I got one of them too. Scares women and small children, frightens horses etc. It's bolted to my sawmill so the weight doesn't worry me. Sure makes the woodchips fly though

Cheers

Ian

090...blunt chain, so what!!!!
Just the sheer brute force powers it through anything in its path.