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Most Dependable Big Saw (90cc-94cc)?

Which of these saws are the most dependable?


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Brings up another point to the conversation. Spring loaded to rubber mount. My 066 is squishy, bet the 395 in 20yrs won't be. All great saws, have flaws. If they built the perfect one we wouldn't be here or even having conversation. Never ran a 390 or 385. 394, 395 to date are great and I'll be on Husky side of fence. IMO 064, 066, 660 are awesome. Buy them all;)
I had to replace the old mounts on my 024 super this past year, they were a squishy from being old.
 

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I've slipped some 394/5 clutches myself. That one stock saw Jimmy has is by far the strongest stock one i ever owned.
Its stronger now...

I guess Wiggs, Mike, and I are the only ones to see burned up clutches. Scratch that then...they are awesome!

Need to stick the mill on it and make a smoke show video.....

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I have heard more about spring mounts going bad prematurely than rubber. Time usually gets the rubber, but the conditions of use and storage are a big factor.

However, nothing last 4 ever, they will all have a life span. When I replaced the boot and impulse on my 044 after 18 years of use, I was shocked how "like new" it still was. Got to say they make some darn good rubber.
 

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Its stronger now...

I guess Wiggs, Mike, and I are the only ones to see burned up clutches. Scratch that then...they are awesome!

Need to stick the mill on it and make a smoke show video.....

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I would honestly like to see it looks/sounds like when one is slipping.
 

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I would honestly like to see it looks/sounds like when one is slipping.
I will try to get a video. Normally the saw is pulled down to 7500 rpm or so...it never stops and nor does the chain...but its slipping. My W.A.G. would be 15% or so. What happens is it pulls so good down low and there is not enough centrifugal force holding the shoes locked up. A good operator and sharp chain it won't do it. Its not a stall... its a slip. Think of a tractor tire plowing a field with 10-15% slip. Still plowing...but she is slipping constantly.

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I'm watching some of you lug the daylights out of some of these 395s and the clutches aren't slipping.
Like this Brad?? :) This is my 394

That's a 36" bar and hard (sugar) maple. This was before I discovered my throttle cable had an issue preventing me from getting true full throttle.
 

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I will try to get a video. Normally the saw is pulled down to 7500 rpm or so...it never stops and nor does the chain...but its slipping. My W.A.G. would be 15% or so. What happens is it pulls so good down low and there is not enough centrifugal force holding the shoes locked up. A good operator and sharp chain it won't do it. Its not a stall... its a slip. Think of a tractor tire plowing a field with 10-15% slip. Still plowing...but she is slipping constantly.

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That does make sense.
 

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I can burn up any saws clutch lugging it too low. Makes sense. They’ll lug down to 7500 but won’t cut as fast as they do at 9000+. If I have to push on it that hard to get it to cut, the chain isn’t good enough.
 
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The Stihl MS660 is dependable and easy to work on. The problem is, guys keep breaking them, usually running over them with something -- big logs, pickup trucks, skid loaders, etc. Or, they jerk the heck out of them while cutting. Many of the 660 operators are strong enough to use them and strong enough to break them.
I see that daily from working on a fleet of 660s for a treeservice. They rough as heck on them and they do tear up but mostly from operator abuse on them instead of dependability failures. Most 660s that fail internally that I work on are from air leaks. As a matter of fact I dont see any of these saws much more dependable from a mechanics standpoint and IMO if good fuel/oil is used, a clean air filter is a common practice, and a sharp chain is used will far outweigh if one brand is more dependable than another. They are all mechanical and fail and none are built with majic dust. Most common failures I see in my shop on all brands are straight gassed , dull chains, and dirty air filters
 
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I have worked on a 650 and 2 660s this week and everyone has worn intake boots thats something you gotta check and it leaned saws out and one cylinder was not saveable
Thats the biggest failure on the 660s I work on. The operators r so hamfisted they break the top right hand mount and then the tank/handle frame gets into the intake boot and cuts it. Sometimes its not bad enough that they keep running it with the small air leak and end up laying the whole topend down
 
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