Has the 661 been proven like the 066/660?

[sawmikaze]

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What is that a picture of ? .. it looks like pulp wood harvested with a head and a husqvarna laying in the snow.

 

[sawmikaze]

661 has more torque. Almost like a hybrid between a 390 and 066 with the good qualities from both saws with mtronic. No long term experience with the 661, just what I think from one month.

Torque isn't any good when your saw won't start.

If I could buy a standard carb 661 I'd be all over it like stink on *s-word.

 

[huskyboy]

Torque isn't any good when your saw won't start.

If I could buy a standard carb 661 I'd be all over it like stink on *s-word.

I’d be pissed if the 661 didn’t start when I needed it to. That hasn’t happened to me yet though. What ended up being the problem with yours? Solenoid?

 

[sawmikaze]

I’d be pissed if the 661 didn’t start when I needed it to. That hasn’t happened to me yet though. What ended up being the problem with yours? Solenoid?

I still don't know dude, I tried a new one and it seemed to help but the problem isn't totally gone..got me...but I'm far from a good saw mechanic so that wouldn't mean much coming from me.

But when Its running good its a bad SOB.

 

[huskyboy]

I still don't know dude, I tried a new one and it seemed to help but the problem isn't totally gone..got me...but I'm far from a good saw mechanic so that wouldn't mean much coming from me.

But when Its running good its a bad SOB.

I know there is different coils and intake boots n chit between the old and new 661. Not sure if that means anything. The one I’m running has the straight intake boot I think.

 

[sawmikaze]

I know there is different coils and intake boots n chit between the old and new 661. Not sure if that means anything. The one I’m running has the straight intake boot I think.

It's a 2016 model.

 

[huskyboy]

It's a 2016 model.

Probably the new setup then I’m guessing. I don’t know much about the changes.

 

[sawmikaze]

Probably the new setup then I’m guessing. I don’t know much about the changes.

I don't know either, when it's running good it's all you would want in 90cc..when it isn't I wanna smash it with a hammer.

 

[Deets066]

.when it isn't I wanna smash it with a hammer.

Pics

 

[Chainsaw Addict]

I could show your post to a logger with 25 years of experience and who swears by his three 661's. He brought in over 70 flat bed bunk trailer loads of logs with his 661's this past year -- over 2.5 million pounds. I wonder what he would say?

Do you know if he's running stock filter, MaxFlo or something else?

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[sawmikaze]

Recalibrate?

That 661 wouldn't even idle long enough to do it prior to the new solenoid, but after the new one its still hit or miss.

Bullsh!t for a saw that expensive..and I'm a fan of the new technology in these saws.

 

[Keith Gandy]

That 661 wouldn't even idle long enough to do it prior to the new solenoid, but after the new one its still hit or miss.

Bullsh!t for a saw that expensive..and I'm a fan of the new technology in these saws.

Under warranty? Has to be the coil or solenoid. Clean the carb?

 

[Deets066]

Hammer!?

 

[mdavlee]

Crush it?

 

[fordf150]

at least i know me and my customers arent the only ones having issues. queue lines are getting pretty long for the new big dolmar...now if they would just get one built and released

 

[sawmikaze]

Under warranty? Has to be the coil or solenoid. Clean the carb?

No warranty left...and it's already had a solenoid replaced

Shouldn't be any of those things for a saw that gets used 5-6 times a month.

I have a love/hate relationship with that saw.

 

[CR888]

I kinda agree with Ryan's sentiment of the 661, in 2018 spending $1k or in my country over $2k for a chainsaw you should not have starting or finicky issues with its reliability. It should be near bullet proof and perform well. You can buy a standard carb MS261 or MS461 and know firm its just gonna get work done daily without hesitation.

 

[Keith Gandy]

No warranty left...and it's already had a solenoid replaced

Shouldn't be any of those things for a saw that gets used 5-6 times a month.

I have a love/hate relationship with that saw.

It could be Ryan. It would be nice if someone close had a coil and another solenoid for u to try and definetely recalibrate

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

Can't overstate the value of a proper re-cal every once in awhile.

This is the process (courtesy of @Redbull661) I've had success with on the M-tronics I've worked on . Hell, may even be from earlier in this thread. (I've found a 12~14 inch log is plenty big enough for the initial cuts, so don't think you need a bar-sized log for the procedure.)

IMO, "reset" it. when saw is cold or hasn't been run yet for the day.

I do it with bar and chain on, chain brake off of course. I hold the saw while I do the reset. I make sure the gas is topped off before I do it.

start on choke - don't touch the trigger. let it run on choke...stop watch it for 1:30-1:40. Then, Push lever all the way off in one motion.

next

just start it and let it idle. Don't touch the throttle at all. May take a few tries to get it started. May idle funny for first 10-20 seconds. just let it idle...stop watch it for 1:30-1:40. push lever all the way off in one motion.

next

start it and do 5 cuts but don't really get on it. (I can actually feel the saw improve with each of the 5 cuts.) your done. May take a tank or 2 for it to really get back to normal.

If still doing it after above reset and running 3 tanks. Then yes, you have a problem. But this is the very first thing I would do before diving into all the possible fixes. We've seen a number of guys spend A LOT of time and money trying figure out this type of problem on the mtronic. So I'd go the reset route, done with military precision, first. Just my two cents.

 

[sawmikaze]

It could be Ryan. It would be nice if someone close had a coil and another solenoid for u to try and definetely recalibrate

I have recalibrated it after the new solenoid and talked to julie Anne about these things more than once.

It would be even nicer if I just didn't have to worry about it.

I could take the parts off of the other one but I'm not playing that game after work, it's the last thing I feel like doing for the most part.

Not to mention I think it's stupid that everytime my saw acts funny I gotta stand there with my thumb up my ass and do a calibration process..as far as I'm concerned with the technology they have this stuff shouldn't even be an issue.