Stihl MS881! The rumors begin

[mgr1]

Than is the 881 coming soon.

Also Farmertec say that the clone 880 is on pre order in August.

 

[RI Chevy]

LMAO

 

[CR888]

Fk farmertech...should be chynahtech.

 

[kneedeepinsaws]

Bought a 3120 earlier this year so.... whats the real deal with epa restrictions?

 

[Locust Cutter]

Bought a 3120 earlier this year so.... whats the real deal with epa restrictions?

Non adjustable H-jet, slow timing, and a choked muffler. Fix those, and you're in business. Port it,and it's interesting!

 

[kneedeepinsaws]

Non adjustable H-jet, slow timing, and a choked muffler. Fix those, and you're in business. Port it,and it's interesting!

Yes I forgot about those restrictions...
I bought an adjustable carb from mastermind, an unlim coil from ebay and it really woke this saw up. It screams when you can rev at 12k

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I didn’t think the cranks liked 12,000 on a 3120

 

[kneedeepinsaws]

I didn’t think the cranks liked 12,000 on a 3120

Service manual says max 11 500- 12 500 rpm.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Ok, I thought I read that they reduced the rpm’s because of bottom end issues but must have been for the epa.

 

[kneedeepinsaws]

Ok, I thought I read that they reduced the rpm’s because of bottom end issues but must have been for the epa.

Its possible, the FSM has not been updated in a while...
when i got it i believe 9600 was its max rpm, it was bouncing off the rev limiter all the time. less rpms = less emissions.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Might have just been bs about the cranks not liking above 10,000 for a daily use type saw. I know they spin the heck out of them and 880’s for play saws

 

[kneedeepinsaws]

Might have just been bs about the cranks not liking above 10,000 for a daily use type saw. I know they spin the heck out of them and 880’s for play saws

Yes good point.

i was playing around with it after i got the carb and got it running at 12k no load. It was quite the animal, i was using a 28” with milling chain cutting 16” logs vertically down with the grain just to see what it could do.
For milling ill defenitly dial it back to 10.5k, or whatever rpm gives it the odd 4 stroke blurble while milling.
I milled with it once and had a pinched fuel line, found that out after i ripped the saw apart . Its all setup now and ready, im hoping finally this weekend i can give it round two with a reliable run.
About time i stop hijacking this thread too

 

[andyshine77]

I believe the 3120 had really weak rods that would snap off at the piston pin if you spun them up too much.

 

[mdavlee]

I believe the 3120 had really weak rods that would snap off at the piston pin if you spun them up too much.

Ed always said keep them under 13k if you can and they’ll last a lot longer.

 

[Locust Cutter]

Any more news???

 

[ayoungtexan]

When are you gonna get one of these for testing? I’m very anxious

 

[Lightning Performance]

Anytime it seems. One off the Farmertec dealers here is waiting for them. He won't say when.

 

[Woodpecker]

Word on the street was fall in Europe. That was a teaser from @StephK87 in his echo 7310 thread.

 

[ferris]

Hey guys I read some technical specs in the german forum.
So the 881 is nothing special
8,7hp
10kg
Regular carb
Updated oilpump
Captive bar nuts
And the optical changes u already saw in the videos
Nearly the same price as the 880

 

[ayoungtexan]

Hey guys I read some technical specs in the german forum.
So the 881 is nothing special
8,7hp
10kg
Regular carb
Updated oilpump
Captive bar nuts
And the optical changes u already saw in the videos
Nearly the same price as the 880

That’s disappointing. I thought they could get at least 9.5-10hp out of it and shave a pound off the weight. Guess not though