Stihl MS881! The rumors begin

[Cobby08]

I want one still...

 

[Locust Cutter]

 

[Stihlms]

I like how they kept Stihls' original design like the 500 and 661, keeping the carb with the rear handle. I don't like those new saws. Remind me of husqvarna units. I do like my 261 tho!

 

[Stihlms]

Boom! There she is!

Can't wait to see the flywheel side. Me likey so far!

 

[RI Chevy]

Your 261cm stock or ported Chris?

 

[Stihlms]

Your 261cm stock or ported Chris?

Stocky

 

[Stihlms]

Stocky

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice Chris. Sounds great. When we meet up, run mine and see if you can tell the difference.

 

[StephK87]

I like how they kept Stihls' original design like the 500 and 661, keeping the carb with the rear handle. I don't like those new saws. Remind me of husqvarna units. I do like my 261 tho!

but with this old design it is almost impossible to include centrifugal pre-filtration as you know from the Husqvarna/Jonsered saws (air injection) or from some "newer" Stihl saws like 261, 362, 400, 462 etc. For this feature you need a closed cover with connection to the air flow of the flywheel. So it has some advantages over the old design, keeps the filter far more cleaner.

 

[StephK87]

better quality pic's of the new big boy

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[RI Chevy]

NICE!!!

 

[ferris]

Maybe they save a little bit weight on the clutch cover, the cylinder, flywheel cover and some small parts and we get a 120cc with 20 pounds

 

[Evansaw]

Maybe they save a little bit weight on the clutch cover, the cylinder, flywheel cover and some small parts and we get a 120cc with 20 pounds

I was told the other way, bit heavier than 880

 

[Stihlms]

better quality pic's of the new big boy

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Will it be m-tron or adjustable carb? I'm liking what I see already.

 

[RI Chevy]

Kinda looks like an oversized 661.

 

[sawfun]

Will it be m-tron or adjustable carb? I'm liking what I see already.

Likely Mtronic and strato, the strato is probably the predicted weight increase.

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Looks like a carb saw in the pics.

 

[StephK87]

The first prototypes of the 462 were also equipped with screw adjustable carburetors. In some (eastern) countries the 462 and 661 are still getting sold with adjustable carb's. So I think it will be same with the 881, M-Tronic for the most of the market's. And that it becomes a strato saw is very likely since the cylinder pictures shown up

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[Leerod83]

Kinda looks like an oversized 661.

I was thinking overgrown 461. Either way, it's a good looking saw.

 

[Stihlms]

looks like a macho 461... Yes I will take one sir make sure it's a R model.