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  1. woodworkingboy

    Stihl 880 mods

    Speed with safety. I like the two saw approach as well. A nasty cut in my chaps reminds of the tendency to drag a larger saw a little when limbing at the end of the day. It varies from day to day, but around 3:30 is sometimes entering the danger zone. Besides, I wanna go home to mama.
  2. woodworkingboy

    Stihl 880 mods

    The 880 is powerful, but can saws get a torque rating? I wonder how that would compare with some others?
  3. woodworkingboy

    Stihl 880 mods

    I wonder if running hot makes a saw break in faster? :\:
  4. woodworkingboy

    Stihl 880 mods

    Another thing about the heat is having a good cutting chain.
  5. woodworkingboy

    Stihl 880 mods

    Willard, good point about the oil holes. mine go all the way through.
  6. woodworkingboy

    Stihl 880 mods

    When milling, I'm for taking off the sprocket cover and using a metal plate to hold the bar in place. I don't see it as much a safety factor. You get better chip/dust clearance, and now that Willard has pointed out about the inboard clutch, I suspect better heat relief as well. It was shown...
  7. woodworkingboy

    Stihl 880 mods

    Ya, with the mill on it is some weight. The first time I used my 880 when cutting a tree, the chain got hung up and I got thrown on my butt. The only time that has ever happened.
  8. woodworkingboy

    Stihl 880 mods

    I can't say a lot yet, Squish, a couple of large logs, probably getting around ten gas tank fulls run through by now. It sure sucks gas. I've been running it fairly rich. I suspect that your heat will lesson after break in, somewhat.
  9. woodworkingboy

    Stihl 880 mods

    On my milling 880 it seems to get hot, running wide open for an extended time. No alterations to it yet, or maybe I took out the screen. I might like the old 076 better, more torque or something.
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