Saw this on another forum, thought I should post here

Photo of the new and improved post recall ms661:

 

Nice !

 

I can't see it on my PC or my phone.

 

You guys are going to have to use your imagination. Because it doesn't exist.

 

Hook, line, sinker.

I can't wait for 4/1.

 

Found it

 

Is that the CostsMore model?

 

Ok you got me I was looking for a photo and scratching my head.......

 

Haha

 

There's nothing like a good joke!

And that was nothing like a good joke.



Ok. You got me.

 

He got you all twice.... First, looking for the pic... then making you believe that it didn't exist.. Sure looks real to me!!

http://www.stihl.com/the-new-maximum-stihl-ms-661-c-m.aspx

Just noted that this is not on the stihlusa website.. maybe not available in the us?

 

Is that the saw after they have fixed the recall issue ? The saw exists yess but there was a mysterious recall that has been rumored to be cylinder plating issue ?

 

The saw existed for a while last year. Then was recalled (unofficially?) - and has been in hiding ever since.

 

The 661 really exists. Sort of. I had one ordered and when it came in the saw shop gave me the choice of keeping it or sending it back for the recall. I sent it back. I did get to see it...briefly.
As to what's wrong or why they're being recalled, nobody really knows for sure and Stihl isn't talking. There's a lot of speculation and rumor but that's really all it is. The only people that know for sure aren't sharing the information.

On the up side, they're basically a good saw and an improvement over the 660. There were some out here for a over a year being used by loggers and a couple of government agencies. They were used in real-world situations, day to day logging operations, and they weren't babied. The only instructions that the users had were to use Stihl synthetic oil, run them in stock form only, and to use them like you'd use any other work saw.
I can guarantee the saws weren't treated like anything special. They weren't abused but they weren't coddled either. The saws were run hard. The guys that were picked to trial the saws didn't get to keep them, they went back to Stihl.

That's all I can say. Be patient. The saw is worth waiting for.

 

So if you had kept the saw and used it would it still have been under the 'recall' -- Would you have been able to send it back when the new ones are available?

 

Mike, I don't know . It was "suggested and advised" that the saw go back to Stihl. I figured why take a chance. My dealer is an old time west coast saw shop and they didn't have any more information than anybody else. That surprised me because they're in pretty tight with Stihl and almost always have the inside info about what's going on.
I still have my 660 and my 066 so it's not like I'm hurting for a work saw.

I was real tempted to just grab the saw and take my chances but I didn't. My thought was...if it blows up or has problems would it still be covered under warranty? In all the years I've run Stihl I've never ever had a warranty issue.