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Re: Stihl 881
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2020, 08:16:32 am »

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Re: Stihl 881
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2020, 08:50:49 am »
Tree guy in UK and owner of stihl 881. = I’m no mechanic, I just use big saws everyday for cutting big wood, and  I’m really quite taken by this saw. It’s very very different to an 880.
An 880 felt like an engine with handles on, the 881 is like the 500i/661 on steroids.
After extensive testing, the only recommendation I could make, was a bit of plastic near the throttle was a “bit sharp”.
Frankly it’s the best saw I’ve ever used.   

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Re: Stihl 881
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2020, 09:24:55 pm »
Looks great.

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Re: Stihl 881
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2020, 11:34:51 am »
It looks really good. Has anyone tested?

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Re: Stihl 881
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2021, 07:43:53 am »
Stihl 881 price 400 too


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Re: Stihl 881
« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2021, 11:04:09 am »
What a UK user says about the stihl 881. 880 top, 661 middle, 881 bottom. = There’s a big difference in the 881 to the 880.
I’d pick up a 661 over an 880 everyday for felling or cross cutting.
But over 30” I go straight for the 881 now.


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Re: Stihl 881
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2021, 10:45:51 am »
Some info from a guy from Norway running the 400 881. 70" plus bar on 881 === I have used the 400 and it is a stonking saw. Really aggressive and pretty light. I thought it was more of a replacement to the 362. A little bit heavier but considerably more poke.
Also used the 500i and the 881. The 500 has been out a while in Norway, seems a good saw but I wonder how long it would last in a logging scenario.
The 881 we used for a bit of milling. Seems to be a good saw but hard to tell what it would be like. We had a 70+” bar on it and a Panther chainsaw mill. It was pretty heavy.

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Re: Stihl 881
« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2021, 07:05:07 am »
Few dealers in Ohio have them on the shelves.

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Re: Stihl 881
« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2021, 09:03:55 pm »
lots of 881's around here but not much else , lots of dealers have no saws in stock
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