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[xyz123]

And yet, it has a 5 year warranty and is plenty capable for my large Burr Oakes. Not the fastest, not the lightest, but a fine saw for me. Expensive I’ll grant you, but I'm happy with it. BTW, the oiler has no issues with a 32” Bar.

Dont get me wrong. I love echo stuff.

Just not that saw in stock form.

You can take the so called 5 year warranty and throw it out the window. What it is really worth.
But hey long as you think it is there is good enough till needed.

 

[JeepHead]

Interesting that you guys are all Stihl or Echo fans. No one mentioned the Husky saws that would work for the OP- the 572, 592, 395 are a few of the obvious choices that come to mind. Some reason no one here seems to be a Husky guy?

I'm very much a husky guy and would choose most Huskys over a Stihl any day. All depends on the saw though for me.

 

[xyz123]

Older husky here for me.
Not so much into their newer stuff.

OP ask about 661 500i. So rolled with what he ask.

 

[Fields_mj]

That's about what I paid for my 660's and 880, all three slightly used and bought from 2009-?2014?.

Around here, a used 066/660 starts at $600 but there aren't very many of them. At that price, plan on having to do a fair amount of work on the saw before you run it much. At the very least, it would need all new seals and boots. Most of the 90cc saws around here were bought by a farmer or firewood cutter who thought they needed a pretty big saw. There are noticeably more used Stihl and Husquvarna saws in the 70cc class around here, but they bring a noticeably higher price. The logging industry mainly does hardwoods around here, and they seem to favor the lighter 70cc stuff over the heavier 90cc machines.

Truth be told, I actually bought my G660 because in 2021 you couldn't find a 70cc-90cc saw in running condition anywhere. I had dropped an oak in my back yard that measured about 7' across at ground level. I have an 064 that I was using at the time. I wasn't paying enough attention and it started running a little lean on me (may have an air leak), and it smoked the top end. I needed a big saw and I needed it pretty quick. The G660 was at my door in 2 days for about what it would cost if I rebuilt the 064 myself. I still need to rebuild the 064, it's a good saw.

Something worth noting, when you get to a 32" bar (or longer), its worth considering a semi or full skip chain to provide more room for chip clearance.