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Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? #6608329 09/02/19 08:11 PM 09/02/19 08:11 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,883 Northeast Wisconsin N NE Wildlife OP trapper
NE Wildlife OP trapper N Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,883 Northeast Wisconsin	Anyone have experience with these? Things to look for, good saw? I paid 226.00 for it at a rummage sale. Came with a saw sharpener and Some tree climbing gear. Also the bar on it is huge, can I put A 20 inch bar on it?

Re: Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? [Re: NE Wildlife] #6608338 09/02/19 08:20 PM 09/02/19 08:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,294 PA L lumberjack391 trapper
lumberjack391 trapper L Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,294 PA	That was a good price for it provided it isn't all beat up and running well. It is similar to the 066 and newer MS660. It is a commercial logging saw and a lot of guys loved them. You can put a 16" bar on it if you want. Depending on what all tree climbing gear you got, may be worth what you paid. Last edited by lumberjack391; 09/02/19 08:21 PM.

Re: Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? [Re: NE Wildlife] #6608361 09/02/19 08:40 PM 09/02/19 08:40 PM
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 1,306 Maine J Jonnytrapper trapper
Jonnytrapper trapper J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 1,306 Maine	That's an 85cc saw. You can put a 20" bar on it but your moving a lot of weight and burning a lot of gas for nothing. Pick up a 40cc or 50cc saw for light work. Good commercial saw. You'll be happy with it.

Re: Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? [Re: NE Wildlife] #6608510 09/02/19 10:46 PM 09/02/19 10:46 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,883 Northeast Wisconsin N NE Wildlife OP trapper
NE Wildlife OP trapper N Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,883 Northeast Wisconsin	Ok, thanks for info so far. I'll use the bar that's on it now and see how i like it. It's deff a tank compare to my jonsred 2165

Re: Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? [Re: NE Wildlife] #6608593 09/03/19 01:06 AM 09/03/19 01:06 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 4,846 Nevada N nvwrangler trapper
nvwrangler trapper N Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 4,846 Nevada	It was about the only saw used around southern Oregon when i grew up before they shut down logging because of the owls. I prefer the 044 for firewood and ranch chores with a fairly long bar so i don't have to bend over to limb anything.

Re: Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? [Re: NE Wildlife] #6608716 09/03/19 09:00 AM 09/03/19 09:00 AM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 849 Washington wildflights trapper
wildflights trapper Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 849 Washington	If I had a 064, I'd put a ripping chain on it and an Alaskan sawmill attachment. IMO it's way too much saw for normal woodcutting. Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. -Gustav Mahler

Re: Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? [Re: NE Wildlife] #6608722 09/03/19 09:24 AM 09/03/19 09:24 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,324 Northern MN O Osky trapper
Osky trapper O Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,324 Northern MN	I've had mine for a long time, and it's been bullet proof. Osky "A womans heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth, and I can find no sign on it" Jabless in Minnesota www.SureDockusa.com

Re: Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? [Re: NE Wildlife] #6608728 09/03/19 09:44 AM 09/03/19 09:44 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,617 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,617 Green County Wisconsin	whats the biggest wood you cut on any regular basis? the 066av is a big saw but if you get loads of logs , or skid logs out into the field and you spend hours just bucking firewood rounds and all your doing is letting the saw fall throught he wood you can speed up some , shorter bar more agesive file on the chain to match the power you got a good deal if it is running and depending on the other stuff you likely got a great deal. pull the muffler and see what the cylinder and rings look like , if you put new rings in early you can avoid a piston and jug many times America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? [Re: NE Wildlife] #6608745 09/03/19 10:44 AM 09/03/19 10:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17,880 MN 1 160user trapper
160user trapper 1 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17,880 MN	I have a 064 and 066 and love them both. They are awesome at cutting ice for beaver sets. I have nothing clever to put here.

Re: Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? [Re: NE Wildlife] #6608804 09/03/19 12:38 PM 09/03/19 12:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,867 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,867 Greene County,Virginia	As long as Stihl sells parts for it. You are good. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: Chainsaw guys, stihl 064AV? [Re: NE Wildlife] #6608810 09/03/19 12:45 PM 09/03/19 12:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,213 central Missouri B Bigfoot trapper
Bigfoot trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,213 central Missouri	I like cutting wood with a big saw i have very little patience for a dull chain and very little patience for a saw that cant pull a realy sharp chain . They are a great saw if you keep it sharp if not your better off trading it off on a lighter saw, they ballance well with a 25" bar and can rip blocks of firewood to knotty to split very easy

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