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General Forestry => Chainsaws => Topic started by: slider on March 05, 2016, 07:44:23 AM

Title: almost new ms 880
Post by: slider on March 05, 2016, 07:44:23 AM
My partner an i just picked up a almost new 880 yesterday.Our friend bought it new and found that he hardly ever needed a saw that big.I don't think this saw has had over 6 or 8 tanks of mix through it.
We have a tree business so this saw will help on some of the large ones that we take off at ground level.
It came with a 36 in bar.
My favorite although is my 8 year old 361.

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Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: WV Mountaineer on March 05, 2016, 03:49:35 PM
That is a big saw.  God Bless
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: s grinder on March 05, 2016, 07:43:42 PM
Good for stumping
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: sawguy21 on March 05, 2016, 08:12:58 PM
 8) You don't want to be packing it around all day but as was mentioned it will be a good stumping saw.
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: Dave H. on March 06, 2016, 12:52:54 AM
sweet! i could use you guys help with a 32" pine im tackling this week,lol.
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: slider on March 06, 2016, 02:11:35 PM
Wish i could help dave but i'm tied up at the farm near fitzgerald.Vick has a home near Sterling so we may check you out one day.That is if you can keep the infamous Ludowici police from giving me a ticket.
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: ladylake on March 06, 2016, 03:46:47 PM
 Nice saw Al, I'd have to use my skid steer to lift it.   Steve
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: Al_Smith on March 06, 2016, 07:31:34 PM
The reason a large saw lasts so long is once the novelty wears off they don't get that much use .

I have an adopted 084 in my shed, step saw so to speak .The only action it has seen in the last 5 years has been at GTG's .The trimmer who owns it never uses it .
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: slider on March 07, 2016, 07:09:45 AM
Steve and A L Smith you are both right on this one and that's just how we wound up with this one.Although it will be a good tool in our tree service.Most of the time we take the stump down to ground level.
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: slider on March 07, 2016, 05:03:30 PM
The big saw came in handy today on this big cedar.I had to split it to get it on the mill.The log was over 36 inches at one point because the bar came up short.I will admit that i'm not as good as custom sawyer but i'm learning .We have 2 oaks and one hickory that are this big or bigger.
What i have learned is my one gallon 20 year old mix can is too small.

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Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: Al_Smith on March 07, 2016, 09:16:10 PM
You run it all day two gallons won't be enough .
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: deerslayer on March 08, 2016, 10:11:24 AM
Georgia has some monster trees. If you do tree service, you'll be finding uses for that saw. Get a longer bar though, for 36" you don't need that big of a saw. Yeah, big saws love fuel. Lots of it. A fair trade off for what they can do though.
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: WDH on March 08, 2016, 09:01:27 PM
Quote from: slider on March 07, 2016, 05:03:30 PM
one hickory that are this big or bigger.


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Hickory that big?  Have you lost your mind?  :D
Title: Re: almost new ms 880
Post by: slider on March 08, 2016, 11:10:39 PM
careful what you ask for WDH J Miller and I may bring this big hickory to the project.
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