Compression on a nice used 066

[DanManofStihl]

How much compression should a nice used 066 chainsaw have I am looking at buying a nice used one and am just wondering. Thanks for any help

[Tracy]

Don't have any #s for you but every Sthil I've seen or had will have a lot. If you pull it slow you will stall out you arm and then really have to pull hard to get over the compression stroke. If you take the slack out then give it a hard yank it wont turn over any more than rope makes it when being pulled in other words when you reach the end of the pull rope it quits turning right then and there if it didn't start.
One wired thing I had a Sthil do is and thats run backwards. It was the 041 model and if you brought it to a near complete stall and pulled it out of the cut sometimes it started back up running backwards!

[Oregon_Rob]

I have read and been told that anything over 125 is ok, 140 and above is much better.

[oldsaw]

Without compression release, it should stop your pull dead and make your arm hurt.  Mine does.

[DanManofStihl]

Lol  :D :D That is to funny I can see ya out n the wood trying to cut with that that would suck if the saw ran back ward. Really funny though