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Chain Brake problem , sthil ms 660 .

  • 11-09-2013 09:01PM
    #1
    teepee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭


    Ok ,
    I was using my Sthil Ms 660 today and after about half an hour of cutting done and when i applied the chain brake it wont engage . The chain brake had become soft and plyable . This is a serious problem and i will be contacting the main dealer .
    Has anybody here had a similar problem {What was the solution} Its a brilliant saw and would cut all day long but this a concern for safety .

    Any advise from users of the ms600 would be appreciated .

    Teepee


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  • #2
    Reindeer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭Reindeer


    teepee wrote: »
    Ok ,
    I was using my Sthil Ms 660 today and after about half an hour of cutting done and when i applied the chain brake it wont engage . The chain brake had become soft and plyable . This is a serious problem and i will be contacting the main dealer .
    Has anybody here had a similar problem {What was the solution} Its a brilliant saw and would cut all day long but this a concern for safety .

    Any advise from users of the ms600 would be appreciated .

    Teepee

    The 660 is a robust saw with few real inherent problems. If it is still under warranty, your dealer should fix it. If not, most small engine shops can repair that model as it has been around for a long time.


  • #3
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,569 ✭✭✭Rovi


    I'm not familiar with that particular saw, but the symptoms you describe sound very like a broken brake band.


  • #4
    teepee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭teepee


    Rovi wrote: »
    I'm not familiar with that particular saw, but the symptoms you describe sound very like a broken brake band.

    Update , left it into the stihl dealer and a new handle is been ordered and the faulty handle is been sent back to Germany . See how it gos .


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