I used my new g666 (stihl 660 clone) to take down a mature bradford pear today. I dropped the tree and cut up all the thick wood and flattened the stump in short order. My other saw is a smaller stihl, the 260? but for 300 bucks new with 2 bars and 2 chains the new saw is ok for me. I am not going to use it often, just when a tree dies. If it is not the baddeat kat on the block its ok, because I damn sure am not spending 1200 bucks on an occasional use saw.