Lurcher4
Well-Known OPE Member
Alfa01 i sent you a pmThat explains the delayed bowel movements they were discussing.
Alfa01 i sent you a pmThat explains the delayed bowel movements they were discussing.
but yours wont be the first ever ported 500 in the worldMy initial thoughts running the 500 were that stihl did a great job with the size and power of the saw. It feels very nimble and balances quite nice with a 28” LW bar. It has a very wide power band and it has great torque. The 500 imo isn’t as high strung feeling as a 462 but it spools up almost as fast.
Personally I think the 462 is a great saw for 20”-24” bars every day and the 500 will be better with the 28”+ bars.
The one thing that I will say about the 500 is that to me the AV feels almost to soft. It could be that I’m not really used to the spring mount but when compared to the 462 the 462 feels a bit stiffer. I suppose this could just be from the different length and weights of the bars I was using.
I do plan to port my 500 in the near future. I’m sure it will respond to porting as most saws do but I’m just not sure how much meat is left on the bone so to speak. Again, imo Stihl did a great job with this saw. If the fuel injection proves to hold up I think it will be a highly sought after saw
I agree with you on all points Mike.My initial thoughts running the 500 were that stihl did a great job with the size and power of the saw. It feels very nimble and balances quite nice with a 28” LW bar. It has a very wide power band and it has great torque. The 500 imo isn’t as high strung feeling as a 462 but it spools up almost as fast.
Personally I think the 462 is a great saw for 20”-24” bars every day and the 500 will be better with the 28”+ bars.
The one thing that I will say about the 500 is that to me the AV feels almost to soft. It could be that I’m not really used to the spring mount but when compared to the 462 the 462 feels a bit stiffer. I suppose this could just be from the different length and weights of the bars I was using.
I do plan to port my 500 in the near future. I’m sure it will respond to porting as most saws do but I’m just not sure how much meat is left on the bone so to speak. Again, imo Stihl did a great job with this saw. If the fuel injection proves to hold up I think it will be a highly sought after saw
Bastage...[emoji36]
BASSTURRD...[emoji36]Them two fruit loops prolly took turns pluggin each other.
when i unboxed my ported @tree monkey 461R. my wife asked me why i didn't order the 500I?Since the 500 arrived I haven’t run my 462. In fact, I boxed the 462 up and put it away. The only problem I have with running them both side by side is that now the wife can see 2 shiny new saws and then questions must be answered.
lol ive bought saws and had them ported before putting my hands on them lolYou guys move on way too quickly. It takes me a long time to form a relationship with my saws, I can't just love 'em and leave 'em