afleetcommand
Pinnacle OPE Member
This guy has his entire channel simply cookie cuts side by side .
I'll let the video do the talking
I'll let the video do the talking
I posted that on Reddit they call the 500i owner's
Hp numbers don’t matter if the amount of work required to cut the log requires more power than the saw has at its rated peak. That’s where area under the curve becomes more importantThe question I have, are both stock? The 500i looks to have a bark box on it.
There's only 1cc difference between the two, but supposedly 1 hp more going to the 500i.
The race was close.
I’ve actually never seen it compared to a smaller saw. I’ve seen the 500 run against or compared to the 660, 661, 390, 592, 585 much more than I’ve seen it running against smaller saws. People seem to think it’s magic but it’s really just another 79cc sawWonder what the cost difference is , a clean 281 vs. a Stihl 500i. Fuel usage as well. My 281 actually isn't a fuel hog. And the value of having a saw fixable w/o dealer intervention. Think cookies are cool , but the cost of ownership/living with it vs. tree's on the landing over time type analysis would be interesting to me. Has to be value in having a saw that is supportable & part available. And HOW come the comparisons are always with smaller saws? Like 572. This is the first cookie comparison with a saw it's size, an OLD one but still one in it's displacement class. To do a similar thing if a 500i to 572 is a good comparison, then so is a equal cost 592 to 500i right?
A nice 281/288 is 4-500.00 hereWonder what the cost difference is , a clean 281 vs. a Stihl 500i. Fuel usage as well. My 281 actually isn't a fuel hog. And the value of having a saw fixable w/o dealer intervention. Think cookies are cool , but the cost of ownership/living with it vs. tree's on the landing over time type analysis would be interesting to me. Has to be value in having a saw that is supportable & part available. And HOW come the comparisons are always with smaller saws? Like 572. This is the first cookie comparison with a saw it's size, an OLD one but still one in it's displacement class. To do a similar thing if a 500i to 572 is a good comparison, then so is a equal cost 592 to 500i right?
But of course!
As a 281? Yes. One might say that the 288 would have more long bar usable low rpm felling grunt. I have heard of a faller running a 42” on a 500, but in redwood which is like cedar. I was thoroughly impressed with my stock 288 with a 36” buried in salt cedar which is like cottonwood.Isn’t a 288 the same weight?
The 500i is a way of life for some peopleI’ve actually never seen it compared to a smaller saw. I’ve seen the 500 run against or compared to the 660, 661, 390, 592, 585 much more than I’ve seen it running against smaller saws. People seem to think it’s magic but it’s really just another 79cc saw