Stihl MS500i

[TreeLife]

I'll skip the 462 and pick one of these up I think.

 

[huskyboy]

I'll skip the 462 and pick one of these up I think.

Say goodbye to your wallet . Truthfully though this new fuel injection thing is interesting... hopefully it trickles down to cheaper saws.

 

[MustangMike]

It will be interesting to see how the power + weight compares to a Hybrid.

 

[TreeLife]

Say goodbye to your wallet . Truthfully though this new fuel injection thing is interesting... hopefully it trickles down to cheaper saws.

As far as the funds go, that seems to be the way of things in all arenas of life now. Cant buy a half ton pickup for under thirty grand, 70+cc saws being over a grand, etc etc.

I'm excited to see how the efi performs under duty conditions.

 

[Intoxsawcated]

I'll skip the 462 and pick one of these up I think.

specwise it makes the 462 a bit moot.

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[TreeLife]

specwise it makes the 462 a bit moot.

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And the 462 makes the 362 irrelevant...a pattern appears!

 

[ferris]

As far as the funds go, that seems to be the way of things in all arenas of life now. Cant buy a half ton pickup for under thirty grand, 70+cc saws being over a grand, etc etc.

I'm excited to see how the efi performs under duty conditions.

The cut off saw Stihl 500i had no problems with dirty and hard conditions

 

[TreeLife]

The cut off saw Stihl 500i had no problems with dirty and hard conditions

Yes, that gives it hope. But the work in which the ms500i will do and the operators that will be behind them is much different. Do you know what the maximum engine speed of the 500i cut off saw is?

 

[ferris]

@nohoff
Can you answer this question?

 

[nohoff]

I didn't use a Tach. But it seems like 13.5 - 14k rpms.

 

[TreeLife]

I didn't use a Tach. But it seems like 13.5 - 14k rpms.

Decent!

 

[nohoff]

Checked the Manual which says the ms 462 and 500i have the same max. Chainspeed with the same ring.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I would think the cement dust and water would be far worse than wood chips. Most concrete saws I’ve seen after they quit had severe wear inside from concrete dust. If the injection handles that a chainsaw should be fine is think. Perfect way to test in my opinion, smaller number of units to update if a problem on the cut offs plus a tougher environment. I’m thinking this was stihls plan all along. Cut off to prove it then chainsaw.

 

[TreeLife]

I would think the cement dust and water would be far worse than wood chips. Most concrete saws I’ve seen after they quit had severe wear inside from concrete dust. If the injection handles that a chainsaw should be fine is think. Perfect way to test in my opinion, smaller number of units to update if a problem on the cut offs plus a tougher environment. I’m thinking this was stihls plan all along. Cut off to prove it then chainsaw.

I like your theory. But an idiot with a dull chain in high heat can murder a saw. However, with it being efi you would hope it would have a heat sensor and fatten it right up

 

[huskyboy]

Concrete saws are also more limited in rpm as well as to not explode the cutter wheels.

 

[MustangMike]

A 362 Ver I is still 1/4 lb lighter than a 462, not enough to matter, but the Ver II is more than 1/2 lb lighter than that, so over 3/4 lb lighter, IMO it will still have a place in the line up.

The 500 has excellent specs, but for someone just looking to run a 20" bar, IMO the 462 will be hard to beat. For longer bars, the 500 will make a lot of sense, but most of the Tree guys around here do 90+% with 20" bars.

 

[ferris]

I didn't use a Tach. But it seems like 13.5 - 14k rpms.

We don’t mean the chainsaw.
The Max rpm of the TS500i

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Ts 500i electronic limited at 9000 it says in specs

 

[ferris]

 

[MustangMike]

That should be quite a saw when it arrives, but I hate those purge bubbles, can't imagine they will last forever!