572xpg vs 500i
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your the one who picked himSo.....you're telling me that my doc has been doing it wrong? I feel so violated.
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Kevin said they run best when you fill the airbox with beans and wieners.
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He really is. The Doc could tell him he had 24 hours to live and he'd take off to the beer distributor and snatch a few cocoa puffs.
There's something to be said for having no stress in your life.
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I've never handled a 572xp, so no help there. My 500 is ported, so I can't comment on a stock unit.
My .02 worth.....I'm always a bit wary of new tech, new car models etc. I usually try to wait til at least second gen before buying something.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Stihl hasn't put fuel injection into any other models besides ms500 and ts500 yet and has stuck with m-tronic.....so far. There haven't been ranpant issues with the 500s that I know of, but it does give me some pause. M-tronic and Autotune have been out for some time now and the bugs are pretty much worked out. Between that, the somewhat soft AV on the 500, the air injection on the 572, the price difference, the fact I can buy OEM parts for the 572 online, get the 572 ported and still come out ahead of the price on the 500........I'd vote for the 572.
Give the 500 design a couple years or three to mature and then look at it again.
Counterpoint to one of the things I stated, there is a robust network of Stihl dealers here on the forum that would likely take care of you on parts if your local saw shop is a bunch of diks.
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He treats me nice though.
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count the hands on your shoulders the next time lol
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Have we derailed this thread sufficiently?
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@Mastermind fault
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I blame ironhorse
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You rode that horse here... your fault!
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I like my 572 much, it's been getting alot of use lately. I been wanting to get my hands on a 500i for some time though...
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Me either...
This air filter master debating is really foolish guys. Anyone bishing about the air filter on any of the modern saws clearly has no experience with the old iron.
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Me either...
This air filter master debating is really foolish guys. Anyone bishing about the air filter on any of the modern saws clearly has no experience with the old iron.
I recently ran my 661 for two weekends back to back. Cut a lot of wood those two weekends too.
I forgot all about how horrible the air filter system is on it....never cleaned it at all.
Should I consider a full rebuild?
I'm sure it's ruined.
