572xpg vs 500i

[Duce]

Why would I do that? The 500i is more hp and ways 2 lbs less and the price is much closer

I believe a 390 is a proven saw. Do you have access to stihls software? Stihl reduced weight by using lighter cranks and more plastic. Buy what you want, why ask for people's opinions, then push back?

 

[Mastermind]

If your saw is just another toy for you.....then 1300.00 seems like a lot for a toy.

If you fell timber for a living and own skidders, loaders, log trucks, etc....then 1300.00 for a lightweight powerful felling saw is a drop in the bucket.

I talk to men regularly who are getting older, and still carry a saw through the woods daily to feed their families. What do they want? A saw that is both light, and powerful. Period.

Cost is irrelevant if it helps them get through the day productively.

 

[ayoungtexan]

If you can handle the extra weight, grab the 572 and get it ported and you’ll still save lots of money

 

[huskyboy]

I realize its not what the thread is about but wouldnt the 462 fit in here as a direct competitor with the 572? More so than the 500i?

I would probably pick the 462 if I had to choose between it and the 500i and save the 300 bucks. I personally run two 572’s for what I do. Idk... I guess it would depend on what bar I wanted to run on the saw and your brand preference.

 

[sawmikaze]

I believe a 390 is a proven saw. Do you have access to stihls software? Stihl reduced weight by using lighter cranks and more plastic. Buy what you want, why ask for people's opinions, then push back?

Because he asked about a 500i and a 572. Never a 390.

 

[woodfarmer]

I’m only interested in these two saws, nothing else that is why I asked. I’m in my 50’s now and carrying around a large saw gets tiring. I have an 066, 460 several ported 2165/71’s. I use them all to fell and buck, I don’t spend my days in my backyard cutting cookies so a powerful yet light saw is what I’m after.

 

[sawmikaze]

I’m only interested in these two saws, nothing else that is why I asked. I’m in my 50’s now and carrying around a large saw gets tiring. I have an 066, 460 several ported 2165/71’s. I use them all to fell and buck, I don’t spend my days in my backyard cutting cookies so a powerful yet light saw is what I’m after.

It's the nature of people.

I'm surprised a 346xp or an 044 wasn't suggested.

 

[andyshine77]

And the older you get the more and more weight becomes a real concern. Sure I wish Stihl and Husqvarna would allow us to plug in their saws, but if things are designed right, there should never be a need, the vast majority of repairs are exactly the same as a regular carb saw.

 

[Mastermind]

Sure I wish Stihl and Husqvarna would allow us to plug in their saws

What? You can't? LOL

 

[huskyboy]

I wish Stihl and Husqvarna would allow us to plug in their saws

I think I understand where your coming from but I think it’s more of a dealer problem than a problem with stihl/husky in my opinion. Most dealers are still surprisingly incompetent. Despite the autotune/mtronic being out for more than a decade now.

 

[Johnmn]

If your saw is just another toy for you.....then 1300.00 seems like a lot for a toy.

If you fell timber for a living and own skidders, loaders, log trucks, etc....then 1300.00 for a lightweight powerful felling saw is a drop in the bucket.

I talk to men regularly who are getting older, and still carry a saw through the woods daily to feed their families. What do they want? A saw that is both light, and powerful. Period.

Cost is irrelevant if it helps them get through the day productively.

I completely agree, personally if I were still logging I'd have a 462 carb version. I'm not a Stihl guy but it's light, powerful and I can get it with a carb which is important to me because no have no dealers so I need to be able to fix my own equipment.

 

[Mastermind]

I completely agree, personally if I were still logging I'd have a 462 carb version. I'm not a Stihl guy but it's light, powerful and I can get it with a carb which is important to me because no have no dealers so I need to be able to fix my own equipment.

You can fix the M-Tronic saws same as the non MT saws. On a Stihl the user can do the reset without having any special tools, or computer software.

 

[Johnmn]

You can fix the M-Tronic saws same as the non MT saws. On a Stihl the user can do the reset without having any special tools, or computer software.

Good to know!

 

[Mastermind]

Good to know!

I'd much rather have an M-Tronic saw than an adjustable version.

 

[av8or3]

There are days when the 500i feels heavy to me. I only go for it when there is big wood that I HAVE to cut up. I got a warm feeling about my 066 one day and got it down to play. By the time I got it out to the wood yard I was already tired of carrying it. Age is a *b-word , but it’s better than dead I guess. Buy the 500i. Way cool saw.

 

[sawmikaze]

I'd much rather have an M-Tronic saw than an adjustable version.

I'm there now too.

 

[ayoungtexan]

If you want light and powerful, get the 500i and don’t look back. And see if you can get it with heated handles

 

[andyshine77]

What? You can't? LOL

[emoji4] No sir.

 

[andyshine77]

I think I understand where your coming from but I think it’s more of a dealer problem than a problem with stihl/husky in my opinion. Most dealers are still surprisingly incompetent. Despite the autotune/mtronic being out for more than a decade now.

Exactly. And for myself, they're zero Husky dealers near by. And when I mean near I'm taking under 200 or so miles. Whether or not I like to admit it, this is 100% Stihl country.

 

[woodfarmer]

This is typical of what I cut, 30”. We got it on the carriage no problem but couldn’t get it turned so just slabbed it