CLEARCUT meets the 500i

[HYPERSAWS]

I need to relocate them.

 

[huskyboy]

That 500i is full of fuel and oil the 372 is empty they aren’t that far off in weight.


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Cool, TY sir. Maybe sell your other saws and buy another 500i since they work so well for you?

 

[CLEARCUT]

I’m sensing some 500 hate, lol.

 

[huskyboy]

I’m sensing some 500 hate, lol.

None from me at all sir. I thought it was a great 28” bar saw in oak. Very smooth.

 

[Skeans1]

Cool, TY. Maybe sell your other saws and buy another 500i since they work so well for you?

Why do that when I have guys that run them here and there? And there’s places where I need a longer bar then a 36 for different projects.


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[RI Chevy]

It's cool that you guys out west are putting the 500i's through It's paces. Really good USA field test for those. You guy have them dialed in too. [emoji106]

 

[huskyboy]

Why do that when I have guys that run them here and there? And there’s places where I need a longer bar then a 36 for different projects.


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Makes sense. You think your 390xp is better for over a 36” than a 500i?

 

[CLEARCUT]

Well, yeah...you know where they’re at. They could disappear.

 

[huskyboy]

It's cool that you guys out west are putting the 500i's through It's paces. Really good USA field test for those. You guy have them dialed in too. [emoji106]

I agree no other better way to test.

 

[Skeans1]

Makes sense. You think your 390xp is better for over a 36” than a 500i?

I’ve ran a 42 on the 385/390’s over the years it’s nicer to run on steeper ground then a 395 if it’s needs I’ll run that setup on a 395. On the 500 it’ll run a 36 fine but most of the time I run 32’s and skip the 36 for a 42 as the next bar length.


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[huskyboy]

I’ve ran a 42 on the 385/390’s over the years it’s nicer to run on steeper ground then a 395 if it’s needs I’ll run that setup on a 395. On the 500 it’ll run a 36 fine but most of the time I run 32’s and skip the 36 for a 42 as the next bar length.


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Nice, sounds like you have figured out your needs for what your using each saw for.

 

[Infinitejest]

Thanks for the feedback on the 3 points clearcut.
I hate when the case rubs, but the pro-safetys were too much on the last saw I had them on. They worked ok with a bit of grinding...but I have better things to do with my time.
Gonna order a set of 3'ers tonight.

 

[jacob j.]

View attachment 286784View attachment 286785View attachment 286786I was pleasantly surprised by these dawgs today. Not too aggressive, and kept the saw away nicely. A 32 is either just sweeping or not quite in the majority of the trees here, and the dawgs were not as grabby as Pro-Safety 5 points, which I’m not a fan of.
I was trying to move the butt of the tree over in the stump picture with a modified Swanson cut if anyone is wondering. There was an old-growth stump that I didn’t want the butt to be on.

I've seen the guys do that up here on the big Spruce stumps - they're very unforgiving. I don't see any block-out style faces up here either, but it's probably not necessary in west side second growth since the
fibers tend to be so flexible.

 

[Absolution]

I wonder how much more a 500i weighs over stock with all those west coast bits and pieces? Wrap, dust deflector, large spikes, roller catch, HD spring and HD clutch cover... ect. Lot of add ons over factory.

Funny you ask that. I ordered a Wrap from AUS awhile back and it should be at my house on the 15th. I also placed an order for the heavier springs which should arrive at same time. I'll go ahead and weight the items individually when I'm swapping.
Only thing I'm not doing is the side cover.

 

[Absolution]

I also read you wanted a stock weight well you are in luck. Here is a photo when I first got the saw, it has full tanks.



And here is a west coast 372xp OE. With full tanks.

 

[HYPERSAWS]

Was it @mortalitool that helped design the suspension kit? If so could you make us a foam filter kit that for the 500?

 

[Infinitejest]

The max-flow should be available in a month or so.

 

[CLEARCUT]

Thanks for the feedback on the 3 points clearcut.
I hate when the case rubs, but the pro-safetys were too much on the last saw I had them on. They worked ok with a bit of grinding...but I have better things to do with my time.
Gonna order a set of 3'ers tonight.

The 5 point Pro-Safety dawgs are just too aggressive for my liking for sure. The 4 point aren’t too bad, though. Definitely have to be careful with your rider depth on bigger dawgs for sure.

 

[CLEARCUT]

I've seen the guys do that up here on the big Spruce stumps - they're very unforgiving. I don't see any block-out style faces up here either, but it's probably not necessary in west side second growth since the
fibers tend to be so flexible.

That makes sense. If that fir, for example, stayed up on the old-growth stump, I’m sure that it would’ve broke at 2 1/2 long logs or so. Thankfully, the butt slid to the side of it, and it saved out.

 

[HYPERSAWS]

The max-flow should be available in a month or so.

Good deal thanks for the info