WANTED Looking for a new 500i arctic.

[AVAstihl]

I don’t know if they’re available yet looking for a new one.

 

[kurtz]

I bought one off eBay about a year ago. It shipped from Hungary. Oddly it’s only called a 500i W. There’s nothing on it saying Arctic like every other stihl heated handle saw. I haven’t seen another one on eBay since then but it’s worth watching.

 

[hacskaroly]

I don’t know if they’re available yet looking for a new one.

Here is a link to an earlier thread that talks about the parts needed to convert a non-artic to an artic version. Might be an option if you can't find the W.

Thread 'Stihl MS 500i W'

Sep 16, 2022

On the hunt for a 500i W. The W is for heated handles. Or for the parts to make a regular 500i in one with heated handles.

Here is a list of the parts

1147 430 0513 Switch
1121 442 0402 Insulating Hose Qty2
1147 790 1701 Handlebar
1110 430 0202 Stop Switch
0000 958 1511 Washer
1128 432 2200 Hexagon Nut
1147 435 2701 Cover
1140 430 6003 Heating Element
1147 400 4712 Control Unit

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Stihl MS 500i W

 

[FederalQ]

I bought one off eBay about a year ago. It shipped from Hungary. Oddly it’s only called a 500i W. There’s nothing on it saying Arctic like every other stihl heated handle saw. I haven’t seen another one on eBay since then but it’s worth watching.

Do all the handles have heat? I picked up an MS460 arctic and only the rear handle and carb have heat. There is no evidence that the front handle ever had it since new.

 

[av8or3]

These are available overseas. I found them on the German eBay site. About $1958, and the fellow will not / can not sell outside the EU. I want one of these saws as well. I could arrange the purchase with the help of a friend I have in Germany but for now, the price is the problem.

 

[av8or3]

 

[bigbadbob]

Do all the handles have heat? I picked up an MS460 arctic and only the rear handle and carb have heat. There is no evidence that the front handle ever had it since new.

my 460 handle bar is heated,,