Most overrated chainsaw of 2020?

[gurwald]

500i can be the best out of factory by a clear margin and still be overrated. I have never seen that kind of fangirling about a chainsaw.

 

[RyeThomas]

I can’t vote but if I could I’d vote “my feelings are hurt” because there are 2 votes for a 462. How dare you 2, lol.

 

[pbillyi69]

the only one of them that i have ran is the 462 with a light weight 32 and it ran really well had lots of power

 

[ZukiRyder440]

Not trying to stir up some crap but the 500i is a little overrated in my opinion. I ran one at a CT GTG a couple years back and in my hands if felt like any other 80cc saw that I have ran but a little snappier because of the fuel injection. Not bashing at all, just sharing my opinion.
And I’m not a fanboy either... I like me some 461s, 036s, 7910s, 6400s and the like. And what I have seen, all brands have had their fair share of bad saws, not saying the 500i is one of them. At the end of the day they are just saws. Any saw I can pick up that starts easy and causes no problems Ill run it. Sorry for the book

 

[huskyboy]

Not trying to stir up some crap but the 500i is a little overrated in my opinion. I ran one at a CT GTG a couple years back and in my hands if felt like any other 80cc saw that I have ran but a little snappier because of the fuel injection. Not bashing at all, just sharing my opinion.
And I’m not a fanboy either... I like me some 461s, 036s, 7910s, 6400s and the like. And what I have seen, all brands have had their fair share of bad saws, not saying the 500i is one of them. At the end of the day they are just saws. Any saw I can pick up that starts easy and causes no problems Ill run it. Sorry for the book

But man you didn’t run one with a bark box yet.... that’s the real ticket . Lol

 

[ZukiRyder440]

But man you didn’t run one with a bark box yet.... that’s the real ticket . Lol

Lol. Barkbox=

 

[afleetcommand]

Guess I wouldn't have guessed the outcome. Pretty much everyone I know who got either the 572xp or 500i went to being advocates once a couple of weeks went by. Some of the FaceBook fads would have been fun to see in there, I guess one did sort of. T-bone mufflers are the rage over there now. Think they are like mini expansion chambers for twins.....without the chamber & without the extra piston

 

[CR888]

The most overrated under performing chainsaw I've owned was a new Echo cs-550p. Not sure what I was thinking when I bought it but I don't discriminate against brands and it was a new pro saw & $300! But this thing was the size of a 70cc saw and performed like an average 50cc saw. Anyway I sold it and got my money back and some as that saw is close to a grand here new in ozy. I just bought a super low hour echo last night a CS-350wes!! It's the 35cc top handle with a rear handle sorta compatible to my MS201c.

 

[FergusonTO35]

There is a dealer near me that still has a 550P on the shelf, I don't think it's going anywhere soon.

 

[ZukiRyder440]

Welp... I changed my mind on the 500i after the PA GTG... I ran one that has been stuffed with sausage and another one ported by CFB and holy crap... they are an 80cc saw that feels like it has the power of a 90cc saw. And both were pulling 8 pins, the one CFB did up with a 20” bah and the XS with the 36”. Very strong saws.

 

[ZukiRyder440]

Id say the 400c is overrated. It felt meh to me amyways...

 

[deye223]

Well I have had to change my vote from not swinging my purse to the STIHL MS 462 after running 1 for a while in Australian hardwood to Peaky not enough torque and this one was ported (and yes I ran it before being ported)I would rather use my 460 or my 461. make a wicked limbing saw with a 20 inch bar put a 24" or 32"and not enough torque.

 

[huskyboy]

Welp... I changed my mind on the 500i after the PA GTG... I ran one that has been stuffed with sausage and another one ported by CFB and holy crap... they are an 80cc saw that feels like it has the power of a 90cc saw. And both were pulling 8 pins, the one CFB did up with a 20” bah and the XS with the 36”. Very strong saws.

Time to sell the 281 for one? Change the name to stihlrider400? Lol

 

[RI Chevy]

He is finally seeing the light!

 

[huskihl]

Welp... I changed my mind on the 500i after the PA GTG... I ran one that has been stuffed with sausage and another one ported by CFB and holy crap... they are an 80cc saw that feels like it has the power of a 90cc saw. And both were pulling 8 pins, the one CFB did up with a 20” bah and the XS with the 36”. Very strong saws.

The other one was cfb’s saw, ported by @Redfin. Sort of a “port job trade between friends” deal

 

[ZukiRyder440]

Time to sell the 281 for one? Change the name to stihlrider400? Lol

Nuh uh.... the 281 aint goin nowheres LOL.

 

[ZukiRyder440]

The other one was cfb’s saw, ported by @Redfin. Sort of a “port job trade between friends” deal

Huh. Never new about that. That was a good running saw though. Johny Redfin did a darn good job on it.

 

[ZukiRyder440]

He is finally seeing the light!

What light? Lool just kidding. Ill take any brand saw (NOT a walmart-bought poulan or crappy poulan copies) as long if it runs good starts easy ill run it till it pukes. I definitely atley ran more Squeels at this past PA GTG than I did at Dans CT GTG a couple years back.

 

[andyshine77]

Well I have had to change my vote from not swinging my purse to the STIHL MS 462 after running 1 for a while in Australian hardwood to Peaky not enough torque and this one was ported (and yes I ran it before being ported)I would rather use my 460 or my 461. make a wicked limbing saw with a 20 inch bar put a 24" or 32"and not enough torque.

To each their own, stock the 462 is the winner in my personal book, more grunt and HP, ported the others come out on top for sure.[emoji111]

 

[andyshine77]

Welp... I changed my mind on the 500i after the PA GTG... I ran one that has been stuffed with sausage and another one ported by CFB and holy crap... they are an 80cc saw that feels like it has the power of a 90cc saw. And both were pulling 8 pins, the one CFB did up with a 20” bah and the XS with the 36”. Very strong saws.

Even stock a 500i will pull a 8 pin just fine in hardwood, in fact after I gave the 8 pin a try, that's all I've been running on the saw. The 500i reminds me a lot of the 7900, which has been doing much the same for nearly 20 years now, but the 7900's ship has finally sailed.