MS462C - 572XP Comparison

[MustangMike]

I don’t really give a chit enough to go weigh my own 562 now honestly... besides it probably weighs 11.8789006659999 lbs pho after Alan ported it and gutted the muffler. Lol

Whose saw was that?

 

[huskyboy]

Whose saw was that?

https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/562xp-actual-weight.202691/

 

[moparnut88]

I know there was a change to a 6 screw case but dont known the exact date. And there were revisions to the cylinder. That might be the extra weight.

Mason, I've seen several 562s on the scale, and that is the lightest one I've seen. You sure you got all the parts on that saw?

They usually go 13 even.

And the 462 I saw on the scale was 13.2, just like it was supposed to be.

I've seen Stihl literature saying the 044 was 13 even, but I don't buy it.

Husky website initially said 562 was 12.8 lbs (just what you posted), but then they changed it to 13.2 lbs??? Did they change something???

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[chipper1]

I know there was a change to a 6 screw case but dont known the exact date. And there were revisions to the cylinder. That might be the extra weight.

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The clutch side case also gained weight on top of the 5-6 bolt case.

 

[MustangMike]

I like to know who is posting the saw weight. Some guys leave chain covers off, etc.

 

[huskyboy]

I like to know who is posting the saw weight. Some guys leave chain covers off, etc.

I think he was a dealer in Maine. Not positive on that however...

 

[RI Chevy]

Maybe it was the toy plastic saw Mike? Lol

 

[Armbru84]

Maybe it was the toy plastic saw Mike? Lol

I photoshopped in the scale in my photo...ya got me.

 

[MG porting]

Was waiting for someone to say their husky cap always falls off.

Lol.

 

[MG porting]

The Cross Bolted, Side Oiler 427 Ford is the ONLY ONE that was successful in NASCAR (Ford won championships), Drag Racing (Mickey Thomson was the first to break 200 MPH with one in a Funny Car), and the 24 hours of Lemans. The Early GT 40s had 289s, but when they started putting 427s in them, they started winning. In 1966, they entered 3 in the 24 hours of Lemans and finished 1, 2, and 3 (they kicked Ferrari's Arse!!!).

Lol. Yea Ferrari was pretty but hert on that one to. How about the fe 428 which is a hard one to come by.

 

[MustangMike]

428s could run strong on the street, but were a compromise engine, not really comparable to a 427 Ford. I was never really a fan of the 428 because they were externally balanced and would not withstand the punishment of a 390 or 427 (which were both internally balanced).

Evolution from 390: A bored out 390 is a 406, a bored out 406 is a 427, all have the same stroke. Since 427s were made for racing, they (most) had cross bolted mains, side oiler blocks (could not run hydraulic cam, all oil went to bearings) and steel cranks. They were near indestructible.

Conversely, the 428 is a stroked 406 and is externally balanced, does not have cross bolted mains, steel crank or side oiler block. Originally they had 390 heads, which were pathetic on an engine of that size. Tasca Ford tried to put Medium Riser 427 heads on the 428, but the larger valves would not clear the smaller bore cylinder. So Tasca developed a new head that had 427 Medium riser ports, but 427 Low Riser valves and combustion chambers. That became the 428 CJ head.

428s could run strong on the street, but could not compete with a 427 at the track.

 

[chipper1]

I photoshopped in the scale in my photo...ya got me.

You've gotten much better since you photo shopped my head onto that guy holding the 462.
That picture sure looked like someone messed with it.

 

[MG porting]

428s could run strong on the street, but were a compromise engine, not really comparable to a 427 Ford. I was never really a fan of the 428 because they were externally balance and would not withstand the punishment of a 390 or 427 (which were both internally balanced).

Evolution from 390: A bored out 390 is a 406, a bored out 406 is a 427, all have the same stroke. Since 427s were made for racing, they (most) had cross bolted mains, side oiler blocks (could not run hydraulic cam, all oil went to bearings) and steel cranks. They were near indestructible.

Conversely, the 428 is a stroked 406 and is externally balanced, does not have cross bolted mains, steel crank or side oiler block. Originally they had 390 heads, which were pathetic on an engine of that size. Tasca Ford tried to put Medium Riser 427 heads on the 428, but the larger valves would not clear the smaller bore cylinder. So Tasca developed a new head that had 427 Medium riser ports, but 427 Low Riser valves and combustion chambers. That became the 428 CJ head.

428s could run strong on the street, but could not compete with a 427 at the track.

Lol. Funny you mentioned the 406 Ford snuck a few of those in the Ford highboy very rare I've only seen two of them and they ran like a dam and they both had the factory cast iron headers one hand the good old for speed and the other hand the c6 both trucks were no joke.

 

[Dub11]

I photoshopped in the scale in my photo...ya got me.

You trying to tell me everything on the interwebz isn't true ?

 

[MustangMike]

Lol. Funny you mentioned the 406 Ford snuck a few of those in the Ford highboy very rare I've only seen two of them and they ran like a dam and they both had the factory cast iron headers one hand the good old for speed and the other hand the c6 both trucks were no joke.

The 406 was a great motor, short lived, but a real nice motor! You can almost make one by boring out a 390, but if you go the max (60 over) you end up a 4.11 bore, while the 406 and 428 were 4.13 bore. 427 was 4.23 bore (really only 425 cube).

Some of the later 406s had cross bolted mains, which carried over to the 427s.

The 427s also had screw in (not pressed) freeze plugs, and the piston pins were on center (for high RPMs). Most motors have a slight piston pin offset to help them idle smoothly, but are not as good at high RPM.

 

[MG porting]

The 406 was a great motor, short lived, but a real nice motor! You can almost make one by boring out a 390, but if you go the max (60 over) you end up a 4.11 bore, while the 406 and 428 were 4.13 bore. 427 was 4.23 bore (really only 425 cube).

Some of the later 406s had cross bolted mains, which carried over to the 427s.

The 427s also had screw in (not pressed) freeze plugs, and the piston pins were on center (for high RPMs). Most motors have a slight piston pin offset to help them idle smoothly, but are not as good at high RPM.

Lots of history on the fe engines we won't talk about the large snout fe's. Lol

 

[Duane(Pa)]

Hey, enough of this Ford BS. I wanna talk about 455 SD Pontiac's for a while. Steel cranks FTW!

 

[chipper1]

Hey, enough of this Ford BS. I wanna talk about 455 SD Pontiac's for a while. Steel cranks FTW!

I always enjoyed my 72 lemans t37 with a ram air II from a 68/69 firebird, with 410's she didn't have to many problems taking most cars out of the hole even though it wasn't all that fast in the 1/4 mile.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

Crickets...lol

 

[Dub11]

I always enjoyed my 72 lemans t37 with a ram air II from a 68/69 firebird, with 410's she didn't have to many problems taking most cars out of the hole even though it wasn't all that fast in the 1/4 mile.

That ain't *s-word. I gots a minivan with a 6speed and 27 fugging cup holders and some other kid friendly garbage.