Ported 462 or ported 500i

[Maintenance Chief]

One thing thats constant is change ,but nobody's going to convince me that it has to be good when it comes.
I thought this thread was about a 500i or a ported 462 ? Let's see some AWESOME chainsaws!

 

[Sagebrush33]

I'm having a hard time keepin my trap shut these last few posts, so I'll just come out with it.

I wanna 462 before I dive into the 500i.
Thanks @Maintenance Chief

 

[whitesnake]

It's all a SH!t show. That's the short snd sweet. Without getting too far into depth and ruining the thread. How bout them 462's and 500i's??? Lol. And carbed 462's floating around? You know for when the zombies come.

 

[whitesnake]

Ahh sagebrush...I shall take your advice. I could argue for days about this!!!

 

[jcf86mod]

Talking about 462's and 500i's...
Wouldn't the goto be a Makita 7900... add the Xtra Sausages that Kev has just posted about.....

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Talking about 462's and 500i's...
Wouldn't the goto be a Makita 7900... add the Xtra Sausages that Kev has just posted about.....

@markds2 i think J-Dog is talking to you Mr ported 500 and 7910.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

I think that sonce Stihl just revised the 462 piston and cylinder, I'd go for one of those also.

 

[huskyboy]

I think that sonce Stihl just revised the 462 piston and cylinder, I'd go for one of those also.

I’d like to try one of the new ones too just to see if they gave it a little more torque (wider powerband). That’s all it really needed, otherwise very nice saw.

 

[Championlurcher]

2nd for a 461 ported it's better suited to ham fisted use with a longer bar than both the 462 and 500 i

 

[Ron660]

2nd for a 461 ported it's better suited to ham fisted use with a longer bar than both the 462 and 500 i

all I need….ported 064

 

[huskyboy]

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all I need….ported 064

Yep 30 years old and it’ll smoke a 500i/461/462. Lol. But ergos and features leave a bit to be desired as expected with something that old. Comes with the territory I guess.

 

[MustangMike]

Depends on what you want to do with your saw. The 462 and 500 are a good deal lighter than a 460/460 or 7900/7910.

If you have to do liming with the bucking, I'll take the lighter saw any day of the week!

The 462 cuts very fast if you let it run, and the throttle response blows the older saws away (which is also nice when liming).

Both my 462s are ported, and for the majority of the stuff I do, they hit the sweet spot.

 

[markds2]

@markds2 i think J-Dog is talking to you Mr ported 500 and 7910.

Well, I love my 500i but haven't run the 7910 long enough to really get a good feel for it. Kevin did port the 7910 with a wiiiiide power powerband (the dyno graph shows it puts out over 8HP between 8500 and 12500 rpm) and my initial thought is that it's more forgiving than the 500i, especially when using the dogs.

 

[whitesnake]

Ported 7910 is quite the saw.

 

[whitesnake]

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all I need….ported 064

That's a sweet saw. I want the bar lol.

 

[MustangMike]

My MOFO 460 is a beast also, but my MOFO 462 sees more run time.

 

[Ron660]

That's a sweet saw. I want the bar lol.

High quality bar (24”/063 3/8). My 064 with that cannon lightweight 24” bar is lighter than my 046 with a cannon 20” Superbar plus (063 3/8).

 

[Ron660]

Depends on what you want to do with your saw. The 462 and 500 are a good deal lighter than a 460/460 or 7900/7910.

If you have to do liming with the bucking, I'll take the lighter saw any day of the week!

The 462 cuts very fast if you let it run, and the throttle response blows the older saws away (which is also nice when liming).

Both my 462s are ported, and for the majority of the stuff I do, they hit the sweet spot.

my 021 is very light for limbing. I can hold it with one hand. It’ll cut wood bigger than it should.

 

[woodfarmer]

A little bucking, ported 2159 and the 500i.

 

[Ron660]

if my 021 can’t do the job my next up the power list and light weight is my 036 with an 18” bar.