Stihl 462

[Dub11]

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6hp
6kg
M-Tronic
Release this Summer

I hope thats a small fella because that saw looks kinda big

 

[ABarrick]

Latest news
6hp
6kg
M-Tronic
Release this Summer

would it really kill them to run the handlebar grip an extra 2 inches...Not a big deal but it irritates the piss out of me when your hand is half on and half off the grip.

 

[mdavlee]

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6hp
6kg
M-Tronic
Release this Summer

I hope it's strong as a 461 or better.

 

[ABarrick]

I hope it's strong as a 461 or better.

I hope it runs like a 461 and is truly 6kg. 6kg is 13.2 lbs !

 

[mdavlee]

I hope it runs like a 461 and is truly 6kg. 6kg is 13.2 lbs !

That too. Weight isn't as big of a deal to me as balance. A 390 balances better than a 440.

 

[ferris]

I hope it's strong as a 461 or better.

I hope that too, for me it must pull a 28" bar in german Hardwood

 

[mdavlee]

I hope that too, for me it must pull a 28" bar in german Hardwood

That's what I like to run on my 70cc normally.

 

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[ABarrick]

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Based on that view, it's fugly enough that it better be a good runner.

My Germans not so good but it looks like 13.2lb dry pho, 16.8lb wet?

 

[MustangMike]

A 72 cm saw producing 6 Hp at just over 13 lbs .... WOW!!!

Would love to have one or two of them ported! Put a 20" bar on one, a 28" on the other, and you are in good shape!

 

[MustangMike]

That too. Weight isn't as big of a deal to me as balance. A 390 balances better than a 440.

My 044/440s balance well with either a 20 or 24" E bar (the ES is nose heavy) or a 28" light.

I hefted a 362 C Ver II in the store that had a 20" ES bar on it, very nose heavy, my Ver I with 20" E bar feels much better. A 20" ES is about 9 oz heavier than a E bar, and a lot of it is in that tip.

 

[huskyboy]

A 72 cm saw producing 6 Hp at just over 6 lbs .... WOW!!!

Would love to have one or two of them ported! Put a 20" bar on one, a 28" on the other, and you are in good shape!

6kg I believe not lbs

 

[MustangMike]

I'm not up on German, but I believe the KW is power and the KG is weight.

 

[ferris]

I'm not up on German, but I believe the KW is power and the KG is weight.

Thats correct

 

[Ktoom]

My 044/440s balance well with either a 20 or 24" E bar (the ES is nose heavy) or a 28" light.

I hefted a 362 C Ver II in the store that had a 20" ES bar on it, very nose heavy, my Ver I with 20" E bar feels much better. A 20" ES is about 9 oz heavier than a E bar, and a lot of it is in that tip.

A 25" stihl light bar feels amazing on a 044

 

[Roadfxr]

A 25" stihl light bar feels amazing on a 044

I agree 100%. Feels like they were made for each other.


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[mdavlee]

My 044/440s balance well with either a 20 or 24" E bar (the ES is nose heavy) or a 28" light.

I hefted a 362 C Ver II in the store that had a 20" ES bar on it, very nose heavy, my Ver I with 20" E bar feels much better. A 20" ES is about 9 oz heavier than a E bar, and a lot of it is in that tip.

I rarely run anything shorter than a 28" in the woods. 16 or 20 for racing

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[MustangMike]

Over 80% of the stuff that I cut can be cut with a 20" bar, and all of the local tree guys are running 20" bars on 460s or 461s for the bulk of their work. They all have longer bars and larger saws, but only use them as needed.

 

[mdavlee]

I don't like reaching with a 20". I ordered a 24" es light

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[MustangMike]

When you get it, please post the weight, I'd like to know. I have 2 - 24" E bars, but I don't think they make them any more. I'm sure the E bars are not as light, but they were a lot cheaper.