STIHL MS 400

[Stihl Potlicker]

What do you need help with? Is yer car busted and you can't get back to the dealer? I'm sure one of our PA members would be happy to give you a lift.

That i put it back LOL. now it will probably be gone

 

[Stihl Potlicker]

If I correctly recall, the sticker price I saw was 9 bills and some change.

ya he said he would give me a deal on it since i was picking up my 500i R

 

[Stihl Potlicker]

I ran one at the PA GTG and was impressed ... but I'm also impressed with the 462s!!!

Franky, I don't think you could go wrong with either one, both great Hp to weight.

I have 2 462s and my other dealer said, since i have 462s i wont be impressed. but it is amazingly impressive compared to a 362 is what i have heard people saying.

 

[Stihl Potlicker]

What do you need help with? Is yer car busted and you can't get back to the dealer? I'm sure one of our PA members would be happy to give you a lift.

well, I had to put new rubber on the wife's Yukon, so ya I adulted that day LOL

 

[BK13]

Might as well buy a 462 at that point?

That's my question. Will my first plunge into Stihl ownerdom be a 400i or a 462? Not that My new 562XP doesn't do everything I envision me needing a saw for. It's not like I make money with a chainsaw....

 

[deye223]

That's my question. Will my first plunge into Stihl ownerdom be a 400i or a 462? Not that My new 562XP doesn't do everything I envision me needing a saw for. It's not like I make money with a chainsaw....

If you have a 562 XP forget the 400 buy the 462

 

[BK13]

If you have a 562 XP forget the 400 buy the 462

Thanks, man. Kinda what I was thinking, not enough spread between the 562 and the 400.

 

[huskyboy]

That's my question. Will my first plunge into Stihl ownerdom be a 400i or a 462? Not that My new 562XP doesn't do everything I envision me needing a saw for. It's not like I make money with a chainsaw....

If you have a 562 there really isn’t any sense in getting a 400c/462c. There just so close in capabilities/size that I would sell one to keep the other I guess. I’d be looking at a 500i or 661 to accompany the 562. To me a 50-70-90cc is a perfect saw plan package deal. 60cc in my opinion are too in between…. But they are a good one saw plan for small-midsize firewood cutting use.

 

[Sagebrush33]

ut they are a good one saw plan for small-midsize firewood cutting use

That would be my reasoning for a 400c.... another firewood saw to complement the ones I have for the wood pile. My goal is cordage for myself and sail.

 

[andyshine77]

If you have a 562 there really isn’t any sense in getting a 400c/462c. There just so close in capabilities/size that I would sell one to keep the other I guess. I’d be looking at a 500i or 661 to accompany the 562. To me a 50-70-90cc is a perfect saw plan package deal. 60cc in my opinion are too in between…. But they are a good one saw plan for small-midsize firewood cutting use.

What he said!

 

[BK13]

If you have a 562 there really isn’t any sense in getting a 400c/462c. There just so close in capabilities/size that I would sell one to keep the other I guess. I’d be looking at a 500i or 661 to accompany the 562. To me a 50-70-90cc is a perfect saw plan package deal. 60cc in my opinion are too in between…. But they are a good one saw plan for small-midsize firewood cutting use.

Lotsa good thinking here. Giving some though to what I might ‘need’ <cough cough> I’m beginning to believe that a 660 clone (or 395 clone if FT ever releases it) and a 550 MK II will suit my needs. For as little big wood I cut, a clone would be fine. Realistically, the 562 is more than I need 80% of the time, so a 550 and my 16” 135 would get the most use.

But who ever pays attention to this horrible ‘need’ thing...

 

[Maintenance Chief]

I don't plan on buying one ,but I did pick one up at my local dealer and was impressed with how light and small it was compared to the other 68cc saws I've handled. Honestly I'm tempted to run one because of the mag piston.
I was not impressed with the 362 as compared to an old 034 super.

 

[huskyboy]

Replacing the 361 with the 362 wasn’t one of stihls finest moments imho. Lol

 

[MustangMike]

I sold my MMWS Ver I to a local tree guy, and that the the MMWS 10 mm 044 are his favorite saws. The 362 V2 runs the same and is over 1/2 lb lighter.

The original 362s (with the old air filter - pre M Tronic) were, IMO, crap!

 

[sawmikaze]

When i stated it’s a 362 replacement and that 362 is dead at the beginning of my thread or in many other threads i posted, the members were denying the truth.

The 362 is still here...

 

[lehman live edge slab]

The 362 is still here...

362 was never intended to be done when the 400 came out don’t know why everyone said and thought that.

 

[sawmikaze]

362 was never intended to be done when the 400 came out don’t know why everyone said and thought that.

Stihl has an odd line up these days..

 

[stihl livin]

Stihl has an odd line up these days..

It was just as odd during the O series to me

 

[lehman live edge slab]

It was just as odd during the O series to me

Should have kept the 0 series in my opinion everyone knew it was a Stihl but I suppose they did use up a fair amount of numbers

 

[Funky sawman]

Should have kept the 0 series in my opinion everyone knew it was a Stihl but I suppose they did use up a fair amount of numbers

Well I always thought a 027, 035, 037, 043, 047, 049, 052 and so on would have been cool