STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread

[Sloughfoot]

Stihl offer a 500i with the Arctic 3/4 wrap?

There's one with it at my local shop.

 

[Woodslasher]

There's one with it at my local shop.

Heated 3/4 wrap in Cali? That's kinda unusual.

 

[stihl livin]

Heated 3/4 wrap in Cali? That's kinda unusual.

Not really. @davidwyby has a heated ported 2186 in Southern California

 

[Sloughfoot]

Heated 3/4 wrap in Cali? That's kinda unusual.

Missed the Arctic part in that query. Probably not. Never know though. Other day a neighbor kid was wearing a fleece baclava and it was 55 degrees.

 

[Sloughfoot]

Not really. @davidwyby has a heated ported 2186 in Southern California

Cold is relative. Anything under 80 degrees is sweater weather for @davidwyby

 

[Bill G]

Stihl does not allow US dealers to sell any arctic models. In Canada they offer the 261 arctic in 1/2 wrap only. They offer the 362, 462, and 661 arctic in 1/2 wrap and 3/4 wrap but no 500I arctic saws (currently). They do offer the 500i in an arctic version in Europe but I cannot speak to if they offer it in a 3/4 wrap version.

 

[K Mueller]

Stihl does not allow US dealers to sell any arctic models. In Canada they offer the 261 arctic in 1/2 wrap only. They offer the 362, 462, and 661 arctic in 1/2 wrap and 3/4 wrap but no 500I arctic saws (currently). They do offer the 500i in an arctic version in Europe but I cannot speak to if they offer it in a 3/4 wrap version.

Well that’s lame. Thanks for the info

 

[davidwyby]

Not really. @davidwyby has a heated ported 2186 in Southern California

Imported from Canadia, eh

I’m gonna power a personal AC with the juice…

 

[jacob j.]

Well that’s lame. Thanks for the info

I think @jmester ended up building his own: https://opeforum.com/threads/stihl-ms-500i-w.27354/

 

[jmester]

Stihl only makes the 500i(w) which has rear handle element and half wrap heated. No carb/intake heating. Looks like your only options for a heated 3/4 would be a 462 or 661. In bigger saws.I am not sure how close those handles are to a 500i handle, if they could be modified slightly to fit.

I did make my own. Heated handle 500i and 660. 500i stuff was sourced from the UK. 660 stuff was gotten in the states. The Generator came from overseas. Seems they sell the parts, just not the complete saw on the 660.