All the lean was the rite way.
It looks like you purposely undercut your face cut. Which is usually something you avoid doing... but I can sort of see how it would work for certain situations. You just have to pay attention to not cutting past your undercut when setting the hinge
. Like anything different ways to skin a cat I guess.
Fuel economy. I had a dual port on the front, and it ran similar to the first one I had. It blubbered and smoked more. Nothing extreme, but this one just runs better to me without that dual port. I haven’t tried a port on the side though. I think the front port didn’t have enough back-pressure.
Makes sense to me. A saw isn’t really faster when your buddies are still cutting wood while your filling up. Maybe that isn’t a good analogy though. The amount of wood cut per tank has to be figured in too I guess. A compromise has to be found between the two.
For sure. Wood type and size, terrain, and so much more affect my choice for the most productive saw setup, and part of that is fuel economy. Like you said, you can’t have it all, so a compromise needs to be made.
It’s the same filter as a 661, but it doesn’t seem to pack quite as bad. I run it with an Outerwear pre-filter, and I get all day out of it, and then I put a fresh and clean filter on for the next day. If I don’t run the pre-filter, I might tap the filter out a time or two during the day depending on the conditions.
I like the power and torque for sure, especially compared to the 462. And it’s lighter than a 572 by a smidge. But I do wish the AV was a little stiffer, but I’ve adapted.
My experience has been that the ported 461’s definitely run more “free” if that makes any sense. Definitely has more speed when cutting small stuff, but the 500 has been awesome in the bottom end torque. But I haven’t been doing any special testing or anything, just everyday use. But I haven’t really ran the 461 much since I got this 500. I like it.
