WCS clutch cover/ deflector for 462/500

[Maintenance Chief]

Hearing about all the broken clutch covers certainly makes this a feasible product.

 

[Woodpecker]

But how much moar do they make the saw weigh!?!

 

[Backtroller]

Was it me or did it look like that cover matches their cool hats?

 

[ManiacalMark]

The flimsy clutch cover with a crappy deflector and weak 661 cases should be a reminder to Stihl that they need to go back to old ways. Or they can keep going and leave the aftermarket wide open for business.

 

[Duke Thieroff]

Now if it was a lower cost alternative to the OEM cover, then we might have something to write home about.

It likely is lower cost than the OEM cover from the standpoint that it holds up.

Surely buying a second or third OEM cover would take you up over the cost of one of these.

 

[bryanr2]

I didn’t look at it as bling, I shared it as a performance part, if it holds up better it last longer, or clears chip better- it’s a performance part… just like hopping a saw up or changing from safety chain.

 

[davidwyby]

Milled aluminum is gonna be shiny…changing that would just add to the cost. Might have been a good idea to make the logo smaller so it’s less flashy tho.

 

[Skeans1]

Milled aluminum is gonna be shiny…changing that would just add to the cost. Might have been a good idea to make the logo smaller so it’s less flashy tho.

Why do that when it’s free advertisement for them.


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[full chizel]

I bet it polishes up real nice and blings great in pics.

 

[davidwyby]

Aluminum is inherently shiny. I don’t think they’re polished…this is how our parts come out.

I can see putting your logo on something so someone knows where to buy it…making it
huge is the whole cool kids club thing. To each his own…

 

[Stem]

somedays I wish I still ran small parts.

 

[Dub11]

But how much moar do they make the saw weigh!?!

Don't forget sideways balance.

 

[Normzilla]

Was

Chainsaw bling is the dumbest thing I've seen in my entire life.

Was thinking same thing. I saw the cost my first question is the performance value.

 

[Mastermind]

Was

Was thinking same thing. I saw the cost my first question is the performance value.

Some of these fellas have pointed out that the stock cover is prone to cracking. So maybe it is more than just bling.

 

[Normzilla]

Wh

I’ve broken one 661 cover but to be honest I should have changed my chip deflector long before I broke the cover.

What I find weird is all the guys talk about how often they derail the chain on the 500i, an excessive amount resulting in smashing these covers. At first I assumed operator error, not maintaining equipment, etc…. You know the usual *s-word that guys have a habit of not doing. But then my falling partner who I’ve cut with for years used his new 500i for 16 days before smashing the back out of the cover and complained the whole time about the chain derailing. He then got angry and went back to his trusty 461 and haven’t had an issue since, same bar and chain.

what gauge chain are they running?

 

[Normzilla]

Some of these fellas have pointed out that the stock cover is prone to cracking. So maybe it is more than just bling.

Cool just caught up on reading, thanks Amigo. To me then I guess its worth a purchase, but my first thought was bling too lol.

 

[Duke Thieroff]

Some of these fellas have pointed out that the stock cover is prone to cracking. So maybe it is more than just bling.

I believe that was the premise in the first place.

Shiny is cool though too, if you're into that type of thing.

I'm more of a "dirty" type of guy myself though.

 

[qurotro]

Light weight comes with cost. The 462 case built thinner at some places to save weight, so does the clutch cover then. I haven't seen a broken clutch cover, but broken crankcase. The oil tank area is paper thin on 462!

 

[Mastermind]

I'm more of a "dirty" type of guy myself though.

Shiney saws are for sellin......not using.

 

[Duke Thieroff]

Shiney saws are for sellin......not using.

I got dirty girls I don't use....

'splain that