novaman64
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Last new saw I bought was my MS441C MTronic 10+ years ago. Was getting ready to pickup a MS661 when I hopped on the forums and starting reading about the magical 500i. Talked to a few of the local fallers and tree service guys and they all raved about them. Decided to give one a try, scoured the internet for a while and finally got my hands on one.
Decided to go full disco and get the West Coast Saws 3 pt felling dogs and "bark box".
Anyways, decided the break in would be to get rid of a old dead oak that needed to be removed...
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This saw is a runner. Have 2 tanks through it, and its a beast. Stock, runs the 28" with a full comp (33RS) the same my broke in muffler modded 441 saw runs a 25" bar. Just threw the bark box on, so havent ran it with that yet, but Im sure between that, and complete break in the 441CM i gonna be up for sale real quick...
Decided to go full disco and get the West Coast Saws 3 pt felling dogs and "bark box".
Anyways, decided the break in would be to get rid of a old dead oak that needed to be removed...
![IMG_8368.jpeg IMG_8368.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/649/649263-fa8c927f875a6fc7cf4bce165020c036.jpg)
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This saw is a runner. Have 2 tanks through it, and its a beast. Stock, runs the 28" with a full comp (33RS) the same my broke in muffler modded 441 saw runs a 25" bar. Just threw the bark box on, so havent ran it with that yet, but Im sure between that, and complete break in the 441CM i gonna be up for sale real quick...