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I personally, have only started and held ms462 , bought the 572-xpg it is nice , only 1 tank , i am sure both saws are nice , that being said....... I would trade both the 462 or the 572 , for a brand new o.e. 371/372xpw or a 044 10/12mm/046 magnum .......;)

I'm mostly in the same boat, still like the original 372 better, and the 7900 better yet. None of the new saws are exactly ground breaking, it is nice to not have to mess around with the carb when all you want to do is cut, other than that nothing all that special. Maybe the 500i will change that, but $1,500 for a 80cc saw is crazy.
 
I'm mostly in the same boat, still like the original 372 better, and the 7900 better yet. None of the new saws are exactly ground breaking, it is nice to not have to mess around with the carb when all you want to do is cut, other than that nothing all that special. Maybe the 500i will change that, but $1,500 for a 80cc saw is crazy.
Ya, $1,500 for a 500i is nutty as one can get a new Hooskie 395 out-the-door (in my neck of the woods)for less than $1200 (tax included) & perhaps $100 less
PHO from Bob
 
I’ve had pretty good support from the 2 closest dealers here as well. Both take care of my kids pretty well. They’ve walked out with Stihl plush beaver toys and the Stihl trimmers and other stuff just handed too them. That’s bigger to me than most else they do. No discounts on saws but got 10% off on parts occasionally. And needed some screws one time and they brought me out to the shop and just started pulling them out of old pets saws. Good folks around here.
That's cool. I couldn't even shake a promo hat out of the Stihl dealer with a new saw purchase.
 
Yep. When I walk in any 1 of 5 or 6 guys say hi Steve. Mine left me take home a repair manual to use. Try that at any other dealer.
Nice isn't it. Owner asked if I wanted to take their ported 572 home and compare it to mine. They are all great guys and they don't pay me to say that. They also allow me to use their computers, look up part location in bins and pull them. Self-service dealer.
 
That's cool. I couldn't even shake a promo hat out of the Stihl dealer with a new saw purchase.

I’ve only done one new saw purchase and they did throw in the extended warranty without me having to purchase the canned fuel and all that. I asked about it and he said...I’ll give it to you anyways but on this saw you’ll never use it...which ended up being true lol.
 
I have owned a 462 for just over a year now.
I am not a professional logger or arborist but I have done a lot of work with this saw.
In October of this year me and a friend cleared over an acre of Noble Fir. I was cutting and he was hauling the logs out.
I also cut a lot of wood for my dad (falling, bucking etc) who owns a Sitka plantation. A lot of that work is cleaning up blowdown patches.

I agree that the saw is not the torqiest machine I have ever used but the light weight and high power with anything 30' or less makes it a joy to use. I especially like it for blowdown patches where I have to often climb over logs, jump out of the way of loaded logs and just avoid getting hurt in general lol. Having a saw light enough to swing around with ease and still use a long enough bar to not have to get too close to what you are cutting is a real pleasure.

HOWEVER, I know what you guys are saying about Stihl's recent "ideas". Why do their 70 and 80cc saws cave such tiny felling dogs? Why are wrap handle bars so hard to get as stock, why the flippy caps, why such restriced mufflers, why the one piece top covers that make it hard to install bigger air filters etc etc.
As to stihl dealers, well I never buy saws or have repairs done by my local dealers. They always charge as much as they can and take ages to get anything done and if you dont call them about your saws then they will just keep the damn things.
I traveled 25 miles to another dealer to buy my 462 in November of last year. Ended up walking out with a 462, 261c and 193t for €2000 and the guy through in bar oil, HP oil and a stihl helmet for free.

here's some pics of my 462 in action.
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And yes, I did abuse this saw once it was broken in to see how it lasts. Here's what it looked like after a week in noble fir with no cleaning and only sharpening every 2 tanks. (Normally I sharpen every tank but for the purpose of testing I let it dull a bit)

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I have found this saw best suited to a 25' bar. I have had this saw bury a 25' bar and full comp chain with only half an inch sticking out on the other side of the log and didnt experience any bogging unless my chain was dull. A 30' bar and chain doesnt cut so good but I would love to try a full skip chain but unfortunately they are hard to get around me.

Cant speak for the 572 but it looks and sounds good.
 
On the other site there’s a member from Oregon that has both named CLEARCUT a professional faller he has ran 32’s on both, from memory without digging up the exact quote he preferred the 572 for west coast style work. Is weight noticeable at the end of the day? Yes to a point and it depends on the shape you’re in, it’s take me a couple of days to get back into shape to go fall timber for 6 hours straight no matter what sized saw it is. For most of you guys on the East coast with the short bars and the nice ground that 462 sounds like the ticket.


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I’m an East Coaster and my 462 has become my only saw. It’s light, incredible throttle response, great air filtration. It will pull a 32” when needed and that’s as big as I personally need.

all that said these are both tops, so if I were in the market I would take the time and go to the dealer and pick each one up and see how they feel and check them out in person. One will inevitably feel better, that’s the saw YOU should buy.
 
I am on tank 4 - 572XP with 20in bar and EXL chain. Exceptionally smooth saw, super easy starting hot or cold (yet to touch the decomp button). Fuel consumption not even comparable to my oe 372XP. I like the 572 but there is just something that keeps me picking up the 372...
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I have owned a 462 for just over a year now.
I am not a professional logger or arborist but I have done a lot of work with this saw.
In October of this year me and a friend cleared over an acre of Noble Fir. I was cutting and he was hauling the logs out.
I also cut a lot of wood for my dad (falling, bucking etc) who owns a Sitka plantation. A lot of that work is cleaning up blowdown patches.

I agree that the saw is not the torqiest machine I have ever used but the light weight and high power with anything 30' or less makes it a joy to use. I especially like it for blowdown patches where I have to often climb over logs, jump out of the way of loaded logs and just avoid getting hurt in general lol. Having a saw light enough to swing around with ease and still use a long enough bar to not have to get too close to what you are cutting is a real pleasure.

HOWEVER, I know what you guys are saying about Stihl's recent "ideas". Why do their 70 and 80cc saws cave such tiny felling dogs? Why are wrap handle bars so hard to get as stock, why the flippy caps, why such restriced mufflers, why the one piece top covers that make it hard to install bigger air filters etc etc.
As to stihl dealers, well I never buy saws or have repairs done by my local dealers. They always charge as much as they can and take ages to get anything done and if you dont call them about your saws then they will just keep the damn things.
I traveled 25 miles to another dealer to buy my 462 in November of last year. Ended up walking out with a 462, 261c and 193t for €2000 and the guy through in bar oil, HP oil and a stihl helmet for free.

here's some pics of my 462 in action.


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I have found this saw best suited to a 25' bar. I have had this saw bury a 25' bar and full comp chain with only half an inch sticking out on the other side of the log and didnt experience any bogging unless my chain was dull. A 30' bar and chain doesnt cut so good but I would love to try a full skip chain but unfortunately they are hard to get around me.

Cant speak for the 572 but it looks and sounds good.
Your saw splits the wood automatically for you? I think I need one of these. :D
 
Well let me tell you, in Ireland our Nobble Fir trees grow so damn fast that at 30 years old they can be 80 feet tall and 3 feet at the stump and have the strength of glass. I cut a 3 foot length full of knots off one tree (about 6' diameter) and managed to make it split almost the whole way through with one swing from a 1750 gram HB axe while it was lying flat on the grass. If it hadnt been so full of knots I think it would have come apart.
I can split 2 foot rounds of noble fir with a 2 and 3/4 pound axe in one hit, thats not me bragging thats just how brittle the wood is.
 
I want to run a 572. I love my 462 though, it fits me just fine. Wears a 28 generally and a 32 when needed.

I'll grab a 661 some time for the bigger bars, but for right now, the 462 is my go to saw, I limb or fall real little stuff with my 261. The weight difference just isn't that great between the two and I have no problem falling all day wit the 462.

First few tanks I was wondering why there was even a decomp on this saw....but now that it's breaking in...it's WAY easier to start with the decomp pressed...it's got some serious compression for a stock saw.
 
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