Buyer of Stihl 500I

[StanleyLogging]

Hello. I am in the USA and am looking to buy a Stihl 500I chainsaw. These saws are not yet available to us. Serious buyer. Thanks

 

[pavel408]

The same question answered here: https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/wanted-stihl-500i.332351/

 

[cus_deluxe]

yep, get with dan @AlfA01 hes helped lots of members.

 

[AlfA01]

yep, get with dan @AlfA01 hes helped lots of members.

I should be able to get some 500i's around the 1st of June.

 

[StanleyLogging]

Thank you. What would my cost be shipped to USA?

 

[AlfA01]

Thank you. What would my cost be shipped to USA?

The last ones went for around $1300 or less shipped to you PHO. They were pre-release saws, so maybe the price will vary a little when they fully release...

I'll know the final price when I actually get my hands on the saws. I should have more info in the coming week...

Here's mine cutting a dry Plane tree (Sycamore family).

 

[StanleyLogging]

Ok. So you do not have saws in stock ?

 

[Rick Stephens]

Ok. So you do not have saws in stock ?

Jeezus.... what part of his statement that he should be getting some first of July is beyond your comprehension?

 

[KiwiBro]

Jeezus.... what part of his statement that he should be getting some first of July is beyond your comprehension?

Yes, it was a silly question but your reply is unnecessarily harsh on a newish member who doesn't deserve the flaming for the crime of a silly question. I hope @StanleyLogging sticks around long enough to realise not everyone reacts that way.

To StanleyLogging, you could try private messaging @AlfA01 directly, and you should be looked after. And feel free to keep asking questions. There isn't a person alive who sprung from the womb a true genius who never asked a stoopid question.

 

[StanleyLogging]

Lol. Some questions are confirmation of facts for clarity. Go keyboard warriors though smh...

 

[Jed1124]

With some test cuts I have seen of late you might be better off with a 462.......

 

[Gugi47]

With some test cuts I have seen of late you might be better off with a 462.......

That's a joke, right?

 

[r black]

this may be a replacement for the 390xp I been wanting for over 2 decades .....June 1st it is then .....

 

[Deleted member 117362]

Jeezus.... what part of his statement that he should be getting some first of July is beyond your comprehension?

He said June 1st, never mentioned July.

 

[Rick Stephens]

He said June 1st, never mentioned July.

First thing to do when digging your own hole is stop digging. I will stop before going any deeper.

 

[Jed1124]

That's a joke, right?

No.
There’s a guy on another site who compared a 500, 462, and a 7910. All with the same 25” bar and chain.
The 462 was the fastest.

 

[AlfA01]

No.
There’s a guy on another site who compared a 500, 462, and a 7910. All with the same 25” bar and chain.
The 462 was the fastest.

The 462 is a higher revving saw and a very fast cutter even stock. I've found that the 50oi is very impressive after porting. It suffers from clogged muffler design stock to meet EPA stuff, I assume.

The 500i has monster torque after muffler mod and break-in. It needs at least 10 tanks of gas to wake up. It won't be the fastest saw out of the box, which is what most folks are showing in the YT videos.

I've ported mine and it absolutely screams. Videos don't do it any justice. I wouldn't trade my 500i for a 462--this one is staying right here.

 

[InfiniteJest]

How's the AV on the 500i?

 

[AlfA01]

How's the AV on the 500i?

Similar to the 462. IT's much softer feeling than traditional Stihls. More in line with a Dolmar 79XX AV system, but a touch softer.