I ain't seen any ms462 nor ms500i's yet, but haven't been into dealer 4 a month or so.
Try a deuce and a half. 13,300 empty, 20k with a load, Cat/Allison 13mpg.
Try a deuce and a half. 13,300 empty, 20k with a load, Cat/Allison 13mpg.
Mtronic won't be supported down the road. Once the chip goes bad in 10 years good luck. Just look at the 056 Mag 11 for an example. Proprietary chips that the aftermarket cannot successfully copy, means continuing new saw sales. Most professionals do not care as much since the saws life expectancy is generally a year or two anyway.
Proprietary-- ask farmers about that on JD equipment-
Problem - when it works its great when it fails might as well replace it
Hi tech is great -when it fails - there goes production ($$$$$$$) out the window.
True, but there's at least one very important difference: cost. Reasonably speaking, the cost of a pro saw can be covered in 2-5 days of work if it's being used professionally. During that time it usually isn't even run full time, more like 3-4 hours a day maybe. Try that with a John Deere. Saws are cheap enough that even small time professionals can easily afford to have one or more backups. They're also small so packing along and storing a couple backups isn't that difficult.
The advantage of FI over Carburetor is Future proofing.
Like it or not EPA is for real.
We saw this with outboard motors a few years back.
The old carbureted "Coal burners" could not pass higher standards.
Stihl is working towards a future in the US and EU market by getting this FI program up and running.
Otherwise they could be locked out as emission standards continue to snug up.
Just an intelligent guess, coupled with the fact that the fuel injection technology has to be paid for by somebody. That "somebody" is the customer. Stihl will rifle the cost right back to the market. Perhaps the market is tired of rebuilding, replacing, and adjusting carburetors. The market may be ripe for something new that lasts and lasts.Where are you coming up with a figure of $2K?
I can't see it being more than a 661. Just my opinion. I can't see the market bearing that.Just an intelligent guess, coupled with the fact that the fuel injection technology has to be paid for by somebody. That "somebody" is the customer. Stihl will rifle the cost right back to the market. Perhaps the market is tired of rebuilding, replacing, and adjusting carburetors. The market may be ripe for something new that lasts and lasts.
However, how long will a fuel injection system on a chain saw last and what will it take to fix one after it conks out? That remains to be seen.
I can't see it being more than a 661. Just my opinion. I can't see the market bearing that.
Nothing but RPM.What does m tronic use to monitor mixture control ?
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