I’d guess that means that he thinks it doesn’t have a lot of grunt and is better for felling cuts where speed is more important.
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To me, this saw makes its power at higher rpm. It’s not a saw that you dawg in and start cutting like a 181se or even an 064- it has to be screaming, then start cutting. It does not have the low end torque that the older saws have in my opinion. It’s like a Chevy Camaro at 450hp and a Ford F450 powerstroke at 325hp. Both are made to fundamentally go down the road. Which one are you going to use to pull your boat and trailer? Which one to run back into town to pick up a gallon of milk and a box of Ho-Ho’s? Again, this is my assessment with 35 years of running saws both great and small, for what it’s worth
For those that say the 500i lacks "grunt". I beg to differ with you. Its perfectly capable of powering its way through a "bind" equal to or greater than a 390xp. A 572 doesn't stand a chance against this saw.
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To me, this saw makes its power at higher rpm. It’s not a saw that you dawg in and start cutting like a 181se or even an 064- it has to be screaming, then start cutting. It does not have the low end torque that the older saws have in my opinion. It’s like a Chevy Camaro at 450hp and a Ford F450 powerstroke at 325hp. Both are made to fundamentally go down the road. Which one are you going to use to pull your boat and trailer? Which one to run back into town to pick up a gallon of milk and a box of Ho-Ho’s? Again, this is my assessment with 35 years of running saws both great and small, for what it’s worth
Is there a different way? I always go WOT before entering wood. Only time I don't is when I am trimming smallish branches.
