Opening up the stock port as far as you can is more than sufficient and it's quieter. You burn less gas and I couldn't tell a performance difference.
I need a larger chainsaw
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Opening up the stock port as far as you can is more than sufficient and it's quieter. You burn less gas and I couldn't tell a performance difference.
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How can it be junk when it has the highest power to weight ratio of any stock saw? And the idea that it uses more fuel than other saws is hogwash. It goes through a tank faster, to be sure. But it actually cuts more wood per unit of fuel than other saws I have used, as it cuts much faster. For example, my previous saw was an MS441C, and I would cut about 45 minutes per tankful. I get only 35 minutes with the 500i, but I get substantially more wood cut in 35 minutes with the 500i than I did in 45 minutes with the 441C.
I paid $1180 for mine, new.
cuttinstihl
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Where'd you find a 500 that cheap, Madsens is the only place that comes close to that AFAIK. My dealers price is 1670 before tax, around 1800 out the door for a standard 28
WI_Hedgehog
You bought a WHAT???!!
$1690 list in Wisconsin, plus STIHL's $30 Marketing Advantage Program charge to the dealer + tax/title/license... comes to about $1,805 total.
UNLESS you regularly buy STIHL HP ULTRA oil from them, then it's a few pesos over dealer cost...
cuttinstihl
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I've got some property up in Northern WI, Gordon to be exact. Every time I'm up there, I'm tempted to drive up to Canada and pick up a saw or two. My 151 is about $500USD in Canada, 500i is $1470USD after tax up there$1690 list in Wisconsin, plus STIHL's $30 Marketing Advantage Program charge to the dealer + tax/title/license...$1,805, unless you regularly buy STIHL HP ULTRA oil from them, then it's a few pesos over dealer cost...
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Just while we are in to filling pages with price compares- here is what we pay.
| MS 500i Chainsaw 20" Bar Petrol Chainsaw | Was $2,755.00*Now $2,396.00** | |
| MS 500i Chainsaw 22" Bar Petrol Chainsaw | $2,755.00* | |
| MS 500i Chainsaw 25" Bar Petrol Chainsaw | $2,785.00* | |
| MS 500i Chainsaw 25" Lightweight Bar Petrol Chainsaw | $2,835.00* | |
| MS 500i Chainsaw 28" Bar Petrol Chainsaw | $2,885.00* |
WI_Hedgehog
You bought a WHAT???!!
$2,396.00 NZD = $1,395 USD
Yup, and we are further from Germany and sell way less units per annum than the big old US of A.
At least they get a discount
You got a heckuva buy, i gave about that for my 400
WI_Hedgehog
You bought a WHAT???!!
Your country is so beautiful perhaps the Germans cannot help but discount their products!
It is not designed for torque…never was.
A simple “dual-port” mod doesn’t increase the noise that much. The Bark Box? Loud? O hell yea! I’m thinking of replacing mine with my basic modded front plate.
The cooling difference is pretty dramatic, imo.
Bane-Welker farm equipment, Wilmington, OH. I have a suspicion the salesperson looked up the wrong price. I bought the Stihl ultra oil to get the extended warranty, but I don't use it. I use Amsoil.$1690 list in Wisconsin, plus STIHL's $30 Marketing Advantage Program charge to the dealer + tax/title/license... comes to about $1,805 total.
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UNLESS you regularly buy STIHL HP ULTRA oil from them, then it's a few pesos over dealer cost...
I have not had any torque issues with my 500i. The longest bar I use is 25", so I don't know how it would behave with a longer bar. But I can bury the 25" bar in hickory and it works just fine.
