worth it, if it can hang with a 372/461, while being 1/2 lbg lighter.. And, a big if, if it is problem free for the most part.
Rated power is?
79.2 CC
worth it, if it can hang with a 372/461, while being 1/2 lbg lighter.. And, a big if, if it is problem free for the most part.
Rated power is?
I’ve not buzzed about a modern saw since the Ms200t (362c is decent but not worth a special mention) but this saw seems just as special as the top handle. Also mine runs with a 25” lightweight Stihl bar
My 361 sure has been the cure for what ails me. Maybe the 500 can cure Covid!The 362 was a let down after the 361, which could cure cancer.
Efi has already been proven in the TS500i concrete saw for 10 years. It’s not new techI’m retired from a 42 year career in automation technology. I learned in the very beginning that there are a few people that will stand in line or camp on the sidewalk overnight to be the first to buy that brand new version of whatever it is. On the other end of the scale is the person that won’t buy anything until it is so tried and true that it’s almost obsolete. In the middle,are the majority of buyers who wait for it to be proven in use.
Being that this is the first EFI saw, as far as I know that is, I think a good plan would be to not be in the group that sleeps on the sidewalk all night Waiting for this saw. They will most certainly get it aorted out and make a great saw, but the first ones shipped will almost certainly need some sorting out.
TS500i is a fuel injected Stihl concrete/demo saw. Believe it hit the shelves in 09 or 10Thanks huskil. I didn’t know that. Is the TS500i a Stihl product? Is the technology new to Stihl?
The TS 500i came in the first quarter of 2012.TS500i is a fuel injected Stihl concrete/demo saw. Believe it hit the shelves in 09 or 10
Thank you sir. I just remembered it being out for awhile. 8.5 yearsThe TS 500i came in the first quarter of 2012.
Was it a 32” ES lightweight bar? My dealer seems to think that selling a lightweight for power saw with a lightweight bar should come with a $60 up charge.I finally got my hands on a 500i this morning! It's sitting on the shelf, for sale, at a farm supply store east of Portland, Oregon!
I was really tempted to take it home.... but my 462 is barely broken in, so I left it for some other lucky soul!
It felt good, and its got a 32" bar on it. $1,439.95
I agree. A 28 seems to be the right match for light and maneuverable, but still able to snip a pretty good tree. At least our western species.Based on the balance of the saw, I don't think that it was a lightweight bar. I was not able to remove the bar cover, and all the tag said was 32" B & C.
I would definately want a light bar. I really like the 28" on the 462, and that is most likely use the most on a 500i.
Was that the wrap handlebar version?I finally got my hands on a 500i this morning! It's sitting on the shelf, for sale, at a farm supply store east of Portland, Oregon!
I was really tempted to take it home.... but my 462 is barely broken in, so I left it for some other lucky soul!
It felt good, and its got a 32" bar on it. $1,439.95