Stihl ms500i with a .404 chain?

[Trailsawyer]

I tried being a 'living room cutter" once....
I got HELL for it!

 

[Westboastfaller]

Never really got the US "cow face" thing it's a "goat show" do cows not live on flat ground?

As long as there is timber being cut, if it is as steep as a cows face, they will send in the hand fallers.

 

[Westboastfaller]

A 'goat cow' is a Nanny. She is not a ***** or a cow

 

[rocketnorton]

I tried being a 'living room cutter" once....
I got HELL for it!

cut in kitchen once
makin fer a bigger window
lil husky 35 wouldnt pull 404

also tryed a new welder in same kitchen

 

[Woodslasher]

I tried being a 'living room cutter" once....
I got HELL for it!

A buddy removed an interior wall with an 056 wearing .404 chipper once. He tarped off the room, opened the window, slashed the wall down and cut it into pieces that were small enough to chuck out of the window. I asked him why and he said it was quicker than using a sawzall and was way more fun too!

 

[Swanman]

Never really got the US "cow face" thing it's a "goat show" do cows not live on flat ground?

Just a saying. Try standing on a cows face sometime. You gotta be tougher than woodpecker lips!

 

[user 122190]

Stimulus checks are a coming and soon.

 

[user 122190]

I have still yet to fire up the 500i, but it is time to start thinking about this combo. 500i fitted with bar and 0.404 chain. No 28", but 32" could be okay.

For my ms880 I do have a 24" B&C. Can I mount this on the 500i? The 880 has 10mm mounting studs whereas the 500i has 8mm studs. Just for a test I would mount the 10mm to the 8mm and cinch it down good. Will it oil the bar and chain is now the question.

https://www.stihlusa.com/WebContent.../STIHL-Saw-Chain-Selection-Identification.pdf

 

[huskihl]

I have still yet to fire up the 500i, but it is time to start thinking about this combo. 500i fitted with bar and 0.404 chain. No 28", but 32" could be okay.

For my ms880 I do have a 24" B&C. Can I mount this on the 500i? The 880 has 10mm mounting studs whereas the 500i has 8mm studs. Just for a test I would mount the 10mm to the 8mm and cinch it down good. Will it oil the bar and chain is now the question.

https://www.stihlusa.com/WebContent.../STIHL-Saw-Chain-Selection-Identification.pdf
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Oil holes won’t line up. And you’d be taking a heavy bar and mounting it to a lighter weight saw. You need a 3003 mount, also known as D025 for the 500

 

[user 122190]

Oil holes won’t line up. And you’d be taking a heavy bar and mounting it to a lighter weight saw. You need a 3003 mount, also known as D025 for the 500

Then my concern is legit. Darn! I'll still mount the bar, sans chain, and see if any oil flows. I don't care about weight, as this would only be a test, probably 1 or 2 cuts and no more.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Then my concern is legit. Darn! I'll still mount the bar, sans chain, and see if any oil flows. I don't care about weight, as this would only be a test, probably 1 or 2 cuts and no more.

Ive reversed this , mounted a 3003 to the 3002 . I had to mill out the bar slots and grind out the oil port to line up.
The 088 bars oil hole is gonna be way higher.

 

[rocketnorton]

gotta be a hardnose bar to be had cheap or free
like em or hate em, side by side chain comparos all day long
i like 404 on 80cc+
though i do have 3/8 on a 5200

 

[user 122190]

Ive reversed this , mounted a 3003 to the 3002 . I had to mill out the bar slots and grind out the oil port to line up.
The 088 bars oil hole is gonna be way higher.

Then this will have to wait. I'm not spending $150 or more to see if it cuts fast nor by how much.

My big wood days are coming to an end. Guy who liked tackling the big stuff with me, is getting to old. Maybe to old to cut wood, regardless of its size.

Currently I have two 32" bars and 5 chains. Wonder if I'll even use them up during my remaining years of cutting.

 

[North by Northwest]

Have .404 on both my Pioneers , came from the factory with Oregon bars & .404 chain , so that's all they have run , very forgiving chain in dirty hardwood .

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Then this will have to wait. I'm not spending $150 or more to see if it cuts fast nor by how much.

My big wood days are coming to an end. Guy who liked tackling the big stuff with me, is getting to old. Maybe to old to cut wood, regardless of its size.

Currently I have two 32" bars and 5 chains. Wonder if I'll even use them up during my remaining years of cutting.

If any of your current bars are .063 guage, you could just get a .404 sprocket nose and swap it out for the 3/8ths. I do it all the time on bars. It's super easy on an Oregon power match, but I've done stihl and homelite (Windsor) also. 20$ is alot more reasonable and you can always swap them back.