MS 500i

[Khriss]

Oddly the Husqys i did my felling tickets on 354s i think, were the bollocks, great lil saw on conifer....... So Why stop making them? Has wood changed so much in 30 yrs??   K

[Moose McAlpine]

6 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Oddly the Husqys i did my felling tickets on 354s i think, were the bollocks, great lil saw on conifer....... So Why stop making them? Has wood changed so much in 30 yrs??   K

 

Everyone wants more.

 

More power, more torque, less weight, better consumption, lower emissions, less vibration, essier starting, lower maintenance, etc.

 

All these demands drive the evolution. What's a real testament to design and engineering done well

is saws like the 395 and 3120, largely unchanged for 30 years.

[AJGard]

Absolutely love the 500i, running a 25" sugi as well. Would be the saw i would keep if I had to keep one of my ground saws. 

[Moose McAlpine]

3 minutes ago, AJGard said:

Absolutely love the 500i, running a 25" sugi as well. Would be the saw i would keep if I had to keep one of my ground saws. 

 

That's a great photo, looks like an official promo shot.

[AJGard]

Yes, we had a company come in and take videos/ pictures of a big redwood milling job we did after a takedown. Super pleased with how they came out. Few more below....

[lux]

Feels flimsy where they have kept weight down like most new stihls.

[allseasons]

Are you running a Sugihara light or pro bar?
Hows it lasting?

Pro bar

[allseasons]

I will say we are running 2 500i and one has had nothing but issues and been back to sthil twoce now and tebuilt once with only 29hours on it. It was one of the early models but the newer one has been spot on.

[Khriss]

@allseasons ye see, if that was a car maker - they would have gone bust by now.  Tired of test bed customer attitude from manufacturer.   Had a few good saws that really could not be faulted. Then a ' new model' arrives............  🙄 K

[Stubby]

10 hours ago, Khriss said:

@allseasons ye see, if that was a car maker - they would have gone bust by now.  Tired of test bed customer attitude from manufacturer.   Had a few good saws that really could not be faulted. Then a ' new model' arrives............  🙄 K

@allseasons  ...... @ allseasons What have I told you about the space Khriss > ? 😁