500i 16 inc bar

[nemcc]

Wondering if a ms 500i would blow the nose of a 16 inch bar or should I stick with an 18 inch. Cheers 

[Mark Bolam]

Why would you want one?

[nemcc]

Speed, agility, weight, quicker to sharpen

[Dan Maynard]

I would have thought MS400 is plenty to make 16" run well on 8 pin sprocket, MS500i is overkill weight wise?

So I don't see the 16" making sense on a 500i anyway.

[The avantgardener]

8 minutes ago, nemcc said:

Speed, agility, weight, quicker to sharpen

Sounds like the perfect description of a Husqvarna 550xp, a 16” on a 80cc saw, I can’t see that being well balanced at all.

[Stihl123]

i have a 16 that fits mine

it's unbalanced but fun and quick

 

normally just run 20 on 500

[nemcc]

Thanks stihl123 may go for the 18 I ch then as that is what I have used and I like a small bar

4 minutes ago, Stihl123 said:

i have a 16 that fits mine

it's unbalanced but fun and quick

 

normally just run 20 on 500

Got a 562 good saw with 15 or 18 inch.

Used 500i game changer.

 Just orderd one and was wondering if the nose would blow under all that power 

[Stihl123]

9 minutes ago, nemcc said:

Thanks stihl123 may go for the 18 I ch then as that is what I have used and I like a small bar

Got a 562 good saw with 15 or 18 inch.

Used 500i game changer.

 Just orderd one and was wondering if the nose would blow under all that power 

yup, they are a nice saw

 

i can't see how you'd blow a nose would go if they make small bars to fit the small saws. may not last quite as long maybe, i dunno

 

i used to run a 21" on my 880 

 

currently run a 16" 3/8 picco on my 261 along with a muffler mod, that's v fast and i often pick it up rather than my 560 and that's on a 15

[oldwoodcutter]

16” on a 500i will be ok, I pop an 18” on my tuned and ported 660 for certain jobs. Yes of course you’ve got to grip it firmly as it’s a box of dynamite ready to take your head off given half the chance with that much power on a tiny bar, that’s more suited to one of twice that length.

[MattyF]

Yes you can , but why would you ? It would drink fuel and burn out a £1000 saw pretty quick, I’d put the 16 if its for cross cutting/felling , if it’s for snedding I would use a 550xp 15-18” to keep fatigue down and costs down.