500i for milling?

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Stihl123 said:

well, the 880 

logosol used to be owned by stihl, and they recommended the 660/ 661 i believe 

main man @Rough Hewn will confirm but think thats correct 

None of those Saws are designed for Milling, they just have the grunt to do so. a 660/661 for upto a 36" Mill and a 880 for upwards of this. 

 

First Ive ever heard of Stihl owning Logosol, as far as Im aware its always been owned by the same family since founded in Härnösand, Sweden. Its the same town a friend of mine is from. 

[Stihl123]

49 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

None of those Saws are designed for Milling, they just have the grunt to do so. a 660/661 for upto a 36" Mill and a 880 for upwards of this. 

 

First Ive ever heard of Stihl owning Logosol, as far as Im aware its always been owned by the same family since founded in Härnösand, Sweden. Its the same town a friend of mine is from. 

my bad, forget what i said!

 

i'm only a suffolk tractor boy so how would i know anything 

[Rough Hewn]

None of those Saws are designed for Milling, they just have the grunt to do so. a 660/661 for upto a 36" Mill and a 880 for upwards of this. 
 
First Ive ever heard of Stihl owning Logosol, as far as Im aware its always been owned by the same family since founded in Härnösand, Sweden. Its the same town a friend of mine is from. 

Yeah a 660/661 is fine for small milling up to about 28”-30” max
There are major differences between the 661 and the 880.
The 661 is more a high performance cross cutting saw. Whereas the 880 is a tractor.
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Logosol is, as Andy says a family owned business. However they presumably have a close relationship with Stihl.
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[Martin du Preez]

500i doesn’t have torque, it’s a fast cutting saw not for low end torque. Also it’s just a bit to precious to stick on a mill. Just an 880 you really won’t regret it, failing that settle for a 661/660 but get an 880

[Stubby]

7 minutes ago, Martin du Preez said:

500i doesn’t have torque, it’s a fast cutting saw not for low end torque. Also it’s just a bit to precious to stick on a mill. Just an 880 you really won’t regret it, failing that settle for a 661/660 but get an 880

Or a 3120XP ...

[Rough Hewn]

Or a 3120XP ...

The reasons why no one I know uses a 3120 for milling is...
A. front tensioner.
B. Side caps for fuel and oil.

With an 880 you can tension it in the mill,
And on a big cut you can refuel with out having to back up to the start.
Otherwise the 3120 is an ok saw.
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[Rough Hewn]

Hello all i have a alaskan mill but the biggest saw i have is a 361 looking at doing sone small scale milling again and was looking at the 500i or am i better off with something bigger? 

The 500i is only 80cc.
You’d need a bigger saw to mill anything over 24”.
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[topchippyles]

20 hours ago, Stihl123 said:

well, the 880 

logosol used to be owned by stihl, and they recommended the 660/ 661 i believe 

main man @Rough Hewn will confirm but think thats correct 

I will hand the tittle over soul as your a top banana ? Trigger may have something to say though as he normally does ?

[Stubby]

7 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

The reasons why no one I know uses a 3120 for milling is...
A. front tensioner.
B. Side caps for fuel and oil.

With an 880 you can tension it in the mill,
And on a big cut you can refuel with out having to back up to the start.
Otherwise the 3120 is an ok saw.

Oh . Understood . I have never done any milling and only had a 3120 as a big saw for those odd times you need one . It was a bit of a dinosaur with the front tensioner  and the sorta square edged trigger and deadmans interlock .  I much preferred the 395 but once in a while It got used . I felled a dead Sequoia with a 50" canon bar on it .  Loadsa torque but I did not like picking it up to be honest !

[trigger_andy]

On 09/10/2020 at 17:02, Stihl123 said:

 

 

i'm only a suffolk tractor boy so how would i know anything 

Clearly...