New Stihl MS 500i

[hillslider]

Well......it all started when I went and picked up some parts at my local Kubota dealer. He’s also a Stihl dealer. I notice there’s a brand new MS 500i on display with a 25 inch bar......don’t need.....don’t need....I have a nice MS461.....it followed me home. I’ll let you all know what it’s like to run as soon as can. Now to sell the MS 461. I hate selling stuff. Never fails I always get very unique people showing up!!

 

[ericm979]

Cool. Let us know how well it runs.

 

[s219]

I would love to hear a full report on the 500i from a fellow 461 owner!

I am afraid to come across a 500i at the local Deere/Stihl store myself, as it will probably follow me home. And my 461 is still plenty good.

 

[sea2summit]

If that 461 has a full wrap handle I could find a place in the garage for it.

 

[happysawer]

Well......it all started when I went and picked up some parts at my local Kubota dealer. He’s also a Stihl dealer. I notice there’s a brand new MS 500i on display with a 25 inch bar......don’t need.....don’t need....I have a nice MS461.....it followed me home. I’ll let you all know what it’s like to run as soon as can. Now to sell the MS 461. I hate selling stuff. Never fails I always get very unique people showing up!!

I would like to have a ball park price the new 500i is, not wanting to know what you paid just what their selling for.

 

[Snobdds]

I am looking forward to my dealer getting this in. I am in the process of transitioning all the small engine tools I can over to EFI.

So over carbs...

 

[xyz123]

I already seen to much bad in my chainsaw repair group. No air injection for one. Using 80's 90's air filter technology. Fuel injection but no air injection to protect it. SMH :thumbdown:

They are $1186 PHO or $1299 with 20" and up by 10 for each step afterwords.

 

[Snobdds]

air injection to me is some sort of exhaust driven (turbo) or belt driven (super charger) form of air induction.

Are you saying these need forced induction air systems to work properly. Why would passive air induction not be ideal here?

 

[ericm979]

Husqvarna calls their intake system "air injection". It centrifuges some of the debris out of the air before it goes to the air box where the filter is.
It's an old idea. Many tractors have had it since the '40s or earlier.

 

[happysawer]

Is the air induction to reduse exhaust pollution, this stupid idea was used years ago in my California built 66 Olds Cutless.

 

[Snobdds]

Husqvarna calls their intake system "air injection". It centrifuges some of the debris out of the air before it goes to the air box where the filter is.
It's an old idea. Many tractors have had it since the '40s or earlier.

So it's just air pathways to make it a "cyclonic" injection.

I thought all stihls had this by the way of the recoil cover.

 

[xyz123]

Look at husky air injection. Heck even echo has air injection on their new 7310. Only a couple stihls have been updated to the system to separate the crap out. 500 dont have it.

Stihl 462 even. Pre-Separation Air Filtration System
This time-saving technology boosts the efficiency of the engineç—´ filter system, doubling the time between air filter cleanings. Air drawn into the engine is first separated via centrifugal force, ejecting the heavier dirt particles before being routed to the air filter. This pre-separation means less dirt to be captured by the air filter, resulting in less frequent cleaning and maintenance.

Think 441 was first to use it after husky patents ran out.

 

[hillslider]

I would like to have a ball park price the new 500i is, not wanting to know what you paid just what their selling for.

1300 with 25”bar and chain.

 

[hillslider]

If that 461 has a full wrap handle I could find a place in the garage for it.

My 461 does not have the full wrap handle.....

 

[happysawer]

That’s around what I expected and I would pay it.

 

[xyz123]

That痴 around what I expected and I would pay it.

1186 PHO then 20" up listed

Peek apart

 

[happysawer]

This is a really great video of a STHIL 500i being used, it really makes me think it can do justabout anything i would need done that is if i had anything to do with a chainsaw.

STIHL 5i FIRST CUTS 1st THOUGHTS - YouTube

 

[happysawer]

I just noticed something that i really don't like, in watching another STHIL 500i video this guy after running his new 500i opened up the upper housing where the filter is, and just pulled it off, it is not held on by and positive force like being screwed or held tight with a nut or wingnut just being held by a small non metal "self gripping" peg.

This item i would not even execpt in a home owner type STHIL chainsaw, and surely not on STHIL's Professional type chainsaws.

I not trying to nit pick the 500i from what i have seen, it's a workhorse of a chainsaw just an item i just don't like in it's Design.

 

[Motorboatin]

I just noticed something that i really don't like, in watching another STHIL 500i video this guy after running his new 500i opened up the upper housing where the filter is, and just pulled it off, it is not held on by and positive force like being screwed or held tight with a nut or wingnut just being held by a small non metal "self gripping" peg.

This item i would not even execpt in a home owner type STHIL chainsaw, and surely not on STHIL's Professional type chainsaws.

I not trying to nit pick the 500i from what i have seen, it's a workhorse of a chainsaw just an item i just don't like in it's Design.

The cover has a quick nut that locks it together. My 661 has the same setup and it seals just fine



Here is a pic

 

[happysawer]

I noticed in his video when he pulled the filter off there was fine wood dust on the filters rubber sealing, this tells me the filter was not really tight and was not truly sealing. So STHIL using the cover locking knob for both locking the covers down and sealing and locking the filter is not a good Engineering Design.