Stihl MS 500i - Ready for Sale in USA ?
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Haven’t heard when they are releasing in the US but there are ways of getting one. Few of my buddies have em. Seem to be happy with em so far.
Medic21
Minister of Fire
I’ve seen frequent poor reviews from logging companies that get them. Too flimsy for hard work seems to be the consensus.
I’ll stick with the 661.
I’ll stick with the 661.
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The AV is the only downfall. They tried to make em smooth like a husky. Took all the “feel” out of it.
It seems like they are taking forever to get this saw to market. Fuel injection really isn't all that tricky, there have been fuel injected 2 stroke snowmobiles for over 20 years now.
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Stihl does that with every new release. The 661 took forever.
xman23
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Whats the AV?
From what I read, It took a few revisions and a lot of not so happy people to get the CM acceptable. I've been waiting for FI. Hopefully It works well and becomes available on all there saws. I'll wait and see.
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AV = anti-vibration.
They made it too soft, some say anyways. I have no personal experience with one.
SpaceBus
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I've seen some posts on the OPE forum and they are impressed. Makes the power of an 80cc saw at 60cc weight, pretty impressive. I'm not in the market for a saw, but the 500i is really nice.
