Nice splitter, but my God... where did they get that garbage wood! I'd have left every single piece of that crooked crotchy crap rotting in the woods.
The foot pedal really speeds up the production for sure. The fact you now have 2 free hands to handle both halves of the split wood really helps on the flow of the entire operation.
I agree, it is a very impressive splitter, but I wondered what they were going to burn that wood in. It certainly can't be what we in the US have as traditional wood stoves. Lots of BTUs in those pieces, but like you say stacking them is a nightmare. Back in the day, I worked at a paper mill that made yellow and white page paper for phone books. We had boilers to burn wood like that, including much larger wood after running it all through a 2 story tall hog.Nice splitter, but my God... where did they get that garbage wood! I'd have left every single piece of that crooked crotchy crap rotting in the woods.
The problem isn't splitting the stuff, that's the easy part. But try stacking that!
I’m scared of it.
Lots of noise and excitement to get used to, from those! But you'll be fine.I’m scared of it.
Yeah, that one definitely seems to hit the sweet spot between speed, power, and weight. I don't need one badly enough to justify trading up from the 064, as long as that's running well. But sometimes I almost wish my saw will die, so I can try the 500i.But seriously, been a year now and its the baddest saw I’ve ever owned.
Screams like a twin turbo Ram TRX.
I highly recommend it
The wife and I started splitting and stacking on the 9th. I know we had one rain day and a .5 snow day. We put in a little over 7 cord. This is about a cord short of normal. That's my fault for not cutting enough trees. I put 29 hrs. on the tractor picking up the wood, bringing it down to my building, .25 mile and splitting it. Were all done now. Next I will change the tractor over to my lawn mower.
Since we sell these, I’ve had the opportunity to try all the Stihls.Lots of noise and excitement to get used to, from those! But you'll be fine.
One constant in my life, is that I always seem to hurt myself with small stuff that appears harmless, more than big stuff that looks scary. I've never injured myself moving 2000 lb. machines around in my shop, but I've thrown my back out more than once lifting stupid 100 lb. things around. Likewise, I never hurt myself with an 85 cc saw, but I did manage to make head-to-spinning-chain contact with my stupid little 35 cc top-handle saw.
Yeah, that one definitely seems to hit the sweet spot between speed, power, and weight. I don't need one badly enough to justify trading up from the 064, as long as that's running well. But sometimes I almost wish my saw will die, so I can try the 500i.
If I ever go down to just one main saw, it probably will be something very close to the MS-462.
To quote my FIL, "I don't even buy eggs more than a half-dozen at a time, anymore."
Crap load of electronics in the 500 and yes, faster than your 064 or the 066 for that matter.If I ever go down to just one main saw, it probably will be something very close to the MS-462.
75cc is a nice sweet spot between power and weight. Not as fast as an 064/066/662 in big stuff, and not as light as the 036/362 in small stuff, but it can do the job of both without a whole lot of compromise.
That said, the 500i looks amazing. More horsepower than my 064 and a pound less weight! I'm not sure it'll keep running 35 years without trouble, as my 064 has managed so far, but I care about that less today than I did at 30.
Gordon
It’s 4”x6”
That’s a good strong bite on those if it can take a 6” diameter branch.
