New Stihl MS 500i

hillslider · Oct 21, 2020

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 · Oct 22, 2020

Cool. Let us know how well it runs.

s219 · Oct 22, 2020

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 · Oct 22, 2020

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

happysawer · Oct 23, 2020

hillslider said:
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 · Oct 23, 2020

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 · Oct 23, 2020

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 · Oct 23, 2020

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 · Oct 23, 2020

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.