Any lucky enough to get one

JayinNY

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A stihl 500i, the world’s first fuel injected saw. Talked to my stihl dealer he said he sold 5 but there very hard to get, anybody have one? They seem to have very good reviews. Looks like Might give my stihl ms 460 a bad rep!!! Lol
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My friend had a brand new Stihl He must have pulled it a hundred times with no start I said I got two words for you HUSKY VARNA
 
I have 4 stihls, no problems starting them. Glad he went husky, one less person trying to get a ms500i 😂😂
 
Dont know, i run gas with 10% ethanol in all my saws ect no problems. This saw has no carburetor.
 
I suspect it will do much better handling ethanol than a carburetor.

FI systems are sealed and pressurized, eliminating evaporation.

If they eliminated the rotting fuel lines inside the tank, and the fuel is kept clean, it should be a good saw!

Think I would give it a couple years to work out the bugs though...

I just wonder if it is electronic or a throw back to the early mechanical systems?
 


Boy, just what every farmer needs- another machine you can't possibly repair yourself........ :roll:
 
The biggest problems will be nice gnawing on wires while the saw sets, moisture in the electronics, dirty fuel gumming up the injectors, and lack of parts and service in a few years because the electronics are probably proprietary.

In the other hand, I've got two Husky 266SE saws from the 80s that a buddy gave me from an auction lot he'd bought. I had one running the first night by just cleaning it up. I eventually rebuild the carbs, put a new muffler on one, and did a few small things, and now have two great saws that typically start with a pull or two.

I also just bought a knockoff of the Sthil MS660 as a "parts kit" and assembled it. I ran it last weekend with a 36" bar taking down two oaks that were around 30 and 36 inch in diameter, and it ran like a top.

My Husky 55 as been used ALOT in the 25 years I've had it. Beyond a new plug a few years back, it's required nothing but an occasional clean/blow out.

Give me a hard start and lifelong reliability over electronic crap any day of the week. Seriously,in something like a chainsaw especially, if you can't handle starting it, you probably shouldn't be running it.
 
(quoted from post at 11:21:30 01/16/21) The biggest problems will be nice gnawing on wires while the saw sets, moisture in the electronics, dirty fuel gumming up the injectors, and lack of parts and service in a few years because the electronics are probably proprietary.

In the other hand, I've got two Husky 266SE saws from the 80s that a buddy gave me from an auction lot he'd bought. I had one running the first night by just cleaning it up. I eventually rebuild the carbs, put a new muffler on one, and did a few small things, and now have two great saws that typically start with a pull or two.

I also just bought a knockoff of the Sthil MS660 as a "parts kit" and assembled it. I ran it last weekend with a 36" bar taking down two oaks that were around 30 and 36 inch in diameter, and it ran like a top.

My Husky 55 as been used ALOT in the 25 years I've had it. Beyond a new plug a few years back, it's required nothing but an occasional clean/blow out.

Give me a hard start and lifelong reliability over electronic crap any day of the week. Seriously,in something like a chainsaw especially, if you can't handle starting it, you probably shouldn't be running it.
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IMO the Husky 266 was probably the finest saw they ever built, along with the 181 and 2100. Simple, reliable, easy to service. Great saws.[/url]
 

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