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My mate has been running the 500i I’ve been lent for the last few weeks and today he said he’s really impressed with it. Not really heavier than a 60cc saw but with very quick acceleration and the ability to turn a longer bar he said he’s probably going to buy one and he’s a dyed in the wool...

Yes, sorry guys. Spongey meaning squishy or soft and I felt that I got vibration back through more than other saws I’ve ran but need to run it more to see if I’m imagining things!

I’ve got the 2nd saw from the Stihl rep so got to try it out for a few days the other week although not really in anything you would normally run it in. Small job clearing under storey and felling small diameter hardwood material on a bank for a harvester to roll through the head and process...

Ouch!! Sorry to hear that - Hope you heal up soon man, painful I’m sure.

Ha! Very true with the name but what was disappointing was that I am genuinely interested to see performance with out the usual my saw brand is better than yours BS. Hopefully I will get the replacement soon and get to run it properly. Stig - how’s the 500i of yours been performing now you’ve...

Thats the rub Butch, you can’t!! I used the purge as told and it would fire but nothing after that. To be fair I have been lent it from a STIHL employee who mentioned that it had been into a dealership and been apart but as he deals with training he wasn’t certain if it was only stripped for...

Got given a 500i to try this week so managed to get out in the woods yesterday to give it a blast, 20 minutes later it stops working and won’t go now. Disappointed as it would be interesting to give it a good working over. It sure seems light and the acceleration was very quick, changed over...