STIHL 500i Takes On a 661 MAGNUM [Rapid HEXA Chains] VS White Oak 

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@@evergreenorganics You are most certainly welcome. 😊

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Ha! Thanks for your comment friend. That thing is just a little too fun. 😉

Hey I never thought of that. I think you are on to something. Thanks for checking out my little channel. Take care James.

Agreed

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Very cool. Thanks for watching!

You like it better than square ground eh? The thing about the hexa that really threw me off were the small chips. It cut great but I am not used to chips that look like that.

@@evergreenorganics I do like HEXA better than square. The square cuts a little faster but takes longer to sharpen. Hex is easy and quick to sharpen and is good at holding an edge. It also cuts incredibly smooth, even full skip, it cuts a little smoother than square. The pull or grabby/hungry is very low with good chips. The reason why the chips were small is because of the raker height. I’ve found that 0.040” is a good height for the rakers on HEXA. WCS has a great raker depth gauge.

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing.

That Egan Straight Shot sure does make you remember to wear ear plugs.

@@evergreenorganics Darn right lol. To state the obvious you should always have ear/ eye protection in any case.

That saw was ported by @RIPSAW, she’s a ripper for sure.

I’m not really sold on the hex chains. I’m still a fan of round ground hand filed chains over these.

Rakers were way to high. I’ve found 38-40 does great with the HEXA, 50 starts getting grabby and has a lot more pull. Thirty five and under requires dogs and the chips are large grain sawdust.

@@evergreenorganicsSet the rakers to 40 and try it.

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@@evergreenorganics understood, thank you!

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@@evergreenorganics I just looked that channel up! Thank you for that!

They sure do wake up with porting.

That’s actually a powder coated aluminum tank protector. I get them from guys that make them on eBay. They’re around $30. You can get them bare aluminum which is what I have on my blackout 661 or basically any color you want.

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First, thank you for checking out my video. If you are a homeowner who uses a chainsaw a couple times per year then I don’t believe the type of chain you have will make any significant difference. If you cut firewood for your heat or to sell or do professional chainsaw work then yes I would only recommend Stihl Pro and Husqvarna XP chainsaws and professional chains etc. I use a hand file for my chains but after 7-8 times filing them I will take them to a chainsaw grinder and get them back to factory angles. If you’re having trouble keeping your chain sharp firstly you should sharpen your chain EVERY time you put fuel in your saw. Second if hand filing is not working for you, your local power center will sharpen your chains for around $8 per chain. Remember running a saw with a dull chain is the best way to ruin it as it causes overheating in the engine. I hope this was somewhat helpful and I suppose I should make a video on this topic. Thanks for commenting.

So on pro model Stihl saws the clutch covers are metal. On the farm and homeowner saws, they are plastic. The hexa chain has its own file and yes a square ground chain is a triangular file. You also square hand file in the opposite direction. So from the front of the tooth towards the back. This is so you don’t file the raker at the same time. Thanks for checking out my video! I’ll try to get some more content out soon.

It wasn’t really meant to be an exact race between them. I mean the 661 is 11cc bigger anyway. Thanks for watching though! I’ll try to keep posting videos when I can about these saws.

Depends on the lean, but thank you for thinking of our safety friend.

Hey where you from there Jimbus? I see a Northwoods scene on your page for your background. You a midwesterner?

@@evergreenorganics I actually live in Indiana but I spent my summers growing up in Northern Wisconsin, my grandparents had property in Stone Lake (just south of Hayward.) Haven't been up there in 10 years I really miss it! That picture btw is Sand Lake.

@@jimbusmaximus4624 Stone Lake! Wow small world. Our family cottage is in Spooner. Our farm is in Northeast Wi. Northern Wi sure is a magical place.

@@evergreenorganics WOW small world!! I love Spooner! It's a dream of mine to own property up there again some day. There's no finer thing in this world than pulling up to your own pier at sunset with a couple walleye.

Local Stihl dealership in Wisconsin. If you know your chain size you can get them pretty easily online too.

Ordered from eBay. A few guys make them on there. Worth it.

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What does ported mean ?

@@Mario-w9d4kit means the cylinder timing has been changed, the exhaust has been opened up, transfers have been smoothed, and the intake has been modified. This creates additional power in the saw.

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Hi there, the WCS clutch cover for the 661 does not have captive bar nuts which for me personally makes it not worth buying. The 261, 362, 462, and 500i WCS clutch covers all have the captive bar nuts so I would recommend it only for those saws.

@@evergreenorganics I could work around it, as it made no difference a couple years ago? How's the rubber compound soft and maluable or firm and sturdy

It’s actually a polyurethane material and not rubber surprisingly. Pretty stiff.

So this was a stock 500i but I’ve heard ported 500i’s are absolute monsters. I’d like to get my hands on one someday.

That was a factory chain fresh out of the box.

Do you mean 500i?

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It’s also a ported 661 and a stock 500i. I’m not a god damn scientist but thanks for watching.

Does that bother you?

@@evergreenorganics You can hear the saws rpm drop and it adds unnecessary variables to your timed test.