Hey Buckin, not shure if you ran the calibration completely. If you don‘t your saw definitely needs a lot of constant cutting for self calibration . The calibration procedure as supposed by stihl is as following. 1. Let the saw warm up (doesn’t matter if it idles or revs up) 2.stop the saw. 3. start the saw with closed chainbrake. 4. let it idle with closed chainbrake more than 30s and less than 60s. 5. release the chainbrake and give and hold full throttle. The saw will run automatically for about 15s in a mid speed. It then will step up to full speed by it self. You have to keep full throttle and the saw will run on full speed for about 5-10s and then automatically go back to middle speed. This tells you that the calibration is finished. After that the saw will directly run with the correct setup. Hope this will help. Stay safe and go on with your great spirit. Greetings from Germany. Benjamin

It always takes a lot of courage to tell everyone you were wrong after fighting with them. I’m glad you took everybody’s advise and learned how this new technology works.

Buckin' You're a super humble man! Keep smilin' The look on your face is PRICELESS... it like a Lightbulb moment!!

Respect ! A man that can openly admit they made a mistake gets true respect !

One is never too old to learn. And to admit that you were wrong, that shows how humble and yet strong and selfaware person you are. It is truly inspiration Buckin', thank you. Plus I have learnt new english phrase "to eat crow", also good, haha.

Thanks for the videos buckin! You and tinman have taught me so much about sharpening chains, even a stock saw can blow the mind of someone who’s not used to it. I love seeing the looks on people’s face when I tell them to let the saw do the work and it just gets it done. Glad you finally came around to a stihl, and I might be on the lookout for a 372xp now!

Intellectual honesty is what the world needs more of. Like Richard Feynman (Physicist) said - "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself-and you are the easiest person to fool. So you have to be very careful about that." (speaking about what makes a good scientist but I think it's a good rule for everyone to consider). I really appreciate that you are open and honest when you feel you've made a mistake instead of being quiet about it. I don't know much about the engines themselves, so it's helpful and appreciated to have this ongoing conversation. I might even get an older saw at some point to go with my 462 M-tronic, as you've got me more interested in tuning.

I have always loved the 500i - fabulous power-to-weight ratio making it a very versatile saw. Love it!

Yes buckin! Come to the dark side! 😂😂

Buckin, I enjoy taking what I learn from you into the woods. I find myself experimenting on trees I fell. Thank you.

Thank you so much for teaching me how to listen to the saw to know what it is doing. Your knowledge is a gift that keeps on giving.... Thank you my friend. Get healthy 👊👊👊

This is why you’re the best, always willing to learn and help! Glad you’re coming around on the 500i. They’re my favourite saw 😍🤙🏻

Always a pleasure listening to you and your laughter ❤😊👍

Glad you figured it out. I bought one of these last summer and have been profoundly happy with it. Best saw I ever owned. Cheers.

Good on ya Buckin - always nice to see a person admit when they are wrong or when they have changed their mind! Thanks for sharing your videos.

I love those big bore stihl saws!!! Great job comparing and using them… You are the real deal…

You’re not alone. Bought a Husky many years ago, with auto-tune. Wouldn’t run right, no shop in the Magic Valley of Southern Idaho could help. Returned it and went with a 372 x-torque. Just recently am seeing videos of how to initialize the tuning. Wasn’t on You Tube back then, thank you for sharing in your experience. Have learned so much from you and others.

Appreciate you Billy, appreciate your videos. Stay Healthy, Stay Safe. God bless you and your family from Iowa

Love the old Poulan hat! Great video! You help me out on sharpening round file practice makes perfect. Thanks again Buckin.

You’re a rarity in the field of teaching. You make no bones about changing your opinions. You are our Gift. Keep Buck’n.

Nice to see you happy out in the woods man!

You are one of the best and most experienced lumberjacks in the world. I'm glad you're not so dogged and can change your mind from time to time. Stay as you are, I appreciate you for that!

New technology old dog = tuff learning but your old school skills are amazing, years of experience and learning.

GLAD YOUR SAW IS WORKING WELL BUDDY LOVE SEEING YOU ALL HAPPY AND EXCITED 😁😁✊✊✊SOUNDS AND RUNS GREAT,,AWESOME JOB RIPSAW

Good morning Buckin Billy Ray. Fantastic. A saw with a personality... A GOOD ONE. Thank you 😊 for this BBR experience. Be watching 👀 for your next video. I'm so glad you feel like being outside running your power saws. Love you and love to all.

I'm glad you figured it out. Finally. Last year was all new to me. I had sold all my carb saws and moved into the M-Tronics and the computer 500i. I had to learn about entirely new ways to operate them properly. Some frustrations and experimenting and it is now all good. With the 500i, I witnessed it twice pull itself thru a slowly closing cut, that would have pinched another saw. Its got that kind of power, to pull itself thru a pinching situation. Amazing!

I have a 500i love it. I love a honest man too . I’m glad you found your grove with the saw

That saw is an absolute monster! Great info and fantastic video!!

Buckin', I know this is the internet and I can't claim to "know" you, but buddy you sure seem like the kind of fella I'd look forward to bein' around. I learn something every single time I watch one of your videos. Sometimes like today, I learned that I may benefit from being a bit more humble. Thanks for that man.

It was a pleasure watching this positive video review!! I have had a 500i from the very first shipment to the states that I waited years for. A dream saw . It does my heart good seeing a saw master enjoy this saw I love!!

Thanks for your channel Buckin !🌲🌲🌲

This is a great day for your channel, for RipSaw, for Stihl, and for your subscribers. With all of your experience, you are still man enough to take advice from other people about how to get the most out of a saw that you were not familiar with. I’m really glad that you are seeing value in this saw. Also, I realize that you have always given tips in your videos, but it seems like you’re focusing even more now on trying to teach people of all experience levels, thank you so much! A lot of people NEVER admit that they may have been wrong about something - kudos to you buddy. AND - you don’t talk too much - the interjections are always either informational or entertaining - or both! Don’t stop😊 8:35 The teeth won’t touch the wood? I do pay attention to your videos, but I don’t quite understand it all YET.

I bought a 500i because of you way back when. It’s a beast and always will be!

im just glad that you found out to run the saw, happy for you

Great to see you happy Buckin. I feel you have been in a darker place lately? Anyhow, that saw is crazy how it needs a load to sound good. Love you bud. You make my day.

Picking up my new 500i today. Love your channel!

Billy I used to own a 500i and I always primed it 9 to 10 times before I started and it ran really good!!

You are truly a humble man. Also, what a great video to come back with on this saw.

Standing up and bucking grunt is good but high cutting speeds is WHAT makes the husky shine. The stihl is a dawg down and growl through saw. Both incredible saw makers

Buck your one sick puppy, u been snorting way too many exhaust fumes but I love it!!! Ur addicted to stihl an husky dope an u gotta luv that too!!! Buck I just watched ur video from 2 yrs ago about getting clean and yes I have issues but your gonna help me and u don't even know me, THANK YOU!!

My goodness, I’ve hand my 500 for a year now and have always had questions about the loading up/4 stroke noise. My questions got answered! 🤘🏻💪

I have a 500 and you are absolutely correct about the rakers on it. It love's a hungry chain for sure. When mine is in smaller wood I just don't squeeze the trigger as much. Clears it up.

I am glad you made this video. I stopped watching your channel because of your previous comments on the 500 and i learned alot from you. Well this made a big difference.

First of your videos to show up in my feed in a long time and I’m subscribed. You must be doing something right. Keep it up Buckin

To high raker I think will not let you cut into the wood. They’ll make dust and slow cutting. Make you push harder and then the bar and gain will heat up

Always love your great attitude. Keep up the good work! Your comment on saving energy is a key take away. As we get older, we need to be smarter.

OMG BUCKIN!! This was the video I've been waiting for!! I have a 500i and you just made me super happy!! I'm sending it off to Ripsaw!! 🤗🤗

I see the rakes burn. We have heavy hardwoods down here. They will blue if you let them get hot. I cut the rakes hard, when I know for sure I am the only one to start the saw. I can use the saw to pick and pile firewood. You do need to keep your leg out of the way. Now Long bars. Yeh - a cane. Have used 2 for a few years at times. Having a long bar on my saw makes sense. Thank you so much for that tip!

Thanks for all the tips I am still working on the filing

💪... you are now on the right way, healing is not only a physical process but a mental one. Interessting thing you mentioned with the rakers, factory default didn't work for me either. Thanks and keep going.👍

I am in the market for a fuel injected saw. I appreciate your open and honest review. I am a hobbies with trees on my property in Minnesota. I will hopefully find a dealer that has one that I can try first.

loe to watch and listen to you billy just great

Let yer machine warm up.... Glad to see the wing is comin around. Keep on truckin Buckin

Buckin your a good man . And also a good family man . I'm a sthil guy , and I still love supporting you and love watching your videos !

love it buckin thanks for your knowledge

If you pull the recoil out slowly all the way and let go,...it will bump start the saw. Save your elbow buckin! Give it a try.

Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

It’s great to see you getting back at it bucken. 😎👍

Gosh doggit Buckin, now that you admit making a mistake I guess that leaves me as the only perfect one left. Seriously though that was sure mighty kind of you to stand up and set the record straight. Love you my brother and it was so good to see you over at root rot Ronnie's!

Takes a real man to admit when he makes a blunder, and that's how ya know Billy is one of the real ones! Love your videos man.

It’s a different saw now the thing is a beast! I’m glad you worked it out. I have a 500i with a straight shot muffler from Egan saws and west coast upgraded springs & max flow Air filter very happy with power of this saw it sure puts a smile on my face when I’m cutting. Good job 👏 👏 rip saw and great 👍 video buckin Take it easy on that shoulder you don’t want to do anymore more damage to it.

I almost had to turn my headphones down. He said listen to the saw so I was paying close attention then whammo. LOL.

Thank you for that great example!

I came into the 500i a little differently. A few respected friends, including a Wildland firefighter, spoke very highly of it. When I bought it, the saw guy at CAL ranch told me she needed to sit and idle for a few minutes, in order to warm up and calibrate. The only criticism of my beloved saw is that using the compression release just made the saw exponentially harder to start. I don't use it and she starts just like she should.

Love the videos learned alot thanks for all the knowledge

love that blue Ford- beauty!!

Way to experience the learning lol. I have a stihl . I re tune it at every location i go to cause it changes how it runs. I change altitude a lot.

That pickup sounds great!

My rakers turn brown from friction if I leave them too high. If they're set right they seem to come out pretty clean. Not like I just filed them, but they're clean. I put up maybe 20 cords a year though, so I don't have the 10,000+ hours of experience of all you pros! I still don't trust the 500i, I'm gonna keep limping along with my 390xp and 555 for a few more years. Someday I'll make the jump to the fuel injected or big autotune saws! Cheers, big dog. Keep making the great videos.

If rakers are high, you're not gonna get the chips to fly!! Take care Buckin and God bless!!

I’ve had my 500i for 3 years now, she’s always served me well. I run a 32” Stihl light bar and typically use skip tooth semi chisel chain ( our wood here is dirty and I like less teeth to file ) I’ve been sinking my dogs into 36”-40” diameter sitka spruce, processing firewood. It just jams. Thanks for your insight here. Very helpful with the information on loading up the saw.. kudos

Good on you Buckin another great video you are Awesome

Impressive for sure that saw is. Sounds great and cuts better👍👍

That's good to know about the calibration I did not know about that either thank you for posting this video. I did not understand the calibrating thing until I seen this video.

I cut a lot of medium small lodgepole pine firewood. Lots of buckin not too much falling. 28' bar and LOW rakers are what I like. I want the ol 440 to pull on me!

I’m glad you stepped away from the 500 when you got frustrated with it. Re visited another day. & it does sound great. I can hear the difference

She won't cutty!! Loving my journey with you so far! You've brought me to a much better place, I Promise you! And I thank you!! Greatly!

Hi Buckin, I'm glade your getting thinks figured out with your 500i. Some patience is required to learn these newer electronic saw's as you have found. The new stihl's and the 5 series huskies are very similar, they need the calibration done to get the full potential out of the saws. I think both Stihl and Husky dropped the ball when it comes to explaining the need for the calibration procedures and how to go about doing it successfully on the new saws. I think a video with both you and Donny Walker giving a how to properly calibrate tutorial would be a great contribution to saw community. I hope the shoulder continues to heal for you.

Ripsaw did a nice job on that 500, it sounds good! When you speak truth your not going to make everyone happy. I appreciate you pointing out that 4 stroking till pressure is applied. You just cant be doing that if your running a saw for 6 hours or more a day. I still am hesitant in buying into these modern day wired up injected saws. My old Huskys have done me well and still make me smile when they're sharp and running true!

I know it sounds like four stroking ( too rich) but it's imply a rev limiter . With enough load or with a sharp chain and rakers set correctly it's gone. But hold wide open with it out of the wood and it will always be there .

Warms your heart!✊😁👍

Thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken 😂 good on ya buckin you’re a good man 👍🏻

Great video, I'm still learning 😀

Good video buckin much respect for you keep up the great work love the 500i content

I own various Stihl power equipment. One thing I found with them other than they make awesome products is they need to be loaded to perform peak. It seems like they engineered them to be that way. Even my grass trimmer is that way. Simply runs ands performs better under a heavy load. High rpm of course. I think that’s how the valved two stroke is designed to be used. Full power and fully loaded. Seems that its where they really shine and make that impressive power we want. So, I would suggest not to over buy on a big saw or any piece of power equipment made like this if you really only need to (baby) it to do the majority of your work. Buy a little smaller and push that sucker. It will perform well

They all cut Eh ! Lighten up everyone we are all here for the show no matter what color !

Its not the saw.. It's the heart behind it!

Respect to you Buckin.

Great video! It takes courage to admit you are wrong. I wish I could afford a 500i.

I'm going to try a shorter bar on my 500i but i think you nailed it with the raker idea.

hey I'm from Poland, I really like your videos and especially those about modifying chainsaws It's a pity that in Poland no one does such tutorials and does not give advice on how to improve the chainsaw to have more power and the like. Greetings

Glad you're getting better Buckin', Just remember to take it slow and don't push too hard and fast. I don't know if you've noticed or not but you're not as young as you used to be. I've found that out and it's hard to admit it but we don't heal like we used to. I'm just saying, be careful brother. Push too hard and you could be set back even longer. Love you Buckin', God Bless.

Hey Buckin, I run a couple 500's at work. The 500's only like full throttle and idle. If you do any half throttle right before your cut it will go rich. Let it idle down after going half throttle and it's fine right after that. Love and kindness from Kelowna BC

You’re an amazing Dude Billy Ray. Gotta say, if you have to eat crow, wear your Poulan hat.

I own a 500i takes a little practice, great saw billy😊👍✌️

Hope you don't mind...im German..and STIHL is together with Husqvarna one of the best saws wordwide..never Heard from noone that there bad....!!!

I just got my first Pro Mac 55 and you are to thank for that because I didn't have a clue about these saws till I started watching you .I already like it a lot and I haven't even got rin it yet, it's not firing but it will be soon can't wait either . And I think 50.00 for it wasn't to either. Thanks Buckin

Hey Buckin, I noticed the same thing with my ms462c-m. It 4 strokes on a lite load. So today I recalibrate and I put took my 7 pin rim off and put a 8 pin on. Saw bucks the small stuff and limbs great now.

Very good info thank you for the content.

You make me crack up mate you are so funny. I love your hard working success