Thank you! Yes, the 562’s really respond well to porting.👍🏼

Yes I do!😂😂😂😂 I’m so sorry, I forgot All about it 🤦🏻‍♂️

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws I’m wanting a modified stock muffler with a one inch pipe outlet similar to the one on I saw in one of your videos. Is that the style of it? I’m asking because I think I saw a near strait pipe with a bend also. I’m not sure I want to go that route.

I have the stock muffler modded with a stainless steel pipe. The other ones I fabricate.

@ sounds awesome! I love it.

Give me your email or phone number. Once I have that I’ll delete the comment. then I can send you pictures.

I wouldn’t doubt that at all. Aside from double checking the scale to ensure accuracy, It does seem slightly odd, but not crazy. I don’t even have that bar anymore, so I can’t even grab it to double check on my end. Furthermore, it also depends on which stihl standard bar you have as there a a couple variations. It also depends on the gauge, when the bars were manufactured, where they were manufactured, etc. Nothing worth losing sleep over 😂. Thanks for commenting!👍🏼

Well the cool thing about that is I’m a phone call away👍🏼 lemme know when ya wanna run it & I’ll bring it along down. I still need to run a couple tanks through the mkii and break it in😂

Very nice!

Why thank you sir! I’ve shared a couple of your videos in some of the groups I belong to. Hope ya don’t mind!👍🏼

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws No sir, I don't mind. I ain't no good at the videos though; finding a good one can be like finding the fly turd in the pepper shaker... but I sure appreciate it!

My pleasure buddy! Your videos are very enjoyable, educational, and entertaining! Keep up the great work!👍🏼

Thank you!

@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws you're welcome

Heck yeah man! Sharp chain is a must for all applications! I never ran a 362, a friend of mine (Indiana Doug) has one and he loves it. I set out to buy one and ended up coming home with my first ms400. A month later I bought another ms400.😂 I’m trying to find out when the new 62cc ms400 will be available in the states. All I hear is sometime in 2025. Thanks for commenting, saw safe!

I love running my square grind! I was honestly very impressed with this setup. .325 lp and .043” gauge is some smooth running stuff. 👍🏼. Thanks for the comment & saw safe!

Thank you! Yes, I’d say .325, or if you don’t want to change everything over for the .325, try 3/8 skip first and see how it does. I think you’ll be impressed with a muffler mod and 3/8 full skip.👍🏼. Saw safe man!

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws All this is so I can stand up and buck. Working in the glass industry, lifting full semi loads of household windows off the tail of the trailer by hand and huge commercial thermo panes ruined my back. I'm trying to create the lightest, fastest setup I can. Good posture and speed for the win. I also have an echo 620p with the echo 27" bar, and a 4910 I bought to have Dyno Joe port. I had to wait until I got the bill from the body shop for my 96 Impala SS. Ya Never know if they are going to bait and switch. Well, he did. I stripped it of the glass bumpers, mirrors lights, handles, and prepped everything but the body. Told me 3500-4000 and wanted 8 grand! Thats me putting the whole car back together too. Now Dyno Joe raised his prices to 400 no matter the saw plus shipping there and back. I'm not paying more for porting than the 4910 saw! Takes all the fun out of it. Thats why I bought the 562. Put a muffler on and it runs with most ported saws except another 562 like yours. If a drag strip was black walnut, you've got an 11 second saw. In car terms, that's 600 horsepower. Thanks again for the video. That was a huge surprise!

Wow! The bodyshop more than doubled their estimate 😳. That’s crazy! And it sounds like you’re doing all the work. That’s a shame about your back, I can totally relate as far as standing upright while bucking. That’s why I like small lightweight ported saws with long bars on them. Thank you for the complement on the 562, I hope my mkii turns out this good or maybe even a little better 🤞🏼 when I get it broke in. When I have some more time, I’m planning to try it (562) with a 32” 3/8 skip, and then maybe even give it a try with the 32” .325. Either way, I’ll upload videos & let you know as I do the testing👍🏼

Thank you, yes, everyone is aware that you can swap oilers, and for some that is the way to go. The point for the video is for those with the ability to do it themselves, and not have to spend the $$ on new parts. It’s really a simple mod to do. I personally prefer to do things myself, but, to each his own. I can honestly say, with this mod, both of my 400’s will oil a 42” bar & chain with no issue (and the pull the 42” like a champ as well). I started doing this mod on the larger saws to run longer bars, and for people who needed the extra oil for milling. Once I saw how minimal the oil flow was on the 400’s I had to modify them too. 👍🏼 thx again for commenting, saw safe!

Awesome, thank you! Congratulations on your new saw! I have also have a 562 mkii. I ported it not too long ago, but haven’t had much time to run it since. Planning to break it in & see what it can do soon though. 32” bar is too much for that saw in stock form, even with a muffler mod. However, if it’s your only option, use full skip chain, keep the rakers no lower than .025”, always keep it sharp, and you should do ok. Most of the full skip chain you will find will be full chisel, you can find some semi chisel, but the full should be fine, just keep it sharp (repeating myself because it’s that important 👍🏼). The suspension won’t like it much, but just be careful and take your time, don’t try to force it.👍🏼 enjoy that thing man, it’s a great saw!

@ Thanks a lot Kirk! I saw that 562 you had on another video and figured you had at least tried it since you had several 32” bars. Yesterday, I saw an 8-9 month old video of Buckin putting a 7 pin sprocket to run a .325 full house chain on a 32” bar. It gave me hope. He seemed to like it but said he needed to mod the muffler. I’m surrounded by people terrified and stuck thinking a 20 inch is all you need and long bars are scary because of kick backs. So, I can’t burrow one to try. For now, I’ll see what it’s like running a 28”. I bought the Husqvarna lightweight x cut a week before I found your bar weight video, and an x cut full house 3/8 chain. I’m hoping that will work for me. Let me know if you ever try that smaller sprocket and chain. I bet your saw would pull a 32 with a 3/8 full house though.

@@wheelstandr I run 28" on both of my 562's but i will definitely try a 32" 3/8 full comp when I have time and let you know how it does. One of the neat things about the 562 is you can use the clutch drum off a 550 (if I recall correctly.... it's been a while) which has a small spline (15mm) for the rim drive sprocket and put a 7 pin .325 on it and make a longer .325 chain to run on it. It would also require changing the bar tip, but that is a simple task as well. Even though I have all the things to do this, I'll probably just test with 3/8 though 🤣. As far as kickback goes, you are far more likely to get hurt from kickback on a short bar as apposed to a long bar. Very seldom do I ever use anything under 24" unless it's on one of my top handle climbing saws. I think I only have one saw with a 20" bar and that's my ported 543xp clone. Just my personal preference though, certainly not trying to convince or sway anyone from using what they prefer and or are comfortable with..👍🏻 Where are you located? I have a modded muffler for the 562xp mkii if you're interested. Believe it or not, the mufflers are not interchangeable on the 562 oe and 562 mkii. They changed a lot on the mkii.

Her ya go man! Just tried it with the 3/8” full comp for now. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqqxgmmlpJatmK8si=fdQUrjJ2rmZiKb9c

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws Hi Kirk, I'm in Grand Rapids, MN. I just watched this again. That porting is the real deal. If you did that yourself, you did a great job. I've ported Big /Small block Chevy and big block Mopar heads, but no way am I porting a saw! I'm definitely interested in the muffler. Funny thing too, is I really wanted to dye my plastics, and saw you did that too. I just talked to my dealer and he said I could without affecting the warranty. I love the black!

Skip chain is typically not faster. It used to minimize the load on the saw when pulling a longer bar. They are also used on some softer woods to clear the chips better and not clog up. In some cases, depending on what wood you’re cutting they may cut as fast as full comp (provided the saw can pull the full comp) but I’ve never experienced one cutting faster. Hope this helps, saw safe!

I do them myself. I just opened it up and welded a stainless steel clamshell on it to direct the exhaust out where I want it. Made a huge difference. I know a couple people that hated these saws until the muffler was modified and now they love them!

So far so good!👍🏼 something I’ve learned about the auto tune (and mtronic)saws is they like to be started & warmed up, used, and then allowed to idle for a bit before shutting them off. This may not be the most convenient thing for a climbing saw, but it seems to work well on this one. 👍🏼 It takes some getting used to, because we are so accustomed to starting the saw, making the cut, shutting it off and and hanging it on our saddle to reposition, it’s easy to forget to let it idle a bit. Especially now that so many of us are adopting battery saws into our arsenals. With them, ya just push a button & go👍🏼

I won’t be dying any 200t plastics anytime soon, but I have a 261 tank & handle I’m gonna be doing in a couple weeks 🤞🏼. I’ll try & get a video of it. What part of the process are you specifically interested in if any? The reason I ask is because my dye is already mixed in a large pot. I keep it that way and add more as needed, I don’t mix a new batch every time unless I’m doing a different color.

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws thats perfect info, i have watched JCS’s video on dying, sounds similar to

Yes, very similar 👍🏼

If you're handy and can work on your saw, they are a great deal. As far as longevity, as long as you take care of it, keep the carburetor properly tuned/adjusted, always run a good sharp chain, and clean the saw/ air filter after use, it will give you a good long life. Saw Safe!

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws thank you for the info sir!

You are very welcome. If have any other questions or a video recommendation, let me know. Thx & saw safe!

I agree. Right now, I think the Stihl ES light bars are the best option on the market. As far as the saws go, I'm torn... the performance I'm getting out of my ported ms400's is amazing for a 67 cc saw (pulling up to a 42") but my ported 545, 562, 572, 585, etc. are so much fun to run and IMO a little more ergonomically friendly. But at the end of the day the first saw I grab every time is one of my ms400's (until I build something better🤣). Saw Safe!

@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws i recently purchased a Walkerized Stihl 362c. It's a ton of fun. It absolutely rips! Only thing is. It's heavier then my 400c. 🤷‍♂️And it kind of defeated the whole purpose of getting a smaller saw walkerized. And all the while my 365XP Husqy has been collecting dust. Haha

Ha! Heck yeah man! I never fooled with the 362. One day I set out to buy one, but after researching it, I elected to go with the 400…. And then another 400.😂. Now I’ve ported both of my 400’s and never looked back. And yes, my older saws (371, 372, 385, ms440, ms460, etc.) are all busy keeping my shelves from being empty 😂😂 saw safe!

@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws while i have you on this thread. I was hoping you could give me some insight on why my Walkerized 362c is heavier then my 400c. Me and the boys can't figure it out

How much heavier? I’ve been thinking about that since I read your comment. I’m honestly not sure. To the best of my knowledge it should be a little lighter if I’m not mistaken. I mean, the 400 has a magnesium piston which is very light as far as pistons go, but I can see it making a difference in overall saw weight. I’ll have to do some research on the 362 and compare the 2🤔

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Thank you!

Thank you very much!

Yes sir… only thing I did was a muffler mod.

.325LP

Not bad at all if you take care of them. I wouldn’t recommend them for daily professional use, but anything else they’re not bad at all. As long as you keep up with the normal stuff like always keeping a good sharp chain, clean the saw & air filter after each use. If you take care of it, it will take care of you.

Believe it or not, I bought that saw wrecked, the previous owner had a tree fall on it. Once I got it all back together, I decided to port it. If you look around, you should be able to find a used one for around $700 - $800. Then send it out and have it ported or port it yourself. Thx for commenting 👍🏼

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws. Thanks I have ported a few saws..was the 400c east port or not ?

@@dannohr2618nah, not difficult at all. Just like any other saw.👍🏼

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws thanks man!

She’s a screamer! For normal use I have it outfitted with a 28” Cannon DuraLite SuperBar running full comp. Pulls it like a dream. Thx for commenting 👍🏼

Yeah, a little bit…😂

Thank you brother!

Thank you brother!👍🏼

Yes sir!👍🏼 thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Ha! Yeah definitely! I’ve never used one of Gordy’s. I usually get mine from Nick at RBS, or Jason Egan. World of difference. Yeah this 261 has a good life now, foam filter, ported, and runs a 28” full comp easily!

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws I run 462 with gordys oil filter..best saw filter setup on market..never bought 261 0r 400 yet beleive they run same hose clamp style filters..not a fan of the max flow but it's only option for my 500i, s...the egan is never in stock..I do run egan straight shot on my ported echo 2511t...as far as different ones louder ..that's it. Red beard does good porting .but Gordy is the man when it comes to fabrication......Aaron Lynch did my 3 saws..the echo 2511t..s...got mine before the price jump been running them with stihl 14 inch polesaw bar and chain 0.43 since I started buisness 6 years ago or 7..on my 2511t s .......

@@Sethhaun78 that’s awesome man! Yes, the 261 & 400 are both hose clamp style. I have a red beard in my 462 also. That’s crazy that you can’t get the Egan filter, I went right online and ordered it and it was here in 3 days. If you haven’t checked out the 400, watch the short I posted yesterday of my ported 400. It’s an animal, anything from a 20” to a 42” and everything in between. Only downside is I have (2) 400’s so once I port the other one, I don’t see my 462 getting used much.

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws is the 462 ported?also or for sale the 400 to...or what..also i was talking about last time I wanted 500i filter they were out

Gotcha, yeah, online orders are hit & miss depending on stock at that time. I have not ported my 462 yet, hope to get to it and my 500i this winter 🤞🏼 And no, I’m not selling any of them yet.😅

Doesn’t make sense how people can neglect something to that extent 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws my partner dropped my 462 out of bucket 60ft other week..I was so sick from heat 100 degrees and my liver I couldn't even look.at it took it apart and so far only thing I see broken is the yellow wire that goes to ground and the carb ..computer..it's toast.visualky can't see anything else but won't know yet

Man that really sucks! Just be glad no one got hurt! I hope you get it fixed up & running gains soon!

106, 127, 80. I’ve been thinking about going back in and changing them, but I just don’t have the time. And, I don’t think I’ve run that saw since that video. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Way too many other saws to run.😂

Yes, I’ve heard the mk II saws were not all that great. What type of issues did you have? A friend of mine has 2 of the mkiii and at first, he was less than impressed to say the least. I told him about the results I had from just a muffler mod so he did both of his. He said after the muffler mod, they are different saws! He’s very pleased with them now. I’m anxious to port mine in the near future, but I’ve been so busy, I just haven’t had the time.

Thank you!

Thank you! I make them for a lot of my builds.

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws well id love to have one buddy

@@AaronMorgan-g9hwhere are you located?

@@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws I’m in Maine you ?

@@AaronMorgan-g9h Pennsylvania. What saw are you wanting one for?

Could be a couple different things. Some of the carbs are very temperamental. Set both screws at 1-1/4 turns out and try tuning from there. If that doesn’t work, check the metering arm in the carb. A lot of them are not set properly. Also, check spring tension on the metering arm spring. A friend of mine figured out that a lot of the Chinese carbs have too much spring under the metering arm. If this is the case, typically cutting 3 coils off the spring will fix it. Lastly, these saws are notorious for air leaks. If you have any way to perform a pressure test and a vacuum test, I would start there. Even a slight air leak will cause a saw to not tune right and or run out of tune quickly. I hope this helps! Saw safe & let em know how you make out.👍🏼

@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws thank you for the help. I think everything is OK on air leaks and all, it will try to start and run I have had it almost running and it was ripping just wouldnt idle right but my poor ol arm got tired of cranking on it lol will start at 1 1/4 turn and go from there. Also will check the spring. I used to have a good local saw shop I used but (she actually has a pretty damn big channel "chickanic" with like 500k subs i think) but they closed down recently unfortunately. My first time tuning a saw starting from complete shite. I have tuned before but they were already running, just poorly. Thanks for advice will keep u posted

Yes! If you are still running the stock muffler, you definitely need to modify it or build something for it. Get that heat out & let it breathe. They run like a different saw with a muffler mod! My ported & muffler modded 545 runs a 24” 3/8 drive full comp all the time. It will pull a 28”, but I like the balance better with the 24”.

@Kirks_Custom_Chainsaws my lil 355t has an Egans straight shot and it really woke it up. Some people complain about the noise but never customers and the difference is night and day in the cut

Thank you for your comment.👍🏼 Personally, I have had very good luck with the stihl light es bars. I will definitely be keeping an eye on them though. Thank you for the information !👍🏼

Thank you and greetings to you too!👍🏼. Yes, I make those muffler cover plates myself.

Great! Thank you! I just picked up a 24” tsumura premium light bar, but I haven’t had a chance to weigh it yet. I’ll have to update when I do.

All the bars shown were 3/8 pitch and .050” gauge.

Thank you!