Stihl MS500i ported and machined with machined piston 9g lighter... its a ripper!!!

[@OldGloryTreeCo]

John, you did an outstanding job on this. I can't thank you enough for all your help in everything. And yes, I've talked to Tyler quite a bit and agree one hundred percent that he's a great guy.

[@justinweaver8787]

3700 awesome god is good. bless his heart for helping that family!!! Thank u for helping out all u did to sir.

[@johnscustomsaws]

right... i honestly was taken back when i heard that... he is a logger and hes going to enjoy it and he deserves all the best for stepping up like that

[@justinweaver8787]

@@johnscustomsaws absolutely i 2 am a logger have been almost 15 years now my dad started loggin in 1953. With my papaw an his 2 brothers an cousin with 3 axes 2 cross cut saws an 2 mules an a 1939 chevy 2ton truck. He will love ur saw an it will be well took care of.

[@sundial6919]

@@justinweaver8787 youre a good gentleman to the saw community and hearing your high regards i just subbed to this channel

[@justinweaver8787]

@@sundial6919 im jus me thank u

[@chrisseger6870]

John, I know Jason would've loved that bad mama jama. You did right by him for sure. Great build. And awesome heart for the community. It's good to know people still give a damn.

[@Adoratek]

Black Locust is some hard stuff. Chips from it are pretty fine and yes, when it is dry it's like cutting rocks. I build bows from it and Osage Orange, and worn out many a chain on that stuff. Nice work, love the results.

[@tyler1671]

You aint kiddin two of the hardest woods in ohio

[@ronsilva516]

Assume saw that 500i ported is a beast killer job well done well done 👍👍👍

[@livingadamman7994]

Well done guys ! Darn I need a ported one after seeing this !

[@mackenziesibley7025]

Quite a difference there haha that ported one rips man!

[@richardflagg3084]

Nice gains. Excellent work John

[@acurarl9929]

Amazing job man.

[@acurarl9929]

Black locust is concrete for real I wrk with it here in the northeast. I hate cutting it

[@ABIDEOUTDOORS]

I wish I hadn’t seen this… lol I want the 500i. But I don’t know anything about porting or anyone who does it in Louisiana.

[@timgordon6160]

Paul Bearer says it all!!!! 😂lmao Great work John!!!

[@RichFife]

By chance, do you know the rpm difference between the two? (In wood) That ported 500i is a Beast.

[@johnscustomsaws]

Oh boy you didn't just start this lo😂 i will fill u in when we talk about the 084 head... I have gotten into arguments about the RPMs and rev limi_ter and I know I am right lol... so many guys that do mods to the 500i and they don't understanding what they are doing 💯

[@mattyfresh9698]

365 special will cut 2 before either saw finishes one

[@10putty]

Did I read you're going to do a 200? I hope you film it for this channel.

[@johnscustomsaws]

yessir...i have a 200T of his that is all brand new OEM... i will definitely film it for the channel... and that saw ii can show every detail i have nothing i need to keep secret on those

[@j.c.lawntreesnow6272]

The 500 shred i john i live in balsam lake wis use to live in mn do you live in Washington county?

[@johnscustomsaws]

thanks bud... and i am in stearns county... I'm 15 minutes outside of St. Cloud

[@alessandromonizza8283]

Is either the chain not so sharp or the wood insanely dry and hard? Edit: nevermind just came to that point of the video

[@johnscustomsaws]

Yeah I hear it all the time and I would think the same thing I get it.... this wood is like nothing else its so ridiculously hard and dry... I hate it lol

[@brucekufferath1279]

John, what do you charge to port a 500i?

[@johnscustomsaws]

Im not taking on any new work right now but I charge $500... domed/machined piston and ported/machined cylinder... plus parts obviously... this particular build however would be more... quite but more actually 😬... there is soooooo much more to it than people realize... its almost not realistic to do this build for the time it takes and what I feel comfortable charging...

[@TrolloTV]

@@johnscustomsaws 500 bucks is a good price for quality work. Don’t be afraid to be asking good money for the work you do 👍🏻 Have you looked into having a CNC shop do some of the machining for you? Not exactly easy/possible for cylinders probably, but depending on what’s done to it it may work on pistons quite well. Also, out of personal interest: What would you charge for a ported 261?

[@johnscustomsaws]

@@TrolloTVhonestly the direction I am heading the CNC might be a good option and I am getting a 2 piece head from a guy with a CNC but I don't know if it would be possible or economical to get the entire cylinders done... would need to be sending top ends off all the time or have rotating stock... truthfully I want to get back into the real custom saws... nitrous/turbo/boosted/flame shootin/supercharged/jet-saw... stuff like that

[@TrolloTV]

@@johnscustomsaws The main thing in terms of cost would be designing the cad models, doing the CNC programming, and figuring out how to machine and hold the cylinders. So there are setup costs involved, but the actual machining of aluminum is pretty fast and cheap. So you might be able to have a CNC shop do most of the standard porting work for the more popular saws, and then also have more spare time for crazy projects and novelty saws

[@myhermitlife]

💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@kenweis7913]

I'd be afraid to touch that 500i it's so expensive and injected.....how much can more can you push it

[@justinprice153]

Willing to do one more 500i and how much.

[@julianlaustsen1991]

Do u do anything to the injection system om the 500i when u port it?

[@BlackDevill9]

So how long before rebuild Compared to stock?

[@aaronbadgett4439]

500i did

[@johnstevens7199]

Same saw, cutting clean wood, then cutting on an old branch collar on the cross section ya dummies

[@slaxxx]

I need…

[@zilla93RS]

Amico la motosega si sente che gira bene, ma come affilatore non sei gran che... potrebbe andare molto di più!

[@Husqvarna575XP]

Sorry, but your chain is not sharp - a handfiled chain with a 500i cuts way way faster.

[@LabiaLicker]

why not same bar and chain?