Bar and chain selection

[PTmowerMech]

Get you a couple of these. If you are going to work on saws you need this tool. You can tell bar gauge and chain pitch and guage easily.

Amazon.com

Thanks. Ordered and on the way.

 

[PTmowerMech]

This is on the bars nose tip.



After taking a look-see, the gauge is worm. Chain wiggles way too much. The tip of the teeth, on one side has a tiny bit of damage. The other side seems fine.

72 drive links

 

[Hammermechanicman]

Tsumura bars are very good bars. If the bar groove is worn you can use a rail closer to fix it.

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[StarTech]

Oregon Vesa-Cut bar 200VXLHK095 would be a good low cost choice for the bar.
Oregon 72LPX072 saw chain.

Both are very good, low cost, and the chain is a safety chain for homeowner use.

 

[PTmowerMech]

Oregon Vesa-Cut bar 200VXLHK095 would be a good low cost choice for the bar.
Oregon 72LPX072 saw chain.

Both are very good, low cost, and the chain is a safety chain for homeowner use.

For some reason, he won't have an Oregon product. Says he wants Jonsered or Husq.

 

[StarTech]

Well he if get either Husqvarna or Jonsered bar he going to get an Oregon bar as that's who makes the bars for them. He just be paying extra for the name to painted on it.

 

[PTmowerMech]

I'm getting the picture that it's doesn't matter if it's an 058 or an 050 gauge, as long as the bar and chain match. Is this going to have an effect on the sprocket?

 

[PTmowerMech]

Well he if get either Husqvarna or Jonsered bar he going to get an Oregon bar as that's who makes the bars for them. He just be paying extra for the name to painted on it.

According to what I'm seeing, Husq is back to making their own chains.


Does Husqvarna make their own chains?

These cutting-edge chains are built in the place where it all began: Husqvarna headquarters in Huskvarna, Sweden.

 

[StarTech]

I'm getting the picture that it's doesn't matter if it's an 058 or an 050 gauge, as long as the bar and chain match. Is this going to have an effect on the sprocket?

Not that I know of but check the rim sprocket anyways as maybe heavy worn. Or least at the IPL says the saw is setup in a rim drive drum. It just the .058 is a heavier chain and bar will also be heavier and will affect the feel of the saw.

According to what I'm seeing, Husq is back to making their own chains.


Does Husqvarna make their own chains?

These cutting-edge chains are built in the place where it all began: Husqvarna headquarters in Huskvarna, Sweden.

I haven't seen any info on that but could be possible but I kinda doubt it. I just pull a chain guide and they were still referencing the Oregon products.

 

[StarTech]

Anyway if the customer insists on the name brand then let him spend his money and you make the profit. It is like some my customers insists on Craftsman parts I just given the Craftsman price for the Husqvarna and MTD parts.