I bought a bar at a saw shop going out of business years ago. 20" Total superbar with a replaceable sprocket tip. On the box it has .325 pitch .63 ga. Common for stihl... or stamped on the bar is 3/8 .63 ga. Not common.
Saw shop local happened to have a 3/8 63 ga chain and I tried it and the bar is .325 pitch, chain did not fit the tip.
This is a worn out saw that will be big bore kitted/ muff modded and I'd like to put the new bar on to possibly boost the value for sale locally unless for some reason I love it when it's together. The original bar is pretty close to junk not a fleck of paint on it, took lots of dressing. It's a 3/8. Of course when I got the passel of Chinese parts I bought the 3/8 clutch rim sprocket.
The underlying question is, if you were going to run a "big power" saw is 325 pitch going to hurt the cutting speed (but chains would be readily available on the shelf) or should I stick with 3/8 pitch for speed sake.
Saw shop local happened to have a 3/8 63 ga chain and I tried it and the bar is .325 pitch, chain did not fit the tip.
This is a worn out saw that will be big bore kitted/ muff modded and I'd like to put the new bar on to possibly boost the value for sale locally unless for some reason I love it when it's together. The original bar is pretty close to junk not a fleck of paint on it, took lots of dressing. It's a 3/8. Of course when I got the passel of Chinese parts I bought the 3/8 clutch rim sprocket.
The underlying question is, if you were going to run a "big power" saw is 325 pitch going to hurt the cutting speed (but chains would be readily available on the shelf) or should I stick with 3/8 pitch for speed sake.