8 pin 325 rim on an OE346?

[Haywire Haywood]

I'm thinking about bumping the rim size on my 346 up a notch. I use it for limbing and rarely cut anything over about 8" with it. Anyone else do the same?

Ian

 

[bookerdog]

Is that the old edition? Are you using narrow kerf chain? With limbing and such it should be great. I used it on my old edition that was moddified and was great for the purpose your talking about.

 

[Haywire Haywood]

This one is the old 45cc saw and it's just been muffler modded, nothing more. The chain I'm using is not NK, just Bailey's 20RC.

Ian

 

[bookerdog]

On my OE I use the 20nk chain along with a narrow kerf bar. Its a great compo for that saw. If you want I could find a bar and chain around here somewhere and let you try it.

 

[JONSEREDFAN6069]

stick with the 7 pin, i tried a 8 on my 670 and was unhappy with the change.
seemed you cant push it as hard. rather have power than speed, just my .02
cents though.

 

[fishercat]

i agree.

stick with the 7 pin, i tried a 8 on my 670 and was unhappy with the change.
seemed you cant push it as hard. rather have power than speed, just my .02
cents though.

never cared for the 8 pin.

 

[SawTroll]

On my OE I use the 20nk chain along with a narrow kerf bar. Its a great compo for that saw. ...

I would have wanted to try it, that's for sure!

 

[PB]

Rims are cheap enough. DOOOOOO it!

 

[computeruser]

I tried it on my 238 (13" NK, 15K rpm) and wasn't pleased. It was faster on little stuff, but it was easy to get it out of the power band and harder to get it back. So the 8t was off, and we're back to 7t.

 

[056kid]

An 8 pin will always help as long as the saws not allready maxed out.


You shouldent have to "push" on the saw to start with..

 

[Haywire Haywood]

Ok, I'll stick to what works. 7pin it is.

thanks,
Ian

 

[blis]

heck... i use 8 pin on my 353 but thats only for small wood though....

 

[056kid]

Ok, I'll stick to what works. 7pin it is.

thanks,
Ian

try the 8, buy you a few of each. then you got extras when you need em

 

[SWE#Kipp]

I know some people running 8pin on the oe346 but that is with 13" b/c and in spruce thinning's with allot of limbs that are max 1"-2" !
I run 8pin on my modded 346xpgNE/OE (NEc/p) and it pulls a 18" b/c with good authority but that is modded though ,,,,,,