TonyRumore
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What you have is a 24" bar and a 28" chain, the bar was simply marked incorrectly.
Stihl doesn't make a 24/25" Light bar. Lets not rehash that BS again.........please.
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What you have is a 24" bar and a 28" chain, the bar was simply marked incorrectly.
Stihl doesn't make a 24/25" Light bar. Lets not rehash that BS again.........
I see this phrase over and over here. With all due respect, not all of us have a choice. Bring the saw back and let your dealer sort it out. No use cutting back loops for a new saw that's not proper. That's what warranties are for.
Stihl doesn't make a 24/25" Light bar. Lets not rehash that BS again.........please.
Would be very interesting to see a 28" ES Light bar compared to a regular 28" ES. Whatever the cause, a shortened chain is really the only solution...
It's obvious in the pics that the adjuster on the 461 isn't milled as closed to the end of the case as the 261. I believe Mastermind has a 461 in his shop right now. I would get with him and see if he would be willing to post a pic of the adjuster and see if you didn't get a saw that was a factory defect.
AJ
It looks like the 461 has a very short adjustment range. A lot of stihl dealers have quit making chain up. That's why I bought a breaker/spinner and rolls of chain. Unless that bar was made wrong then it sounds like stihl will be needing to make a new loop size for the 461.
OK, so I tossed and turned last night while this issue was going through my head. Being an engineer, it's a curse when I go to bed with any sort of design/math problem unsolved. Well, I woke up with an idea, and measured all the 3003 series bars I own. The bars are all 3-1/8 inch longer than the rated length. So for example, the 20" bar measures 23-1/8". By that logic, the 28" ES Light bar should measure 31-1/8". But it doesn't. It measures 30-1/8", an inch short. Without a doubt, that is the problem. I'll head to the dealer and see if the Saturday staff can swap me to a regular 28" bar or a 25" bar for the weekend, and then try to order another 28" ES Light on Monday.
I also eyeballed the 28" bar on my 261, and there's no way it would be able to tension the chain either.
I just measured my regular 28" Stihl ES bar and it's 30 1/4".
Can you elaborate on that? Will the 8-pin have enough of a larger diameter to take up the extra slack in the chain?
What about performance -- wouldn't an 8-pin increase chain speed and reduce torque??
If an 8 pin solves the problem and won't noticeably deteriorate cutting performance, then it's fine with me -- could be an easy solution!
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