Saw has a 325 sprocket and 20" 3/8 050 bar and chain.
Back story; bought the saw used 5 + years ago from an old guy no longer cutting.
I heat with wood, and help out neighbors with clean up, roughly 5 10 cords a year.
A good cleaning and sharpening and put it to work. This didn't have a chain brake, got the parts from a used saw guy nearby and it now has a working chain brake. Use it occasionally, on smaller trees, an 044 my main saw.
While cleaning up storm damage I was sharpening a chain when I noticed it would not rotate smoothly on the clutch sprocket.
Opened it up, saw some sprocket wear went to get a new sprocket from the local dealer, this is where I'm all confused.
Sprocket is marked 325, BUT it has a 20" 3/8" 50 bar and chain (yellow link) Mists of time, I no longer remember if this was on the saw, or parts I put on it.
Dealer and I did some parts looking and didn't find a 3/8 sprocket for an 028. Kinda like running the 20" bar have an 025 16" for lighter sawing. Long as I'm not too aggressive the saw seemed happy enough with that combo.
Did I wear out the 325 sprocket "to quickly" with the 3/8" chain?
Full disclosure; After cutting up a neighbors busted off maple branch, I had lost the oil cap early on and run the chain dry didn't notice the cap was gone til I was back in the shed then the bulb came on, the chain had been binding from heat when I was finishing up, duh. Found the cap and puddle of oil near where I had started sawing up the limb. Refilled the oil, sharpened, ran a couple tanks through on another big maple limb, then it started cutting curves buried nearly full bar length in a big branch. Finished wth the 044 then found the mismatch on this saw. Should I bite the bullet and get a 325 bar and chain to run on this saw? .050 or .063? my preference would be 20" again, I'm tall reduces bending over. OR Is running the 3/8 stuff that I have for the 044 anyways "kind of" acceptable on that 325 sprocket? Is there a 3/8" sprocket that fits the 028? Dealer ordered in a new 325 sprocket, I bought it today.
Thanks for reading this far and any advice, help you can give.
old and new;
Back story; bought the saw used 5 + years ago from an old guy no longer cutting.
I heat with wood, and help out neighbors with clean up, roughly 5 10 cords a year.
A good cleaning and sharpening and put it to work. This didn't have a chain brake, got the parts from a used saw guy nearby and it now has a working chain brake. Use it occasionally, on smaller trees, an 044 my main saw.
While cleaning up storm damage I was sharpening a chain when I noticed it would not rotate smoothly on the clutch sprocket.
Opened it up, saw some sprocket wear went to get a new sprocket from the local dealer, this is where I'm all confused.
Sprocket is marked 325, BUT it has a 20" 3/8" 50 bar and chain (yellow link) Mists of time, I no longer remember if this was on the saw, or parts I put on it.
Dealer and I did some parts looking and didn't find a 3/8 sprocket for an 028. Kinda like running the 20" bar have an 025 16" for lighter sawing. Long as I'm not too aggressive the saw seemed happy enough with that combo.
Did I wear out the 325 sprocket "to quickly" with the 3/8" chain?
Full disclosure; After cutting up a neighbors busted off maple branch, I had lost the oil cap early on and run the chain dry didn't notice the cap was gone til I was back in the shed then the bulb came on, the chain had been binding from heat when I was finishing up, duh. Found the cap and puddle of oil near where I had started sawing up the limb. Refilled the oil, sharpened, ran a couple tanks through on another big maple limb, then it started cutting curves buried nearly full bar length in a big branch. Finished wth the 044 then found the mismatch on this saw. Should I bite the bullet and get a 325 bar and chain to run on this saw? .050 or .063? my preference would be 20" again, I'm tall reduces bending over. OR Is running the 3/8 stuff that I have for the 044 anyways "kind of" acceptable on that 325 sprocket? Is there a 3/8" sprocket that fits the 028? Dealer ordered in a new 325 sprocket, I bought it today.
Thanks for reading this far and any advice, help you can give.
old and new;