40 year old Partner bar/chain advice

[challenger]

My old partner now has a bent and worn bar that needs replacing. The bar has outdated numbers that I can't cross over exactly but I'm pretty sure I need a .325 pitch .058 bar/chain 18" long. The original chain is a Carlton with k2 on the links.
Thanks for helping.

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[svk]

What model of saw?

 

[challenger]

What model of saw?

500

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[82F100SWB]

That is .325/.058, Bar mount is standard K095 Small Mount Husky.

 

[challenger]

Any pros and cons of going to a. 050" gauge?

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[Derf]

Buy whatever is easier to get chain for. If your local shop has more .050 than .058, buy a .325 .050 bar.

The .050 will have lower reciprocating mass, so maybe a fuzz faster, but the advantage to the .058 is it clears chips out of the bar groove better. The .050 is more prone to load up and jam a chain. Depends on type of wood though.

 

[Huskybill]

Huztl has a 18” bar and a .325” .058” chain.

https://www.huztl.net/Holzfforma®-16Inch-Guide-Bar-Saw-Chain-Combo-325-058-66DL-For-Husqvarna-Jonsered-Dolmar-Mcculloch-Cub-Cadet-Efco-Homelite-Makita-Partner-Poulan-Redmax-Sears-Solo-p509322.html

https://www.huztl.net/325-058-16inc...Partner-Poulan-Redmax-Sears-Solo-p509113.html

Check the shipping first.

 

[challenger]

Thanks!
I'll likely stay with the same size bar and chain. I got the saw with an 18" bar which is probably the max for the saw but it's served me well. Going to a 16" is a reasonable option if it is noticeably cheaper. I'll probably check my local Ace Hardware store to see what they have.

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[Huskybill]

You could replace the bar only, the chain looks good.

 

[pioneerguy600]

My old partner now has a bent and worn bar that needs replacing. The bar has outdated numbers that I can't cross over exactly but I'm pretty sure I need a .325 pitch .058 bar/chain 18" long. The original chain is a Carlton with k2 on the links.
Thanks for helping.

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What is damaged on your bar challenger? Those Windsor bars are made of much better materials than many replacement bars made today, it looks to me that that bar can be reconditioned very easily unless the nose sprocket is ruined.

 

[challenger]

What is damaged on your bar challenger? Those Windsor bars are made of much better materials than many replacement bars made today, it looks to me that that bar can be reconditioned very easily unless the nose sprocket is ruined.

I can try to explain the problem. The chain binds and sticks even when it's loose. If I move it in the normal direction it will start off loose but then bind up. Force it backward and it frees up. I got the tip stuck in a fallen pine tree and it seems to have started then. The nose looks like it has a flat spot and the chain doesn't lay against the tip when it's binding. It's a very weird problem for me but I'm sure someone here has experienced something similar.
I thought a chain should be changed when a new bar is put on a saw?
Thanks all.

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[Del_]

It sounds like a pinched tip that needs opening up.

 

[Gypo Logger]

The small mount Husky bar will fit. 346.

 

[Huskvarna hotellgäst]

Sourcing a bar and chain for a Partner 500 is relatively easy because the mount pattern is common to so many brands.
GB: UHL
Oregon: K095
.325 pitch
15" 64DL
16" 66DL
18" 72DL

 

[pioneerguy600]

I can try to explain the problem. The chain binds and sticks even when it's loose. If I move it in the normal direction it will start off loose but then bind up. Force it backward and it frees up. I got the tip stuck in a fallen pine tree and it seems to have started then. The nose looks like it has a flat spot and the chain doesn't lay against the tip when it's binding. It's a very weird problem for me but I'm sure someone here has experienced something similar.
I thought a chain should be changed when a new bar is put on a saw?
Thanks all.

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Take a good look at the drive sprocket on the clutch first, binding when moving the chain ahead but allowing it to run normally when moving it backwards smacks of a worn rim or sprocket, just one thing to eliminate first. I have yet to see a Windsor bar I could not re rehabilitate.

 

[challenger]

Take a good look at the drive sprocket on the clutch first, binding when moving the chain ahead but allowing it to run normally when moving it backwards smacks of a worn rim or sprocket, just one thing to eliminate first. I have yet to see a Windsor bar I could not re rehabilitate.

That concerns me too. I'll check it out. Any pointers on a replacement if needed? Thanks.

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[pioneerguy600]

That concerns me too. I'll check it out. Any pointers on a replacement if needed? Thanks.

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Take a look first and post a pict if you can to see what you have there, parts are still around for these saws.

 

[Huskvarna hotellgäst]

...parts are still around for these saws.

Yeah. Partner 5000, 400/450 - Husqvarna 50/51, 154 & early 254 have same clutch/drum/rim spec.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Yeah. Partner 5000, 400/450 - Husqvarna 50/51, 154 & early 254 have same clutch/drum/rim spec.

Yes sir, and parts are not really difficult to find for them, and I think model 55 as well.

 

[challenger]

Here are a few photos of the bar, chain and drive sprocket. Any thoughts are appreciated.
Obviously the neglected floating rim needs to be replaced but has this likely also ruined the chain and bar?

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