OK just bought a husky 346xp.. do i want 3/8 or /325?
I was a logger back in the day... so I have some rusty experience.. actually I was up to dropping and limbing 14 trees an hour...
Russ
OK just bought a husky 346xp.. do i want 3/8 or /325?
I was a logger back in the day... so I have some rusty experience.. actually I was up to dropping and limbing 14 trees an hour...
Russ
Funny this thread comes out today cuz I'm in a similar dilemma.
See I just got an 044 project saw and I thought I had the bar covered since I had a new 20" -e- stihl bar hanging on the wall. Being a greenhorn I learned I couldn't use it without changing my clutch sprocket to a .325 .
It would be a 9 tooth sprocket. Wonder what stress it would put on the saw?
I think I would like to keep it 3/8 and just spring for another b&c when I can although the cheapest way would be to just buy the sprocket for now. Anyone ever use a .325 w/ a 9tooth sprocket on an 044? I wonder what the difference would be between that set up and a 3/8 w/ an 8 tooth?
I can not imagine anyone would run 325 on an 044. 325 is used so a smaller saw can run a longer bar without bogging down. Your 044 has plenty of power and will not bog unless you run a real long bar, at which time you would switch to 3/8th skip chain not 325. I suggest you see if you can exchange the bar at the store or maybe trade it with someone on the site.
It would be a 9 tooth sprocket. Wonder what stress it would put on the saw?
Oregon and Stihl 3/8,.050 and .063 chain do indeed use the same cutter and chassis. The only difference is the drive teeth are a bit thicker. This results in a wider bar groove, which may be advantageous in certain types of wood.
For instance I know from personal experience that the wider bar groove clogs up less often when cutting standing dead red oak. With a .050 bar the bar becomes clogged with the fine chips generated by cutting dead oak that it will stop the chain.
I imagine the same would be true in fibrous softwood trees out west.
The .050 gauge bar rails should wear slower given they have more bearing area.
I imagine the same would be true in fibrous softwood trees out west.
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