24" bar use ok for Husky 545?

[olive]

Being my 545 is only 50cc, is it ok for using a 24" bar once and a great while for larger trees or is 20" the absolute max ? Thanks

 

[CR888]

Sounds like you need a Piltz rocket sprocket race kit. Anything is possible with them.

 

[Joe Kidd]

24" is a big stretch. IMO 20" is the max for that one. I'd like a 60cc ported or 70cc stock buried in 24".

 

[SAWMIKAZE]

Sawtroll usually has a few 24" bars layin around for his 346xp.

 

[Stix]

I'd say no. Lol. Way too long.

 

[olive]

ok, thanks. I'm sure I can make the 20" suffice. Just wondering about the upper limits of it.

 

[Joe Kidd]

Congrats on the 545.

 

[Teddi]

20" is absolute max. 16" or 18" is what you should be using most of the time.

 

[Stix]

Mine wears a 16 and it's perfect.

 

[mesupra]

18 is Max for a 50 cc saw in my Pinon. I actually prefer them with a 16. In reality what can you cut with a 20 that you can't with a 16 or 18 ya its a little more work but I've seen plenty of 3 plus foot Pine taken with 16 inch bars

 

[sunfish]

A 16" bar is fine for wood up to around 20".

 

[mesupra]

I would agree with sunfish if you were making multiple cross cuts when it comes to the occasional felling job theres no need to shorten the life of a great saw.

 

[rburg]

The 1st tree I took down with my 2252 was with a 20" bar and it handles it fine, but I wouldn't want to use any thing longer than that. I normally use and 18" bar on mine.

 

[nmurph]

If the oiler will keep the bar cool, as a rare occurrence I wouldn't have a problem sticking one on there. You really need to keep the chain sharp and take your time, letting the saw and chain do the work as opposed to pushing it. I've run a 24" several times on 346's with nothing more than a muffler mod and the base gasket removed. I will add that a 20" is much better suited and you can cut close to a 40" tree with that length bar.