DanMan1 said:My little Poulan/Craftman has finally been struck with the classic deadly "bar studs thru the plastic case" virus. Fish, do they make any special 'bar stud band-aids' ?
scottr said:I believe Poulan changed the head on the stud and I wanted to see which design caused the crankcase to break .
Cut4fun said:Are people using breaker bars to tighten the bar nuts down, jeez. Just how much force does it take to ruin a saw bar stud like this guy did. What specified ft/lbs or lb-ft is supposed to be put on a bar nut to tighten the bar down? I just lightly snug the bar nuts down.
DanMan1 said:My little Poulan/Craftman has finally been struck with the classic deadly "bar studs thru the plastic case" virus. Fish, do they make any special 'bar stud band-aids' ?
DanMan1 said:I've had it for 6 or 7 years. The first years I used it for cutting 5+ cords of wood each year, then I bought a 357xp, so I have since used it only for limbing and dirty/wet cutting. It came with an 18" Intez bar ( which I still hate ). That bar died, so I put on a 'normal' 16" bar. Some might think that is what caused it, but I believe the normal 16" bar stayed adjusted just as good as the Intez 18"( which was not very long), and I never cranked on the nuts. I always used moderate torque with the stock bar wrench.
Just curious OE. If the saw came with a intez bar and he did switch to a regular bar and not put the screw adjuster in and just pulled out and up on the bar, then tighten the bar stud nuts down and Just say he was running 3/8LP 91 oregon safety chain. How would not having the screw adjuster cause this kind of damage? Got me wondering on this one.Oregon Engineer said:Come on DanMan1, fess up. What chain type did you use and was there a screw tensioner used with the "standard" bar?
Oregon Engineer said:Come on DanMan1, fess up. What chain type did you use and was there a screw tensioner used with the "standard" bar?
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