saxart
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Newbie needs some help with a saw chain...
My dad recently gave me his Stihl 041AV saw. I remember when the saw was new. I was 7 years old at the time (1976). I'm now 51 years old. The saw was in rough condition when I got it from Dad. The original bar was still on the saw, and since dad used this saw to down thousands of trees, the bar was a worn down stump! I managed to find a bar for it (the same part number that was stamped on the old bar.) so that is good to go.
Anyway, I'm searching for a chain, and having some troubles finding one that fits, but maybe I'm confused about what I'm looking for. The new bar is stamped "0.50" and 16". I know the clutch sprocket is 3/8", but where I'm having trouble is finding a chain with the correct drive link count. When I looked at the Oregon chains for sale locally, they say I need a 60-drive link count chain, (.050 and 16") but when I brought one home and put it on the saw, it was very tough to pull around the bar with a gloved hand. The chain that was on the saw when I got it from my father has a 58 drive link count. Does the drive link count have to match up to the clutch sprocket size, or is drive link count just related to the length of the chain? (That's where I'm confused...) I cannot seem to find a 16" X 3/8" chain with 58 drive links anywhere.
So....Does drive link count matter when buying a chain?
Thanks for the help!
My dad recently gave me his Stihl 041AV saw. I remember when the saw was new. I was 7 years old at the time (1976). I'm now 51 years old. The saw was in rough condition when I got it from Dad. The original bar was still on the saw, and since dad used this saw to down thousands of trees, the bar was a worn down stump! I managed to find a bar for it (the same part number that was stamped on the old bar.) so that is good to go.
Anyway, I'm searching for a chain, and having some troubles finding one that fits, but maybe I'm confused about what I'm looking for. The new bar is stamped "0.50" and 16". I know the clutch sprocket is 3/8", but where I'm having trouble is finding a chain with the correct drive link count. When I looked at the Oregon chains for sale locally, they say I need a 60-drive link count chain, (.050 and 16") but when I brought one home and put it on the saw, it was very tough to pull around the bar with a gloved hand. The chain that was on the saw when I got it from my father has a 58 drive link count. Does the drive link count have to match up to the clutch sprocket size, or is drive link count just related to the length of the chain? (That's where I'm confused...) I cannot seem to find a 16" X 3/8" chain with 58 drive links anywhere.
So....Does drive link count matter when buying a chain?
Thanks for the help!