JustinM
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So I bought a bar & chain combo from a site sponsor (im not naming names because they have been nothing short of great and I dont believe they are at fault). I want help though as im not sure if there's something I can do before i go back to them.
I (obviously) own and have run lots of saws. I have bought plenty of bars & chains & even a few combos. Ive never seen what is happening with this one before though.
Its a german-made 20" carleton. 3/8" .58 with a replaceable sprocket tip. When it arrived, everything looked great.
When I put the chain on the bar, it fits perfectly on the sprocket. But it will barely fit - or not fit at all - in certain parts of the bar. I thought perhaps a .50 bar was attached to a .58 sprocket, but when I look at the part number stamped on the bar, it clearly shows it being a .58 The chain is .58 for sure as I tried with a different one. A .50 chain moves freely in the bar without much wiggle though.
I talked to the distributor & they said this is something they've never seen before & without hesitation offered to ship me a new one. Great, I thought.
New one arrived.... same thing!!
Is there something Im missing? I mean Ive never seen a new chain not move freely in a new bar, but maybe ive been lucky in the past and/or other manufacturers break in their bars or something?
Id love to try something before I go back to the place I order it & say "guess what...."
I (obviously) own and have run lots of saws. I have bought plenty of bars & chains & even a few combos. Ive never seen what is happening with this one before though.
Its a german-made 20" carleton. 3/8" .58 with a replaceable sprocket tip. When it arrived, everything looked great.
When I put the chain on the bar, it fits perfectly on the sprocket. But it will barely fit - or not fit at all - in certain parts of the bar. I thought perhaps a .50 bar was attached to a .58 sprocket, but when I look at the part number stamped on the bar, it clearly shows it being a .58 The chain is .58 for sure as I tried with a different one. A .50 chain moves freely in the bar without much wiggle though.
I talked to the distributor & they said this is something they've never seen before & without hesitation offered to ship me a new one. Great, I thought.
New one arrived.... same thing!!
Is there something Im missing? I mean Ive never seen a new chain not move freely in a new bar, but maybe ive been lucky in the past and/or other manufacturers break in their bars or something?
Id love to try something before I go back to the place I order it & say "guess what...."
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