J-red 2186 bar length?

[miller1]

I have stock 2186 with a 28" bar and would like to try a shorter bar Just for kicks, is a 24" a big enough difference from the 28" in a saw this size or should i go a 20", this is just for general firewood. I don't really need it i am just wanting to play around, i have a 359 i use for most of my cutting.

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[Guido Salvage]

20" is fine for smaller wood and makes the saw lighter. Niko would tell you to run a 16" bar.

 

[HuskStihl]

It is lots of fun to put an 8pin sprocket on the 385 with an 18 or 20" bar. No real point in a 24 from a 28 IMO. I would pick up an 8pin sprocket with anything shorter than 20

 

[mdavlee]

24" is really 25" so there's 3" of difference in actual length. 28" lightweight would be how I would spend the money on a new bar.

 

[wyk]

Get an 8 pin and put a 20" bar on it. I occasionally run an 18" bar on my 2166/77cc BB, and it is crazy with an 8 pin and very low rakers.

 

[Homelite410]

Bucked soft maple on the landing this weekend with ported 2186 and 28" with half skip square and an 8 pin. Sure was fun!

 

[miller1]

It is lots of fun to put an 8pin sprocket on the 385 with an 18 or 20" bar. No real point in a 24 from a 28 IMO. I would pick up an 8pin sprocket with anything shorter than 20

I'll give this a try with a good aggressive chain and watch it eat!

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