biggerstaff94
ArboristSite Operative
I goggled the heck out of this and didnt find a complete how to for dummies like me so here it is. There are no benefits to this, i just did it because i already owned the bar. This only applies to large mount Husqy saws and Stihl medium bars (3003 mount). Your saw might not be like mine, things could be different, this is what I did.
What youll need:
-Husqy large mount saw
-Stihl 3003 mount bar
-Stihl bar to husqy adapter
-17/64 drill bit
-Chamfer bit
-Drill press
The first thing i did was order up a bar adapter. They take up the slack between the small Husqy studs and the large Stihl slot. This one is a cheap $10 Neotech from ebay. Gotta have one.
Second, I found the tensioner pin on my saw was larger than the hole in my bar.
So i drilled out the bar with a 17/64 (.265”) drill bit. I would go to the hardware store and buy a sacrificial cobalt bit because chainsaw bars are HARD. Use a drill press, your going to need more cutting pressure than you can apply with a hand drill. I promise you will ruin the bit and get nothing done if you try to use a hand drill. Also if you have it, use compressed air to to cool the bit instead of oil. Run it dry if not and don’t peck at it.
Boom it fits, use the chamfer bit to deburr your holes, dont be an animal.
Next problem was my chain was to short. I have a 372xp oe with an 8 pin sprocket and im using a 28” Stihl bar that specifies a 91 drive link chain. This was not going to work, not sure if it was from the big sprocket or the stihl bar on a Husqy. Regardless, i ended up having to pick up a longer 93 drive link chain to make it work. Once i did that, everything came together.
My tensioner is in the ideal position, not to far forward, not to far back. Oil holes lined up proper.
Hope this helps or unfrustrates someone.
What youll need:
-Husqy large mount saw
-Stihl 3003 mount bar
-Stihl bar to husqy adapter
-17/64 drill bit
-Chamfer bit
-Drill press
The first thing i did was order up a bar adapter. They take up the slack between the small Husqy studs and the large Stihl slot. This one is a cheap $10 Neotech from ebay. Gotta have one.
Second, I found the tensioner pin on my saw was larger than the hole in my bar.
So i drilled out the bar with a 17/64 (.265”) drill bit. I would go to the hardware store and buy a sacrificial cobalt bit because chainsaw bars are HARD. Use a drill press, your going to need more cutting pressure than you can apply with a hand drill. I promise you will ruin the bit and get nothing done if you try to use a hand drill. Also if you have it, use compressed air to to cool the bit instead of oil. Run it dry if not and don’t peck at it.
Boom it fits, use the chamfer bit to deburr your holes, dont be an animal.
Next problem was my chain was to short. I have a 372xp oe with an 8 pin sprocket and im using a 28” Stihl bar that specifies a 91 drive link chain. This was not going to work, not sure if it was from the big sprocket or the stihl bar on a Husqy. Regardless, i ended up having to pick up a longer 93 drive link chain to make it work. Once i did that, everything came together.
My tensioner is in the ideal position, not to far forward, not to far back. Oil holes lined up proper.
Hope this helps or unfrustrates someone.
. The ten pin rim is mostly for milling with a 24" bar or maybe goofing around with a 16" possibly if you cut down an ES bar or something like a 20" cut down. The 28" ten pin is an old taller Sabre roller nose with the tail clipped a bit now to an open slot. I added some holes to what appeared to be an old large Homelite bar mount. That made it fit 3003 eight or ten pin. It already fit a 3002 but with a 12mm slot not 14mm. It also fits the large Stihl mount using bolts or smaller studs. It's setup like my Cannon 12mm opened up from a 3120 H1 long slot mount with extra adjuster holes now and two oil feed holes one added for 3002 and S2 3003/D025 or H1 feed hole was there already. Now it fits all mounts including 070 with the smaller shoulder stud. Still fits Husky or Dolkita and a few others with a split ring, sleeve or bar adapters of any kind.
