I don’t see the advantage of doing a different bar and adaptor unless you have many saws and want to run one type of bar on all of them. If you keep an eye out there are deals to be had on bars/chains/combos. Just pick them up as they cone along.
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Small Stihl 180 and the 365 won’t take the same bar or chain so there is no advantage swapping anything. The .058 is just fine and only refers to the drive length width not the size of cutter. There is an eight thousandths of an inch difference between the two.
does the cutter not get narrower as well? i guess it doesn't have to. I was just assuming it did. the differnce in the ple of hips between the 1.6mm on the 038 and the pm3 chain on the ms180 is incredible, but pm3 IS smaller cutters.
The cutter is the same size on all chains of the same pitch. Why we need three different DL gauges is beyond me. IMO .058 is totally redundant.
Since we’ve had fire bans most of the season I haven’t sold any campfire wood yet. I hate to leave wood rot so I often have pine, willow and poplar. Some I mix in with my heating wood but the rest usually get used by me or sold. Today I stacked this 4x6 skid with mostly willow and some poplar and pine. It was just piled on the ground by the splitter and a lot is mostly dry now. I may try to burn it in October/November if I don’t get any takers.
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Stopped at a local Home Depot for some garage door parts, and made a 'courtesy pass' through the outdoor power equipment aisles. One of the guys that works there walked up to me and said, "Hey, you are the chainsaw guy!", then proceeded to ask me a bunch of questions about some trees he wants to take down.
I guess we talked in the past? I should charge HD for staff training!
Philbert
I guess we talked in the past? I should charge HD for staff training!
Philbert
Stihl makes .058. When I had my 365 I ran Stihl chain on it. I might be just imagining things but I feel like the Stihl chain is slightly harder and holds an edge a touch longer. The Oregon chain I’ve had seems easier to file but dulls faster. I’ve never tried any but the husky guys say the new x-cut chain is something else. Why 058 even exists is beyond me. Why can’t marine engine manufacturers use the same fuel tank fittings? At least the cell phone folks are starting to get their act together with the charge cords.
Stihl chain is significantly more durable/lasts longer. If price wasn’t a factor I’d only run Stihl chain.
The Stihl Guy here does a buy one get 2nd half price which takes a little of the sting out of it. Although I may take a while to use that second chain. I’ve cut probably a dozen decent sized trees with the first one and it’s hardly worn.
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Yea. Ineedat.I have an older one that is a separate tool. Google turns up that the file holder and setting gauge are now available as one unit. Hopefully the pic works. The setting part is at the top of the pic.
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Been there done that
Yeah it’s funny how people think they need brand specific chain, bar, oil, etc.
And my other pet peeve, when each mfgr changes their bar so you need an oddball drive link count to accommodate.
Part of the reason I have all Stihl saws is so I can put any B+C on any saw (except the 026 which is .325).
If I bring 2 saws with me, both w/20" bars, and I bring 1 extra chain, it will fit either saw, and that's the way I like it to be.
If I bring 2 saws with me, both w/20" bars, and I bring 1 extra chain, it will fit either saw, and that's the way I like it to be.
I've been know to do a bit of shopping myselfPlus I keep spending my money in the classifiedsAnd my next purchase is probably something ported.
. Had to replenish inventory as I was getting low 
.Let me know what your looking for when you're ready.
Whew!!!
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