stihl yellow chain on a green anti kickback bar? will this work?

[jtracy1223]

Been searching and could not find the answer so I figger ill just put it up here. I have a stihl 290 with a anti kickback bar and chain set up. I want to run a yellow link chain but was not sure if it would work on the safty bar. Thanks for the help guys.
Ps- what chain should I go for? Just want something that will run good and be a little mor agressive than the green link chains I have been using.

 

[machinisttx]

It'll work fine. I don't think the cutters really differ much between green and yellow chain. The green chains have extra weight and drag due to the safety bumpers.

 

[Magnumitis]

Can you identify the chain you are currently running? It will help you get more input from us

 

[w8ye]

I have a 025 with a 16" Rollomatic E green bar and it has been running .325 RSC chisel chain for a long time.

 

[gunnusmc03]

I have an old farm boss bar that has the green markings, runs fine with yellow chain.

 

[jtracy1223]

Think the chains I have been running are .325 RSC3 18" b/c

 

[w8ye]

"C3" chain has the extra raker on the top side of every other drive link that runs alongside the raker on the cutter link.

 

[Guido Salvage]

As long as the gauge and pitch are the same the bar is color blind. If this was an issue you would need a separate bar for every variety of chain that you use on a saw.

 

[Magnumitis]

Then you'll want to try some RS or RM (chisel or semi chisel, respectively) in .325 of the proper length and gage of course.

 

[jtracy1223]

Anyone know what the major difference between the anti kickback bars and normal bars are? What makes them safer or less likly to kick back? Safty aside would a non safty bar work any better?

 

[gunnusmc03]

Anyone know what the major difference between the anti kickback bars and normal bars are? What makes them safer or less likly to kick back? Safty aside would a non safty bar work any better?

The bar nose diameter is smaller on the reduced kick back bars, supposedly the narrower the bar nose is the less chance of a kick back. If you don't plan on plunge cutting a lot I don't think it makes much difference.

 

[galde]

Anyone know what the major difference between the anti kickback bars and normal bars are? What makes them safer or less likly to kick back? Safty aside would a non safty bar work any better?

The so-called anti-kickback bars are intended to be paired with safety chain that presents either a larger effective depth gauge surface area (ramped drive links) or outwardly extended bumper links (triple-humped tie straps with long tail) that keep the cutters from taking a deep bite when going around the end of the bar. Green bars have a smaller nose radius to let the safety links have a greater effect. The green bar (small nose radius) will actually be more susceptible to kickback than a large nosed bar when used with non-safety chain, and especially so with skip or semi-skip. That is why the large nosed bars are preferred for bore cutting.

 

[jtracy1223]

Hmm good info. Maybe I should start thinking about a different bar before I get the chain??? How much more susceptible to kick back are we talking? Very much so? Don't think I will be getting a skip tooth chain but still don't want to push the limit to far.

The so-called anti-kickback bars are intended to be paired with safety chain that presents either a larger effective depth gauge surface area (ramped drive links) or outwardly extended bumper links (triple-humped tie straps with long tail) that keep the cutters from taking a deep bite when going around the end of the bar. Green bars have a smaller nose radius to let the safety links have a greater effect. The green bar (small nose radius) will actually be more susceptible to kickback than a large nosed bar when used with non-safety chain, and especially so with skip or semi-skip. That is why the large nosed bars are preferred for bore cutting.

 

[AKDoug]

If you are worried about it and it makes you feel better, get a new bar. There are thousands of Stihl chainsaws running green dot bars and yellow dot chains. Almost every Stihl chainsaw that goes out the door does so with a green dot bar and then most customers come in and buy yellow chains.

 

[jtracy1223]

Also good info. I need to get a back up bar any way. If I were to do so I might as well buy one that will work best with the chain I would like to run. I have been using this bar for 3 yrs now and it it still in good shape but I have not put much ware on it. Its good to have a back up and I could run my green dot chains on the green dot bar and yellow on yellow. Who knows. Now that I have a few extra saws I would like to sell or trade in the 290 on a pro saw like a 261 or a 346. But my 290 has less than 20 tanks threw it and will not sell/trade enless I get a good price out of it. Still I don't want to invest too much in a saw I might trade out....... and here I go rambling on again about my saw plan again and getting off subject.

If you are worried about it and it makes you feel better, get a new bar. There are thousands of Stihl chainsaws running green dot bars and yellow dot chains. Almost every Stihl chainsaw that goes out the door does so with a green dot bar and then most customers come in and buy yellow chains.