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Mitox 281mt pruner chain help


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Hi, I have a mitox 281mt multi, and want to change the chain on the pruner. From what I can see it needs a 10” 0.05” 3/8 chain.

 

so I got a new chain...(silly me) I didn’t count the links, and bought a chain with 40 links. But the old chain, now counted, has 39 links.

 

It does seem to fit, but the chain is not smooth. I’ve not run it up yet, but just turning the chain by hand seems to get a little stiff after about 5cm moving the chain around. Is this normal for a new chain, or do I need to swap it for a 39 link chain? Some help would be grateful. Thanks

 

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17 minutes ago, Tok said:

Hi, I have a mitox 281mt multi, and want to change the chain on the pruner. From what I can see it needs a 10” 0.05” 3/8 chain.

 

so I got a new chain...(silly me) I didn’t count the links, and bought a chain with 40 links. But the old chain, now counted, has 39 links.

 

It does seem to fit, but the chain is not smooth. I’ve not run it up yet, but just turning the chain by hand seems to get a little stiff after about 5cm moving the chain around. Is this normal for a new chain, or do I need to swap it for a 39 link chain? Some help would be grateful. Thanks

 

Was it 3/8th Lo pro and you got standard 3/8th ( apart from the extra driver that is ) ?

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1 hour ago, Stubby said:

Was it 3/8th Lo pro and you got standard 3/8th ( apart from the extra driver that is ) ?

Not sure. The orig chain came with the tool. The new one is a low profile, Oregon advanceCut. 91PX040 

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55 minutes ago, Tok said:

Not sure. The orig chain came with the tool. The new one is a low profile, Oregon advanceCut. 91PX040 

If you look at the old one next to the new one do the cutters look a similar height and is it the same pitch ( the old one will have stretched a tad ) ?

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4 hours ago, Stubby said:

If you look at the old one next to the new one do the cutters look a similar height and is it the same pitch ( the old one will have stretched a tad ) ?

Just placed them on next to each other, and they look very similar height and pitch. The new cutters are slightly shorter, but the spacing is similar and the cutting edges match in their spacing.

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The amount of drive links should not stop it running smoothly asuming there was enough adjustment left due to the extra length, is the sprocket worn? I guess it is a spur spur sprocket so should be changed when fitting a new chain.

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