D009 bar on a K095 mount head?

[FlyFishn]

@bmp01

 

One more picture request - in the stack you showed - if you push the K095 to the right to where the tails meet - where is that point?

The thought here is chain line with respect to the D009 - what would it take to get the forward position of the bar to where the chain line would lower down to where the K095 is?

Edited January 3, 2022 by FlyFishn

[Dan Maynard]

A 24 inch bar will cut 48 inch wood if you can be bothered to work from both sides!!

This all day. It'll be quicker to cut 36" with an 18" bar from both sides than an overloaded saw with 36" bar.

[spudulike]

Do a vid once the longer bar is fitted......prove that innovation overcomes experience and common sense

[adw]

The face of the chain brake cover is going to be too small to hold the wider bar, the 455 crankcase is composite so if you try over tightening you will distort the bar pad, I think this could all go terribly wrong.

[adw]

Are you planning to run 3/8  chain?

[gary112]

Personally, i think what your trying to do is a daft idea,theres a reason they dont make a bar any bigger for your saw,it,s not meant to run one that big,as i said before 18" is plenty enough for a 455,i think your playing with fire on this one,as adw says things could go horribly wrong here,leave well alone is my advice

[spudulike]

From my side, I reckon it is bonkers. 24" bars need a 70cc+ saw. Taking what is a homeowner/semi pro saw and putting a bar this size when a 15" would be about right is madness.

If he did get it working, he would be forever lifting it out of the cut to get back in to the power-band to keep the cut going. The oiler won't be up to it, the clutch will slip, the machine will be forever bogging down, AV would suffer.....these size bars are 395 territory........bonkers!

 

[shavey]

7 minutes ago, spudulike said:

From my side, I reckon it is bonkers. 24" bars need a 70cc+ saw. Taking what is a homeowner/semi pro saw and putting a bar this size when a 15" would be about right is madness.

If he did get it working, he would be forever lifting it out of the cut to get back in to the power-band to keep the cut going. The oiler won't be up to it, the clutch will slip, the machine will be forever bogging down, AV would suffer.....these size bars are 395 territory........bonkers!

 

Hey Steve  don’t forget those yellow fire breathers they run anything 😅

[spudulike]

Old timer torque...the closest I have now is the 181SE but that is 80cc and ported - 24" no issue. 55cc and 24" sounds like no fun to me.

The McCullochs were moved on BTW!

[FlyFishn]

45 minutes ago, spudulike said:

Do a vid once the longer bar is fitted......prove that innovation overcomes experience and common sense

I do have a 20" bar and full chain (not skip). The only time I've used it in the past ~9 years is when I want a smoother cut - such as less aggression trying to cut pallets or smaller wood. Other than that, I've left the 24" + skip chain on and its been running that way for years.

 

I'm not arguing the "experience and common sense" you're getting at, but I'm willing to go outside the box and try something. According to the same logic - the 24" bar shouldn't work but in my experience its been great for me. I don't have a larger saw to compare to, so my definition of "great" vs yours are probably two vastly different perspectives. A difference in perspective doesn't mean something "doesn't work" - just that there are different perceptions of how well, to what degree, or with what side affects, or with what challenges. Thus - there's nothing to prove to you or anyone else.

 

We're not talking about putting 2x the max weight in an airplane causing it to drop out of the sky. We're talking about getting further reach with a saw.