04 light bar on Stihl 024?

[5thelement]

The narrow kerf Sugi Hara bars are far superior and durable than the Stihl version, stiffer with far less flex.

[shillo]

I bought the stihl ms260 enhancement kit, that fitted my old 240. you get bar, 3 chains and sprocket. just over a hundred quid if I remember right 

[outonalimb]

  On 22/03/2023 at 08:10, shillo said:

I bought the stihl ms260 enhancement kit, that fitted my old 240. you get bar, 3 chains and sprocket. just over a hundred quid if I remember right 

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Bought a couple of these kits from HIS Inverness . They were selling them for £49 + vat, a real bargain.

It certainly cheered up my MS260.

[cornishman07]

  On 22/03/2023 at 07:30, 5thelement said:

The narrow kerf Sugi Hara bars are far superior and durable than the Stihl version, stiffer with far less flex.

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I have seen those and they look great but I can't see any 16" .050 light type pro bars with a Stihl mount in stock anywhere? Plus they're triple the cost of the Stihl! The pro lam bars are about the same money but they're not in stock either! I really don't/won't use it much so durability shouldn't really be a problem. 

 

[5thelement]

  On 22/03/2023 at 20:19, cornishman07 said:

I have seen those and they look great but I can't see any 16" .050 light type pro bars with a Stihl mount in stock anywhere? Plus they're triple the cost of the Stihl! The pro lam bars are about the same money but they're not in stock either! I really don't/won't use it much so durability shouldn't really be a problem. 

 

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If you don’t use the saw all the time the Stihl bar/chain combo will be fine then. It makes a massive improvement over the stock 241 and 261 .

Edited March 22, 2023 by 5thelement

[Dan Maynard]

Just got round to fitting a Light04 bar to my old 261 so will be interesting to see.

[Peter 1955]

  On 23/03/2023 at 17:21, Dan Maynard said:

Just got round to fitting a Light04 bar to my old 261 so will be interesting to see.

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That's what came on my 261 and my 400, and I have to say they balance beautifully. As to wear/lifespan, I have no idea yet, but as I don't use them all day every day, I don't foresee a problem.