Husqvarna T540 MK III guide bar & chain recommendations please 🙏

[Lobo]

Could T540 Mk III 

OWNERS recommend me a good guide bar for this chanisaw model? 

Also which size it's best for climbing most of the time 12" or 14" ?

It came with Husqvarna 14" standard bar.

Got already echo 2511 with 10" mini panther bar for  pruning.

 

Any advice much appreciated 🙂

 

[adw]

Sorry I’m no climber, however all the mk1 and mk2 machines I see are on 10 and 12” bardo’s, do not see many on 14”.

[Lobo]

Thank you buddy, yeah 14" it's more for removals or people's who like longer bars, not sure how it's effecting the balance hence I have asked for opinions.

 

[Will C]

Don’t know the new t540 as my mk1 fell apart and husky refused to repair or replace it under warranty so not had one since! However I’ve always found a shorter bar better to climb with, once you get to big for a 12” bar it’s up with a back handle for me. 

[Dan Maynard]

Guess it's also a question of what trees you're doing, and what back handle to move up to. I usually strip out with battery saw, then have a 14" on my 201 to start chogging with, next step 20" on MS400 usually. 

 

I know someone who likes 12" bar on a 200, next saw then is 16" on a 550 for any chogging but might need to swap big saws again before reaching the ground.

Edited September 21, 2023 by Dan Maynard

[Lobo]

Used 14" today and it was brilliant, weight balanced very well, i think If I get lightweight 12 inch bar that weight balance might change so I will stick to 14 

[Jamie Jones]

I have the Busy T540xp Mk 2 and I have also recently picked up a Mk 3 as well.
I run 14" bars on it and I feel comfortable with that set up and really like this top handle..
They say that it will take a 16" bar and I don't doubt it. But I then swap out to a 550xp with an 18" bar on it.

A 10" or 12" is a bit small in my opinion... I would rather run the echo 2511 on a 12" bar..

[s o c]

We’ve ran T540s since the mk1,

i prefer 14 inch and  some prefer the 12 inch bar.

husky bars aren’t great and of late , Oregon not any better..

Sugahari very good.

I recently got a mk3 , really like it , lots of torque.

only negative is it doesn’t go long on a tank of fuel.

anybody else noticed same ?

thanks.

[Stubby]

I have a MK 1.5 ( a Mk 1 with a lot of the MK 2 bits on it )  The Husqvarna bar that came with it when I bought it back when they first came out de railed the chain within the first few cuts . On closer inspection the bar was de laminating . Used a Sugi light weight pro bar since then and it has been fine .