chain for 346xp

[polish pete]

hi everybody,

i've got husky 346xp and few days ago a bought oregon chains to replace original husqvarna chain. but it looks like the saw is struggling with new chain( not one but two). i thought maybe i bought a wrong chain but it looks like it is the right one- 21lpx. saw is getting hot on anything more than half a guidebar. i tried 3 different, brand new 21lpx oregons, new guide bar and it's the same, then i used old husky chain and it worked fine.

any thoughts? can my saw be "alergic" to oregon?

[Jonesie]

Let me know what it says on both the Oregon chain and the husky chain also all the info on the bar and I'll work what's wrong for you in the morning.

[morten]

Oregon "21" and "34" is 1.5mm/0.058" drive link gauge and 0.325" pitch.

The equivalent Husky chains would be H21, H25, H38.

 

Check the bar if that's what is specified.

Edited March 10, 2011 by morten

[polish pete]

hi guys, thanks for such a fast response!

husky chain has 25 on it, which must mean that it's h25. oregon chain is 21lpx64 and guide bar is 325", 1,5, 058. chainsaw is almost new.

[Roni Macdonald]

Possibly 050 guage.

[morten]

Possibly 050 guage.

 

If the bar is marked 058, I'd say the gauge is 0.058, wouldn't you

[Les Cork]

Hi Polish Pete

 

Your 346XP runs Oregon 21LPX [full chisel] or 21BPX [semi chisel] chain

drive link counts are 13" = 56, 15"= 64, 18" = 72

The original chain is Oregon as we make all Husky's chain, the LPX and BPX chain is more aggressive and cuts faster than the older style LP and BP chain which what Husky use, so your biting more wood, this may explain the heat but you have several check to make.

Bar wear, have you dressed the bar recently, chain oiler is it working and not blocked ? are you using bio oil ?, air filter is it clean and free of debris, air cooing fins and flywheel all clean ?

Another option is to try the 95VPX .325 050 narrow kerf chain on a 150/180 MPBK095 bar it will show you a faster cut as there is less resistance.

Let me know how you get on

 

Les

 

Oregon area mgr

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Info should be stamped into the guidebar and on the chain packet. Is the clutch sprocket fixed or replaceable version?

[Roni Macdonald]

Oregon bar 058, he does not say the Husky bar is .

[polish pete]

hi guys,

thanks for all advices. i think i've got it sorted now, les like you say chains are more aggresive and it looks like it's more important with them to get the tension right. with original husky chain it wasn't making too much difference if it was tight and also the saw doesn't like these chains not being sharp (laziness when you spend whole day cutting hazel stools with lots of crap between them).

again thank you for your help and next time i'll try to play with it a bit more before shouting for help.