what bar&chain does you 560xp wear??

[jnoon]

Hi all, had 550xp for 3 months, it wouldn't start last week so gone up to fr Jones, when it comes back my mate is buying it, he's in love with it, as I needed a ground saw asap went into local dealers and got the 550xp bigger brother, the 560xp, I went for standard 15" bar and .325 chain,

 

It seems to be an uneven match, the engine seems to big for the .325 chain,

Just want to know wat other people are using.

 

Josh.

[J Scott]

I've got a 3/8 sprocket on mine, run a 15" and a 20" depending on the job throws them both round with no effort. Great setup IMO

 

Jay

[TreeswingerPerth]

Power Match bar and Stihl .325 chain , I like the speed . I want a Sugihara bar next .

TS

[Guss109]

18inch bar and 3/8th chain works well for me

[jnoon]

So to run the 3/8th on 18" I will need new bar chain & sproket?

Will that make it cut faster?

[Eddy_t]

I run mine on 15 bar and .325 semi chisel chain

 

 

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[TreeswingerPerth]

Power Match bar and Stihl .325 chain , I like the speed . I want a Sugihara bar next .

TS

 

Sorry , 15" bar .

TS.

[G'day Spruce]

15" Sugihara bar and .325 full chisel Oregon, it's a flyer, see no need to run a 3/8ths chain....

[Stubby]

Used it t start with on 15" .325 and an 8pin . Flies when snedding . Use an an 18" .325 and a 7 pin when on big stuff.

[Charlieh]

16" powermatch plus, 8pin sprocket, .325 on what ever is easy to get when i need a chain oregon/stihl/full/semi etc.

 

Im not sure the difference between chains for 99% of chainsaw operators is actually an issue in the UK as unless your on a tonnage rate production cutting then an ability to sharpen well is more important than what type of chain it is. If i get the choice I will normally go for semi as i do cut riverside trees and in ancient woodland where the moss and debris can dull a full chisel faster but at the end of the day its only a few minutes at brew time with a file to sharpen it up again so I wont get upset about it. From what i see on here most people fell above ankle height anyway so low level debris isnt likily to be an issue.