550xp Bar size?

[CJM]

I put an old 18in bar and chain on my 550 to see how it coped and I've left it on it has the power to pull it and I have no real reason to put the 15in bar back on

I suspect it'll pull a 20in fine but I don't want to buy a 20in bar and chain for it because I'm a tight bugger

[Proe]

Sound, is narrow kerf what husky call their PIXEL range? Im looking at buying a 550 for first saw, hopefully she will last a while as frjones are pretty cheap with their deals at the moment but still going to make a heavy dent.

[Garyjp]

Sound, is narrow kerf what husky call their PIXEL range? Im looking at buying a 550 for first saw, hopefully she will last a while as frjones are pretty cheap with their deals at the moment but still going to make a heavy dent.

 

 

yes. 1.3mm (0.050") v 1.5mm (0.058") 👍

[nemcc]

13" for small stuff and 15" for felling if you need more you need a bigger saw. Anything over a 15" would be too slow in the cut. Great saw on my second

[SawTroll]

yes. 1.3mm (0.050") v 1.5mm (0.058") 👍

 

Be aware that there also are regular .325 chain in 1.3mm/.050 though - but you can't run it on NK/Pixel bars on the 550-family saws (you can on some other saws).

[SawTroll]

13" for small stuff and 15" for felling if you need more you need a bigger saw. Anything over a 15" would be too slow in the cut. Great saw on my second

 

Opinions on that will of course vary!

[TGB]

Proe - You say it's your first saw, so do you really need to run a 20" bar. And if you do and are going to be using the 20" on a regular basis. Do yourself a favour and get the 560XP in stead. Much more suited to 20" than on the smaller saw.

[C.J]

Be aware that there also are regular .325 chain in 1.3mm/.050 though - but you can't run it on NK/Pixel bars on the 550-family saws (you can on some other saws).

 

Does it rub the chain guide plates ? Seems O.K on my 40

[Breezeblock]

is 1.3 mm chain strong enough to cope with the power of a 550?

[SawTroll]

Proe - You say it's your first saw, so do you really need to run a 20" bar. And if you do and are going to be using the 20" on a regular basis. Do yourself a favour and get the 560XP in stead. Much more suited to 20" than on the smaller saw.

 

Yep!