Good Bar length on a 560XP

[castanea]

Run mine on .325 and an 18" bar. Might get a 8t aprocket to try.

[TIMON]

What are the benefits of an 8 tooth sprocket over the stock item?

[leafcut]

It says 24" in the manual, which is the largest you can get in k095 mounts!

 

mmm...strange !!

[Eddy_t]

clear as day!

[Buddha]

Beat me to it,

[castanea]

What are the benefits of an 8 tooth sprocket over the stock item?

 

One more drive link per revolution.

[Stubby]

What are the benefits of an 8 tooth sprocket over the stock item?

 

In fresh air ...faster chain speed . Buried deep in the wood ...don't lean on it too hard as you have sacrificed a little of the torque by upping the gearing . An 8 pin sprocket still allows you to use a standard chain loop for your given bar size . If you go to a 9 pin you need to add another driver to the loop . I find the 560 that I have sufficiently strong and grunty to run 18" bar .325 chain driven by an 8 pin . It is modded slightly though . Hope that explains it .

[Jackalope]

All this talk of using an 8 pin sprocket makes me curious... I'm currently running standard 7 pin on .325

Is this the correct 8 pin sprocket for my 560?

 

.325"-SMALL7-8 Replaceable Rim - 11891 - New Saw Chains

 

Thought I'd give it a shot and if nothing else i've got another spare.

[Stubby]

All this talk of using an 8 pin sprocket makes me curious... I'm currently running standard 7 pin on .325

Is this the correct 8 pin sprocket for my 560?

 

.325"-SMALL7-8 Replaceable Rim - 11891 - New Saw Chains

 

Thought I'd give it a shot and if nothing else i've got another spare.

 

7 is what comes as standard ( too conservative IMO ) 8 is good . ( standard chain loop ) 9( is quicker ( non standard chain loop ) but will sacrifice torque .

Edited January 17, 2015 by Stubby

[Eddy_t]

7 is what comes as standard ( too conservative IMO ) 8 is good . ( standard chain loop ) 9( is quicker ( non standard chain loop ) but will sacrifice torque .

 

 

It's actually 7 for one reason only, PPE! 8t means you need class 2 trousers, 9 would be class 3, but trousers aren't made to that spec