?wrong chain for bar/saw.

[jfc]

Hi All,

 

Just been messing about with my saws for an hour or two and noticed that the chain on my Husky 555 is Oregon 25 (on drivelink) (also 25 on the cutter), which I believe makes it a 1/4" pitch. My Husky bar says .325". This is the chain the retailer installed for me when I bought the saw from new.

 

I've been using it for a few months now and been sharpening it with a 4.8mm file (which I thought looked a bit big), compared to how my 4mm file it sits on my Stihl 200t.

 

I never checked the drivelink size before as I was used to sharpening .325 with a 4.8mm file at work and just carried on.

 

Have I got this right - Oregon 25 on drivelink is 1/4", and that a standard 555 with Husky bar runs .325". So the retailer has put on the wrong chain?

 

Is it likely to have done damage to the bar,sprocket or saw?

 

I will be talking to the retailer about it but could do with double checking/knowing what I'm talking about when I go in.

 

Cheers,

 

Jfc.

[flatyre]

I have a few new Oregon chains in the shed but they won't run on the original husky bar on my 560, was told Oregon chain only runs on Oregon bars?

[jfc]

Hi Flatyre,

 

Oregon chain will run on other bars, it might be worth you checking those chains again and seeing if they can go on your 560.

 

jfc.

[felixthelogchopper]

Are you sure it's Oregon chain and not Husqvarna 25, which is .325?

[jfc]

Hi felix,

 

Just cleaned the crap off the chain to reveal Husq, not oregon. So that's the right chain.

 

I've been looking at a couple of saws and chains this afternoon and must have assumed it was oregon. Doh!

 

Thanks for that I would have made a fool of myself in the shop! Just did it here instead. Gotta love the anonymity of the net!

 

jfc.

[BishBashBosh]

Are you sure it's Oregon chain and not Husqvarna 25, which is .325?

 

Good call.

Husqvarna chains should have "Husqv" stamped into the tie strap as a means to confirm.

Running 1/4" chain on a .325/.058 bar would be a clever trick in its own right.

[agrimog]

you have used it for a"few months", how often do you check/rotate your bar, or check drive links, obviously forgoten about things like that

[Stubby]

If it was 1/4 pitch it would not go round your .325 sprockets !