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All the 3/8 clutch bits went on perfectly. The bar was the issue It's a new 3/8 18'' Husky XForce bar but it didn't fit the bar mount on the saw.

Thanks. All 3 of the .325 pump pinions we've ordered have been sold as 357 pump pinions but only 1 has actually fitted onto the main driveshaft. On all 3 the interface between the pinion and clutch drum is the correct shape it's the diameter of the hole in the pinion that had been causing the issue. Then we got one that fitted and promptly disintegrated. Seems the best bet is using the part number in the and getting an official factory part.

So, my boss and I have been trying to rebuild a husky 357 that was had been stripped of its clutch, sprocket and the little plastic oil drive thing. Initially we got a 3/8 clutch drum, and all the rest. Eventually realising we'd made a cock up asthe saw didn't have the right mounts for the larger bar. We then got a .325 drum, sprocket and oil drive and the oil drive sprocket didn't fit on the driveshaft. So we ordered a different oil drive sprocket. And that didn't fit on the driveshaft. Finally we tried another. 325 sprocket and it all fitted together great. Then literally the first time the saw was revved up after assembly the part of the oil drive sprocket that interlocks with the clutch drum basically disintegrated. So still not working. Can anyone suggest an oil drive sprocket that might fit and do the job it was intended for?

I have tried SRT a couple of times and can definitely see the advantages and likely will end up going that direction at some point, right now though I don't have the money to completely re-equip myself to be able to go Drt to SRT. One question I have just thought of is will a spliced eye fit through the pulley saver and rope guide. I'm currently running a Yale Hedera mainline with a spliced eye on it and suddenly realised that before I order anything I should probably check about that.

Thanks Chris and Mr Squirrel. Some useful info there.

Thanks for the replies everyone, definitely some good food for thought there. I was able to try different harnesses and friction devices while I was training which really helped me make an informed decision for those but we only had access to basic fixed length cambium savers. I'm thinking now that I'll have more of a look at the non-pulley based adjustable systems and then go from there. Cheers

Hi all. I realise from doing a bit of searching that this topic and similar ones have come up before but found the current topics I read didn't fully answer my musings. So basically I'm in need of a cambium saver and if I'm going to spend out I was planning on investing in either a Tuefelberger pulley saver or ART rope guide. Both look pretty good and seem to have some great features but realistically in a working environment what's the differences between those two devices. And further more do they really offer a good enough advantage over a normal type cambium saver to justify their fairly significant extra cost compared to the standard bit of kit. I'm going to be using it for normal DRT climbing and also for my mainline while spiking. I do like the idea of having a pulley that will reduce friction in the system but is the reduction in friction noticeable enough to justify the extra £100+ these more fancy devices demand over a basic cambium saver. I would also happily consider an alternative to those 2 devices I mentioned if people really think something else would do the job as well as either of them. Thanks all,

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Very cool vids.

Thanks for the reply. Initially I did wonder if it was a lichen but a few people I asked suggested it was probably a fungus of sometime but it just didn't look it to me. Just looked at the link you supplied and it definitely seems to be Peltigera membranacea

I found this growing on moss next to the base of a healthy Sitka Spruce and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on what it might be.