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Upsizing chainsaw bar and chain yddraig 07-25-2007
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Posted by Bill on July 26, 2007, 12:40 pm
There are chains which do not have as many cutters per inch on them. There
is a "half skip" chain and a "full skip" chain.

With these you can have a longer bar and use the same amount of power to
cut.

Chain types...
http://www.oregonchain.com




"yddraig" wrote in message
> Are there any problems when replacing a chainsaw bar say from 16
> inches to 20 inches? I have a PoulanPro 3800 series and would like to
> add a larger bar (occasionally) to cut larger logs. Poulan says that
> the saw was not designed for a 20 inch bar (of course they do), am I
> doing anything inherently risky by upsizing?
>
>
> Thanks
>



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