357XP, where can I get a 9 tooth sprocket?

[Four Paws]

Where did you get the 8" bar to fit that saw? Seriously man, unless the saw is full out race ported, on alky, with a pipe and a cutdown bar in the 13" range for 8" wood, the saw is going to perform terrible. But, you can buy one from Madsens saw shop.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

That is pretty odd, as my stock Euro MS361 sure has the guts to run a 8-pin 3/8" with the 15" bar, for limbing and smaller bucking (36RSC).

It is slower with the 7-pin, but not by much, really - just more fun to run it with the 8-pin.....

I have never tried the 8-pin with the 18" bar, and don't think I want to either.

It will run it.............just not to my satisfaction............remember I enjoy the torque..............it is all in your perception!!!

 

[MikE2]

But, you can buy one from Madsens saw shop.

Thank you.
Its a stock 357XP with a Stihl 14" bar and the narrow PCM3 3/8" chain. If it doesn't work well with the 9 pin, I'll go 8.
Right now I can't even get the engine to lug down if I try with that chain in the wood and the 7 pin sprocket.

 

[Cut4fun]

Time is everything to me and timing stock 361 with muffler mod was fasted in 9" poplar with 3/8 7T, it feels faster with 8T, but stop watch says different. Same thing with modded 357, 8T feels faster but 7T 3/8's was faster by the stop watch. Have 7T 8T and 9T in 3/8's and have noticed what might feel fastest by just seat of the pants ends up not being the fastest by the stop watch. I like the feel and little more torque of the lower rims also, stop watches dont lie. But whatever makes one happy. :biggrinbounce2:

 

[Austin1]

Time is everything to me and timing stock 361 with muffler mod was fasted in 9" poplar with 3/8 7T, it feels faster with 8T, but stop watch says different. Same thing with modded 357, 8T feels faster but 7T 3/8's was faster by the stop watch. Have 7T 8T and 9T in 3/8's and have noticed what might feel fastest by just seat of the pants ends up not being the fastest by the stop watch. I like the feel and little more torque of the lower rims also, stop watches dont lie. But whatever makes one happy. :biggrinbounce2:

So maybe it is all in my mind! I will time some cut's next time. It does feel faster but I could be wrong! Sometimes thing are not as they seem you might be right.

 

[timberwolf]

I found my 359 ported cuts fastest with a 3/8 8 both 16" and 20" bar. Even with an 8 the 16 inch bar and chain is a real PITA to get off and on. To go to a 3/8 9 the bar would need to be cut down.

Piped I think my 359 could pull 9 with good chain in 8x8 softwood, i'm still pushing pretty hard with 8 tooth gear and fairly low rakers.

325 9 would not make much sense, 3/8 8 will be faster. If your talking about a non race saw with factory chain forget all about more than a 7 or maybe 8 pin 3/8.

The small spline drum can be changed out to large spline, but it requires that the oil pump gear be swaped or modified.