A few bar questions

[HarleyT]

What happened to all your lines of signature? Did someone whisper five in your ear?

The FBI is really getting out of hand over here....

 

[Stihl a grasshopper]

I had to pay for that 36 cents

I hear you! Back when I met my wife I was fussing about taxes and she didn’t think they were too bad, until I showed her that I was paying more a week in taxes than she earned in two weeks! I like to think mine was spent on something meaningful like that study on the mating habits of quail on cocaine!

 

[ericm979]

Stihl puts the owner's manuals on line, even for saws they no longer sell. The "beg for manuals" sub forum here is the place to get the shop manual and IPL.

I've read a lot of manuals for work and fun over the last 40 years. Stihl's manuals are pretty good.

 

[Stihl a grasshopper]

Stihl puts the owner's manuals on line, even for saws they no longer sell. The "beg for manuals" sub forum here is the place to get the shop manual and IPL.

I've read a lot of manuals for work and fun over the last 40 years. Stihl's manuals are pretty good.

I’m currently perusing one for the 084.

 

[Square Cutter]

The background information is that I bought my first saw (Stihl ms361/25”) back in 2008, I was tired of every time someone wanted me to cut a tree they either only had a saw with like a 12” bar, or it was electric and they had no power. My knowledge base at the time was: mix the oil right/sharpen chains when they get dull. In case anyone is curious I use a harbor freight chain sharpener and just grind to the factory chain angle. My main use is homeowner/storm cleanup/any time I can find a reason to use.

I just learned a few weeks ago that the sprocket is a replacement item. It’s not too bad is it?

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A while back I thought my bar was pretty well worn, because I didn’t know at the time 3/8 chain came in different gauges. I tried looking up my bar because the information is worn off the side, and the 25” yellow dot rollomatic ES is offered in 50 and 63 gauge. Sorry to mix measurements, but if the bar is running 1.7-1.8 ish mm is it more likely that it’s the 63 (1.6mm) and I just never knew I needed to look for or ask for that gauge? Here is a picture of the only numbers I can find on the bar but I couldn’t find anything from them. Also, at least now, that bar only comes with a 11 or 12 tooth tip and mine has 13.

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If this bar is a 63 gauge should I just toss the last two 50 chains I have that are at 50% life, and get new 63 chains and a new sprocket now?



There is some damage to the tip, same on both sides, and top/bottom since I flipped the bar pretty regularly, what would cause this? I would like to try and prevent this in the future.
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Love the post! Looks like you got your money's worth.