bad bar on a jonsered 2186 ?

[mikeydude]

I bought a jonsered 2186 from a hardware store last year.
I got a 32" bar with it, a "total" pro bar (not a jonsered bar).

going through small stuff (~8 inches) it didn't really have any trouble, but when I went to put it on an alaskan saw mill, and rip cut a 24" maple, not much cutting ability. I tried a variety of things, and noticed the bar was getting crazy hot.

I got a 24" bar from another company, and it did not have any problems, I cut up that maple, and a couple of logs from a big ash the power company dropped last year with it. I bought a NEW 32" bar (same type), figuring maybe I had damaged the original, and when I went to try it out (rip cut a 19" squared up ash) it went in about 2 inches and stopped cutting. I noticed the brand new bar was crazy hot, and had already turned blue about the middle of the downside edge of the bar (the other 32" bar also is blued)

then I noticed that the hole in the bar (for oil) was different in the 32" and the 24" bars. the smaller bar has a diagonal hole, the bigger one a simple larger circle.

so the question:: did my hardware store sell me a bar that is not designed for my chainsaw??

 

[njforestfire]

Sounds like they might have. It is apparent that the bar didn't get any oil. Did the chain also get really tight on the bar too??? Is the brand of the 24" bar and the new 32" bar the same?

 

[mikeydude]

the chain didn't seem too tight, the brands of bar are different, the 32" bar was a "total"?

the good bar was "professional" brand? white paint, made in australia.

 

[ray benson]

What is the number on the Total bar? 32" .050 #T425PV4 and a 32" .063 #T433PV4

 

[Lawn Masters]

The 24" bar sounds like it was a GB. also, did you turn the oiler up to MAX? just a simple solution if you havent already tried it. GB bars are some of the really nice ones on the market.

 

[galde]

When in doubt as to whether the bar is getting oil, you can examine the location of the oil hole in the bar relative to the slot in the bar mounting pad. You can confirm oiling by mounting an empty bar and running the saw pointed downward while looking for oil oozing down the bar groove. If the hole doesn't line up with the slot over the full adjusting range of the bar, there will be no oiling, and it is the wrong bar for that saw.