Bar mods to fit 025...will it work? Maybe...

[TalonSharp]

Tired of the high prices andlimited selection of 025 bars, I tried a typical
Poulan bar.....it's pretty close. Looks like I only have to cut the end tang
off .750" or so, and drill the small oil holes. The chain tension dog holes are
actually OK as is. Then I'll use .325x.50 chain from now on. What do you
guys think of this 10 min. mod ? If you think it will work, I'll go ahead, but
maybe too easy, eh?.

Thanks!

 

[rahtreelimbs]

As long as the oil delivery hole lines up you should be OK!!!

Bars for the 025 are no more than any other bar or Oregon or GB!!!

Are you talking about Stihl brand bars???

 

[TalonSharp]

Yeah, for instance, Bailey's don't even stock a bar to fit the 025. Yes,
Oregon makes an 18" pro-lite bar for say, $36. Stihl wants $45. I can
get a new 18"-20" poulan bar for $18 from a local store. And I DO want
to run a 20". It has the power. If not, depth gages can be set high or
skip tooth chain can be had.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Try it!!!

Small price to pay if it works!!!


The 025 may pull a 20" bar............but not very well..........at least for me. I wouldn't be satisfied.

 

[SawTroll]

Yeah, for instance, Bailey's don't even stock a bar to fit the 025. Yes,
Oregon makes an 18" pro-lite bar for say, $36. Stihl wants $45. I can
get a new 18"-20" poulan bar for $18 from a local store. And I DO want
to run a 20". It has the power. If not, depth gages can be set high or
skip tooth chain can be had.

That saw is best off with a 14", max 16" bar - it is no powerhouse - but it is really up to the user and his expectations.......:greenchainsaw:

 

[TalonSharp]

I know...I keep hearing that this won't pull a 20, but I've cut some tough
20"+ hardwood with the 18 and it does'nt hardly slow down. I kinda like
the idea of a limbing saw/felling saw using one saw, swapping bar lenghts.

 

[GASoline71]

You're down in 'Couver... did you try Madsen's Saw Shop in Centralia? They will have dang near anything you need, and prices are reasonable too.

Madsen's Saw Supply

Gary

 

[Lakeside53]

That saw is best off with a 14", max 16" bar - it is no powerhouse - but it is really up to the user and his expectations.......:greenchainsaw:

Ignore the Trolll.. 18 inch 325 is standard on the 250 powerhouse and works great.

 

[Kenskip1]

025 BAr

I have one of these saws. Mine runs well. I wanted a 14 inch bar but the price was way beyond my means.So I took a step down.I went to my local dealer and got a clutch drum off a 021, then bought the 14 bc for that saw. The oil holes lined up along with the tensioner.All of this for a fraction of the price.

 

[bcorradi]

That saw is best off with a 14", max 16" bar - it is no powerhouse - but it is really up to the user and his expectations.......:greenchainsaw:

A 025 will run just fine with a 16" bar on it.

 

[SawTroll]

A 025 will run just fine with a 16" bar on it.

Of course it will run "just fine" with both a 16 and even 18" - but that is besides my point.

It is up to the user what is "just fine", so the issue is impossible to discuss, really, when our "angle" on it is different......

Some other factors, like hardness and size of wood, type of chain, etc also makes a differense.....:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

... The 025 may pull a 20" bar............but not very well..........at least for me. I wouldn't be satisfied.

Some others might be though (surely not me).

That is the point in a nutshell......

 

[Lakeside53]

.....Talonsharp lives out here in softwood land... (AKA, land of "long bars and full wrap").

 

[TalonSharp]

Thanks for the link, Gary...I was in Centrailia a couple months ago, too
bad I didn't know about the store, I went for the antique mall.

Remember foks, cottonwood is technically a "hardwood" species and
plenty of them over here. That'a why I can use a long bar. The fir can
get fat around here, and the 20" may bog down, and I know I should get
a 6+hp saw and 24-36" bar for that.