Can I run 3/8 pitch chain on a .325 stamped bar?

[John Bruner]

I tried running a .325 bar and chain on a 3/8 sprocket once - it was no big deal. Absolutely nothing happened.

I would just check the markings on the chain and see if everything matches up as a .325 setup.

Are you saying that you have successfully ran a .325 bar and chain on a saw with a 3/8 drive sprocket?
PLEASE let me know! Because I have just such the same potential setup. I just didn't try it; because I thought it wouldn't mesh correctly.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Are you saying that you have successfully ran a .325 bar and chain on a saw with a 3/8 drive sprocket?
PLEASE let me know! Because I have just such the same potential setup. I just didn't try it; because I thought it wouldn't mesh correctly.

Do not run 3/8" pitch chain on a .325 sprocket, totally different spacing between the chain drivers, it would grind up both the chain drivers and the drive sprockets. I deleted that post as it was totally incorrect posted 14 years ago.