Drive link count for 30" bar

[cbfarmall]

Got a 30" hardnose Stihl bar for my 075/090. Does anybody have the drive link count for 3/8" chain?

Thanks,
Chris B.

 

[Grande Dog]

102 if you're running a 7 tooth sprocket.

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[cbfarmall]

I'm running an 8 tooth. However, I've had good luck fitting 7-tooth link count loops to an 8-tooth setup. If nothing else, I can remove the clutch and drum and put it together that way. It's pain but doable.

Thanks, Chris B.

 

[kf_tree]

i'm surprised rocky didn't chime in with his 2 cents.

 

[Bill G]

I would imagine the bar you have is 3002-000-8041. If this is your bar then Stihl recommends 100 drive links for 3/8. Grande posted it takes 102. I guess it would be better to start long and shorten it if needed.

Bill

 

[cbfarmall]

I'll get 102 and go from there. The 090 is a biggun'.

Chris B.

P.S.

And what 2 cents would Rocky chime in with?

 

[Grande Dog]

I gleaned that drive link count from a "Stihl" bar application guide. It only listed a .404 drive link count which was 92. So when I converted that to 3/8 I came up with the 102 count.

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[Bill G]

The Stihl guide is a great reference. It will depend on what edition you have but in the one I have here now the large mount bars are listed on page 39. It shows DL counts for the 3002-000-8041 in both 3/8 and .404

Bill

 

[cbfarmall]

I'll get out to the shed tomorrow and check that bar part#.

Thanks again, Chris B.

 

[smokechaser]

so how many links in a .404 chain for an old 48" oregon roller tip.
Bar fits large mount stihl. Specifically a 090 with star type sprocket???

 

[cbfarmall]

Smokechaser, can't help on the DL count.

However, I would like to give my thread some closure. Turns out that 100DL was perfect for this bar. Unfortunately, when used as I intended, for milling, the chain quickly burned the tip and only way I could run it was to loosen it so much that the chain would barely stay on the bar. So, I called up Jeff S. and got a 36" GB sprocketnose bar. I posted the results on my milling thread, which I hope to have more to add to soon.

Thanks, Chris B.