Shout out to Lil Red Barn for a new rim clutch drum for the Super 250! Came with a 3/8-8 rim and needle bearing, which is exactly what I wanted, and mounted it up with a Homelite 24" bar I had with a new Oregon 72LGX. Sunk that entire bar into a noodle cut and it didn't even think about it - of course, with that ridiculous spike there's only 20" of that bar available to actually cut with 
Comparing LRB rim to legit Oregon 3/8-8 rim - Oregon on the bottom.
Oregon on the right here - I did notice the chain catching on the new rim from LRB a little. Running it on the saw, it was fine, but pulling the chain around on the bench, it felt like it would bind a little now and then. I think the Oregon would be less prone to this due to the chamfer they put on their slots, but I haven't tested that theory. I'm assuming that after the new one wears in a bit that won't be an issue - time will tell!
Only about 20" of actual bar usable, but man it looks mean. I might bead blast the bar and paint it black if I keep it on this saw, but I'm thinking a 28" light weight Tsumura is the way to go, and would look pretty sick on this thing to boot. Part of me hates to bead blast off the "Homelite" lettering too. Not sure if I'd do skip or not? Got a Partner 440 with 28" skip and that thing is out of control!
This is my second purchase from LRB - honestly I should go there one day, it's only a couple hours away, although that'd probably be a dangerous/expensive trip!
First purchase was an aftermarket piston for an echo leaf blower. Everything went well with that, except the wrist pin clips kinda sucked, so I reused the originals. The wrist pin was also tight on one side of the piston - I "honed" it with some scotchbrite green in the drill for a couple seconds and everything went well after that.
Got a 7-10 rebuild going on with an LRB piston now. Going well, and tolerances seem good with the new piston, but the supplied wrist pin slides right through the crank, and since there's that whole press-fit thing that's supposed to be happening... meh. So I re-used the original wrist pin after pressing out the old bearings and putting them in the new piston. More on that soon - got pics of the new piston, but the rebuild is otherwise pending bead blasting and repainting. I just had this running with a donor crank/piston and it was pretty strong, so I'm excited to see how it turns out.
Comparing LRB rim to legit Oregon 3/8-8 rim - Oregon on the bottom.
Oregon on the right here - I did notice the chain catching on the new rim from LRB a little. Running it on the saw, it was fine, but pulling the chain around on the bench, it felt like it would bind a little now and then. I think the Oregon would be less prone to this due to the chamfer they put on their slots, but I haven't tested that theory. I'm assuming that after the new one wears in a bit that won't be an issue - time will tell!
Only about 20" of actual bar usable, but man it looks mean. I might bead blast the bar and paint it black if I keep it on this saw, but I'm thinking a 28" light weight Tsumura is the way to go, and would look pretty sick on this thing to boot. Part of me hates to bead blast off the "Homelite" lettering too. Not sure if I'd do skip or not? Got a Partner 440 with 28" skip and that thing is out of control!
This is my second purchase from LRB - honestly I should go there one day, it's only a couple hours away, although that'd probably be a dangerous/expensive trip!
First purchase was an aftermarket piston for an echo leaf blower. Everything went well with that, except the wrist pin clips kinda sucked, so I reused the originals. The wrist pin was also tight on one side of the piston - I "honed" it with some scotchbrite green in the drill for a couple seconds and everything went well after that.
Got a 7-10 rebuild going on with an LRB piston now. Going well, and tolerances seem good with the new piston, but the supplied wrist pin slides right through the crank, and since there's that whole press-fit thing that's supposed to be happening... meh. So I re-used the original wrist pin after pressing out the old bearings and putting them in the new piston. More on that soon - got pics of the new piston, but the rebuild is otherwise pending bead blasting and repainting. I just had this running with a donor crank/piston and it was pretty strong, so I'm excited to see how it turns out.
. Sing out and I’ll box them up and send down to you.
