MS 201t Chain

[JKendrick87]

Hello everyone, what are my options for a more aggressive chain on this saw? Current set up is 16” bar w/ Stihl 3610 005-0055. Bar and Chain is in picture below. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[altatim]

Honestly "aggressive" is a pretty subjective word. Sometimes just a different rim sprocket will make the difference you want, sometimes its a entire pitch change! On small chains you can switch to 1/4 pitch (bar, chain, clutch rim) and get a somewhat faster, smoother cutting saw but with some losses while in big wood. Your best bet with 1/4 is making sure you stick with 050 gauge otherwise the bars get pretty flimsy and prone to dropping the chain. If you wanted to keep the 3/8 pitch, you can always make your own loops or change the rim sprocket to find what you want. What really matters is what feels good to you.

 

[JKendrick87]

Honestly "aggressive" is a pretty subjective word. Sometimes just a different rim sprocket will make the difference you want, sometimes its an entire pitch change! On small chains you can switch to 1/4 pitch (bar, chain, clutch rim) and get a somewhat faster, smoother cutting saw but with some losses while in big wood. Your best bet with 1/4 is making sure you stick with 050 gauge otherwise the bars get pretty flimsy and prone to dropping the chain. If you wanted to keep the 3/8 pitch, you can always make your own loops or change the rim sprocket to find what you want. What really matters is what feels good to you.

So I guess what I mean to say is a full chisel or semi chisel non safety. (yellow chain)

 

[altatim]

Well full chisel is by design more aggressive if that is what you were wondering about. It dulls pretty quickly on coniferous bark though, so on a 201T it depends on how often you sharpen and what you cut.

 

[JKendrick87]

Well full chisel is by design more aggressive if that is what you were wondering about. It dulls pretty quickly on coniferous bark though, so on a 201T it depends on how often you sharpen and what you cut.

 

[JKendrick87]

A lot of maple, beech, birch some red oak and ash.

 

[altatim]

I don't see why you wouldn't get full chisel chain then. Just be sure you keep it sharp!

 

[JKendrick87]

I don't see why you wouldn't get full chisel chain then. Just be sure you keep it sharp!

Well the local shops didn’t have anything in yellow for my 16” bar so I went with a 14” and got a full chisel for it!

 

[super3]

3617 005 0055 is what you want.

 

[JKendrick87]

3617 005 0055 is what you want.

Thank you!