MS025 converting to .050 bar and chain problems

[IrishGuy]

Hey all,
I have an old Stihl 025 that I rebuilt and put a chinese engine into. The thing runs great. I absolutely love it and it is my go to saw. To be honest, my stihl ms660 sort of just sits there now until i really need to cut something big.
So, I bought an .050 bar&chain combo from Baileys, but it does not fit due to the 025 not having a long enough adjustment section to tighten the chain.
Has anyone converted one of these to .050 before??
Thanks in advance

 

[HarleyT]

switching to .050 should have nothing to do with it.

 

[HarleyT]

Sounds like you are putting the wrong bar on it. Post some pics and/or links.

 

[HarleyT]

Post a link to the baily's bar.

 

[Knobby57]

Tried a China engine . It lasted maybe 25 tanks of fuel before it went kablooie !! I’ve been using a 14” picco bar , same as my 200t . A 16 picco works well also . Tried a 16” .325 .063 and it did not have enough snot to pull it well . If the chain won’t snug Up you may have just got too long of a chain

 

[Brushwacker]

025 takes a smaller mount bar then the 026 and up and the 024. May be that is what u got ? I take it you had a bar on the Chinese motor already and it fit ok, other wise I'd be comparing it to your original motor. I bought a chinese radiator once for a tractor, barely could get it to fit.

 

[IrishGuy]

http://www.baileysonline.com/Chains...-and-Chain-Combo-for-Stihl-67-Drive-Links.axd

So, I read that I could simply use an .050 bar and chain. I guess I failed to realize that it may not mount up properly.
I suppose I could dial it in on how many links to remove.

 

[Brushwacker]

You bought the wrong bar. I don't think what you are thinking will work well if it does at all. Oil holes must line up as well as adjuster slot. And what else? Put it on trading post for trade.