Wow. I would have had you fix it myself and continue cutting with itThere is another guy, Jon1212, and he is also packed with really good advice. I usually read about every post that he generates.
FWIW, I received a 36" Stihl bar today from a logger with a locked up tip. I looked at the bar, not bent or twisted, and offered to redress the bar and replace the sprocket tip. He said, "Edwin, I would rather just pay buy a new one. I know they are expensive."
I shook my head and said, "OK, but now I will then have a very good working bar for about $20 in parts that you could use again for at least a year."
It made no difference. He gave the bar to me and walked away from the repair. That's the way it is.
There is another guy, Jon1212, and he is also packed with really good advice. I usually read about every post that he generates.
FWIW, I received a 36" Stihl bar today from a logger with a locked up tip. I looked at the bar, not bent or twisted, and offered to redress the bar and replace the sprocket tip. He said, "Edwin, I would rather just pay buy a new one. I know they are expensive."
I shook my head and said, "OK, but now I will then have a very good working bar for about $20 in parts that you could use again for at least a year."
It made no difference. He gave the bar to me and walked away from the repair. That's the way it is.
Local STIHL dealer told me that a surprising number of customers do the same thing with RSN bars." . . .I would rather just pay buy a new one. I know they are expensive."
That's why we useDL counts.
STIHL MS250 with a "16-inch" bar (small mount) uses 62 drive links of .325 / .063 chain.
STIHL MS260 with a "16-inch" bar (large mount) uses 67 drive links of the same chain.
Some "16-inch" ECHO OEM bars take 57 DL of 3/8 low profile chain, so that you buy replacement loops from their dealers, instead of the 56DL loops available everywhere else ('S56').
Change a drive sprocket and you may need to add or subtract a link or two.
Philbert
In fact, I was able to repair the locked up nose sprocket on this bar and it spins freely now. Must have gotten hot at some point or squeezed (or both). A little "magic" lube and machining encouragement is all that it needed. I'll take it out and check it tomorrow. Usually I can sell a used 36" bar for $50 or so. Heck, they run over $100 new. A sawyer at the mill bought a used one from me that I reconditioned and redressed last year and he still uses it after over 100 hours of cutting.Wow. I would have had you fix it myself and continue cutting with it.
I’ve freed up a few myself by soaking them in ATF. For a couple daysIn fact, I was able to repair the locked up nose sprocket on this bar and it spins freely now. Must have gotten hot at some point or squeezed (or both). A little "magic" lube and machining encouragement is all that it needed. I'll take it out and check it tomorrow. Usually I can sell a used 36" bar for $50 or so. Heck, they run over $100 new. A sawyer at the mill bought a used one from me that I reconditioned and redressed last year and he still uses it after over 100 hours of cutting.
That's part of my "magic" lube. Every mechanic in this business has his own formula. I usually add some molly grease also. Note that many Stihl bars have no oil hole on the tip (most of them actually). They say the bearing is permanently lubricated. I say it's permanently unlubricated and asking for a seize up.I’ve freed up a few myself by soaking them in ATF. For a couple days
Thats why Oregon tips last so long. i kike diesel and tranny fluid or deisel and marvel mystey oil.diesel hates rust fyi,That's part of my "magic" lube. Every mechanic in this business has his own formula. I usually add some molly grease also. Note that many Stihl bars have no oil hole on the tip (most of them actually). They say the bearing is permanently lubricated. I say it's permanently unlubricated and asking for a seize up.
That's why Oregon tips last so long. I like diesel and tranny fluid, or diesel and marvel mystey oil.
Diesel hates rust, fyi,
Oops lol better thoughI did some fixing. I don't believe this is the place for posting "kike"......LOL!
For ones that do not respond to gentle persuasion:In fact, I was able to repair the locked up nose sprocket on this bar and it spins freely now.
That’s some good reading there budFor ones that do not respond to gentle persuasion:
https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/nose-sprocket-rescue-illustrated.256640/
Replacement parts are available for some higher end bars.
Philbert
Higher end bars as in??? I know you said Oregon. I know myself Tsumura,cannon?, total GB but to me those are really high end bars. One of which is a GB that I have one of now. But what makers are classified as high endFor ones that do not respond to gentle persuasion:
https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/nose-sprocket-rescue-illustrated.256640/
Replacement parts are available for some higher end bars.
Philbert
Value. Not brand.Higher end bars as in???
It is amazing how many Stihl saws at GTG's arrive with bars made by other MFG's. Not sure what causes this, but it's probably worth a discussion.Higher end bars as in??? I know you said Oregon. I know myself Tsumura, cannon?, total GB but to me those are really high end bars. One of which is a GB that I have one of now. But what makers are classified as high end?
Ahh I gotcha nowValue. Not brand.
Little point putting a $15 nose sprocket kit in a $20 bar, especially if you have to pay labor!
Not sure which models manufacturers still sell them for. We live in an increasingly throw-away culture.
Philbert
Do you mean stihl labeled bars made by someone else for stihl or others adapted to fit stihlsIt is amazing how many Stihl saws at GTG's arrive with bars made by other MFG's. Not sure what causes this, but it's probably worth a discussion.