Bar options between 42"-50"?

[Marshy]

Guys, what bars options are there in D009 mount, 3/8 pitch, 0.063 gauge between 42" and 50"?

I'm thinking about getting into a 48" Alaskan mill and was trying to find out if there is a bar in between the 42 and 50 inch bars...

 

[mdavlee]

44" GB. Some were made for helper handles.

 

[Derf]

Forester has some larger size ones, as does Oregon I think. In D009 you might have more luck with 0.058 than 0.063.

 

[mdavlee]

Cannon is the best choice in that size for the wider belly.

 

[Marshy]

The 0.063 isn't a must. My 36" bas is 63 and I thought it would be good to keep the wider gauge for milling but if only 58 was available that would be fine. I've searched Oregon and it seems like they only have 42/50...

 

[mdavlee]

63 lets you run semi skip chisel chain if you have a powerhead to pull it. 58 options in chain suck

 

[Marshy]

I have a stock 298 and some 2100's.

 

[junkman]

I would recommend .404 .063 on a bar that long for the better oiling and less stretch .A 42 inch works good on my 36 inch mill if that helps for sizing ,you lose some bar on both ends from the clamping points .

 

[Marshy]

I have a log that's all of 40" so I was hoping to get a bar about 44-48". The mill will be able to do a 48" cut but I believe I'll start to get power limited with that large of a cut.

 

[junkman]

When logs are too wide for my mill ,i just hand rip some off the sides