Husky 575xp max bar length.

[Boomer 87]

I have a husky 575xp, been rebuilt but not ported or anything. What's the longest bar you think I can get away with with skip tooth chain. The saw king out in Oregon says 42" with skip. That seems like a tall order but idk if the chain is kept super sharp maybe.

Anybody have a 575xp with a long bar, how does it fair. I found a 42" bar that comes with a skip chain for 140$ shipping included. I thought that was a decent price. Am I asking way to much for a 75cc saw?

 

[Gary Courtney]

I would think a 32" easy. Shoptalk guy says up to a 42".

 

[cus_deluxe]

I had a 575 for several years, never ran more than 24” bar on it, handled that easily. In hardwood i think 28” would be the max, any bigger and id be reachin for a different saw. Softwood you could get away with more, 42” seems like a stretch to me.

 

[Boomer 87]

I watch his videos that's where I got the 42". I'm sure he would know, and I'm not going into logging with it, but 42" is a helluva lot of bar.

 

[Boomer 87]

It's just for cutting large firewood, we do get old oaks here in Illinois that require a bar that long. Of course cottonwoods too grow huge. There's a dead oak on a buddy's ground were talking about getting down and 42" isnt even gonna come close to getting through in one pass

 

[Jimmy in NC]

32" would be where I would stop. 42" on a 394/395 is a haul...

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[Boomer 87]

32" was kind of where I was thinking, but there again if a guy can get the longer bar for less money. I could always get a 3120xp later to put it on lol

 

[Termitebuffet]

If ya can't oil it , it gonna get ruined....just a thought...

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[Boomer 87]

Good point, idk how the 575 oils, I've only got a 16 on it now that's no comparison. If it were my poulan 5200, oil would not be an issue.

 

[Termitebuffet]

What these guys said , a 32" will get you thru 64" of wood ...that's a chunk...it'll oil a 32" good enough not to ruin it....

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[Boomer 87]

I sometime try to track down a 32" setup then. I'll probably still use skip chain?

 

[Boomer 87]

I still might get the 42" and run it on my bp 655

 

[jakethesnake]

I’ve used 32 on a 272. It’s more than it wants but will do alright with skip in white oak. No speed demon.

 

[Boomer 87]

I actually have a 36" bar skip chain on my Stihl 440 all it's had is a muffler modification, I used it today in fact on an oak log about 32" across it pulled it great, that's why I thought the 575 may be more saw than the 440 is, so it might pull more.

 

[Boomer 87]

Of course I had the oiler turned all the way up on the 440, it did keep up ok

 

[TreeLife]

32" in soft wood is as far as I would take it. 28" for hardwood.

 

[Red97]

32" or 36" skip for bucking cuts.

Buy one, try it if ya don't like it get the bigger powerhea simple solution.

Some people like 28" bars on 50cc saws others likme 20" on 90+cc powerheads.

Just depends on your cutting style.

 

[Jimmy in NC]

I actually have a 36" bar skip chain on my Stihl 440 all it's had is a muffler modification, I used it today in fact on an oak log about 32" across it pulled it great, that's why I thought the 575 may be more saw than the 440 is, so it might pull more.

Of course I had the oiler turned all the way up on the 440, it did keep up ok

I am building a ms440 right now. If you think a 440 pulled a 36 fine with adequate oil...go for a 42 on the 575. I agree with others that have openly stated the 440 barely oils a 84dl bar in hardwood. Heck a ms660 barely oils a 32 according to several local tree companies and saw mill.

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[Khntr85]

Of course I had the oiler turned all the way up on the 440, it did keep up ok

Hell I didnt like the way my 461 oiled a 25”....

I upgraded the Oiler, and it will now pull a 32” when needed...I don’t like using more bar than I need....

 

[Boomer 87]

I agree 100% that Stihls don't oil enough. That's pretty sad that a 1000$ chainsaw won't feed a bar that the saw has capabilities of running.

With my 440 I just know after a couple full house cuts the chain and bar weren't overly hot, the chain still had the right tension. I'm used to older poulans,and homelites and oil was never an issue with them for sure