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Sep 10, 2024 5:29 PM
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frontpage Posted by hawkblu09 | Staff • Sep 10, 2024
Sep 10, 2024 5:29 PM
Select Lowe's Stores: EGO Chainsaw Bar (16" or 18")
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There's a lot of factors when it comes to compatibility between chainsaws, bars, and chains, it's not just "if its the same length it's good to go". There are two major factors with a chainsaw bar besides the obvious length - chain pitch/width and bar mount. Different chainsaw bars have different chain pitches/widths and may not be cross-compatible with each other despite being the same length, which applies not only to the chains themselves but also the chainsaws, which may have sprockets that are only compatible with a specific pitch of chain.
The biggest factor with chainsaw bar compatibility is what's called the "bar mount". This is the shape/pattern of the bar at the tail-end where it attaches to the chainsaw, including where the cutouts and holes are for the oilers. Bar mounts are semi-standardized, in that you can look up the type of mount a specific chainsaw has and any bar of that mount should fit on it, even if it's from a different brand. Oregon bars list their mount pattern at the end of the product number - for example, "240RNDD025" is a D025 mount bar.
As far as finding what bar mount your saw uses, and what bar mount a specific bar uses (because they often don't state it explicitly), you can use Oregon's bar and chain finder tool on their site. Plug in your chainsaw, and it will tell you what Oregon products fit it - which will, in turn, indirectly tell you what the bar mount, chain pitch, etc of your chainsaw is. You can then plug the chainsaw that a bar is "intended" for (ie: whatever Ego saw this bar is meant to fit) into that same tool and find out what the mount, pitch, etc for that saw are as well. If they're the same mount and pitch/width, you're probably good to go.
You can sometimes modify bars to fit other chainsaws, but I would only bother doing that with obscure or vintage saws where the "correct" bar is prohibitively expensive compared to modifying an Oregon bar. In your case, and the case of others in a similar situation: use the tool on Oregon's site to compare your saw against the saw this bar is intended for.
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Thanks OP for the posting. Bought 2 as the one I have is about shot, and as the saying goes:
"Two is One and One is None."
The 16" and the 18" bars are on sale for $9.92. Hope that helps!
Thanks OP for the posting. Bought 2 as the one I have is about shot, and as the saying goes:
"Two is One and One is None."
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I bent a bar in the past and this is cheap insurance. 3 for the price of 1 on sale.