Carlton / STIHL 20" x .058 Hard Nose Medium Mount Bar and 2 Chain Combo wow!
Here we have something very special and unique for those of you who can think outside the box.
A German manufactured think Krupp Steel!, Hi End Hard nosed bar, but unlike the majority, which are in .063 gauge this one is in .058. If you're not a sheep and are keen to learn new tricks, then you will get this.
Here is the thing; when you have an .058 bar you can wear out 6, 8 or 10 chains, and as the bar groove gets slowly worn, keep checking if an .063 chain will fit in the slightly worn groove. When it does then you can dress the bar and you will have a super snug chain again, giving your bar new life!... Think two for one!. There is a bit more to it than that but you get the general picture now.
Complimenting this Combination deal is 2 x 35RS72 Genuine STIHL chains, which are Swiss made and a 3/8 x 7T rim sprocket too.
These 2 chains and rim sprocket have a value in excess of $100!
The last three pics are close ups of the quality chain.
This Combination Deal really represents the best value you will find out there.
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I can honestly say that they will never make this quality again, just look at the thickness of the Stellite on the bar tip... those days are gone sadly. :(
This Chainsaw Bar in 20 inch x .058 in the medium mount configuration fits the medium range of saws from the 024, 038, 044, 064, 066, 660, 661 styles plus many more (see below for the full list).
These 20 inch bars are really an optimum length for firewood cutting for small to medium sized timber... up to 36 inch or 3 foot diameter.
Hard Nosed bars are just so durable, (check the thickness of the Stellite on the tip!), simple in that they have no moving parts, and on top of that they are super strong and long lasting too. My old mate and mentor George "Nuggett" Giblett (Farmer, Soldier, Bushman, Legend) put me onto using Hard Nosed Bars many years ago now, and he was dead right, George is gone but the truth remains they are fantastic!
Some people (with limited experience) carry on about friction in the tip and loss of power though that is so not true. You have to understand that Stellite is added to the bar tip and that stuff is so damn hard, if you have normal oil flow the chain will just wizz/ glide around there with NO friction at all! (hydrostatic shim)... think ice skaters on an ice rink spinning about, no friction to talk about there right... same thing here.
The one thing though, is that you need to be a little bit more switched on with the chain tension. It needs to be just right so that when the chain gets to operating temperature (warm), it's not loose and hanging. It takes a bit of experience to know what is just right when the chain is cold, so without going on too much, you need to run your chain a tad looser cold (about 10%) than on sprocket tipped bars.
Anyway, that is how I see these bars... Extremely Durable and top value for sure!
Thanks for reading if you got this far... I could tell you more, but it's enough to help you, I hope.
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tags: CARLTON 20-81-058-PH Altered to fit : 026, 028, 030, 031, 032, 034, 036, 038, 039, 041, 041G, 042, 044, 045, 046, 048, 064, 066, MS260, MS261, MS360, MS361, MS381, MS382, MS400, MS440, MS441, MS442, MS460, MS461, MS462, MS500i, MS640, MS651, MS660, MS661 etc... maybe some models missing!