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Re: Bow Bars Are Perfect For Firewood!
« Reply #40 on: January 30, 2015, 11:01:42 am »
Evaluation of a used bar on Ebay.

This used bar was originally marketed for the Mac 10 and 600 series saws. It measures 14" across the radius and is 20" from the end of the slot to the tip of the bar. It is .050" and uses 85 driver links of 3/8" .050" gauge chain. It sold for $150 on Ebay in January 2015. It is a Oregon style D-176 mount with a 8mm wide slot. This bar was intended to be non reversible so the mount pattern is confusing for the oil hole (which is on the other side of the bar) is not seen. This bar is missing the guards. The Stellite is in good shape around the radius and the bar is straight. The label is a warning to read the instructions for proper use. The label has no model number or manufacturer information.

Another point of evaluation is that the seller did not make mention of the missing guard, the condition of the Stellite is shown more or less as a matter of chance(?) Sellers generally seem to fail to show much more than a casual picture of the bar with important factors like the typical wear area condition and straightness of the bar ignored?

The D176 mount also fits the typical 3500/3450/3750 Poulans without modification. I have a bar identical to this one and my mounting slot was widened from 8mm to 9mm (+.040") and the oil hole was moved out to align with the oil grove as on a Oregon D009 (big Husqvarna) .
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