Chainsaw Repair

I got a few saw this past week and this was one of them. A very nice 090 with a 66" GB Titanium roller tip bar that is .058 gauge. I don't have any .404 pitch in 058 gauge. I do have maybe enough  in 3/8" pitch. This saw will very likely not be used very much, Hell I got an 066 with a 36" that seldom gets used. I would however love to fire it up with this bar on it and see what it will do. I hate to have to go and buy the 404 in 058 just to do it if I have enough 3/8 in 058 to make a chain. I have a 3/8" rim to fit the clutch drum so that will not be a problem. The saw also has a 24" bar with it that has a 404 gauge chain that I have ran it with, but I feel I'm not getting the true 090 experience without running the 66" bar.
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You must be a sucker for punishment. A 66" bar on anything is going to be hard to handle without a stinger and a willing accomplice but if you really want to change the tip to 3/8.

I would think just simply because an 090 has almost unlimited torque by comparrison it would do better with .404 chain ..404 x .058 is getting hard to find but if you look around I'm sure you can find it .

One thing about it with that long of a bar it would probably last a life time no more than it would be used .

A guy couple years ago showed up at a GTG at Bill Poors place with a long bar 090 .Talk about a hand full ,wow .

It's surprising,I agree .However that 48" usable on the Homelite in  my avatar picture is .058 .I had a 32" Mac 10 series mount that was .404 ,050 before I changed the tip .

I looked it up on flea bay and you can find .404 by 58 chisel .It's not over  priced .A few years back I bought some of the last .404 by 58 skip tooth the Baileys had .Fact it was cheap,like a buck a foot .