Does anyone make a 24 inch bar for a Jred 2260 running .325 chain? Probably should have went with 3/8 chain on this saw but was trying to standardize chain inventory. Now find myself needing a 24 inch bar on occasion.
All you need to do is put a 3/8" rim on the saw with a 3/8" X 24" K295 bar Just do this for when you need the big bar. Otherwise, run your .325 The 2260 has a inboard clutch with the rim sprocket on the outside where you can easily get to it and change the sprocket with your scrench. Wrong!
Really? I wonder why they made the 550 and 562 with outboard? I like Husq, but dislike Outboard clutches.
I looked on the IPL for the 560 and it showed the clutch with the rim on the outside? I have a 545 and a 550XP and their sprocket is on the inside. You are correct, the rim is on the inside on a 560. They just turned the picture around. I saw a picture in the service manual and they showed the worm being driven by the hub on the the clutch bell so it has to have the rim on the inside. I stand corrected.
My 2260 has outboard clutch. Thought if I could find a bar I could skip taking off clutch to change sproket.
What is the best way to get the clutch off? Last one I did I took off the flywheel cover in order to get a grip on flywheel to keep crank from turning while screwing clutch off. Surely there is a quicker way.
With my Husqvarna's, I use the clutch tool and a 1/2" impact wrench. It works so quick that I usually don't use anything soft in the combustion chamber to hold the piston. On my Dolmar 115 I used a flat nose punch and a 2 lb hammer but I had the plug out and a soft piston stop in the chamber.
Agree that outboard clutches are a pain but does seem to allow for better balanced saw in my opinion.
That's still a lot of bar for a 60cc saw. If I was spending the money for a saw to run a 24" bar full time, it would be a 70cc machine. That said, it is still far less $$ to buy a 3/8"-7 rim, a 24" and an 18" bar, two loops for each and call it a day.
Insert piston stop. Turn clutch clockwise with proper tool or socket. Ive never heard so much to do about so little in the inboard vs. outboard debate.
