My local saw guy flaked out and I need to get a couple of chains for my Dolmar 5105 but I don’t really know what I am supposed to get. Here is what I am working with and if someone could explain to me what I am working with and what it means that would be awesome.
Looks like .050 bar gauge, .325 pitch, 72 driver links.... One guy I know will have a definitive answer would be Barcroftb.... another fella would be Armbru84 , but really there are going to be many stabs at this, so I hope you get an answer soon.
Eric is correct, .050 gauge, .325 pitch and 72 drive links. Gauge is the width of the bar rail slot, pitch is the distance between any 3 consecutive drive links and dividing by 2 and # of drive links is length of chain. Look up www.madsens1.com... Under bar and saw chain menu, very good info on there
I thought I had something like this figured out a few months back only to find the bar was a narrow kerf. Do they ever mark those .325 bars to let a person know it’s regular kerf or narrow kerf? I only found out by looking at the chain & seeing it was 95 on the drive link instead of 20
The guys are right about the 5105 chain. It's the same as mine. I've got Oregon 20LPX chisel chains for most cutting, an Oregon 20BPX semi chisel for dirtier wood. It cuts slower but stays sharp longer. My other chain is a Stihl 23RS chisel, very hard steel , not cheap. The narrow kerf symbol should be on the bar and the chain box. I've seen it on one saw, But I don't get to saw shops too often. Yeah, It looks like a bottle of your favourite beverage.
Eric VW got it right with the first post. Here would be an example of the Oregon chain that is likely on your saw: 20LPX072G Oregon full chisel saw chain .325 pitch 72 DL .050 gauge The numbers just below the Oregon stamp also indicate the bar mount pattern.
