Cheap Bars on E-Bay

[mikem]

There is a guy on E-Bay selling lightly used Homelite Bars for pretty cheap. He is selling them bundled 3 at a time now and advertises them as fitting the 41/45 series Homelites for the 18" bars and the 16" bars fit the 33/38 series Homies. I sent him a message about these bars fitting older Homelites and he responded saying that a guy has bought 7 of these 16" bars to modify and run on XL12s. Anyone know if this is possible ? Would be a good way to pick up some cheap bars if the mods are easy to do in the garage.

[billg]

The quick answer is no. I will try to follow up with more info.

Bill

[billg]

I believe those saws use the Oregon A041 mount. The XL12/SXL uses the D196 mount. The 041 mount bars have a much narrower tail. The slot is .322 compared to the .375 slot on a D196. Now obviously you can mill the slot. The big problem is the oil hole. I think you will see in the picture that the oil hole will not work as the bar is just too narrow. Another thing to consider is that the bars the guy is selling probably have .325 or 3/8LP tips.

Bill

[mikem]

Bill, Thanks for the answer. Do both the 33/38 & 41/45 series saw blades use the A041 mount?

[billg]

Jun 30, 2009 9:35:02 GMT -5 mikem said:

Bill, Thanks for the answer. Do both the 33/38 & 41/45 series saw blades use the A041 mount?

Hello Mike,

Here is the bar mount list.

A041 /K041 /T041
RS 65, 75
DAYTON 2Z753, 2Z760, 2Z970, 4Z022, 4Z023, 4Z109, 4Z573, 6Z284, 6Z823
DOLMAR 100,101,102,103,104,105,108, 200, 260, 270, 290, ES-161,ES-171, PS-34, PS-340, PS-341, PS-400, PS-401, PS-3300th
ECHO CS-280, CS-290, CS-300, CS-301, CS 302 (AFTER #0015304),CS-302S, CS-315, CS-330, CS-341, CS-346, CS-351 (AFTER #0112195), CS-400, CS-440, CS-510, CS-3000, CS-3400, CS-3450, CS-3600, CS-3900, CS-4000, CS-4100, CS-4400, CS-4500, CS-4600, CS-5000, ECS-2000, ECS-3000
GREEN MACHINE 7100, 7200, 7400
HOMELITE 20AV, 23AV, 25, 27, 3300, 3350, 3800, 3850, 4100,4150,4500,4550, d3350b, d3850b, d4550b, i3350b, PS33, TIMBERMAN, UT10896, UT10901, UT10901A, UT10910,UT10926, UT10927, UT10942, UT10946, UT10947, z3350,
Z3850; HOMELITE PRUNERS: UT15520A, Expand-it attachment
HUSQVARNA 23,36,41,136,141,243, Electric 16
JOHN DEERE 25EV, 28, 28V, 30, 30V, 35EV, 40V, 45EV, 46EV, 200CS, 230CS, 300CS, 450V JOHN DEERE PRUNERS, Quick-tatch series: PS2383, PS2683, PSA10
JONSERED 2014, 2016, 2035, 2036, 2036 TURBO, 2037, 2040, 2040 TURBO, 2041, 2045, 2050, 2050 TURBO, 2054, 2137, 2141, 2145, 2150
MAKITA DCS34, DCS330S, DCS340, DCS341, DCS390, DCS390S, DCS400, DCS401, 5012B, 5014NB, 5016NB, UC3500, UC4000
POULAN/POULAN PRO 25A, 180,190, 200, 205, 210, 220, 221, 225, 230, 235, 236, 240, 255, 260, 285, 295, 305, 306SA, 310, 315, 335, 336, 365,1220,1420,1425,1625,1800,1950, 2000, 2050, 2055, 2100, 2150, 2155, 2175, 2250, 2300, 2350, 2400, 2450, 2500, 2550, 2600, 2700, 2750,2775, 2800,2900, 3000, 3050 ,3100, 3300, 3500,3600, E14E, E16E, MICRO 25 (XX SERIES AND XXV SERIES), MICRO 25PS, PATRIOT 1900, S25, S25AV, S25CVA, S25D, S25DA, WILDTHING, WOODSHARK; POULAN POLESAWS: PP 445, PP 5000P (attachment)
REDMAX G250, G300AVS, G300TS, G310TS, G2500
SEARS 3400, 3401, 3402, 3403, 3407, 3411, 3412, 3414, 3415, 3416, 3417, 3425, 3445, 3455, 3470, 3471, 3476, 3481, 34115, 34116, 35025,35027, 35028, 35060, 35080, 35082, 35091, 35093, 35095, 35096, 35119, 35202, 35203, 35205,35206, 35207, 35209, 35215, 35216, 35219, 35224, 35231, 35232, 35235, 35238, 35255, 35256, 35363, 35504, 35505, 35506, 35507PS, 35508, 35512, 35514, 35515, 35516, 35586, 35607, 35628, 35633, 35713, 35714, 35717, 35718, 35736, 35824, 36012, 36017, 36082, 36087; SEARS POLESAW: 79245
SHINDAIWA (SDK) 90,100,104P, 110,120,140,150 ELECTRICS, 160,180, 300, 300S, 345, 350, 357, 360, 366, 377, 400, 415, 416, 450, 451, 488, 500, E305AV -5
SKIL 1620,1622,1624,1631 Type 3,1634,1635,1636
SNAPPER S1634,S1838
TANAKA ECS-35, ECS-290, ECS-300, ECS-320, ECS-330, ECS-350, ECS-351, ECS-355, ECS-356, ECS-370, ECS-405, ECS-415, ECS-3301, ECS-3351, ECS-3500, ECS-4000, ECS-4501; TANAKA PRUNERS: TPS-200 attachment, TPS-250, TPS-270, TPS-2510 •'.•
TENSEN MINI BRUTE
TORO51100,51140
WESTERN AUTO WIZARD MODELS, 010, 012, 014,110,112, 212, 214, 316,14AV, 16AV, : CAT 12,14, ELECTRICS 1800, 2000, S25DA

[mikem]

Bill...Thanks for the list...perhaps some of our members with newer Homies(or different brands) can take advantage of the deal on E-Bay.

[billg]

I am sorry the list is so choppy and hard to read. I tried to scan the list to a pdf or jpeg but it still was tough. I am terrible at scanning.

Bill

[mikem]

Jul 2, 2009 1:38:06 GMT -5 billg said:

I am sorry the list is so choppy and hard to read. I tried to scan the list to a pdf or jpeg but it still was tough. I am terrible at scanning.

Bill

No apology needed...I think it's great you came up with the info in any format. Does that info exist for most bar mount patterns ?

[lesorubcheek]

Here's a link to a guide at the Windsor site. Doesn't list specific models of saws, but does show bar patterns and list saw manufacturers. May be of some help. They have several nice online guides. There's a bar cross reference too.

www.windsorforestry.com/guides/pdf/ChainsawBarMountCodes.pdf

Dan