Congrats on the second saw.:thumbsup: They really are a great value in a firewood saw compared to other makes.
The 84cc BB kit like the NWP one that baileys sells is really a good deal for the price. I put one on mine and there is a definate noticable difference:thumbsup:
Yep. We have 3 6400,s. Dads, My brothers, and mine. Mine is the only 84cc one, but they ALL have 24" B&C combos.
I'd reccomend about any decient brand bar that is a one-peice (not laminated) with a sprocket tip. As far as chain goes, you just cannot beat stihl chain. My local dolmar dealer onlt stocks carlton and windsor chain and wants about $28 per loop. And I am NOT impressed with either. The Stihl dealer is $1 per inch of bar. So $24 for a STIHL chain. Full comp (non-skip) chisel.
When we got the bars from baileys, we tried there in-house woodland pro brand at the reccomendation of the phone rep. $16 per loop. Not as good as stihl chain IMO. Not to mention that it is filled @ 35 degree cutter angle instead of 30. So it dulls quicker. We ended up filing back to a 30* angle.
BUT, that said, if I had to do it over again, I'd probabally opt for a 28" and semi-skip combo. 24" isnt THAT much difference than a 20. And since I still have the origional 20" that I can use for most stuff, I wish I had went just a tad bigger and got the 28" for the ocassional ig stuff.