Best chainsaw chain

Gary from Muleshoe · Oct 4, 2015

Need a new chainsaw chain. Just
wondering who in the opinion of you
experts make the best chain on the
market? I am not impressed with Oregon
chains, they seem to stretch to easily.

Russ from MN · Oct 4, 2015

I bought a Oregon bar- chain combo last fall, the chain has different rakers than I have ever seen before, but it cuts great. I have not noticed any unusual stretching, are you sure your oiler is working properly? What kind of chain oil are you using?

Gary from Muleshoe · Oct 4, 2015

Oiler works as it should and I am using Stihl bar and chain oil. This is on a 15 year old Craftsman saw. Gets just a little seasonal use trimming trees. Never has been worked hard since I bought it new. Just cannot seem to keep the chain adjusted for very long. Cuts great when it tight though.

Russ from MN · Oct 4, 2015

If it has the tool-less chain tightener that might be part of the problem. Our son has a Craftsman saw and he has that problem too. I have a Jonsered with the tool-less tightener and if I tighten the big wing-nut real tight it works OK, and I kinda like it.

NCWayne · Oct 4, 2015

I cut up a BIG Oak tree a few years ago, over several weekends. I've got half a dozen chains for my saw, that I picked up out of a scrap yard we used to work for, so I don't have a clue what brands most of them are. Anyways, out of all of them the one that ran the longest before needing to be changed was an Oregon chain.

One thing to check on your chains, if you aren't checking it, is the depth guage. If you don't reduce the height of them a little as you sharpen the chain, it won't cut worth a crap.

guido · Oct 4, 2015

Hello Gary from Mukeshoe,

Are you sure is the chain? Set the oiler to max if you can. If it has a manual oiler, use it at every cut! Also make sure that your chain adjuster locking devise is not backing out. As stated by others also keep the rake down, it will cut better, and stay cooler minimizing stretching. You should run out of cutting edge before you run out of chain adjustment with proper oiling,
,

Guido.

RedJoe · Oct 4, 2015

All new chain will stretch. I work at a sawmill and we use Oregon chain and yes it will stretch after 10 to 20 minutes depending on what your cutting but after that its good and will hold its edeg for a long time. We have tried WoodLandPro it did not hold edge as long.

onefarmer · Oct 4, 2015

I've used stihl, carlton, and Oregon. In my opinion they're quality is in that order too. Stihl, carlton, then Oregon.

Billy NY · Oct 5, 2015

Stihl RS, (rapid super) seems to hold up well for cutting firewood, which is not always the cleanest of wood. It tolerates more of the abrasives and or metal like wire from old fences, can dull up but still cut enough to get through if you need to. I don't like a dull chain at all, even slightly, but there have been times where you just need to finish up, the RS chain seems to do well in that area, for whatever reason. I've used Oregon with good results, same with Husqvarna, but prefer Stihl chain for my seasonal work as it seems to just hold up a bit longer. I keep half a dozen in rotation, lately been taking them to the saw shop for sharpening, he does a really nice job on them.

stonerock · Oct 5, 2015

I use Oregon chain, square tooth chisel, skip tooth a new chain needs filed and rakers filed down then you are ready to cut some wood, file your chain every tank of gas or cord of wood about the same......be carefull

Tom-NoCenTX · Oct 5, 2015

I will second the Stihl RS, cuts like a dream.
Tom

Dick2 · Oct 5, 2015

Carbide chain? Son in AU just bought a carbide chain for his chainsaw.

RandyB(MI) · Oct 5, 2015

X 2 !

RodinNS · Oct 6, 2015

If it's stretching more than just after the initial run... then I would suggest you turn the oiler up some.
We run Stihl and Oregon chain and I find more variability between chains in one product line than I do between brands... and that applies to both...
Dirty wood also kills chain quickly. Running a dull chain stretches it QUICKLY. So cut clean wood and keep chain sharp. If you have to cut dirty wood, get a carbide coated chain.

Rod

stonerock · Oct 19, 2015

cant always cut clean wood so cut to where the chain is pulling the dirt away from the wood instead of into the wood

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