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Earl-IL

05-22-2006 12:31:51




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Where can you buy a good chain for a chain saw. The origial chain was good .Every replacement chain I get won't stay sharp.Thanks Earl




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Dale in WV

05-23-2006 18:16:37




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 Re: Chain for Chain Saw in reply to Earl-IL, 05-22-2006 12:31:51  
Cutters Choice is another site -- I've used chains from them and Baileys....



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Butch(OH)

05-22-2006 17:48:30




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 Re: Chain for Chain Saw in reply to Earl-IL, 05-22-2006 12:31:51  
Unless your replacement chains are made by some one-off company Id say something else has changed besides the chain Mfg. Almost every saw made except Stihl comes with an Oregon chain and most hardware store and box store chain is Oregon too. Home Depo does sell some brand I have not seen elswhere or used. If your chains are coming from a saw shop you might be getting the forementioned Woodsman pro or Carton, both decent chain. You can get a education in saw chain for free by visiting Oregon's site. On to answering your question, my best guess is your original chain was a chipper style and your replacements are chisel. Chisel chain cuts noticably faster when sharp but they are not good for dirt nor are they good for the person who cuts untill the saw cuts no more before fetching a file from the box. Chipper chain is slower but longer lasting and a bit more forgiving of accidental trenching. Chipper cghain has a rounded transition from the side to the top of the cutter while chisel has square corner coming to a sharp point.

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davefr

05-22-2006 14:42:45




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 Re: Chain for Chain Saw in reply to Earl-IL, 05-22-2006 12:31:51  
Stihl seems to use harder steel for their chain and thus it"s harder to file but stays sharp longer. It"s also expensive since it"s a dealer only item.

The next hardest is Carlton chain. You can also get it from www.baileys.com under the Woodsman Pro name. I believe this is also the chain sold at Home Crapo under the Power Plus name.

Oregon chain seems to be the softest but easiest to file.

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chris cogburn

05-22-2006 13:47:53




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 Re: Chain for Chain Saw in reply to Earl-IL, 05-22-2006 12:31:51  
I bought a Stihl saw this year and recently put a new Stihl chain on it. Sharp as a razor and tough; if I hadn't dug dirt with the first one it would have lasted longer. Doh! I recommend a Stihl chain if it'll fit your saw (which it should.)



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Don-Wi

05-24-2006 21:54:01




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 Re: Chain for Chain Saw in reply to chris cogburn, 05-22-2006 13:47:53  
That chain should still be fine, just needs to be sharpened is all. The biggest reason our chains didn't seem to last long for a while is because the shop would grind a little extra off each time, and they would only last about 4 sharpenings. Now that we raise a fuss they last atleast twice as long... if only we could remember where they were set down!!

We use stihl also so it's the same chain.

Most saw chains are NOT compatible, they have different pitches (even stihl has 3 or 4 different pitch lengths) and different widths. The box will list the saws it should fit, but I've only ever seen one chain that was compatible to something else along with Stihl, and it was a big chain for atleast a 24" bar. Donovan from Wisconsin

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hp

05-23-2006 19:19:31




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 Re: Chain for Chain Saw in reply to chris cogburn, 05-22-2006 13:47:53  
stihl chains are competitive in price unless you have a bum dealer.



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