Archer Saw chain, made in Australia

[Johnnybar]

I tried to communicate with him, sure he writes back but does not answer the question. He has some 25 foot lengths of 0.043 full chisel 3/8lp, I ask are the cutters the same as those on the 0.050 just the chasis lighter like Carlton N4C. How hard is that to answer?

Ask for a clear close up pic of the top of the cutters sitting side by side from directly over the center of the two cutters. That should tell you what you need to know. The white box chain is Tri Link that Archer started out using as the manufacturer. The printed Archer box chain is current production in Archer's facility in China that was set up by a former Oregon manufacturing engineer.

 

[Stihlman441]

That would be around $3.50 per gallon or more here...how much is diesel?

About the same price

 

[Johnnybar]

Just ordered a roll of 3/8 .063 @ $1.49/ft delivered. Will let you fellas know how it does when pushed fairly hard by an MS660 in a few weeks if all goes as planned.

My $149 Archer white box 3/8 063 100' semi chisel arrived today. Looks well made ...we'll see how the cutters hold up when the 660 is ready to break in. Came with 62 presets, 60 ties and 30 boxes.

 

[John Lerum]

My $149 Archer white box 3/8 063 100' semi chisel arrived today. Looks well made ...we'll see how the cutters hold up when the 660 is ready to break in. Came with 62 presets, 60 ties and 30 boxes.

i probably could have picked mine up from the post office today but theres a foot of snow on the ground so i figure it'll stay warm right where it is

 

[Johnnybar]

i probably could have picked mine up from the post office today but theres a foot of snow on the ground so i figure it'll stay warm right where it is

What ever happened to the postman's pledge..."Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds". That should be sitting on your front porch...mine was today....lol

 

[Johnnybar]

My $149 Archer white box 3/8 063 100' semi chisel arrived today. Looks well made ...we'll see how the cutters hold up when the 660 is ready to break in. Came with 62 presets, 60 ties and 30 boxes.

100' will make 12 loops of 42" 135 DL at $12.42 per loop. What a bargain even if it wears twice as fast as Oregon at $42 a loop.

 

[John Lerum]

What ever happened to the postman's pledge..."Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds". That should be sitting on your front porch...mine was today....lol

pretty sure it got there an hour too late but i cant complain...my canadian package arrived 3 days early tho and the chain only needed to go 120 miles haha

 

[Johnnybar]

pretty sure it got there an hour too late but i cant complain...my canadian package arrived 3 days early tho and the chain only needed to go 120 miles haha

Here's what you have to look forward to:

 

[John Lerum]

looks good...im looking forward to putting the 660 to work

 

[Johnnybar]

Just eyeballing it and guessing, the rakers look pretty aggressive or deep.

 

[John Lerum]

Mainly im planning to use it to cut firewood on a 28'' bar and for use with the mini mill

 

[Philbert]

Here's what you have to look forward to:

It's always so pretty when it's new . . .

Philbert

 

[Johnnybar]

It's always so pretty when it's new . . .

Philbert

I'm expecting it to last half as long as Oregon and even if it doesn't quite make it that far, it is still a bargain.

 

[John Lerum]

I'm expecting it to last half as long as Oregon and even if it doesn't quite make it that far, it is still a bargain.

I highly doubt it will be that bad at all...

 

[Johnnybar]

First 42" loop of Archer 3/8 semi for the Huztl 660 that is in transit somewhere between NJ and OK. How about those handset rivets?

 

[Griffdog1]

Archer chain is more expensive in Australia than what you guys get. I have been using this stuff though which is holding up well. Next step up is to almost double your cost and go to Windsor chain. In practice the cutters seem a little softer than "expensive" chain, but this does mean that they sharpen easily and with a little dressing each time you have a break they cut well. Hurricane also provide the cheapest bars in Australia. They are OK but the rail wears quickly. My approach has been to use the hurricane chain and them use the money saved to buy tsumura bars which are very hard and wear very slowly.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/100ft-Ro...290841?hash=item2ebd5a0c59:g:Zr0AAOSwEzxYRkHE

 

[Johnnybar]

Archer chain is more expensive in Australia than what you guys get. I have been using this stuff though which is holding up well. Next step up is to almost double your cost and go to Windsor chain. In practice the cutters seem a little softer than "expensive" chain, but this does mean that they sharpen easily and with a little dressing each time you have a break they cut well. Hurricane also provide the cheapest bars in Australia. They are OK but the rail wears quickly. My approach has been to use the hurricane chain and them use the money saved to buy tsumura bars which are very hard and wear very slowly.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/100ft-Ro...290841?hash=item2ebd5a0c59:g:Zr0AAOSwEzxYRkHE

This 3/8 is the white box stuff Archer started out distributing...made by Tri-Link in China. The current Archer is made in Archers factory in China and is reportedly better chain than the white box but also $60-$90 more per roll.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

What ever happened to the postman's pledge..."Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds". That should be sitting on your front porch...mine was today....lol

That doesn't apply here. "We deliver 3/4 of the way" is their slogan.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

We have been using Archer chain for a little while. Had one loop come back with a broken driver, though the customer seems to kill chain very quickly.

 

[Johnnybar]

That doesn't apply here. "We deliver 3/4 of the way" is their slogan.

I guess a bush plane from sunrise to sunset is a little expensive for "swift completion of their appointed rounds". Wouldn't want to pay that delivery charge to the bush at actual cost!