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Hello I recently bought from Bailey's a 33 inch Carlton bar and chain for my Stihl 880, and I think the chain might have a bad rivet job. The chain is Woodland Pro .404, .063, skip tooth. Since I make my own 3/8 lo-profile chain loops at home, I instantly went to inspect the rivet job on this 33 inch chain that I just bought from Bailey's. Once I found the link I was shocked on how poorly the rivet job looked. I was always told that the rivet should not be cracked, sheared or dismembered in any way so the structural integrity of the rivet does not get compromised. And a properly spun rivet should resemble the factory stamped rivets on the chain which have a clean mushroom head. The rivets on the Bailey's chain I received were sheared, cracked and looked uneven.
I emailed Bailey's with a picture of the rivet and they mailed me a replacement chain. I just went inspected the replacement chain and it seems to have another poor looking rivet job too. Since both of them look crumby, I thought to myself maybe 404 rivets are supposed to look like that?
Can you guys check out the pictures of the rivet job on chain number 1 & 2, and let me know if you think they are safe to use? I would be very appreciative of your advice. The reason why I am so cautious is because this is going on a Stihl 880 with a ton of power. And I would prefer not to have a 6 foot piece of 404 chain wrapped around my arm or leg like a snake. If you guys think I should not use them, I will re-contact Bailey's and tell them to make it right.
Thank you!
T.J.
I emailed Bailey's with a picture of the rivet and they mailed me a replacement chain. I just went inspected the replacement chain and it seems to have another poor looking rivet job too. Since both of them look crumby, I thought to myself maybe 404 rivets are supposed to look like that?
Can you guys check out the pictures of the rivet job on chain number 1 & 2, and let me know if you think they are safe to use? I would be very appreciative of your advice. The reason why I am so cautious is because this is going on a Stihl 880 with a ton of power. And I would prefer not to have a 6 foot piece of 404 chain wrapped around my arm or leg like a snake. If you guys think I should not use them, I will re-contact Bailey's and tell them to make it right.
Thank you!
T.J.