bobt
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Hey guys! I have a question about the price of saw chain.
Here it is,,,,,,,WHY IS SAW CHAIN SO CHEAP THESE DAYS?
Yes, why is it so cheap?
I was in the chainsaw industry when I was a teenager. I worked in a Stihl chainsaw shop until I graduated from High School in 1975. A chain for a 16" bar (60 drive links) cost about $16.00 then and it was considered kind of expensive.
Now in 2011 you can still buy chain for the same price or even cheaper.
Back then the price of gas was about a dollar a gallon, and wages were small as well. The price of a good chainsaw was about $300.00 or so. The cheap homeowner saws had not hit the market yet.
Now, the price of everything has been inflated,,,,,,,,except Saw chain.
Why is that? I really don't understand. No wonder people treat saw chain as a throwaway commodity now. It doesn't seem economical to sharpen a dull chain today if you have to bring it into a shop to have it sharpened.
Just thinking out loud here. What do all of you think?
Bob
Here it is,,,,,,,WHY IS SAW CHAIN SO CHEAP THESE DAYS?
Yes, why is it so cheap?
I was in the chainsaw industry when I was a teenager. I worked in a Stihl chainsaw shop until I graduated from High School in 1975. A chain for a 16" bar (60 drive links) cost about $16.00 then and it was considered kind of expensive.
Now in 2011 you can still buy chain for the same price or even cheaper.
Back then the price of gas was about a dollar a gallon, and wages were small as well. The price of a good chainsaw was about $300.00 or so. The cheap homeowner saws had not hit the market yet.
Now, the price of everything has been inflated,,,,,,,,except Saw chain.
Why is that? I really don't understand. No wonder people treat saw chain as a throwaway commodity now. It doesn't seem economical to sharpen a dull chain today if you have to bring it into a shop to have it sharpened.
Just thinking out loud here. What do all of you think?
Bob