Not sure what exactly you mean, I bought it with the chain, he wanted me to follow him back to his house so he can give me the oregon chain but I said just give me that one since I knew from using a Stihl pole saw how good their chains are. The chain is sharp as hell, I ran it through a 18'' diameter oak piece of log I had in seconds. Just looking for a 45 that better suits my needs and experience level but ill be happy to keep it either way.
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Bill G
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I mean what I said sounds to me someone thought they could run a chain without sharpening it.
I just don't get why you think that, everybody knows you have to sharpen a chain, plus its sharp, very sharp
jr27236
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Holy Shi$ am I seeing you guys run in a circle chasing your tales?? Lmao
Ok what he means by why would anyone put carbide chain on there saw is this....
9A diamond wheel has to be used to sharpen carbide cutters. Stihl sells a diamond wheel for the USG grinder, and diamond wheels are available for other grinders. Unless you use carbide chain a lot, it is cheaper to send them away to have them sharpened. I think it cost me about $25.00 to have mine sharpened. The wheels are over $150.00. (I copied that from a previous discussion on these chains).
PS stop being so defensive in here, we are here to help not argue.
20 in. Oregon is $17-$20 for that saw. So you do the math. You are not sharpening that chain yourself. So its not cost effective to have that chain. If the previous owner wanted to waste his money (which looks like he did) on that chain, thats fine, but that chain is usually used for stumping (in dirt) roof venting(for fire dept) and other ruff stuff, by the looks of that saw it wasnt used for any of that besides the person being sold on the carbide.
Ok what he means by why would anyone put carbide chain on there saw is this....
9A diamond wheel has to be used to sharpen carbide cutters. Stihl sells a diamond wheel for the USG grinder, and diamond wheels are available for other grinders. Unless you use carbide chain a lot, it is cheaper to send them away to have them sharpened. I think it cost me about $25.00 to have mine sharpened. The wheels are over $150.00. (I copied that from a previous discussion on these chains).
PS stop being so defensive in here, we are here to help not argue.
20 in. Oregon is $17-$20 for that saw. So you do the math. You are not sharpening that chain yourself. So its not cost effective to have that chain. If the previous owner wanted to waste his money (which looks like he did) on that chain, thats fine, but that chain is usually used for stumping (in dirt) roof venting(for fire dept) and other ruff stuff, by the looks of that saw it wasnt used for any of that besides the person being sold on the carbide.
Ryan'smilling
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This man is speaking sense right here.
Bill G
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I concur
I now know what it means to have a carbide blade and what it cost to sharpen it, whenever it needs it ill just have to pay to get it done. I appreciate the comments and no way was I being defensive, just confused.
tpence2177
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This is an interesting trade ad lol
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jr27236
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Lmao very
tpence2177
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I do think we have successfully introduced someone to CAD and talked him into keeping the echo though.
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jr27236
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Nick,
You'll learn a lot here, sometimes better to stand at the edge and watch before you dive in and make waves I guess. But it's all good, keep up reading and asking questions and before you know it, you'll think the 590 is a toy and want a ms880.
tpence2177
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I have been eyeing some of the really cheap 281/288 saws that have been up lately. After having one firewood related injury this week my wife would kill me if I got an even bigger chainsaw lol.
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jr27236
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She probably would, lol hopefully that's you last or at least the worst besides a nice splitter.
I got a nice Dolmar 5105 I would trade.
any pics?
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