Yes, I run about 300' of it on my vintage saws.
Where do you buy it?
Out behind the Walmart.....Where do you buy it?
Why wouldn't you go to 404 0.063?
I’ve heard using 3/8” chain with a big power head 100cc in frozen wood you can snap chains. I was using 404” never a problem.
I don't buy it. We sold a LOT of 2100's back in the day. They came standard with a 20" 404 bar and chain combo as we got them. A lot of loggers kept the 404 and even more switched to 3/8" so they had the same size chain/files to deal with. This was in the central Adirondacks in the early 80's. I never heard of anyone breaking a 3/8" chain in frozen soft or hard wood- ever. Sounds like a bar stool tale to me. I still have 10 or 15 20" loops of Oregon .404 semi chisel for my 2100.
.404 .063 and GB spur sprockets were standard fitting on 2100s in Australia. Occasionally an order for 24" 3/8 would come in.I’m changing over to .404”-.063 ga chain on my 2100.
In the past in the middle of winter cutting frozen trees I always ran the 2100/404 chain. Wether the rumor is true or not about 3/8” chain snapping in frozen wood I’m not taking any chances. I’m thinking maybe the 3/8” chain was wornout. There’s a time to replace chains. Running worn chains with lots of play in the rivets also wears the rim/sprockets too.
Nonsense, I ran 3/8 on my ported 088 and 880 with no issue. 36" 9 pin & 50" 8 pin buried in oak, maple, and pitchy fir, fresh and old and hard.Must be a Husky thing. The >120cc Stihl ms880 is .404 and 0.063. I too heard that anything less and the saw will pull the chain to pieces.
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