I am not a professional. I do not work 8 hours a day when I go cutting. I bring 3 or 4 saws depending on what is expected. If I rock my first saw I switch to its backup. The 2253 gets replaced with the 346 or the 2260 gets replaced with the 371. If I rock the second saw I slow down and finish with whatever I have in the truck. Since I stopped using long bars, I haven't been hitting the ground nearly as often.
Carrying Extra Chains How ?
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fearofpavement
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The other thing I use for chains besides old socks is sections of blue jean legs. These are pretty durable and I write the chain size on them with magic markers. I carry my saw tools, files, spare chains, etc in an old metal Sawzall case. I rarely am working more than a few feet from my truck so don't need to pack anything through the woods. I am mostly working in people's yards and not as much in the forest. If I have to carry wood over about 30 feet, it usually stays where it is.
In the shop where I have a large supply of chains of all lengths and sizes, I keep them in clear plastic shoe boxes by type (gauge and pitch) and put ones of specific lengths in jean legs to keep them separated. ie, I have a box of 3/8 x .050, 3/8 x .058, .325 x .050, .325 x .063, 3/8 x .043, etc etc. Many of these chains don't fit bars I have. some day I'll find a use for them. I keep these shoe boxes in file cabinets. I have dozens of file cabinets in my shop for tool and hardware storage. They're cheap and work great.
Bars hang on S hooks on the wall and are labeled with duct tape with mount type, pitch, gauge and dl count. I have a number of those I don't have saws for too. Someday...
In the shop where I have a large supply of chains of all lengths and sizes, I keep them in clear plastic shoe boxes by type (gauge and pitch) and put ones of specific lengths in jean legs to keep them separated. ie, I have a box of 3/8 x .050, 3/8 x .058, .325 x .050, .325 x .063, 3/8 x .043, etc etc. Many of these chains don't fit bars I have. some day I'll find a use for them. I keep these shoe boxes in file cabinets. I have dozens of file cabinets in my shop for tool and hardware storage. They're cheap and work great.
Bars hang on S hooks on the wall and are labeled with duct tape with mount type, pitch, gauge and dl count. I have a number of those I don't have saws for too. Someday...
BDM53ENT
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Tupperware. Does just fine.
SawTroll
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SawTroll
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I like cigar boxes. Tape the original specs under the lid. The boxes are perfect for saw teardown parts, carb kits, etc....
FWIW: I recieved a saw from an evilbay seller with the two chains stored in a bank deposit bag. Zippered pouch. Rather novel, I thought.
He should have sent you the money... or maybe he was a bankrobber that was just trying to eliminate the evidence....
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Adirondackstihl
Flyz, Fuel & Fotos
Just put em in yer pockit
BDM53ENT
ArboristSite Operative
My boxes aren't Tupperware quality, but the principle is the same!
If it holds a chain, with some oil on it, then we are accomplishing the same thing and getting the job done. The best part I enjoy is when Moma ask, where is all my D*#n Tupperware!
I use bubble mailers usually 5x7 or 7x10 size, they close tight and protect the sharp cutters. I get them free from work when we get glass bottles shipped in. They are around a dollar to purchase if needed. You can label them with a sharpie too!!!
Shaun and I have discussed this and we both wish there was an affordable Tupperware thats the same size as the OEM cardboard chain boxes with a lid on the end. Would make it easy to throw a chain in a labeled Tupperware and spray a shot of WD40 in there for storage.
Right now I just use OEM cardboard boxes that the chain comes in and sometimes steal the gladware style cheap stuff that the wife gets her lunch meat in. Freebie storage: not as tough as original Tupperware but tougher than a plastic baggie. The square size makes it easy to stack in a tool box or in a saw box and still stack on the shelf in the garage. I write the specs on the end of the OEM cardboard box and then I can find what I need easily and quickly no matter if I'm in the shop or out in the woods.
Right now I just use OEM cardboard boxes that the chain comes in and sometimes steal the gladware style cheap stuff that the wife gets her lunch meat in. Freebie storage: not as tough as original Tupperware but tougher than a plastic baggie. The square size makes it easy to stack in a tool box or in a saw box and still stack on the shelf in the garage. I write the specs on the end of the OEM cardboard box and then I can find what I need easily and quickly no matter if I'm in the shop or out in the woods.
SierraWoodsman
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I'm sure some of you will think it's a bit OCD, but I keep them in bubble-wrap envelopes thoroughly labeled
with all pertinent information. Then those all go into a case catologed in order by the saw they are for.
Keeps them chains sharp/protected and helps keep inventory organized.
The bubble-wrap envelopes are cheap too!
with all pertinent information. Then those all go into a case catologed in order by the saw they are for.
Keeps them chains sharp/protected and helps keep inventory organized.
The bubble-wrap envelopes are cheap too!
