Is this too much?

[K-techcowboy]

Hello and good morning friends. Let me first say I live in a very uneducated and unpopulated chainsaw area of the US so going to a local dealer and expecting them to have things like double bevel files or skip chains is pointless. But yesterday I went to a place I dont shop at much but I know caters to the tree service guys alittle more and asked if they had a 84 link 3/8ths .50 skip chain and to my amazement they had it. Not only that they had square ground which I just recently started using. So here's my question. What's one of those typically cost out the door without a discount? This is an oregon and im pretty sure they are cutting and spinning them in house. Cost me 39 and some change.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Thats retail shop price for oregon. .46 is pricey a DL. But they have what you want.

.30 a drive link and up is common.

 

[altatim]

In Canada I pay about 0.52 per drive link for Stihl RS chain both skip and full comp. Gauge only changes it by 0.02 per link for 0.058 or 0.063. So about 0.38USD a link

 

[K-techcowboy]

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Thats retail shop price for oregon. .46 is pricey a DL. But they have what you want.

.30 a drive link and up is common.

Before tax

 

[K-techcowboy]

In Canada I pay about 0.52 per drive link for Stihl RS chain both skip and full comp. Gauge only changes it by 0.02 per link for 0.058 or 0.063. So about 0.38USD a link

So I guess .42 before tax ain't terrible

 

[REJ2]

A better pic, always free shipping. This is where i buy Oregon chain

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

So I guess .42 before tax ain't terrible

It highly depends on the brand and type of chain, plus the area you live in.

Example: 3/8" x .050" is common in the U.S., but quality 3/8" x .063"...it can be done, but some brands/types aren't typically/commonly available.

 

[altatim]

So I guess .42 before tax ain't terrible

For Oregon chain thats a bit pricy, 0.30USD for Oregon EXL chain is what I would normally pay for pre-made loops. The 0.38 was for the Stihl RS which is usually more than oregon or other brands.

 

[huskihl]

Not much call for skip around here so no one carries it. Especially in shorter loops like that

 

[altatim]

Not much call for skip around here so no one carries it. Especially in shorter loops like that

Smallest skip loop I have is 93DL. If a saw needs skip on 20 or 24 unless you are regularly cutting bit wood and cannot afford a bigger saw, just go down a bar size.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Not much call for skip around here so no one carries it. Especially in shorter loops like that

Once in a blue moon I run into saw that has a skip tooth on it. The owner usually doesn't even know that the chain is a skip tooth or who mounted it.. The most recent one was a Poulan Pro with an 18" bar. That was the first Poulan I had ever seen with a skip tooth chain.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

Once in a blue moon I run into saw that has a skip tooth on it. The owner usually doesn't even know that the chain is a skip tooth or who mounted it.. The most recent one was a Poulan Pro with an 18" bar. That was the first Poulan I had ever seen with a skip tooth chain.

Oregon's replacement chain for the Milwaukee Hatchet (a tiny on-hand battery powered chain saw) is skip tooth. The Milwaukee chain (also made by Oregon but to much higher quality standards it seems) is full compliment. Perhaps that's how Oregon sells Oregon brand for less than Milwaukee brand.

 

[Bill G]

I used to pay $0.17 per driver on all Stihl chain. I miss those days.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

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This is where I get my Oregon loops also.

 

[flatsfisher]

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Jim has helped me on the phone with my saw ignorance problems a couple of times. wonderful guy.

 

[Coralillo Lo Pro]

Frawley's is the pretty much go-to shop in the country, particularly for Oregon chain. Competitive prices, and they stock chain you'll find nowhere else - for example, never seen anyone but them carry Oregon 27RA, the .404 full skip ripping chain.

 

[Old2stroke]

Once in a blue moon I run into saw that has a skip tooth on it. The owner usually doesn't even know that the chain is a skip tooth or who mounted it.. The most recent one was a Poulan Pro with an 18" bar. That was the first Poulan I had ever seen with a skip tooth chain.

Lately I've seen a lot of 18" poulans with skip tooth chain straight from the factory, maybe to help keep the chain from stalling when a homeowner with an underpowered saw buries the whole 18" in hardwood.

 

[HumBurner]

A better pic, always free shipping. This is where i buy Oregon chainView attachment 1163158

We split a roll of chain from them last year. Pretty good pricing and fair charge for spinning up the loops. Fast shipping.

 

[Lightning Performance]

Lately I've seen a lot of 18" poulans with skip tooth chain straight from the factory, maybe to help keep the chain from stalling when a homeowner with an underpowered saw buries the whole 18" in hardwood.

I've seen and have sharkfin full skip lp. It's been around for nearly fifteen years for small saws with long bars. 42cc 18" or 20" is common and a real joke. They need 14" bars or less. It's done for less kickback is my best guess and the big bar syndrome

I could match that price above for 050 3/8" Oregon full comp from those who buy saws or stuff and acually spend some dough. Offering that to the public won't happen. Providing an extra service for some is doable.

 

[J D]

The "Sharkfin" chain has been around a lot longer than that... it was originally intended to reduce vibration back in the day when anti-vibe was becoming a thing. The anti-kickback properties turned out to be a beneficial side effect that evolved in to the various safety chains we have today