I have never seen the 2 for 1 or 3 for 2 deals up here for Stihl chain. Always retail, take it or leave it.
Dsell on here has great prices on Oregon chain.
Dsell on here has great prices on Oregon chain.
Where do you guys order from? I like sthil chain but most I’ve found are about double the price of Oregon chain.
I feel for all you guys. I must have the best Stihl dealer in the country. Discounts on new saws and buy 2 get one free on chains all year long.I have never seen the 2 for 1 or 3 for 2 deals up here for Stihl chain. Always retail, take it or leave it.
Dsell on here has great prices on Oregon chain.
Can't be that good of a dealer, he sells Stihl.I feel for all you guys. I must have the best Stihl dealer in the country. Discounts on new saws and buy 2 get one free on chains all year long.
That’s really something to get deals on saws. I shudder at the thought of paying retail for Stihl anything.I feel for all you guys. I must have the best Stihl dealer in the country. Discounts on new saws and buy 2 get one free on chains all year long.
I've got to check my Stihl dealer. They have a buy one get one policy. I thought they might be marking the first one up to make up for the free one. Then i needed a 20" chain for my MS 290 on a Sunday. Southern States charged $3 more for the single, than my dealer charged for the two for one deal. i definitly get my 25" and 36' chains there.Lately I've been running a lot more lgx chain, the stihl RS price jumped at the dealer, so the lgx just was the next best option imo. Havent tried any husqy x cut yet. If I rock a chain (last week it was actually a screw) I just set the chain to the side and toss another on. Save it for the grinder when I get home.
A few years ago i asked several dealers about chain deals. Most told me it was when Stihl authorized it for specials sale and stuff. I asked my dealer how he could do buy 2 get 1 year round and he said Stihl left it up to the dealer. I though maybe my dealer might mark up his chains but when checking other dealers he was in line or cheaper than others.I've got to check my Stihl dealer. They have a buy one get one policy. I thought they might be marking the first one up to make up for the free one. Then i needed a 20" chain for my MS 290 on a Sunday. Southern States charged $3 more for the single, than my dealer charged for the two for one deal. i definitly get my 25" and 36' chains there.
I think it depends on the dealer, I wish I lived out on the other side of town. That dealer seemed to do better all around for price.A few years ago i asked several dealers about chain deals. Most told me it was when Stihl authorized it for specials sale and stuff. I asked my dealer how he could do buy 2 get 1 year round and he said Stihl left it up to the dealer. I though maybe my dealer might mark up his chains but when checking other dealers he was in line or cheaper than others.
Depends on what happens. I often end up helping friends and family take trees down, and it seems a lot of the trees were part of an old fence row. Just last monday, I was up at the neighbors helping buck up logs. He had marked all the trees that came off the property line, that had signs on them. I still ended up taking out 2 chains on my 390xp, and one one my 562xp. It just happens. For some reason it seems his trees had use as targets for years as well. I've hit bullets (doesnt do much dammage) arrow heads, (both practice and an odd broad head) rocks in crotches, gate hinges. So I need to keep more then one extra chain on hand. Normally I notice when I hit right away. So the damage is minimal. But I've wrecked several chains in the same day, helping him out. He always pays for new chains, and I do my best to salvage the the "rocked" chains. Of you dont run into that, then likely the chain should last a good long time.Honestly, how many cord do you have to cut to wear out a chain? My Stihl dealer does the buy one get one half price deal all year. I have good chains on all the saws and new ones in the box unused. Probably cut 10 full cord with the one on the ms460. Hand file every couple hours while cutting, careful to avoid rocks. Bet I cut another 10-15 cord before swapping to the half price chain.
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I help out a couple farmers on their fence rows, cut every thing above fence height, flush the stump below fence, and throw the stump on the burn pile. She asked me if I wanted to metal detect her yard, the house was built in 1906. I said NO. She said why? I said you are a farmer, you burry every thing you can't burn. Then she asked why I didn't cut down a 6' stump I'd left? I pointed to the crotch right at eye level and there was a horse shoe sticking out of it. She chuckled. Then I said if you can't burry it, burn it, you hang it on a tree limb. I thought she was going to roll down the hill laughing!I think it depends on the dealer, I wish I lived out on the other side of town. That dealer seemed to do better all around for price.
Depends on what happens. I often end up helping friends and family take trees down, and it seems a lot of the trees were part of an old fence row. Just last monday, I was up at the neighbors helping buck up logs. He had marked all the trees that came off the property line, that had signs on them. I still ended up taking out 2 chains on my 390xp, and one one my 562xp. It just happens. For some reason it seems his trees had use as targets for years as well. I've hit bullets (doesnt do much dammage) arrow heads, (both practice and an odd broad head) rocks in crotches, gate hinges. So I need to keep more then one extra chain on hand. Normally I notice when I hit right away. So the damage is minimal. But I've wrecked several chains in the same day, helping him out. He always pays for new chains, and I do my best to salvage the the "rocked" chains. Of you don't run into that, then likely the chain should last a good long time.
This guy inherited his woods... his grandad was an Interesting man from what I've heard, and i would imagine he did much the same as your farmers. He(neighbor) wants to burn everything in the furnace. So as long as he buys the chains, I'll cut it for him. Right before he got the property, there were loggers in. They left a lot of logs lay in piles. I think they stopped from his, grandad passing away. I have 3 more piles to help him with. Then I should be in the clear for a wile. Cheers.I help out a couple farmers on their fence rows, cut every thing above fence height, flush the stump below fence, and throw the stump on the burn pile. She asked me if I wanted to metal detect her yard, the house was built in 1906. I said NO. She said why? I said you are a farmer, you burry every thing you can't burn. Then she asked why I didn't cut down a 6' stump I'd left? I pointed to the crotch right at eye level and there was a horse shoe sticking out of it. She chuckled. Then I said if you can't burry it, burn it, you hang it on a tree limb. I thought she was going to roll down the hill laughing!
The cutters may have work hardened( just a guess) what kind if files are you using? I've not used any diamond cutters, or files for a chain. Normally I hit them with a save edge brand file. If that isnt doing it to the chain grinder i go.Last time I went out I switched to another partially used chain. The previous one I had posted about was improperly ground (by me) and would glide on top of the wood. The new chain made a big difference. Went right through the wood and the saw didn't heat up. The only problem I noticed was one side of the chain was hard to hand file. The file wouldn't dig in on those teeth and the file wouldn't cut. It was like the teeth were hardened. The other side was fine. Weird.
Has anyone used something like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pc-7-32-...889353?hash=item5d50e11f09:g:DJQAAOSwR0JUPIWNAre the diamond burrs better than the regular stones?
I think the ones blaming Stihl corporate are just copping out.A few years ago i asked several dealers about chain deals. Most told me it was when Stihl authorized it for specials sale and stuff. I asked my dealer how he could do buy 2 get 1 year round and he said Stihl left it up to the dealer. I though maybe my dealer might mark up his chains but when checking other dealers he was in line or cheaper than others.
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