That actually crossed my mind. I don't have a bar for it though. I'm headed out shortly to try and land some RMC3 chain.
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That actually crossed my mind. I don't have a bar for it though. I'm headed out shortly to try and land some RMC3 chain.
Adirondackstihl
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More :camera: please
Simonizer
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Hey Brad, nice smoker!!! I always have a loop of carbide for cutting wood on our sandy beaches. It is about $2.00 a driver but is awesome. I run it on a 20" bar on my MS260.
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
Brad, you can just change your filing angles too, and make the tooth more robust. It'll cut slower, but won't round over near as fast either.
I just use an axe for dirty wood and do a little plung cut, so that the chain is pulling the "dirt" out of the wood. I feel it stays a little longer sharp this way. I know it isn't elegant but it kind of works for me.
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I never dreamed that semi-chisel chain would be so hard to find down here. The closest Stihl RM chain I found is 50-60 miles away. I did find a loop of really old Poulan semi-chisel chain at the dealer I bought the old saws from last year. He would only sell me the whole roll. For $60 I made 3 93DL loops and 1 114DL loop. Not a steal, but much cheaper than buying loops at the Steal dealer. I've yet to get any .325 yet though.
The only saw I found was a complete but locked up 288XP Lite. He wanted $200 for it. They only bring $350-$400 running. I'd either end up upside down, or doing the labor for free. I passed.
The only saw I found was a complete but locked up 288XP Lite. He wanted $200 for it. They only bring $350-$400 running. I'd either end up upside down, or doing the labor for free. I passed.
Zombiechopper
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you did well buying the chain. ~16c/driver. Hopefully it's good hard steel.
Zombiechopper
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I like the Carlton better than Stihl semi only because it's so much cheaper. It has a nice hard heat treat on it like Stihl chain. I knock the rakers way down on it and put it on a 16" bar on my 460 with a 7 pin. For really dirty stuff, make it peel big chunks of wood and it spends less time being abraded in the cut. I live on the prairies, so dirty wood means encrusted with dirt from the wind. I mostly cut shelterbelt/fenceline and there can be 4 feet of blow dirt built up into a ridge along a 100 year old fenceline. The dirt gets impacted into the trees even if they have never been skidded in it. I often see sparks from the bark in broad daylight when starting a cut.
I have a part roll of .404 chipper chain and was thinking that I would never use "that stuff", but I have been using it to cut up a bunch of birch stumps that I have, that are loaded with beautiful burl.
That stuff is the answer!!!.....I cut as much dirt as wood almost yesterday and the stuff kept on cutting!
I have a part roll of .404 chipper chain and was thinking that I would never use "that stuff", but I have been using it to cut up a bunch of birch stumps that I have, that are loaded with beautiful burl.
That stuff is the answer!!!.....I cut as much dirt as wood almost yesterday and the stuff kept on cutting!
Yeah, them old-timers knew what they were doing...
Trx250r180
Saw polisher
dirty wood :msp_scared: , i tried to section a stump once ,one cut ,change chain ,another cut change chain 
Tried to check the status on the 550XP in your other thread but it looks to have dropped off the planet! Obviously you found one!
Yep!!....If I get a chance to grab some more "round top", I will!....When I first got that chain with a bunch of other stuff, I thought "Who am i going to pawn that stuff on"...lol
gcdible1
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Good luck Brad. I have found some chains on ebay lately that were from rental fleets and supposedly used once and sold. Got em for 7.33 each for 84dl loops of stihl rsc. Shipping was high at 16 bucks. You may have some luck looking there and using your filing and grinding skills.
Those are hamburgers on top for supper last night, and two pork loins on the bottom that we had for dinner today.
Forget the saws. Forget the chains. I'm starvin'! Ron
Wow, is this stuff bad. It's even worse than I thought. One tank of fuel and you have to file. The heat is brutal, and that was waiting until later in the evening. After only a couple hours, I was so winded I couldn't continue. It sucks being a wimpy desk jockey, lol.
Yeah, being a keyboard jockey is no fun... once you get the saws out lol
If you are going one file per tank with semi chisel you are still going alright. Two sharpens per cut is when it gets real bad.
But at least you are on vacation! :msp_thumbup:
Stihlman441
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That all sounds like a average Ozzy wood cutting day.:hmm3grin2orange:
Just for the record, I have no idea who stickied this thread.
On the way to the beach this afternoon, we stopped at Pensacola Hardware. Pretty cool store. They even had a new 385XP. It had a 2004 SN tag! Same thing with a 357XP. I did buy a stump vise and a couple files.
On the way to the beach this afternoon, we stopped at Pensacola Hardware. Pretty cool store. They even had a new 385XP. It had a 2004 SN tag! Same thing with a 357XP. I did buy a stump vise and a couple files.
