What was this chain used for?

[morewood]

Saw a friend who owns a boat shop and ope store. Showed me this chain that an older man brought in, told him it couldn't be sharpened. Old fella got mad and left. He came back later and bought a chain after going to other places who wouldn't sharpen it. What do you guys think he was doing with it?

Shea

 

[Guido Salvage]

Amputations?

 

[Treespotter]

Halloween probably.

Wolter

 

[rd35]

I'd say he used it to cut the field stone in half that laying under the log he was sawing. Based on the OP this guy should not be operating a chainsaw.

 

[BigDee]

Maybe to drive a planer/debarker or a chainsaw bicycle?

 

[OldJack]

Maybe to drive a planer/debarker or a chainsaw bicycle?

By the first owner. Then the current owner picked it up at a yard sale for a dollar and thought he had a bargain.

 

[sawfun]

Maybe it was used to drive a winch or accessory.

 

[Jon1212]

Chainsaw Juggling?

 

[TRTermite]

Maybe it was used to drive a winch or accessory.

??Go Kart??

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

I bet the saw that ran that chain down is burnt toast.

 

[wde_1978]

That must be Oregon's new reduced kickback & injury chain!

 

[morewood]

Apparently the old guy didn't find it to be dull until he actually tried to cut some wood. He was using it to clean out the cracks in his concrete side walk. You can't tell from the pictures very well but the rivets are even ground down on each side closer to the rakers/cutters. This is undisputable proof that THEY have been living amongst us for longer than we would have liked. This one has somehow lived to an older age.

Shea

 

[Little Al]

There is another couple of months wear left in that chain if you sharpen the back edge of the anti kickback lug & mount the chain on backwards I dunno you " cousins " across the pond throw your money about like a man with no arms

 

[OldJack]

dunno you " cousins " across the pond throw your money about like a man with no arms

Some people will step over a dollar to pick up a dime.

 

[Creeker]

A chain like that may have been used to drive something like an "Atom" borer, commonly used to drill holes
in farm fence posts. The chain has no need of wood cutting teeth.

The Atom borer is powered by a chainsaw powerhead and mounted to the c/s with a cutter bar like part, ie -

http://www.atomindustries.com/drill-attachments/

 

[Duane(Pa)]

The nice thing about a chain like that, is sometimes the wood is still burning when you put it in the stove. Saves on kindling.

 

[BoBDoG2o02]

I would bet it was used for the demo cuts for roofing. Asphalt shingles are hell, my circular saws look like the after cutting through two layers of shingles and the sheeting to take down to rafters or trusses....

 

[Thommo]

It just needs someone with a steady hand to weld some new teeth on there and then it could easily be sharpened

 

[CrufflerJJ]

It just needs someone with a steady hand to weld some new teeth on there and then it could easily be sharpened

Put it up as a "fixer upper" chain on Craigslist.

 

[c5rulz]

Send it to Philbert!