Anybody use a carbide chain?
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Thistle
Minister of Fire
If you dont hit any rocks and/or hardened wire/nails you'll get great mileage from them. I looked into them,very pricey - $200+ each. I cut & mill too much salvaged stuff to take the risk. Plus the main thing - I'm too cheap! ;-)
Thistle said:
I'm to cheap also. I was cutting a tree today that was on the ground already and had a piece of metal in the tree and before I realized it there were sparks everywhere...chain didn't break but it is shot now...just think i need to learn how to sharpen the chain instead of paying to have it done
jimbom
Combustion Analyzer
RORY12553 said:
Definitely long life for me. But, I cut standing trees, jack them up, and buck them right away. A lot of logs never touch the ground between limbs and the timber jack. Little chance for chert, sand, and dirt to get into the bark.
I thought my dealer said $40.00 for a new carbide chain for my little geezer start Stihl. And $15.00 to sharpen. A new Stihl steel chain costs $16.00 with tax and he sharpens those for $5.00. But I may have not heard the new price on carbide chain correctly. So far, carbide is the way to go in my mind, but I only cut three cords a year and don't force things. YMMV
jimbom said:
Stihl's new PICCO Duro chains are much less $$ than previous carbide chains. I'd give one a whirl if I had a saw to run it. Traditional 3/8" Carbide chains are still very pricey.
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