Chain question

[Danno77]

You'd keep sawing with this, right?
Damaged:

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Good:

 

[Danno77]

I'm not used to minor damage, I'm used to knocking about two off at a time, lol

 

[smokinj]

I would. Got one chain missing the whole top, but very rarely need it.

 

[wkpoor]

Oh heck yeh. Plenty of room to clean that up.

 

[MasterMech]

+1 Grind 'er back in shape! Rusty or just dirty? Looks like it could use a soak.

 

[Thistle]

I've seen much worse.Plenty of life left in that chain.

 

[Danno77]

Thanks guys. I did just what you recommended.

MM, it is a little rusty. I can't remember how it got hat way. I think the used chain bucket sat outside for a couple of days before I saw it and took it into the shed. Happened quite a while ago, so I just can't recall with certainty. Seems to be just surface, so I'll just run it like it is.

 

[CTYank]

Looks like some teeth could use root-canals and crowns. :bug:

 

[Danno77]

Looks like some teeth could use root-canals and crowns. :bug:

FWIW, that one damaged tooth is the only one. This is the oldest of my four chains that I swap out on the Stihl.

 

[Kenster]

I hit what I thought must be a nail while bucking up a big water oak trunk this summer. No real damaged but it sure dulled up the chain. I usually hand sharpen but I took this to my local Stihl shop and let them do it. Months later I finally had that wood on my splitter. I found a bunch of barbed wire through out the wood as I split it. The wire was buried about halfway into the 30 inch trunk so it had been there a long time. It's amazing that I only hit wire once while bucking it up.

I learned how the tell tale "blue ink" stain in the wood indicates that there is metal embedded somewhere.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

The chain is done when the teeth are gone. And I mean gone.