Hello all, I am looking for some new chains for my saw. Where are you finding the best price and product?
KC
KC
Shipper50 said:You might try these guys, my buddy buys our chains in multiples from them.
www.amickssuperstore.com
Shipper
iskiatomic said:Hello all, I am looking for some new chains for my saw. Where are you finding the best price and product?
KC
Cripes, you're hard on chains. I get one or two years on one chain and wouldn't cut the local dealer out despite how much I dislike him. If I get the wrong length, the dealer will spin off a couple of links for me. Can't see doing that with mail order.Bigg_Redd said:I go through 1 or 2 chains per year. I'd have to go through dozens per year before I even remotely thought of cutting out a good local dealer. JMHO.
WoodMann said:Hey- I wouldn't let the cat outta the bag either. But doesn't he try and shake you down as to what model of saw it's going on and yadda yadda yadda so as to find out if it's in fact going on a Stihl saw...................
LLigetfa said:Cripes, you're hard on chains. I get one or two years on one chain and wouldn't cut the local dealer out despite how much I dislike him. If I get the wrong length, the dealer will spin off a couple of links for me. Can't see doing that with mail order.Bigg_Redd said:I go through 1 or 2 chains per year. I'd have to go through dozens per year before I even remotely thought of cutting out a good local dealer. JMHO.
mayhem said:Wal Mart sells Oregon chains.
I agree 100%.Gooserider said:mayhem said:Wal Mart sells Oregon chains.
Yes, but only a limited selection far as I know. All "safety-chain" and in sizes targeted at consumer grade saws...
If you want pro-grade chain, you need to go to either a local saw shop, or online to places like Amick's, Baileys, and so forth... If you want Oregon, I can say from personal experience that Amick's will cut you a good deal, especially on multiple loops - the USPS has this nice priority mail flat rate envelope and they will stuff as many loops in one as will fit (I think it's 5 or 6) and ship for one charge. Last I heard they are getting $10-15 / loop depending on size, plus the postage on the flat rate envelope, which isn't bad if you are getting a bunch of loops, but isn't that great of a deal for one or two... Amick's is also really stellar for customer service, I've seldom encountered better, even at the expensive places.
Aside from the "support your dealer" debate, which I won't get into, my take is that if you get one or two chains at a time, the local shop is probably about the same as mail order with shipping... If you are getting a bunch of chains, you may be able to do better mail ordering.
Gooserider
GKG-MO said:I get mine from a dealer just down the road. I take in my old chain in and he costum makes a new one. He charges by the link. I think the last chain I got was for the "18 bar on my crapy poulan and cost me $16.50. Hard to beat that.
I also bought a chain from Lowes when I hit a big nail inside a log and knocked a couple teeth off. Local shop was closed and I wantd to get done. Paid more and they don't seem to be the same quality even though it was an oregon chain.
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