.325 Stihl chain?

[farminkarman]

*I recommend an extra DL and 8 pin rim

Really? What saw & bar setup? I run an 8-pin with 72 drivers on my 346.

 

[davidwyby]

Really? What saw & bar setup? I run an 8-pin with 72 drivers on my 346.

XS 346 20” std Oregon bar. NK chain and std width bar is hard to get pinched

 

[Greg Newman]

If a few more folks chime in, I will order a roll of it.

Greg, I will buy some loops from you.

 

[Greg Newman]

XS 346 20” std Oregon bar. NK chain and std width bar is hard to get pinched

That is my plan on my 346 std width bar with NK chain. How many DL for 20” with 8 pin?

 

[davidwyby]

That is my plan on my 346 std width bar with NK chain. How many DL for 20” with 8 pin?

I have 78 now but 79 might be a good idea...? Or not depending on how much it stretches. Let me look tonight and see where it's at on the adjuster.

 

[davidwyby]

That is my plan on my 346 std width bar with NK chain. How many DL for 20” with 8 pin?

I guess 78 is ok. But I have also run it with a 9 on a ported 60cc with a large spline clutch. So prolly 79 for that. Don’t know of one for small spline.

 

[Greg Newman]

I guess 78 is ok. But I have also run it with a 9 on a ported 60cc with a large spline clutch. So prolly 79 for that. Don’t know of one for small spline.

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Thank you for checking!

 

[Squareground3691]

Couple loops of the good stuff, RS PRO

 

[species8472]

Don't mind a bit of RSP myself.

 

[Woodwater]

so i ordered also 7 of it

 

[davidwyby]

I have one or two brand new loops, should have put one of those on to do it justice. This oak is tough.

 

[1Snowcat]

I'd buy a few loops also @farminkarman

 

[Woodwater]

.that's real hot stuff. i got the 7 of it today.
narrower then the regulär .050 stihl chains i can get here.

thanks for that information guys!

 

[Squareground3691]

.that's real hot stuff. i got the 7 of it today.
narrower then the regulär .050 stihl chains i can get here.

thanks for that information guys!

Yup , NK

 

[Woodwater]

yes, but it's narrower than the normal .325 .050 stihl narrow kerf chain i can get here. And the one here in this thread is also hard to find with 72 dl here, i need a dealer who make me loops and then thy are expensiver than ordering from the US.

 

[farminkarman]

Good afternoon fellas. I finally had a chance to try out the RSP chain on my XS 2152 this weekend. I started with a freshly sharpened loop of Oregon 20Lgx (.325" x 0.050" full chisel with no bumpers) and it didn't want to feed at all into the Burr oak I was trying to cut. I then tried it on a red oak log and it cut great. Sooo I swapped on a loop of the RSP chain just for grins, and wow! The combo of the saw and the rsp was nothing short of ridiculous in that tough stuff. It took two tanks to block up both dead trees, and the chain was still cutting great to the end. I hadn't cut Burr Oak at all until this summer when I took down a monster next door.... I didn't notice an issue with that tree, but I was running chain that I had sharpened on the Simington. I'm going to have to see if I can even get the Oregon chain to be in the same ballpark as the RSP with a square grind, but I doubt I can best the rsp. As soon as I have enough funds scraped together, I will go ahead an order a roll of this stuff.

 

[Squareground3691]

Good afternoon fellas. I finally had a chance to try out the RSP chain on my XS 2152 this weekend. I started with a freshly sharpened loop of Oregon 20Lgx (.325" x 0.050" full chisel with no bumpers) and it didn't want to feed at all into the Burr oak I was trying to cut. I then tried it on a red oak log and it cut great. Sooo I swapped on a loop of the RSP chain just for grins, and wow! The combo of the saw and the rsp was nothing short of ridiculous in that tough stuff. It took two tanks to block up both dead trees, and the chain was still cutting great to the end. I hadn't cut Burr Oak at all until this summer when I took down a monster next door.... I didn't notice an issue with that tree, but I was running chain that I had sharpened on the Simington. I'm going to have to see if I can even get the Oregon chain to be in the same ballpark as the RSP with a square grind, but I doubt I can best the rsp. As soon as I have enough funds scraped together, I will go ahead an order a roll of this stuff.

I haven’t found a faster chain ,

 

[farminkarman]

I haven’t found a faster chain ,

I am a believer now.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

It’s really durable too! I don’t file so can’t say if teeth are hard. I suspect it’s just a good alloy.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

I think I have poasted these before?