jakethesnake
I Am The Snake
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Proofs in the puddin
Getting hit with this snow up your way. I only read what I wanted. I like hackin on peopleHe said he used it and didn't touch it. I never picked on him.
Come on now. Get with the program Jake. Lol
so a lot of you blokes got some chain but haven't said how it has gone .
its been 8 months so how did it go is it worth it or not ......
Nuttn holds an edge like rs or rm.The 011 quit running on me and while I did find a used coil to put in it, I haven't taken the time to do it. I did put an Archer bar and chain combo on a Husqvarna 55 for a fellas backup firewood saw, he seemed pretty happy with it.
I've been spun out on square chain lately trying to keep up with the Joneses. Been using Stihl and Oregon, of the two the Stihl brand holds up quite well in dirty wood for me, so been happy with it.
Bars are good so far. Half way through the 2nd chain is all thoughAre the bars any good? I can't find much on the bars. I've always shied away thinking they could be like any other chinese bar, really soft and only good for about 5-20 tanks of gas. Maybe they are similar to Oregon or even better? Anybody know?
I just checked. It's a 050 ga bar, measures 058 all the way down. Groove isn't v shaped. May have been a mislabeled 058 bar. Or there's .004 clearance on each side. Don't have an 058 chain handy to tryAny current gauge measurements? I check mine every once in a while with calipers. I've found Echo to wear a bit fast getting a good bit wore out after 1 chain, Cross Performance to be a standard fast wearing chinese junk bar, and I hold Oregon as a middle ground bar lasting at least 2-3 chains. I recently put a .050 chain on a .043 bar when it was ready.
Not sure. It's still got about 95% of the paint left on it, which is kinda cool after using GB bars for awhile. Their paint won't last 1 chain without flaking or wearing off.I've found .050 bars tend to quickly wear to .058. They might start out at .050-.053, then loose paint in the groove, then add some wear and you get .058.
Sounds a little too early to know for sure, but it sounds like it's not a junk bar.
Keep us posted.
I wonder if a 36" could tolerate replacing a thrown chain via the bar bending method? I know Stihl and Total and the like can.
I bought a 32" bar and archer chain from @Redbull661. Seems to work fine.So would you boys buy a 32” specifically used to fall trees or just pay a few bucks more for Oregon ? I can’t find what I want in Carlton. 3/8 .058 skip. 105 drivers
I’m on the fence about it. On shorter bars I could care less. But the one I use specifically for cutting *s-word down. It’s only ten dollars different. Ish. What would you do?
Can't hurt to try it. My first impression is that it was slightly less aggressive out of the box than Stihl chain. But a file can cure thatI’m on the fence about it. On shorter bars I could care less. But the one I use specifically for cutting *s-word down. It’s only ten dollars different. Ish. What would you do?