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Anyone tried hand square filing this chain yet? I've just bought a 135 driver loop for milling duty and I prefer square but bought EXJ. Hoping it isn't much harder on my files.

@ABarrick have you any feedback on filing it? I remember you mentioned getting some a while back. I should have asked you Saturday but forgot in all the fun we were having.
 

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Anyone tried hand square filing this chain yet? I've just bought a 135 driver loop for milling duty and I prefer square but bought EXJ. Hoping it isn't much harder on my files.

@ABarrick have you any feedback on filing it? I remember you mentioned getting some a while back. I should have asked you Saturday but forgot in all the fun we were having.
I have been playing with Carlton lately, and I like it.
 
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Anyone tried hand square filing this chain yet? I've just bought a 135 driver loop for milling duty and I prefer square but bought EXJ. Hoping it isn't much harder on my files.

@ABarrick have you any feedback on filing it? I remember you mentioned getting some a while back. I should have asked you Saturday but forgot in all the fun we were having.
It’s fine on files. Carlton/stihl are harder, lgx is softer. Exj/exl are middle of road. It cuts decent imho.
 

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I tried out a .404 harvester chain/36” cannon bar setup that was a friend’s on my ported 395 today. WOW... where have I been is all I have to say! Lasts and cuts great for off the roll chain.
 

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I tried out a .404 harvester chain/36” cannon bar setup that was a friend’s on my ported 395 today. WOW where have I been is all I have to say! Lasts and cuts great for off the roll chain.
Too large of a kerf for the mill imo. I milled once with Chucks MMWS880 & it had 404. Talk about an anchor! It pulled it like a hoss tho.
 

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Too large of a kerf for the mill imo. I milled once with Chucks MMWS880 & it had 404. Talk about an anchor! It pulled it like a hoss tho.
Yeah I didn’t try mill with it, but man does that stuff last blocking large dirty rounds. The 395 actually seemed to run...stronger with the larger chain and heavier load interestingly.
 

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I tried out a .404 harvester chain/36” cannon bar setup that was a friend’s on my ported 395 today. WOW... where have I been is all I have to say! Lasts and cuts great for off the roll chain.
Now try some 404 RS full. You'll find just how much grunt that saw has.
Hsell ran it in PA on my 40". He didn't want that "slower" half skip 3/8 RLSH on the truck. And yea, it is square new chain I have yet to try. It was bought more for a milling test in dry hardwood. Yet to be done. I have some old crotchety black walnut around it might like.
 

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What saw you using that on Kenny?
 

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Probably just the fact that it was a virgin chain.
 

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Not yet Gary. I had a couple loops of Oregon to use up. I will though.
 
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