Oregon Multicut Assessment

[dbittle]

I bought a loop of the 3/8 Oregon Multicut that @radio was selling earlier this year and finally had a chance to try it out on some stumps. Out of the box, it needed sharpening and having the depth gages lowered, so the first cherry stump I cut pretty well defeated it.

I carefully round filed it and set the depth gages to .030" and tried again. I ran a tank through the saw flush cutting brush and then tried the chain on a 25+" sweet gum stump with internal dirt pockets. No problem. I cut off a 12" cherry stump and a smaller triple cherry stump that again was really dirty. I took off another inch from another one that I had cut off last fall and called it good. I would say it lasted 2-3 times as long as the semi-chisel that I usually use. When I looked it over, it needed to be sharpened but it wasn't completely beaten to death. I would say that it worked exactly like it's advertised to work.

 

[CR888]

So what are the multicut chain differences to say normal Oregon ap/dp semi chisel chains. Is it carbide or something? We all like long lasting chain.

 

[jakethesnake]

It's heavier on the chrome I believe

 

[dbittle]

Yes, according to the advertising. It filed, as far as feel and number of file strokes, the same as any other Oregon chain. I did wonder if the file life might be shorter, but I haven't worked with it enough to see.

 

[dbittle]

So what are the multicut chain differences to say normal Oregon ap/dp semi chisel chains. Is it carbide or something? We all like long lasting chain.

It's a steel chisel cutter and I think it's LPX profile. I was surprised they didn't use a semichisel chain for the starting point, but the point didn't get pounded to death like I would have thought. Apparently that thick chrome layer worked pretty well.

 

[jake wells]

have you tried some stihl 23rs chain?

 

[dbittle]

have you tried some stihl 23rs chain?

I have, along with RM, but it's been several years. I used Carlton semi-chisel for a couple of years and have been working through a few loops of Oregon DPX since then.

 

[jake wells]

I have, along with RM, but it's been several years. I used Carlton semi-chisel for a couple of years and have been working through a few loops of Oregon DPX since then.

carlton k1l .325 is great chain can't say i have had good luck with 20lpx Oregon as it dulls fast in the wood i cut.

 

[Wonkydonkey]

I thought they say it's got 3 layers of chrome. But how much normal LPX has, I'm stumped.
IMHO It does hold up to dirty wood better, but how much is hard to say.

 

[radio]

Nice to know that this chain lives up to the hype!

 

[CR888]

Its refreshing when a new product comes out that is an improvement doing something different. I think there is multicut or versacut bars that look nice too.

 

[dbittle]

Its refreshing when a new product comes out that is an improvement doing something different. I think there is multicut or versacut bars that look nice too.

It made me curious how it would do square filed. I'm not sure I want to sacrifice a file on that thick chrome layer to find out though.

 

[CR888]

Ya maybe a job for a Silvery.