TriLink chains (info, experience, thoughts, mods)

[HumBurner]

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The height of the tooth looks shorter than the second photo you posted.

Interesting.


I've seen some loops of this stuff and other off-brands at the pawn shops, but haven't felt a strong enough urge to try them, especially for the asking price.

 

[jakethesnake]

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The height of the tooth looks shorter than the second photo you posted.

Interesting.


I've seen some loops of this stuff and other off-brands at the pawn shops, but haven't felt a strong enough urge to try them, especially for the asking price.

Possible. I might have some unused Oregon around for another picture. Not sure. I haven’t ran any of the brand new Oregon stuff but they’ve done their homework on chains. Most of the other stuff out there is just a rough copy

Again I’ll still run any of it but if I’m running long bars I buy Oregon / stihl / husqvarna chain.

I do have a few long archer loops. I was ok with it I liked it better than any other off brand stuff I’ve used If it’s half price I’d try it If I was making a living with a saw I’d stick with top name chain

 

[jakethesnake]

Check out the depth guage design Probably has a lot to do with the smoothness. The tri link is kinda blunt. The actual tooth design is different. The top of the tooth to the rivets is a different angle I’d imagine the steel quality is gonna be much more consistent. I’ll pay a few bucks more for a well built chain.

Funny this is around the last lgx chain made vs the other picture. The lines on the outside of the tooth aren’t on this batch but they’re still there below the curve of the tooth. Again not an accident. They tweaked that for some reason. With Chinese chains they just rough out a tooth that cuts. And they do work ok

 

[HumBurner]

Is the tri-link in that photo new? If so, the gullet needs to be filed into way hard from the get-go!

The height is definitely different. I've used chain with a similar type of depth with little issues. I have a feeling the tooth:depth ratios are all off with its shaping.

 

[jakethesnake]

Is the tri-link in that photo new? If so, the gullet needs to be filed into way hard from the get-go!

The height is definitely different. I've used chain with a similar type of depth with little issues. I have a feeling the tooth:depth ratios are all off with its shaping.

Yeah both new. I agree it won’t give you any issues but it also isn’t silky smooth in the cut. Any chatter will slow cuts down. I’m not into chain speeds or ever raved chainsaws. I think it’s kinda silly. But all those things are just my take on what makes a chain feel better or cut a tad faster

 

[jakethesnake]

Raced ^^ not raved

 

[HumBurner]

Yeah both new. I agree it won’t give you any issues but it also isn’t silky smooth in the cut. Any chatter will slow cuts down. I’m not into chain speeds or ever raved chainsaws. I think it’s kinda silly. But all those things are just my take on what makes a chain feel better or cut a tad faster

Agreed.

Looking at it again, the tie straps are basically flat, with no hump/groove in them. That may have a good bit to do with it.

As well, the tooth looks set further into the strap, whereas the OR chain sits higher.

 

[jakethesnake]

There’s more to it than I understand for sure. Even just looking at them there’s obvious differences

 

[Wilhelm]

Is this with the factory profile or how you would sharpen them?

Kind of odd that reshaping the cutter wouldn't bring it up to snuff with a regular chain. If two different chains teeth are made nearly identical (after sharpening, not factory), I'm at a loss as to why the chain would still cut slower and need more power.

Any ideas?

If I had to guess. I think the tooth geometry or angle of attack is not as precise as say Oregon.

Like it’s hogging more so than cutting. I’m not super picky on short bars and I will run tri link But I think it just doesn’t have the same angle

Oregon is just better at design if I’m guessing.

The TriLink loops were sub par in terms of cutting performance both new factory ground and filed and ground and aggressively set rakers - they just felt bad from new till dead.

The TriLink loops I had would "walk" left & right before biting bucking beech logs.
That had me baffled so I took a close look at the cutters and found the cause for all of it - tooth stamping geometry.
@jakethesnake

Oregon (and other quality chains) have the cutters outer corner higher than the cutters inner edge, that makes it bite ferociously when sharp, but also dull instantly when hitting dirt.

The TriLink I had was the exact opposite in terms of tooth/cutter geometry and it made it a poor performing chain, yet helped it staying marginally sharp when hitting dirt since the cutters outer corner was not the leading point!

I made it look extreme just to portrait what I mean, it was subtle but somewhat like this.



Funny thing, the TriLink tooth geometry actually helped the outer corner "stay sharp" longer.
Unfortunately it severely impacted cutting speed and self feeding which I am a huge fan of.

 

[HumBurner]

The TriLink loops I had would "walk" left & right before biting bucking beech logs.
That had me baffled so I took a close look at the cutters and found the cause for all of it - tooth stamping geometry.

Oregon (and other quality chains) have the cutters outer corner higher than the cutters inner edge, that makes it bite ferociously when sharp, but also dull instantly when hitting dirt.

The TriLink I had was the exact opposite in terms of tooth/cutter geometry and it made it a poor performing chain, yet helped it staying marginally sharp when hitting dirt since the cutters outer corner was not the leading point!

I made it look extreme just to portrait what I mean, it was subtle but somewhat like this.

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Funny thing, the TriLink tooth geometry actually helped the outer corner "stay sharp" longer.
Unfortunately it severely impacted cutting speed and self feeding which I am a huge fan of.

Very interesting!

 

[Partner]

I'll check it out soon

 

[Wilhelm]

Very interesting!

I have no more new TriLink loops from "that" batch, nor any else for that matter.
I need to look in my photo gallery whether I tried to capture the difference.

 

[Partner]

I'll check it out soon

It looks unsharpened and the angle of the blade agrees with the technical drawing Trilink

 

[Wilhelm]

Mine said 8C too.

That is one FLAT chisel!

 

[Partner]

Mine said 8C too.

That is one FLAT chisel!

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Have you checked it in a vice?

 

[Wilhelm]

Have you checked it in a vice?

I have no TriLink no more, thankfully I am done with them.
And for their current asking price I certainly ain't gonna get any new ones.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I have no TriLink no more, thankfully I am done with them.
And for their current asking price I certainly ain't gonna get any new ones.

I wouldn’t buy any more for 5$ like when the local place put them on sale. Kinda sucks but dewalt is factory packaging that crap to sell with the battery saws. Sharpened a dewalt chain the other day and had the three link symbol stamped in it.