Upstart chain

[Lightning Performance]

They got any .058 all I run in 20"

Raisman is available in just about any chain configuration but semi skip or skip from my supplier of that brand, HLS
Jules may have Archer in other types besides full comp idk.

 

[Czed]

I don't run 20" much usually 24"
But today i cut three loads of mud covered tree's
We skidded from a job
Using one upstart 72dl full chisel
I had to sharpen it twice My niece and her husband run the upstart .325
Semi chisel they had me order 4 more
They really like it.

 

[chipper1]

I like the orange truck, and the orange GB bar, them bars are tough!

 

[Czed]

I got these in for a 025
4 chains and a bar 26.00 shipped
I'm waiting on a sprocket to convert it to 3/8 from .325
They are sharp but they didn't brush the ground edges
That's why some look uneven.

 

[P.M.P.]

I got these in for a 025View attachment 270304
4 chains and a bar 26.00 shipped
I'm waiting on a sprocket to convert it to 3/8 from .325View attachment 270305 View attachment 270306 View attachment 270307
They are sharp but they didn't brush the ground edges
That's why some look uneven.

Looks like alot of bang for the buck. You gonna run one as is or file one quick and check the rakers?

 

[RI Chevy]

Chain looks like a cheap copy of Vanguard chain from looking at the rakers.

 

[chipper1]

Chain looks like a cheap copy of Vanguard chain from looking at the rakers.

Don't be hating on vanguard chain man lol.

 

[Wilhelm]

Don't be hating on vanguard chain man lol.

Vanguard is great, I run it on most of my saws.

 

[Czed]

Looks like alot of bang for the buck. You gonna run one as is or file one quick and check the rakers?

I don't sharpen any of them
The 3/8 full chisel perform really good out of the box
I haven't tried these semi lp yet.

I was looking at my walmart order history and there's
50+ loop's of 3/8 72dl .50 that I got for people the past couple years
People that don't buy off the internet
Firewood seller's mostly no complaints
At all.

 

[Czed]

Still running the upstart on my 20" bar's
Still holding up great

 

[BuckthornBonnie]

Still running the upstart on my 20" bar'sView attachment 290187
Still holding up great

Good... but what about that axe?? Lol

 

[Czed]

Good... but what about that axe?? Lol

2 piece

 

[RI Chevy]

Fits in a back pack. Convertible

 

[Czed]

Got these off eBay for a neighbor
It's made exactly like the upstart
And the old stihl pattern.
40.09 shipped 2 bars two chains ko95 18"
.325 .58

 

[ammoaddict]

I got these in for a 025View attachment 270304
4 chains and a bar 26.00 shipped
I'm waiting on a sprocket to convert it to 3/8 from .325View attachment 270305 View attachment 270306 View attachment 270307
They are sharp but they didn't brush the ground edges
That's why some look uneven.

I know this is an old thread, but are those upstart bars any good. I'm thinking about getting one.

 

[Czed]

I know this is an old thread, but are those upstart bars any good. I'm thinking about getting one.

Neighbor's like them they have no complaints
For cheap laminate bar's they seem fine
12.00 a piece iirc

 

[ammoaddict]

Neighbor's like them they have no complaints
For cheap laminate bar's they seem fine
12.00 a piece iirc

About $18 now for a 20"

 

[Al Smith]

Speaking which I think I ran into some yesterday on my neighbors Makita saw .I think it came from TSC and the angles where all over the place on the cutters .I had never seen rakers like those before .However after I filed it it was throwing the chips .BTW it was never resharpened since he bought it but who actually made it I have not a clue .

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

To be clear, I'm not telling anyone what to run, only providing a bit of food for thought.

I run STIHL on my STIHL saws, Oregon on everything else. STIHL seems to hold an edge better and cut 10% faster, but for the price Oregon is a good deal. I'll note cutting faster means less stress on the saw, 10% savings on a $1,300 saw is $130 savings. There's also a savings on bars, sprockets, bar oil, fuel, fuel oil, chain sharpening, and replacement chain expenses. STIHL chain seems to cut smoother and vibrate less than other brands which I think means additional bar and sprocket life. For me that makes STIHL chain worth the extra expense.

Upstart looks sharper after running it than the factory grind right out of the box, and that's pretty sad. It also looks stress fractured so there's no way I'm running it and taking the risk of embedding Chinesium-grade steel in my leg.

 

[Czed]

I got these u-conn branded Amazon chains for my 80 year old neighbor.
They are identical to the upstart chains I've bought before
He needed 4 semi chisel chains to cut brush with but couldn't afford 80-90.00 local for them
I got these for 28.99 shipped for 4 chains
I'll see how they hold up for him and I'll be sharpening them.