Abused chains thread

[junkman]

Here is one i was cutting dirty stumps into quarters to get them out of the ground ,links look like will have to remove about 1/3 of whats there to cut again . What have you run into with chain abuse ?

 

[merc_man]

No pics but i took a stump out for a friend and took about half the life from a fence that was in it.

Two weeks later he showed up at my house with a new 18" bar and chain for my 026. He said he felt bad i ruined a chain.

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[Wolverine]

I bought a 357 from craigs last year for $250. No wonder he wanted to sell, I'm sure it didn't cut fer chit.

 

[67L36Driver]

Vanguard to boot. [emoji13]

 

[jakethesnake]

My brand new stihl chain...

 

[Deets066]

This was just sharpend square with about 6 second run time on it. Here's the vid to go with it.

 

[junkman]

Nuttin like hittin sum steel .

 

[jakethesnake]

Yeah I'm guessing that's what I hit some steel I saw some sparks fly. I was cutting an oak tree that was dead and hard... that slowed me down considerably.

 

[jakethesnake]

I think ima just file it ass and touch the rest up
See what happens. No way I'm grinding all those teeth back that far.. that's also why I never buy stihl chain. Always catch a piece of wire or something with them. I believe them to be magnetic

 

[astnmacgto]

All I can say is..... rental shop chains.... they either come back almost unused, or absolutely destroyed, missing cutters, cutters peeled up like a can, run through dirt, foreign material from God know what.

 

[Philbert]

I think ima just file it ass and touch the rest up
See what happens. No way I'm grinding all those teeth back that far..

If just part of the loop is chewed up, it's possible to punch out the bad links and spin in replacement sections. It's easiest if you regularly use the same size and brand of chain - lots of donor links available to make 'franken-chains'!

Philbert

 

[jakethesnake]

That single cutter took the brunt of it. I'll still hand file the rest of the chain will be fine

 

[jakethesnake]

I never use any stihl chain is part of the problem with that. I think it'll cut fine if I just touch it up I think

 

[tickbitintn]

Picked this one up the other day looked at it today....
Said I could have it cause it didn't cut 4 *s-word....

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[Wolverine]

Damm, was he sawing concrete!!

 

[tickbitintn]

Maybe the rebar IN the concrete....
Pictures really don't do it justice....

All you can say is WOW.....

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[Philbert]

Picked this one up the other day . . .

Maybe you can rebuild the cutters with filler rod . . . ?

Philbert

 

[67L36Driver]

Picked this one up the other day looked at it today....
Said I could have it cause it didn't cut 4 *s-word....View attachment 53840View attachment 53841

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I would not allow that to be left in my garage.

Freakin Vanguard crap.

 

[tickbitintn]

The vanguard part is sharper than the cutter.....

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[tickbitintn]

Maybe you can rebuild the cutters with filler rod . . . ?

Philbert

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