Chain talk

[Brewz]

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68 lx 404. Cutter and raker a re shaped much better than other 404 I have used. This pic is of the chain just out of the box

Have you measured the teeth on the Oregon an compared to the Carlton?

 

[Jon1212]

I'll search for some

How much do you need?

I've got a few hundred drive links left...

 

[mdavlee]

Have you measured the teeth on the Oregon an compared to the Carlton?

Carlton is a little shorter in height.

 

[Brewz]

So, what would people recommend as the better 404 063 work chain in hardwood?

 

[mdavlee]

Stihl is hardest chrome on the teeth.

 

[junkman]

Stihl is hardest chrome on the teeth.

When i grind round rs into square ,i can see the chrome layer on the side cutter ,looks like a double side cutter till you use it .

 

[mdavlee]

It's rough on files

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

It's rough on files

It's no fun ruining a $12 double bevel flat file after only filing one side of the chain.

 

[Deets066]

It's no fun ruining a $12 double bevel flat file after only filing one side of the chain.

It happens

 

[Jon1212]

It's no fun ruining a $12 double bevel flat file after only filing one side of the chain.

It happens

Nothing is random....

 

[dall]

Nothing is random....

i say the same thing when i get called for a "random drug test"

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Nothing is random....

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

Nothing is random....

Well at least I hope this was:


It appears that another competitor at the races may have smacked my handle while setting their saw down. I had replaced it right before the event so I know it wasn't damaged. I guess I'll have to covet it like it's the precious from now on. Lol

 

[Adirondackstihl]

That don't look like chain rash

 

[CR888]

I agree, thats a terrible picture! It must have been a whole bunch of fun getting that file under the cutter on Low Profile.

Can you remember what the side plate angle was?

Yup pic is terrible, I had to use the six sided triangle shape chisel file as the single bevel would not really fit. The side plate was leaning forward a bit, some were close to 90° vertical to bar. It took ages to hand file square & while it cut fast and really smooth, I can't be bothered doing that after work when I can get a good chain with 2 mins on the grinder, 3mins if I want depth gauges done as well.

 

[Deets066]

Yup pic is terrible, I had to use the six sided triangle shape chisel file as the single bevel would not really fit. The side plate was leaning forward a bit, some were close to 90° vertical to bar. It took ages to hand file square & while it cut fast and really smooth, I can't be bothered doing that after work when I can get a good chain with 2 mins on the grinder, 3mins if I want depth gauges done as well.

I've been doing more square filing lately. It's just so much better than anything else, but it does take some time

 

[CR888]

I wanna Simington real bad, but at around a grand US +shipping it's an expensive want. When I cut nice big Ozzy 25"+gums the 681 Solo comes out with a loop of CL hand filed.

 

[DrewUth]

We used to spray WD40 on the moto X pipes and cylinders to keep sand/mud from stickin.
Worked pretty good actually

PAM works well for muddy races- on the engine, even under the fenders to keep heavy mud from clinging. Plus it smells like gramma's biscuits while you're riding

 

[jmssaws]

404 video chain.

 

[junkman]

That will be a good test chain to show the power ,am curious how the chips are gonna look .