Duke's saw chain

[Maintenance Chief]

.050 and .063 presets can be wildly different between both same chain companies or different brands. Oregon probably shares many the same ,till you get to .404 sizes.
Of label chains are often the same throughout, higher quality chain have a bigger rivet in the .063 size.

 

[Colonel 428]

Hey Duke. Any update on the blue label chain in .050?

 

[Loony661]

Hey fellas, just want to update:

Duke sent me a 3 pack of chains right after contacting me a few weeks ago, after my experience and review of the chain was posted here. Chains arrived right away. He sent me 24” which is what I originally tested.. since then, I finished a job with the same competitors chain of the same length, and moved onto another logging job where I used my 20” bar/chain for the whole job.

That being said, I did throw a brand new Duke’s chain on my 24” bar and used it to make a couple (literally 2) cuts while bucking some Black Walnut. At this time, it’s not enough time on the chain to compare and give much feedback.

I haven’t forgotten about it, and will review it honestly again, once I get some more time on it.

 

[old saw fixer]

Back when I was working in a saw shop, I was told to use the punched out tie strap and preset to make a loop. I never liked doing it and knew better but did what I was told. I never heard of a problem.
I never saw a bag of presets and straps, but I worked nights and the new rolls were already broken out when I showed up. I don't know where the missing parts were but there should have been 1 pound coffee cans full of the little packs.

 

[Colonel 428]

Spoke with the Duke today. He said he's waiting for an order to come in on chain in .050. Said it'll be at least a month.

 

[Woodwackr]

It's a value based chain, so it's China, of course.

Is chain made anywhere else, now days?
I’m not sure Oregon has any factories left in the US. Stihl is still in Germany but who else even bothers with saw chain?

 

[Wilhelm]

Stihl = Wil, Switzerland

Husqvarna = Sweden

 

[Jusgunn3]

With all these tariffs we might get some US made products again…

 

[Jusgunn3]

Probably a dream on cheap consumables.

If you look at a lot of the Chinese consumable repair parts they're excessively cheap. For example, you can get a cheap carb, fuel lines, filters, etc etc for $13.15 shipped of eBay. Domestic shipping is around $6 of that total retail.

Who is opening a rubber factory, a carb factory, a gasket factory and an air filter factory in the US for a nominal ($.30+-) Federal Tariff (Sales Tax)?


Sorry, but if we peel back one layer of the onion it's rather clear it's a way for the federal system to generate more revenue while packaging in a way (nationalism) that people can swallow, with ease, and possibly even ask for some more.

Surely though, things are different now and these taxes will be used for the right applications , because government has so responsibly used our tax dollars in the past and the public has so readily accepted higher prices on foreign or domestic goods. Afterall, prices (notably higher ones) were a major topic in our last election, with most people seemingly in favor of lower prices.

Yes, maybe we have gone to far with outsourcing everything over seas and its not practical or affordable to bring the manufacturing back. I hope we can get some of it going again in the states, finding people to work those jobs might be the biggest factor at this point.

 

[davidwyby]

There are plenty of people in positions above their ability that could be doing simpler manufacturing processes.

 

[Jusgunn3]

I cut with a loop on my 359 yesterday and it did well and was sharp. Until I hit a rock doh! I will be trying the first sharpening today, so far so good.

 

[Woodpecker]

Fellers let’s keep the conversation to the chain and ope please and thank you! Everyone agreed to leave the politics and religion at the door when they signed up here. This is an outdoor power equipment forum there’s no place for those types of disagreements here.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Sorry my bad and I will remove my post

 

[Duke Thieroff]

Good call and I apologize.

Fellers let’s keep the conversation to the chain and ope please and thank you! Everyone agreed to leave the politics and religion at the door when they signed up here. This is an outdoor power equipment forum there’s no place for those types of disagreements here.

@two4spooky Thank you for your perspective and also your support of our business.

 

[Duke Thieroff]

Sorry my bad and I will remove my post

Same here!

 

[Woodpecker]

Sorry my bad and I will remove my post

Good call and I apologize.



@two4spooky Thank you for your perspective and also your support of our business.

Same here!

Thanks fellers I really appreciate it.

 

[Jusgunn3]

Understood, thanks, Woodpecker!