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Maintenance Chief said:
I thought it looks similar to the FT brand which isn't terrible. I just don't like how the top of the drive links stick up farther than the tie straps.
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That semi chisel did fine
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It cut as any out of the box chain does
I only had to adjust it once cutting all this hickory and maple.
 
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Colonel 428 said:
Man, I read this whole thread hoping Czed and Wilhelm were going to really go at it...Dang.
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What's in it for me!? ;)

Use whatever You convince Yourself works best for You!
Not everyone will agree with it and that's fine.

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Maintenance Chief said:
I ordered 2 of the 98dl for the 30" on my Homelite.
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I got 8 of the 84dl full chisel
Locally Stihl is near 40.00 a loop here and Oregon is around 30.00
The shops are charging 15.00 to sharpen chains now
I only charge 5.00
But when I test saws the chains are always trash
I'll throw a fresh loop on to test and if they want they can get the chain back with the saw.
 
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I don't cut much wood unless a tree falls down like the 150' monteray pine that missed the worksop by 8" or the 75' river rad gum ( very hard hard wood ) that I am currently turning into fire wood
However as a mower tech I do sharpen around 100 or so chains for customers a year .
Some unbranded chains seem OK but I have seen way too many that have worn the side plate holes oval after the first use to ever consider buying one.
In fact just this week I tossed a customer out who became abusive because I would not sharpen his $ 10 chains that were so worn you could loop it sideways and the ends touched , almost new never been sharpened & total trash . And funny enough the Stihl shop would not sharpen it either.
We were both a-holes according to him trying to force him to buy our "overpriced chain ".
If it broke and took a chunk out of his leg I am sure he would be back with his lawyers in no time flat .
I look at it this way
A quality chain loop is around $ 50 ( aus )
A made up loop is about $ 40 for Oregon & $ 30 for Carlton & $ 25 for Stens
A cheap chain is $ 5
An ambulance from here to the nearest hospital is $ 800
Taxi fare back home is $ 65
So is this worth it for a saving of $ 45 ,
No Way
If I want a lot of chain then I make some from my reels .
I have 8 saws mostly Stihls ranging from an 080s and 090 running 20" & 24" bars with 3/8 chain a brace of McCullochs with 16" & 18" down to an 110Av & 021 with 10" bars we use for clearing under the fences & cutting christmas trees .
As far as unbranded anything.
If I am making a quality product then I put a name on it because I want everyone to know I make good stuff so I can expand & sell more stuff.
If I make trash then I will not put any name on it in the hope that no one will remember where they got the trash from .
And this goes for everything that I buy
 
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I don't cut much wood unless a tree falls down like the 150' monteray pine that missed the worksop by 8" or the 75' river rad gum ( very hard hard wood ) that I am currently turning into fire wood
However as a mower tech I do sharpen around 100 or so chains for customers a year .
Some unbranded chains seem OK but I have seen way too many that have worn the side plate holes oval after the first use to ever consider buying one.
In fact just this week I tossed a customer out who became abusive because I would not sharpen his $ 10 chains that were so worn you could loop it sideways and the ends touched , almost new never been sharpened & total trash . And funny enough the Stihl shop would not sharpen it either.
We were both a-holes according to him trying to force him to buy our "overpriced chain ".
If it broke and took a chunk out of his leg I am sure he would be back with his lawyers in no time flat .
I look at it this way
A quality chain loop is around $ 50 ( aus )
A made up loop is about $ 40 for Oregon & $ 30 for Carlton & $ 25 for Stens
A cheap chain is $ 5
An ambulance from here to the nearest hospital is $ 800
Taxi fare back home is $ 65
So is this worth it for a saving of $ 45 ,
No Way
If I want a lot of chain then I make some from my reels .
I have 8 saws mostly Stihls ranging from an 080s and 090 running 20" & 24" bars with 3/8 chain a brace of McCullochs with 16" & 18" down to an 110Av & 021 with 10" bars we use for clearing under the fences & cutting christmas trees .
As far as unbranded anything.
If I am making a quality product then I put a name on it because I want everyone to know I make good stuff so I can expand & sell more stuff.
If I make trash then I will not put any name on it in the hope that no one will remember where they got the trash from .
And this goes for everything that I buy
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no failure's yet I have 20-30 different china chains running on ported 70+cc saws
And I supplied 50+ upstart chains to a firewood seller here
To each his own but I simply cannot see how Stihl or Oregon is worth 3 times the value of the cheap stuff I've cut a lot with it and overall I'd put it against Oregon for hardness and durability
I have many Stihl, Oregon,Carlton,Windsor,tilton chains over the past 30+ years of cutting
they're all been great but I won't pay stupid prices for them
Oddly I have gotten in broken Oregon and Stihl chains over the past few year's I don't know what that's about.
 
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