HL Supply's Raisman chain

[jake wells]

Any reviews on this ES chain ? Looks like chain wonder how it is

i hope it is better than forrestor chain.

 

[Philbert]

That is cool that you would pop in like that. It would never even cross my mind.

(They thought it was kind of odd. . . )

Philbert

 

[Gentleman]

(They thought it was kind of odd. . . )

Philbert

Who did you talk to at Archer? Chris?

 

[Philbert]

Who did you talk to at Archer? Chris?

PM sent.
Philbert

 

[jk14]

Just got 2- 25" hardnose raisman bar and chain combos, for flip saws from hl supply @$38 each. They look great and the chain is sharp as hell, almost looks square filed as said before. I have yet to run them. Gonna hang one on the 066 this week and see how it rips.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Just got 2- 25" hardnose raisman bar and chain combos, for flip saws from hl supply @$38 each. They look great and the chain is sharp as hell, almost looks square filed as said before. I have yet to run them. Gonna hang one on the 066 this week and see how it rips.View attachment 46004

Hardnose? Now that's a rare one these days. Some experienced loggers still swear by them. I must admit I have replaced the tips on a dozen or so sprocket nose bars for these guys. Loggers tend to beat those sprocket tips to death. Meanwhile, the rest of the bar is still good.

 

[jake wells]

Hardnose? Now that's a rare one these days. Some experienced loggers still swear by them. I must admit I have replaced the tips on a dozen or so sprocket nose bars for these guys. Loggers tend to beat those sprocket tips to death. Meanwhile, the rest of the bar is still good.

dirty wood is hell on a sprocket tip.

 

[Dub11]

How everyone like this chain still? I got a b/c
for a jred 2145 and I had Issues with oiling the adjuster hole was open to the bar slot. bit the stihl set up I got works great still.

 

[bennne]

Anybody compared this stuff to the new archer stuff? I picked up an Archer .325 full chisel combo for my 346 and it was kinda slow. I filed it and it's still kinda slow.

Yep I've got a loop of fc 3/8lp on the go ATM and don't rate it at all. Still slow after sharpening a couple times and lowering the rakers a bit. It also stretches, I recon I'll be out of adjustment by the time I'm to half a tooth

 

[huskihl]

Yep I've got a loop of fc 3/8lp on the go ATM and don't rate it at all. Still slow after sharpening a couple times and lowering the rakers a bit. It also stretches, I recon I'll be out of adjustment by the time I'm to half a tooth

@Iron.and.bark mentioned that the Archer .325 had a very wide kerf. That would surely cause it to slow down

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I bought a Raisman bar but realized later that it was a 3/8 .063. I had plenty of 3/8 but had to hustle to find .063 version of it.

 

[Mycamaro_68]

@Gentleman if you get a chance could you take a picture of the 3/8lp full chisel? Also will you be selling loops or only in bulk reels?

 

[Black Dog Chainsaw]

@Gentleman if you get a chance could you take a picture of the 3/8lp full chisel? Also will you be selling loops or only in bulk reels?

Ryan, I sent you a text...

@Gentleman hurry up and get some more 100' rolls in stock so I can buy one and do some reviews!

 

[Gentleman]

@Gentleman if you get a chance could you take a picture of the 3/8lp full chisel? Also will you be selling loops or only in bulk reels?

Yes we have the 100' reels too. We are running low on some. We are supposed to get more in next week.
I'll get a photo of that chain and post it soon.

 

[Stump Shot]

Did a comparison against the Raisman chain with a brand new Oregon square ground chain both on the same bar and saw. Put the Oregon on and gave it try through some oak seamed to cut OK. Checked the adjustment and did 3 cuts through a frozen Norway Pine at 14 seconds each. Re-installed the Raisman and made 3 cuts through same log at 11 seconds each. The Raisman did feel a bit grabby in the cut, the Oregon did not, might be a couple thousandths off the rakers start to even the score? For me it was to see if the square ground was worth the effort to run as a work chain. The results proved interesting enough to me to post here. The next big question I have is to see if this Raisman chain can be sharpened the same way as it came, this I don't know.

 

[RI Chevy]

Wow. Interesting results. Thanks for doing the tests and sharing the results.

 

[srcarr52]

Did a comparison against the Raisman chain with a brand new Oregon square ground chain both on the same bar and saw. Put the Oregon on and gave it try through some oak seamed to cut OK. Checked the adjustment and did 3 cuts through a frozen Norway Pine at 14 seconds each. Re-installed the Raisman and made 3 cuts through same log at 11 seconds each. The Raisman did feel a bit grabby in the cut, the Oregon did not, might be a couple thousandths off the rakers start to even the score? For me it was to see if the square ground was worth the effort to run as a work chain. The results proved interesting enough to me to post here. The next big question I have is to see if this Raisman chain can be sharpened the same way as it came, this I don't know.

Oregon square ground off the roll is not the best grind, it doesn't surprise me that round ground beat it.

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

@Gentleman if you get a chance could you take a picture of the 3/8lp full chisel? Also will you be selling loops or only in bulk reels?

The Raisman 3/8LP full chisel is not like 63PS. It's not a true full chisel chain, in my opinion, but more between semi and full. I bought a few loops to try and square file, but it doesn't have that sharp corner needed for that.
These were the best photos I could get with my phone. I know one's from the rear and one's from the front, but at least you'll see the profile of the tooth.

Raisman 3/8LP Full Chisel



Stihl 63PS

 

[bill saf]

any up dates on this chain? likes dislikes?

 

[Wood Doctor]

any up dates on this chain? likes dislikes?

Not having any trouble with mine. Good buy for the money, especially if you can catch it on a sale. I went through 100' of 325, 063. One tree company asked me to make 15 loops for Stihl saws and has registered no complaints.