Oregon 27rx hyper skip

[blackbruin]

Has anybody tried this? I'm on the fence buying a loop to try it. I always run .404 as mountain grown hardwoods tend to grow slower and be denser and harder than urban and farm ground wood.

I wonder how the 12 links between will help, I'm sure chain speed will stay up but will it offset the 6 cutters you would have otherwise?

 

[Maintenance Chief]

I use the regular skip version of the 27 chain which is pretty stout. Mostly stumping , it's semi chisel.

 

[Gullet]

Prolly some specialized chain designed to cut other medium other than wood I would guess...

I cant see it being better than full skip in wood, IMHO...

Some kind of firefighter "do all" chain for roofs & side walls?

 

[jcf86mod]

Brought 3x 72" loops the other day on recommendation for milling. Having ran it last weekend milling Oak, I found it a nice chain to use, however as for timing against any other chain, I don't have alot of previous experience milling, so can't really compare sorry

 

[BlackCoffin]

27ax is what I use on all my .404 stuff. Mostly milling but some stumping and bucking in there as well. Not the fastest bucking but holds and edge for quite awhile.

 

[Junkyard]

I’ve used it and Granberg chain. It takes a lot less power to pull which is probably part of the reason it’s setup like it is. It cuts nice, I think as good as Granberg in most logs. Holds an edge well, better than Granberg based on my experience. I also think it stays on the bar better, especially a long bar in a smaller log where there’s more chain out of the wood than in. Hopefully that last comment made sense.