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Yes, that semi-chisel Durajunk chain out of the box is as slow as molasses’s in January. You can hook it and/or lower the depth gauge/raker but it gets grabby & not very smooth. It’s that low kickback feature that creates some of that “slow”though.This Duracut stayed sharp well in very hard eucalyptus but doesn’t cut worth a hoot on my ported 3120 new out of the box. I took the rakers down to about .030” until it kinda started to bite and vibe a little, but still slow and no self feed.
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I bet it will be ok once I fix it. I’m pretty impressed with the stay sharp. The Stihl square stayed sharp pretty well too though and cut a lot better and smoother.Note to self never buy Duracut.
I'm sure once sharpend properly it'll cut better than out of the box like most chain I just never knew Duracut was safety chain. I've never run safety chain on anything over 40cc myself.I bet it will be ok once I fix it. I’m pretty impressed with the stay sharp. The Stihl square stayed sharp pretty well too though and cut a lot better and smoother.
Yes, stock 288 with 7pin should do fine.I agree.
I had 8 pin sprockets on by mistake from softer wood and didn’t have 7s to put on. You can feel the chain “skate” and not bite and then when it bites, it cuts if it doesn’t stall.
I might try the stock 3120 tractor saw or stock 288 when I get it built.
ive seen enough fast chains with bumpers to know that they make basically no difference in cutting performance except #justthetipYes… but racers grind safety humps into square chip sweepers/rakers too. ;-)