Anyone who goes through a lot of chains in a season should buy a breaker and spinner and then, look for deals on rolls of chain.
I pay, on average, $350/ roll for Stihl chain, shipped. That’s half of retail in the box for chains…under .25/link.
I sell chains locally to the guys I do saw work for when I have extra and mark them up a few bucks. Still well under what they would normally pay.
Aftermarket chain by the roll is a lot cheaper than that…just have to search and find the best deals.
100’ roll is 1640 links. Buy a roll for $400 and you make chains for .25/link.
28” chains for $23. Find a $200 roll and….
Get the tools, buy rolls. Make your own chains and sell some locally to cover all the costs over time.
Duke's right now...$261/roll