Tree Monkey 661 and .404 chain

[Manofstihl066]

This tough old red oak was a good test for the 404. Chains and log was no match for the Tree Monkey 661.

 

[mdavlee]

Full comp should be smoother.

 

[RI Chevy]

What are the benefits of Full Comp or Skip? When do you use each?

 

[Manofstihl066]

Full comp should be smoother.

404 RS out of the box, was pretty tough imho. Square filing it must have smoothed it out.

 

[mdavlee]

404 RS out of the box, was pretty tough imho. Square filing it must have smoothed it out.

In general full comp is smoother. I hate stihl 404. I sold all of mine.

 

[Manofstihl066]

What are the benefits of Full Comp or Skip? When do you use each?

I think it all depends on what type of wood ur cutting, I personally like semi skip. In my experience it works great in all types of wood. Less cutters to file, it’s fast and fairly smooth in hardwoods.

 

[mdavlee]

Semi skip is great on 105 dl and up

 

[RI Chevy]

OK. Thanks.

 

[Manofstihl066]

Semi skip is great on 105 dl and up

Oh yea, been running semi skip square 3/8 on 32” a while. Really like that setup.

 

[mdavlee]

I like it alk the way to 130dl

 

[MustangMike]

I like full comp in hardwood, it just cuts faster. In sticky softwood, skip clears the chips better. Also, skip is often used when the bar exceeds what the saw wants to pull.

 

[tree monkey]

I like sharp chain

 

[Manofstihl066]

Now I just gotta get me some of those new tree monkey stickers.

 

[Deets066]

404 rs out of the box is pretty rough, the rakers are way low. I have a new 20" 404 chain that I converted to square. But it still has a lot of the round hook.

It will pull the life out of a saw with an 8 pin

 

[Manofstihl066]

404 rs out of the box is pretty rough, the rakers are way low. I have a new 20" 404 chain that I converted to square. But it still has a lot of the round hook.

It will pull the life out of a saw with an 8 pin

When I ran the new rs I was thinking, felling would impossible with this chain. It was much better after square filing it.

 

[Deets066]

 

[Deets066]

I had to hold the saw back a little so it wouldn't bog too much. Chain wanted to pull it in hard

 

[RI Chevy]

Looked real strong Deeter. .404 on a short bar? Lol

 

[mdavlee]

Looked real strong Deeter. .404 on a short bar? Lol

Works great if all you need is a 25" bar with 404. Last forever in a wood pile to block stuff smaller.

 

[RI Chevy]

Why is it that .404 stays sharper than 3/8? Just because it is bigger?
I always thought that .404 was for 36 and larger bars.