Weird DL’s on LGX

[Wolverine]

Bought several loops of 32” LGX a while ago for a steal. Just got around to getting a breaker/spinner to size them for my needs. Pulled them all out of their boxes and noticed 1/2 have drive links that look like this.

Every other link looks uncut. Anyone had this before? Foresee any issues as is? One loop was run by the guy I bought it from (nice grind eh? Lol).

 

[cuttinscott]

There's a reason it was cheap??? It will not carry oil the length of the bar and will not clean bar rails. Best to shorten to 18-20" and use up. Oregon bought all the rudder chain back from dealer's YEARS ago. Then a few mail-order houses bought it up for penny's on the dollar and resold it at trade shows and mail-order. It wasn't a good design at all. It's years old already

Scott

 

[Lightning Performance]

There's a reason it was cheap??? It will not carry oil the length of the bar and will not clean bar rails. Best to shorten to 18-20" and use up. Oregon bought all the rudder chain back from dealer's YEARS ago. Then a few mail-order houses bought it up for penny's on the dollar and resold it at trade shows and mail-order. It wasn't a good design at all. It's years old already

Scott

Hey guys.
Hope to see you again sometime soon

 

[Wolverine]

There's a reason it was cheap??? It will not carry oil the length of the bar and will not clean bar rails. Best to shorten to 18-20" and use up. Oregon bought all the rudder chain back from dealer's YEARS ago. Then a few mail-order houses bought it up for penny's on the dollar and resold it at trade shows and mail-order. It wasn't a good design at all. It's years old already

Scott

I needed some 16”&18” anyway. Thanks!
I emailed Oregon just to see what they’d say.

 

[jetsam]

I made a jig to cut tubing on my grinder (piece of 2x2 with a hollow in the top, notch for the cutting wheel, and nails coming out of the bottom so I can clamp it on).

You could go a similar route to fix those rudders. Figure out the jig for one tooth and the rest should be real quick and consistent.

Hope you have a cbn wheel though! That's a lot of material to remove.

I have a setup for de-vanguarding Vanguard chains too, fast and easy.

 

[Wilhelm]

I bet those loops will work just fine.
But if You feel weary about those DL's just notch them with an angle grinder - fast and simple fix.

 

[Wilhelm]

P.S.: Mr @Philbert do You need a loop of this chain in Your collection?!

 

[Wolverine]

Oregon replied to my email. They are going to replace it as a goodwill gesture.
I broke one loop down and made a 16” so I’ll just put the remaining links in the box and see what happens. Not sending the used loop back, if they ask.

 

[Wolverine]

You can see where these drivers were touching sprocket/spur pretty good.


Maybe I’ll save this loop for stumpin’ or sumpin’.

 

[Catman]

Nice of Oregon to do that for you!

 

[Wilhelm]

Is Your sprocket worn?
Those tie straps seem to show noticeable wear.
If Your sprocket is worn it will show increased wear on the drive links too!

 

[Wilhelm]

Nice of Oregon to do that for you!

I second that notion!

 

[Wolverine]

Is Your sprocket worn?
Those tie straps seem to show noticeable wear.
If Your sprocket is worn it will show increased wear on the drive links too!

This is the way I bought it. Guy listed 8 loops, 4 had those weird dl‘s and one of those 4 was used, sharpened once.

Follow up email from Oregon said expect shipment in 5-7 days. That is good customer service!!

 

[Wolverine]

Looks like it would run fine, aside from carrying oil and clearing the groove.

 

[Philbert]

P.S.: Mr @Philbert do You need a loop of this chain in Your collection?!

Those have been discussed before. I never understood the rationale for that design.

Philbert

 

[Wolverine]

And today, these were in my mailbox.



Oregon -

 

[huskihl]

And today, these were in my mailbox.

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Oregon -

That’s like.....$130? in chains.
Solid warranty. Especially for a 2nd owner

 

[Wilhelm]

Respect!

 

[Philbert]

And today, these were in my mailbox.

Do we call that ‘chain mail’? A ‘chain letter’? . . . ?

Philbert