Gotta give Sky his due

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Putting a Husqvarna chain on a Stihl saw does in fact create one he!! of a cutting machine.

Thank you for the tip.

 

[Alan]

Putting a Husqvarna chain on a Stihl saw does in fact create one he!! of a cutting machine.

Thank you for the tip.

I missed that thread, can someone please repost a link?

Thanks, alan

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Putting a Husqvarna chain on a Stihl saw does in fact create one he!! of a cutting machine.

Thank you for the tip.

I missed that thread, can someone please repost a link?

Thanks, alan

Not sure it was ever posted Alan. It's something he suggested to me in a PM or text message.

 

[Alan]

Thanks TT, I'll pm him for more info, I just wondering why? Is it a better chain or a lager cutting area? Sounds like I may do that with my Stihl since I have one chain about spent.

Thanks again

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Funny I'm a logger and we run Stihl brand chains on everything we have because they cut better out of the box, hold an edge longer, and last longer than anything else we have tried.

Last I knew Husqvarna bars and chains were made by Oregon.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Funny I'm a logger and we run Stihl brand chains on everything we have because they cut better out of the box, hold an edge longer, and last longer than anything else we have tried.

Last I knew Husqvarna bars and chains were made by Oregon.

I'm no logger and we're talking 20" bars used for normal light duty farm work. I bought my Stihl new from a local dealer and I got along fine for the first year or so but I felt it should be cutting faster. I me mentioned it to Sky and he suggested I try the Husqvarna chain. I put one on today and I saw an appreciable difference. The real test will come in a couple of weeks when I attempt to cut down an aged locust tree that my last chain couldn't handle.

 

[skyhightree1]

Thanks TT I am glad it works for you. I love stihl saws .. hate stihl chains we se to run stihl chain for years then they had a reel of chain for sale by husky and I tried it loved it will never go back. Chevy I am not a logger I own a tree service business. It also depends on ifyou are cutting clean wood and keeping the chain out the dirt as well. I don't know who makes the chain for them but im not going back to stihl chains.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Stihl makes there own chain. Pretty much all the others are now made by Oregon. On an average day I cut over 1500 sticks of wood on a single chain, and if I don't hit the dirt that is on a single sharpening.

UP here every logger I know runs Stihl brand chain. In fact most of the husky saw shops have rolls of Stihl chain on the shelf.

 

[skyhightree1]

oh OK.. I'm glad it works for you all.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

So far so good.

 

[Alan]

I'm no longer never have been, never will be, but I cut my share of wood for fire wood, for myself and family. It's mostly down or wind blown trees from storms. Douglas Fir bark stores a lot of dirt just because of how coarse and rough the bark is, it's about one inch to an inch and a half thick. No I won't take time to knock it off before I cut with a axe. On top of that most down trees are laying in the mud, so I can dull a chain pretty quick, I try to be careful and help the chain and watch were I cut...... But. I rotate three chains but I would love to find some better chain or system.

 

[dun]

I'm no longer never have been, never will be, but I cut my share of wood for fire wood, for myself and family. It's mostly down or wind blown trees from storms. Douglas Fir bark stores a lot of dirt just because of how coarse and rough the bark is, it's about one inch to an inch and a half thick. No I won't take time to knock it off before I cut with a axe. On top of that most down trees are laying in the mud, so I can dull a chain pretty quick, I try to be careful and help the chain and watch were I cut...... But. I rotate three chains but I would love to find some better chain or system.

A chipper chain won;t cut as fast but it is made for cutting dirty wood. That's all I used when I was in washington.

 

[Nesikep]

And here I am running stihl chain on all my husky saws! I find it cuts alright.

I hate stihl saws.. especially to work on them.. when I had to take apart an old 056 it took me an hour and a bit to get the top end off.. on all the husky saws it takes 10 minutes. I also like the balance of the husky saws better.

 

[Jogeephus]

One big thing with a chain is the chain that comes on the saw is all lawyered up. Anti-kick back and all that junk. Best to toss that chain and buy a proper chain no matter the manufacturer.

 

[skyhightree1]

One big thing with a chain is the chain that comes on the saw is all lawyered up. Anti-kick back and all that junk. Best to toss that chain and buy a proper chain no matter the manufacturer.

Depends on the type of saw you buy though anti kickback comes on the home owner models or at least that's all I seen them on.

 

[Jogeephus]

One big thing with a chain is the chain that comes on the saw is all lawyered up. Anti-kick back and all that junk. Best to toss that chain and buy a proper chain no matter the manufacturer.

Depends on the type of saw you buy though anti kickback comes on the home owner models or at least that's all I seen them on.

That may well be. I bought a Husky at HomeDepot some years ago it was a good sized saw and it had one on it. It was about as sharp as mashed potatoes. On the advice of a logger I replaced the chain with a logging chain and it went to cutting.

 

[skyhightree1]

One big thing with a chain is the chain that comes on the saw is all lawyered up. Anti-kick back and all that junk. Best to toss that chain and buy a proper chain no matter the manufacturer.

Depends on the type of saw you buy though anti kickback comes on the home owner models or at least that's all I seen them on.

That may well be. I bought a Husky at HomeDepot some years ago it was a good sized saw and it had one on it. It was about as sharp as mashed potatoes. On the advice of a logger I replaced the chain with a logging chain and it went to cutting.

Had you went and got you a stihl and a husky chain who knows you may have been the next jo bunyan from Ga ;-) :lol2:

 

[Dave]

I fell timber for 20 years. That is burning two gallons of saw gas or more each day. Chain brand doesn't make much difference. What type of chain certainly does. Is it full comp, semi skip or skip tooth? Is it round filed or chisel bit? What is the pitch, 3/8 or 404? What are the riders set to? But by far the most important thing is how sharp is it? I have pulled strands of sawdust that look like spaghetti and I have seen people trying to cut fire wood that had sawdust that looked like sander dust.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Can't answer any of those questions Dave. All I know is I now have a cutting fool of a chainsaw and before I didn't.

 

[skyhightree1]

I fell timber for 20 years. That is burning two gallons of saw gas or more each day. Chain brand doesn't make much difference. What type of chain certainly does. Is it full comp, semi skip or skip tooth? Is it round filed or chisel bit? What is the pitch, 3/8 or 404? What are the riders set to? But by far the most important thing is how sharp is it? I have pulled strands of sawdust that look like spaghetti and I have seen people trying to cut fire wood that had sawdust that looked like sander dust.

Dave if not mistaken I think he has a stihl farm boss and is now using
http://www.amazon.com/Husqvarna-5313004 ... B000BOBWBG